The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-28
ALMONINJURFD
Auto in Which She Was Rid
ing Collided With Trolley
Car Saturday Night
Her RECOVERY L0OKEDFOR

iously Injured When Cars Run
Into Each Other and Conflicting
Statements Regarding RESPONSE
bility Made BY the Principals s.
The first auto accident Aathe year
occurred shortly after S oHpck Sat
urday evening in front of the house
of DR.. W. W. Brock on lower State
street. when Cadillac auto con-
tanning Mr.. and Mrs John Cross, and
child. of Mortified and Mr.. and Mrs.
George II. Almon and son. Howard,
of this city was struck by the Sem
mary Hill car and Mrs. Almon was
thrown out, sustaining four frac-
+ured ribs and serious bruises and
lacerations. Mrs. Almon is at Ileaton
bospita in a critical condition, but
her recovery is looked for. The
other occupants of the automobile es-
capped injury. The auto was badly
damaged and the fender of the cleo
tric car was smashed.
Superintendent l. NJ. Frost, of the
street railway. was seen on SUNDAY
afternoon and stated that all he knew
of the accident was what the motor
man of the car told him. The car
was in charge of Motorman Du-
charme and Conductor Thresher.
The statement of the motorman. as
given by Mr. Frost, was in sub
stance as follows
MOtOrman's Statement.
The electric ear was approaching
the end of the track and was run
ming free, without power. The mo-
torman saw the automobile coming
up the street and as it passed the
end Of Bailey avenue it slowed
down. The chauffeur then ran the
auto across the street TO the curb,
with the apparent intention OF back
ing around to take the street just
passed. The motorman rang his bell,
but did not try to stop. as he saw the
auto was in the clear and had no
reason to think that it would come
onto the track until after he had
passed. The speed of the car was
rapidly diminishing. lust as the end
of the car came even with the end OF
the auto the latter suddenly back
ed in front of the street car, so
quickly that the motorman had no
time to do anything but reverse,
which he did. 1t was too late, how
aver and they came together. Mrs.
Aimon rose to her feet as the crash
came and was thrown out. strikmgS
on her head and shoulders. AS
soon as possible the car was stopped
and the crew went back. They found
Mrs. Almon beneath the car, which
pinned her down. The rimlcss rear
her clothes and flesh at everj
revolution. The mechanism OF the
machine was stopped and Mrs. Al
mon removed to the nearby office OF
Or. Brock, where she was revived
and then taken to the hospital. 1t
was the opinion of the motorman. as
expressed by Mr.. Frost. that the
driver of the car was nervous and
threw in the reverse gear by acci-
dent, thus backing in front of the
car.
G. II. AImOn's Statement.
George II. Almon. husband OF the
injured women when seen said in
effect:
"Alr. and Mrs Cross came down
here about 6 o'clock in their new
car and came up to our house to
take us out for an evening spin. We
mad been running about the city and
at the time of the accident were re-
turning from a run down the river
We slowed down as we came to the
end of the car track and debated as
TO the best way to come up to the
house Mr.. Cross said he had lots o
room and would turn about and take
Bailey avenue To do this he rar
to the curbing and then backed tt
get chance to turn his from
wheels. As we started across the
ttrack | noticed the car up by thu
Pavilion or about there, and tolo
Mr. Cross that we had plenty of time
and room in which to turn. 1t takes
time, of course, to slow down ant
run across the tracks and then bacl
up. but the car was so far up thu
street that we supposed they woult
see us and get the car under contru
before passing us. AS we were OF
the track and John was handling
his levers to go ahead, / saw the ca
coming and waved my hand to at
tract attention, as they had not rum
the bell and | knew they had no
seen us. They did not ring the bel
and came along at a speed bette
than 25 miles an hour until the
hit us. The car was thrown aroun
parallel to the track The car alon
weifhs $500 and the weight of tn
passengers would bring that up t
$500, so the force of the blow mus