The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-03

acting under the orders OF Mr.. currie
drove to Richmond at all possible
ste tho villa iii Of NJ &. Patteraon. aboH
two miles from the Boulevard, and
the return journey was made within
few minutes. There was no neet
OF medical aid for one. and the bod.
OF Mr.. Deputy was taken to Bennett's
undertaking rooms. Captain Hollings
worth. still unconsoious, was taken
into tho Johnston- Willis Sanatorlum
lie Is forty years old. merchant OF
Fayetteville. His wife and father and
DR. McGoogan, all OF Fayetteville and
several friends called Mt the hospital
yesterday, and 1t is understood that
he now has chance to recover.
Jordan Not Drunk.
So far as the evidence shows, Chauf-
feur Jordan did not participate In the
drinking before the start, though !
bottle OF champagne was passed
around just before the start was made.
He was simply hired for the occasion
and for the race.
Tho E. NJ: f.. car, owned by the
Virginia Auto Company. and driven
Talbot and Messrs. Deputy, Hollinss-
worth and Currie. The second car.
owned and. driven by Mr.. Burwsll.
which has but one seat. contained also
Mr.. McKissick and Lacy Ross. h III.
Talbot suffered broken arm In the
accident, and was also taken to the
Johnston Willis Sanatorium.
There was report that Mr.. Burwell
and his party left the scene of the &C
cident without giving thought to those
who We're hurt, but he says that he
followed the car bearing the injured
until 1t got out OF his sight. He went
by the hospital twice, but the second
time. seeing that the car had gone, he
Thought that the situation was not Sc
rious. and then he returned to the JEFF
Mr. DurvclI'S Statement
Mr. Burwell's statement follows:
II left town at 1s o'clock, with j. r.
Mckissick and Lacy Ross of Richmond.
In the other car were Messrs. Jordan.
Surrie. Holm ESworth. Deputy and Tai
oott. This car was hired by Mr.. Ross,
When the accident happened, was
In front, on the right returning. to
and the car began to slip. 1 swerved
into the middle of the road. placing my
let wheel in the middle. of the road
going obAquely; The other car came
up behind. running into mine. the RICH,
front, wheel going into my left front
to my side of the road. stopped
short, SO that my car skidded and made
half-turn, coming TO a stop directly
across the road. with my rear wheels
in the ditch on the right side of the
road The Z. NJ. +. machine came to
a stop fifty feet ahead of me, / don't
know when the other men jumped. I
was going fifteen miles an hour got
ont and said. There's man hurt Take |
him to the hospital as quickly as you
can The two injured men were put |
into the car and brought to Rich |
nond They started on in front. and |
I followed all the way. But they |
went faster than / did, and we lost
seriousness of the accident until this
morning. when informed by an Off
Ger.
.when we first went by the HOSPITAL
we saw the car, but it was empty.
We Went TO get something to eat not
realizing the seriousness of the situa-
ear had gone
Mr.. Currie's Statement.
]. W. Currie. of Fayetteville, n c.,
who was in the motor car which coll
ltded with Mr.. Burwells machine early
yesterday morning. made g. clear and
coherent statement about the accident |
Yesterday afternoon.
About IL 40 o'clock Thursday night"
he said, Il was walking in front of |
Gilberts Hotel, where ] was stopping. |
when a car came up Eighth Street. and !
was hailed by CAPTAIN Holl'ngsworth.
who called to me to come and have a
ride. got into the front seat and
was introduced by Captain Hollings-
but was not introduced to the two |
passengers in the back seat with Mr.. !
Hollingsworth did not see the other |
car at the time. but 1t got near us
later. travelling on the opposite side of
The street.
When the accident happened the
rars were running in the same direc-
ton. at about thirty,fve miles an nm,
our car being on the left At the point
where the crash came the Burwcll car.
lust then little ahead of us, shot
directly to the left right across our
track. We saw that a collision was
inevitable. Being on the front seat. I
braced myself firmly, but the others
jumped, Mr.. Deputy being killed in
stanly.
First Thought of Friend.
Immediately jumped out of the |
gar, my first thought being of my |
friend. Seeing body lying few feet
AWAY. I ran to It, and exclaimed that |
I had never seen the man before, which |
WAS true, as I hadn't got Iooln at |
the man in the rear seat. I felt his