The Newtown bee., 1908-09-04
HOME NEWS. IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT.
REPRESENTATIVE GROVE, OWN- FIR OF THE MACHINE, MORE OR LESS BRUISED.

representative Patrick Grove was the victim of an automobile accident in Danbury, Friday evening. Mir Grove was about, Monday, although suffering from bruises he received in the ac- cident. The News in describing the ac-' cident says:
 The accident occurred about 8 o'clock and from the stories told by those who were concerned in it the most remark able feature of the occurrence is that it's results were not more serious. The automobile, an Oldsmobile touring car, was on its way into the city from Lake Kenosia. Edward Culligan, Mir Crowe's chauffeur, was driving the machine and the others in the car were MT Grove and John H. Spittler and Frederick Schussler of Bridgeport. The Bridgeport men are Shriners and MT Grove brought them up to Danbury to attend the sheep roast given by the Danbury Shriners at Clark's hotel, last evening. The two policemen were driving out to the Lake behind horse owned by Patrolman Dougherty. MT Turner was driving and Dougherty said this morning that when they ob- served the lights of an automobile ap- preaching they pulled as far to the right side of the road as they could. P. F. Young, who was on his way in- to Danbury, had just passed them and William Knowles was driving short distance behind them. Policeman Dougherty said that the automobile turned toward them suddenly as it ap- preached the team and both men in the carriage called to the driver of the machine to stop. The automobile struck the forward part of the car- riage, wrecking the front wheels and throwing both occupants of the vehicle out. Dougherty was pinned beneath the front axle of the carriage and Turner fell into the road but kept hIs hold on the reins and prevented the more serious consequences that would have resulted from a runaway. The automobile next struck MT Know les wagon, q two wheeled vehicle, and demolished it, throwing the driver out and bruising him somewhat. He also managed to restrain his horse and pre- vent runaway. The car turned across the road, pumping over the rocks along the edge of the gutter, went over the low bank beyond and travelled about 20 feet into the adjoin- ing field. The four occupants of the car were thrown out and all were se- verely shaken up. MT Grove and Mir Spittler received painful injuries. Patrolman Dougherty was stunned by the fall to the road and it was several minutes before he recovered. He and Patrolman Turner were taken in a team to the emergency hospital at the city hall where Dr Selleck attended them. Dougherty's leg was severely injured where the axle of the carriage pinned it to the ground and Turner had long cut in his leg, between the knee and ankle. Mir Knowles, who was bruised and battered by the auto mobile and his fall to the road, said that he was thrown into the air and landed about 30 feet from the wagon. P. F. Young, who was only a short distance away at the moment of the collision, gave the injured men assis- tance and people living in the neigh borhood helped them. Horses were sent for and the automobile was hauled from the lot and taken to the Green garage, where it was put into such condition that it was able to proceed under its own power. The top was wrecked, the back of the tonneau split and other damage done to the machine.