The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-06
OIL DSMOBllE CRASHES
THROUGH RAILING
OF BRIDGE
Occupants Cling 10 Logs
Floating in Ten Feet
of Water.

With crash that could be heard
AZ South Seattle. nearly half mile
distant. 4e-hofsepower oidemo
bile. owned hY n. p Bennett. and
driven b. his son. Y. g Bennett.
aud carrying four prominent mem
befH Of seatlle's younger set.
plunged through the railing on the
bridge At Fourth ay s. and An.
dover 81. whizzed through space
as though shot from oatapult. and
crashed upon a boom of logs on
the tide flats beroN. shortly after
10 o'clock last night
Ten feet If water filled the flats
st tie time 81 the accident, and
that al were not killed outright
OF drowned - considered little
short Of a miracle.
The injured.
Mise Haxei Ross, daughter Of
Mrs. Jack Morris. zee Washington
Il both iegs broken a. ankles, IN.
iured internally and back strained
may die
Miss Alice a. Tester. niece 81 OH
yer Hagen. grocer al Gi3 y. Broad.
way. resides ~ Mcknight apart.
meuts. Fourth av. and Spring -
COMPOUND fracture 81 right leg be
tween hip aud knee. injured inter.
uAilY. condition serious.
Henry C. ttiebsrd. son Of c. L.
Hubbard. secretary treasurer uf the
Hubbard Stewart company. wool
pnileFn and tanners. Flyer dock.
resides IL Hainier Grand hotel.
three left ribs broken aud right
thumb ditioeateds condition not
serious
Edward c. Bennett. Sou OF n r.
Bennett. proprietor 81 ". y. Ben
nett 4 Co. headquarters az 7oS
First ey. resides az Enlalie apart.
meBts. face badly iaoefatcd; con
dition not serious.
Tossed Into the Air.
When the auto plunged through
the railing upon the loss SIS four
occupants were tossed into the air,
Bennett. who was driving. and Miss
Ross were dashed upon the iimbers
fuiiy 100 feet from the bridge. lib.
bard and Miss Teater. who were
seated I'm the rear. fell upon the
logs with crushing force 20 feet
further away from the overhead
speedway.
Hihhard struck upon his left
side. the lmpae, breaking his ribs
and all but knocking him senselcEa.
Close By his side upon the logs lay
Miss Teater. with badly fractured
right leg. Through all the terrible
ordeal OF pain and chill of the
water Miss Teater kept her senses.
Closer 90 the bridge and 20 feet
away upon the boom Of logs lay
Miss Ross. with both legs broken
At the ankles. She was unconscious.
Bennett. his face streaming blood.
and habhlinR meaninglcssly. stag.
gered over the heaving logs until
he reached the bridge. where he
tainted.
Saved Miss Testsr's Life.
Hubbard despite his excruclsting
pain. probably saved Miss Teater's
life. Although he shlvered so VIC
leutiy from the chilly water that
every culver sent the broken bones
through his flesh like knife stab.
the brave Young fellow held Miss
Teater's head above water. With
out his aid the Young woman must
surely have drowned
Henry Hubbard expressed moth.
ing hut sorrow for the injured girls.
4 don't care about myself said
he at the Seattle General hospital
this morning. but those poor girls
have my deepest sympathy We
we're running about 20 miles an
hour when we struck the rail. !
told Ed repeatedly TO be more eau.
tions. I'D was just learning to
drive. and I suppose he was little
reckless.
Planned In Advance.
We planned the auto ride YES
terday afternoon. Last night Ed
and | drove up TO the Mcknight
APARTMENTS for Miss Ross and Miss
Tester shortly after o'clock. I'D
aud Miss Ross were seated In front.
and Miss Teater and myself we're
behind. We sped down First av.
until we came to the bridge. There
we're no lights that could see.
Il wanted I'D 20 be careful. but
he replied: Say, I'll Just show you
little speed We hit mp such a
fast clip that II seemed TO me as
though the telegraph poles were
being ierked backwards. Bennett
had no more than uttered his
words when the car crashed into
the railing. remember that
bfeathed prayer. | could not tell
when | left the machine. | do re
member sickening sllther and
after ] whistled through space
remember shooting pain In my
left side.
Miss TeAtsr ersve.
But talk about grit-Miss Teater
ever sew. Just think, she was suf-