Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-04-16
HOW THE AUTOS WORKED.
concluded from April p


Massachusetts, Auto Association tells us
that local authorities have been induced |
to restrict automobiles Through fancied
danger aroused by timid men and
women" That sounds like lawyer
abusing witness. 1t is neither a fair
nor true statement of the case. The
dangers from autos, piling through coun-
try villages and over country roads are
real, and not the product of a neurotic
imagination. Men as brave and manly
as the best automobillsts are timid under
the same circumstances. Several, known
to the writer, who were shot to pieces
during the secession war and are honored
as among "the bravest of the brave"
have repeatedly acknowledged an invar
liable dread of an automobile. Even in
cities the dangers to foot passengers
have been doubled since the advent of
the auto. Automobiles have said in my
presence that they preferred to take the
chances of arrest, or hitting someone, to
slowing up. 1t was published by a
physician in a paper on 1.-THE reckless
disregard of life by Americans, that one
of the New York dailies computed that
in the State of New York during four
months of recent year there had been
1893 accidents and 60 deaths due to auto-
mobiles"
AUTO ACCIDENTS FOR TWO MONTHS.
/. Dagget's auto on fire under him.
Party escaped by jumping.
2. Pittsburg, Pa. Auto hurts four in
theatre party; all women, and all may
die.
8. Collision on Berkeley St. Horse
killed.
4. Emperor Williams auto hit by an
other in Berlin.
8. Manchester, Mass. Man 67 years
old hit by auto and hurled 80 feet.
6. Auto ran into wall, passengers
thrown into swamp fifteen feet below, at
Derby, Conn.
Z. Woman in Somerville run over by
touring car.
s. Autos in many mishaps about Bos-
ton on Sunday. A day of injuries and
narrow escapes. Auto jumps road at
Winchester. Girl on bicycle nearly kill
ed by auto. Three boys knocked down
and injured; one had leg broken. Nj
merous hold-ups "a return to the Puri-
tan Sabbath seems indicated in the in
terests of the public.)
8. Auto losses man out. Chauffeur
dangerously hurt.
at Winchendon. -Four men seriously in
jured.
II. Automobiles tries to run down
constable at Worcester, Mass. Fined
$500.
70. One man killed and another seri-
ousy injured at Trenton, N. j.
10. Auto rams carriage and throw:
people out at Stamford Conn.
IA. Four killed in auto crash, Lisbon
Conn.
IS. Boy killed by auto, New London
Conn.
16. Woman hurt; auto whizzed by or
Canterbury Street, Boston,
H. Hurled fifty feet from auto Occu
pants badly injured. Machine a wreck
Trenton. n. j..
49, Five men burned in auto blaze
Stamford. Conn.
: 49, Auto explodes and burns up. DC
a cupants barely escape, Syracuse, N. Y.
S 20. Auto brushes into carriage; occu
e pants knocked senseless, Bridgeport
n Conn.
: 81. Auto hits express wagon and passe
e heedlessly on, Wellesley, Mass.
t %. Numerous accidents due to auto
: on Sunday.
o % Man killed in auto collision. TrieC
d to stop an express train by running
across tracks ahead of it. New Haven
I Conn.
d "a. Two women seriously injured il
+ auto accident
e %. Boston auto burns up, Pitts6eld
Z Mass.
e 26. Woman killed in auto accident
e Buffalo, N. Y.
/ 81. Chauffeur charged with man
l. slaughter for running into team, killing
1t and injuring occupants, Fall River
e Mass.
n %. Auto and peddler's cart crash; tw
?, hurt, Springfield, Mass.
IS 30. Horses scared and ran away, Scit
l. uate, Mass.
,r 3d. Crushed under auto, which backe,
n down hill and overturned, Bridgeport
Conn.
N 81. Auto wrecked. Chauffeur dying
lie Others injured, Madison, N. j.
10 80. Man dies from auto injuries, Holy
IL oke, Mass.
Is 33. Auto scares horses, which raj
g. away, Newton, Mass.
is 3D. One killed, three injured, in aut
l. crash 4 beeCOn N i