Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-07-20
Mrs W. R. Jennings Painfully
Injured in Accident.
THROWN TO PAVEMENT
Tragedy Narrowly Ayerted When
Mrs. A. N. Lenz, Driving Her New
Machine. coiildes With Vehicle on
Washington Avenue.

Mrs. w. II. jennings. OF ll5 Thirty
third street, was seriously injured
about 1925 o'clock Last night In col
lision at Washington avenue and
Twenty eighth street between an auto
mobile. driven by Mrs. A. Nj. Lenz,
of 1888 Twenty-fifth street, and 4
buggy IN which Mrs. Jennings was
riding with her husband. who Is tn,
proprietor OF the Health Food Bak-
cry and Confectionery Company. The
automobile struck the left rear wheel
Of the buggy, the force OF the Impact
Slowing the rear wheels around and
pitching Mrs. Jennings head first out
of the vehicle: She struck the pave
mcnt on her head and was dragged
several feet by the rear wheel before
the frightened horse could be brought
10 a standstill. The force of the fall
rendered Mrs. Jennings unconscious
and she sustained severe bruises
about the head. shoulders, back. arms
end limbs and also number OF
scratches on her face and elbows
and cuts on both ears.
Immediately after the accident, tho
injured woman was moved into the
Ideal Pharmacy and DR.. George j.
Williams. who happened to be nearby.
hurried to her side. The physician
administered res;oratives and the
patient soon regained consciousness.
An ambulance was called and Mrs.
Jennings was moved to her home,
where DIR. b. X. Gary was called TO
attend her.
At a late hour last night. DR.. Gary
said that the patient was doing as
well as could be expected and that
so far as he could ascertain there
were no internal injuries.
Summoned to Police Court.
Chief OF Police Mitchell last night
directed Sergeant Webb to have Mrs.
LEM summoned to appear in the
poiice court this morning to answer
the charge of recklessly running an
automobile in violation of the city
ordinance. Mrs. Lenz received her
car from the factory last Saturday,
and secured a permit to run 1t from
Chief Mitchell Sunday.
When the accident occurred. Mr..
Jennings was turning from Washing
ton avenue into Twenty-eighth street
going east and the automobile was
running west on Twenty-eighth street.
A street car was standing on Wash
rgton avenue waiting for the switch
leading into the Twenty-elghth street
track to be turned. Mr.. Jennings saw
the automobile coming up the right
hand side of the street and he made 4
vide turn 10 give IL room to get past
him. Just as he had turned his horse
full into the street near the curbing
the car suddenly swerved across the
street toward tn buggy. Mr.. Jen-
Rings says that he Immediately saw
that collision was inevitable and
he struck the horse with the reins
and the animal jumped forward.
Mr.. Jennings Escapes Injury.
A second later the automobile
struck the rear wheel of the buggy.
knocking the vehicle to one side. and
continued on out TO Washington ave-
nue.. Mr.. Jennings was not thrown
out OF the buggy and he tried to catch
his wife and prevent her from fall
ing. but the impact between the two
vehicles threw her out OF the vehicle
before he could catch hold OF her.
Detective Sergeant Reynolds and
others who were standing nearby ran
to the scene and carried Mrs. Jen-
nings into the drug store.
After hitting the buggy, the auto
mobile continued across Washington
cvenue and struck t!p curbing Of the
avenue near Twenty-eighth street
before Mrs. LEM could bring 1t to a
standstill. Several children were
riding In the machine and all OF them
were badly frightened. Mrs. LEM
was almost historical for q few min
gtes, and rushed into the drug store
where Mrs. Jennings was lying un.
conscious.
In Another Collision.
Il was learned last night that jus;
before the accident at Washington
avenue and Twenty-eighth street
Mrs. LEM colIided with ]. W. priv