The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-08
beside him. They appeared to be

beside him. They appeared to be
dying.
What has happened? Where am I?
Where is tho carp cried Gutchins.
ono by one they were borne into a
small grove, where their hurts we're
temporarily bandaged. Rules and regu-
lations no longer counted, and the In
jured men we're placed in the cars
coming up behind Speed was reduced
go that the injured might not suffer
unnecessarily.
Anxious About His Chr.
Mr.. Nelson seemed to be the most
injured. for he could hardly bear the
pain OF being lifted into the car. MI
Cutchins still rambled feebly, praying
those about him to tell him what had
happened. and asking them to find his
car. He could remember only that
precipice had suddenly yawned be-
meath hin, and that he had tried to
turn the wheel. Then darkness came to
all, and none knew well Afterwards
exactly how the accident happened.
Each man was placed in a, car and
taken to the hotel at Littleton, where
signs of welcome Haunted glorously
before them. but the welcome created
no enthusiasm. The entrce to Little
ton was quiet and without enthusiasm.
The wounded men were borne to the
hotel, and Mr.. Nelson was put to bed.
Coleman Cutchins gradually recover
ed his natural clearness OF mind, but
could tell nothing OF the accident at
the time. He was taken afterwNds TO
the hotel at Panacea Springs with Mr..
Potts and Mr.. Airport. Mr.. Nelson re-
manned in Littleton. DIR. Bright tele-
phoned to Mrs. Nelson to- night appris |
ing her OF the accident, and assuring
her that her husbands injuries were
W.T. hY,y ho wi IN III I'll
,ieton tomorrow with her husbands |
brother, and will accompany her hus-
band back to Richmond Mr.. Airport.
who is suffering with severe frac- |
ture of the collar bone, will also return
Tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Potts, whose athletic ability
probably saved his life. and Mr. Clutch
inc. will continue on the run.
Went over Like Flash.
Tho car went over the edge so sud-
denly that it was too late to use the
brake. There was only time for a
word of prayer and then eyes were
shut that they might not see the
chasm. One of the occupants OF the
ill-fated car said afterwards that he
thought death was certain, as tho car
skidded and swayed along the ledge.
Another threw his hands over his face
and moaned; the others closed their
eyes. Then the car leaped away and
downward. There was crash; the
occupants, impelled with the momen-
tum OF the car. pitched out in all di-
rections. and then there was Stiffness |
The car is still deep in mud, but
seems TO have suffered no other
damage Agents of the Seaboard Air
Line were notified in Littleton OF the
accident and all trains were warned
to be on the watch for the car It
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of the men were taken to Littleton in
the Speedwell. driven byyHoward Wag-
ner, that car having been made the
pilot car seven miles from Emporia,
where DIR. stuart McGuire's Oldsmo-
bile. the former pilot car, broke down
twice. 1t was there that Mr.. Potts
changed from the pilot car to the
White Special, the staff correspondent
taking seat in the Speedwel.
The non-contestant of Louis Posen-
stock. of Petersburg, which was just
behind the first SpeedweN, became the
pilot car and the second non-contest-
ant the officials car.
Cars Royalty Received.
Royal receptions have been accord
cd all along the route In many places
signs of welcome were strung across
the road. At Jarratts Dr. .. C. Wright
met the tourists and directed them on
the right road. AT three creeks near
Abordour Church. six miles from En-
poria, DR.. Lucien Taylor. w. II. Cato.
chairman of the Board of Supervisors
of Greenesville- county, and Isaac RAJ
ney met tho party and saved 1t from
attempting to cross a bridge which
had been weakened by high water. They
had built and prepared a road through
difficult ford II was a steep climb
up, and several cars were nearly stuck.
DR. McG,iire's car was delayed twenty
minutes in pulling out a Regal a re-
ception car which got stuck in the
mud. AT Emporia DR.. Lotions wife,
Miss r. G. Dyson and Mrs. W. f.
Stevens acted as a committee to re-
ceive the women of the endurance run
party for most of the way from Col
liers, a few miles beyond Petersburg,}
to within a few miles of Jarratts
The roads were in a fearful condi-
ton. StuDtrs and boulders. which,
might casily."be removed, continually
bar the way and impede progress, but
in Greenesville county, and especiallyI
around Emporia, the roads improve,
and they also appear better in North
Carolina as far as Panacea Springs.
Dance for Tourists.
Tonight a dance was given at the
Panacea Springs Hotel in honor OF the |
guests, and 1t was heartily enjoyed by
those who We're not too tired
Further entertainment is promised |