The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1910-11-18
Automobile Over
Embankment
Several Marshallities Badly
Hurt at Kansas CITY

Through one-board barrier, and
unwarned by SO much as single
red light, an automobile running at
ordinary speed and carrying four
passengers leaped into, the hole left
by the removal of a condemned
bridge at Fifteenth street and the
Blue river early Sunday evening
and its four occupants injured. In
the decent of about twelve feet the
machine turned completely over.
The injured are: Oscar 7. HALEY,
81 years old, cashier of the John
Deere Plow Co.; both wrists brok-
en- and face confused; will recover.
Mrs. Stella HALEY, wife of Oscar T.
Haley, 80 years old pi oba bly, lr,c-
ture of the skull and internal in
iuries, may die. Dorothy Haley,
year old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
o. T. HALEY, face confused and
may have internal injuries. Clar-
ence link, chauffeur, lives with the
Halleys at 23 West Fifty-seventh
street terrace left leg broken. All
are at the University hospital.
The accident occurred at So'clock
as the Halleys were going home in
hired car from a visit to the
home Of Mrs. j. T. ,HerLdon, moth
er OF Mrs. HALEY, at Blue Springs,
Mo. link was at the steering
wheel. All the lights were lit land
the driver peering through the
darkness could just discern \ the
trees that cluster along the brink
of the Blue river.
Had it been broad daylight, CZink
would have noticed the new road
that cuts off almost ait right angles
from the well beaten way which led
to the flimsy board barrier before
it was too late to stop. AS 1t was
he caught glimpse of his danger
when within ten feet OF 1t. He tried
to use his brake, missed, caught
again and set it hard just as. the
light automobile broke the OBJ
struction and went hurting down
the bank.
Mr.. HALEY and his chauffeur
agree that there was only one
board to the barrier and no lights
to warn the drivers OF the many
automobiles that use this road vaf-
ter nightfall OF the presence of the
precipice.
When the car broke through it
turned slightly to- the south as
though the driver had attempted
TO steer it to one side, and then
turned turtle, its four wheels in
the air. The impact threw the
two men who were riding in the
front seat over the wind guard and
the baby to one side, but Mrs. Hal
ley was pinned under the wreck.
Mr.. HALEY was the first to re-
cover his self possession. He leap
ed to his feet Immediately after
the fall and ran to his wife's side.
Not until he stopped and tried to
lift the automobile off her body
did he realize that both his wrists
were broken. link, with his left
leg Doubled under him, lay fifteen
feet from the bank. He also twas
helpless.
Mrs. HALEY was Miss Stella Hut
chins of Marshall, Mo. She has an
aunt living in Kansas City.
Her mother, Mrs. Herndon was
notified Of the accident by lrnl
distance telephone, last night
Clarence link, an employe of Vthe
Fixit garage at 1S11-1S1S Harrison
street, is reputed to be careful
and skilled chauffeur OF long ,ex-
perience.-Kansas City Journal.
Clarence link is the young man
who exhibited model of an air.
ship ON the court house lawn sew
eral months ago. He went soon
after to Indianapolis, Ind, to work
for an auto concern and about two
weeks ago took up his work in
Kansas City as chauffeur. His
mother and brother reside on N
Jefferson ST
Mrs. HALEY died Monday even.
ing and her funeral was held We'd
nesday afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. w. Marsh, the former an un-
Gle OF Mrs. Haley and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Herndon went up from
here to- attend the funeral.
Mrs. Marsh informed us ,on ,hel
return that the two men are not
seriously hurt.