The San Francisco call., 1910-08-30
STAGE 0VERTURNS
ON STEEP GRADE
Motorcyclists Brighten Horses
and Coach Is Hurled Into
Deep Canyon
Passengers Have Truly Miracu=
lOus Escape From Death in
the Wreckage
Continued From Page 1

ern society of engineers, chairman of
the engineering section of the Chicago
association Of commerce and a member
OF the engineering staff of the Uni
versity of Illinois. Only a week ago
he married Miss Eva Henderson of
Berkeley and the trip to Willow Camp
and Bolinas was just the beginning of
with a trip to Chicago, where the
couple will make their home. Bement
was able to tell a graphic story of
the accident.
MY wife and L came over from
Berkeley a week ago." he said, and
took this cottage for few days.
Saturday we went to Bolinas, remain
ing, over night. Shortly after 2 o'clock
the next afternoon. Sunday, we took
the launch from Bolinas to Willow
Camp and boarded the stage with sew
eral others. Mrs. Bement and l sat in
the middle seat, while Mrs. Gardner
and her daughter sat in front or us
with the driver. Three men whose
IA mes / do not know sat in the rear
distance to West Point when we ap-
preached Steep ravine.
Il was looking ahead and was sur
prised to see three men come coasting
toward us on motorcycles. L heard
the driver shout and then came the
accident. The horses seemed to be
terror stricken at the cycles. They
reared and plunged beyond all control.
My wife cried out something about
jumping, and I think l must have at
tempted to jump with her. At any
rate it was of no use, as the horses
in the lead turned sharply, dragging
the others after them. We all went
over the bank, except the men In the
rear. 1 think they must have jumped,
for they were not hurt. l thought my
end had come as the coach pitched
down the canyon.
I'VE were all mixed up with the for
ward horses They kicked and strug-
gled as We rolled down the ravine. One
of them struck me on the side of the
head with IFS hoof, cutting my ear.
I could hear Mrs. Gardner crying for
help with the other horse lying across
her. Her means were pitfful.'
Rescued Mrs. Gardner
II managed to free myself with the
aiJ of the other men and we then drew
Mrs. Gardner from under the horse. 1
did not notice my sprained ankls par
ticularly at the time. My wife was
fearfully cut up. We carried her to the
road. Meanwhile the coach and rear
horses, which were still attached by
the traces, had become tangled up with
a bunch of trees. One tree was broken
short off by the rolling coach. We
waited by the roadside until the fourth
motorcyclist brought help"
Bement and his wife, who was suffer-
ing fearfully from her broken nose and
the cuts on her face, left the train
near their home and were assistedsto
the bungalow, where DR.. Eloesser came
and dressed their injuries. Mrs. Daniel
Henderson of 2315 Ashby avenue,
Berkeley. mother of Mrs. Bement, was
notified last night of the accident and
came to Mill Valley this morning to
nurse her daughter and son in law.
Nunes, the injured driver, managed
to reach Willow Camp after the acci-
dent and summoned assistance to
rescue his horses from the canyon. All
were cut and scratched, but will live.
The coach was hauled from the ravine
| this afternoon.