The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-05-06

ferfnE from a compound fracture Of
the Lex for nearly two hours while
We Kene In the water. but not
once I'D she murmur or complain.
both she and I were chilled 10 the
bone. and guess / probably saved
her life. She was too weak TO
hang On 10 the log alone. and
had hard work TO keep her head
above water.
From time 20 time We cried for
help. but II seemed years before
any ane responded We were in
the water for fully one and three.
quarters hours. Bennett must have
been - dared that he was irrespon.
aibie. The poor fellow staggered
TO the bridge. but tainted from loss
of blood
After what seemed 20 be an
age we we're hauled 10 safety By
kind hands.
psoeeyed His Father.
That the accident would never
haT occurred had Eddie Bennett
not disaheYed bis father. Is the
opinion Of G. l.. Hibbard. father OF
Henry Hubbard.
Young Bennett was absolutely
forbidden 20 drive his fathers car"
said Mr. Hibbard tais morning.
Last night Ed and my son came
20 Henry's room at the Rainier
Grand about O'Clock and said
they were going automobiling
knew that Bennett was just learn
Ing to drive and did not want my
son out driving after dark under
the conditions. They were deter
mined 10 go. however, and this is
the result"
Mrs. II =. Bennett said this
morning that she was unaware that
her son had taken the machine
from the garage at the rear OF the
Euialie apartments.
Mr.. Bennett and I were out in
the car last night until O'Clock.
said Mrs Bennett Eddie had
been told not TO take the car out
alone We never heard the ma.
chine leave the garage. Later In
the evening ] became worried at
Eddie's continued absence. and
when | learned Of the accident
knew he had disoheyed"
Gave Assumed Name.
Bennett. who was taken 20 the
county hospital at Georgetown In
an unconscious condition, gave the
name OF John Scott. BENEFITS de
sire 10 hide bis identity caused
much annoyance 20 Charles r.
Scott, a well known driver who
keeps a car on rent at the Cherry
St stand
Late this morning Bennett was
removed 10 the Seattle General hos
pital Bennett Is a member OF the
Seattle Athletic club and Is an anna
teur boxer of some note. For some
time he was manager Of a hat and
furnishings store on Second sv..
which was financed by his father.
OF late he has been employed az
his fathers store. EOS First av.
Jean Romano. manager Of the
American Auto Co. who was the
first person to answer the call for
help, said:
The young people must have
been IN the water fully an hour and
quarter before they were res
cued
Heard Crash and Screams.
My wife and some friends were
out driving in our machine and
were returning to the city when
they heard a crash aud then
screams. The driver OF tho ma
chine realized that an accident had
happened and as quickly as posi-
BILE notified me at the garage on
lower First av. $. | hurriedly
aroused the boys at the fire engine
house and we rushed to the scene
with a hook and ladder truck.
when We reached the place
where the machine had left the
bridge, il MAS pitch dark and IL
was hard to make out che figures
Of the injured people as they held
on To the boom Of logs near where
they had struck the water
Had We been a few minutes
later. one or two of the injured