The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-25
One Man Hurled TO Railroad
Track, Other Into Auto
FIRST GETS DISLOCATI0N
Lowell Mcleod Landed on Shoulder and
Dr.. E. H. Bancroft Cot a Softer
Berth in the Ma
chine.

While speeding his automobile around
tne sharp turn in the road near the
Jones Bros plant on North Main street
at 8 o'clock last evening, DR.. z. NJ.
Fitch, dentist Of S. Johnsbury, coli
lided with a double team owned by
Ernest II Bancroft o. South Barre, who
was driving, and who was accompanied
BY Lowell Mcleod Of l0 Seminary
street, this city. Tha force Of the COLI.
sion demolished the wagon and threw
both men out Mr. Mcleod struck on
his left shoulder on the electric ear
tracks and dislocated the shoulder. Mr.
Bancroft was thrown directly into tie
automobile, landing IN the laps Of DR..
Fitch and lady, who was beside him
On the front seat, and he was not IN
iured.
The accident happened at one Of the
most dangerous turns On the road Be.
tween this city and Montpelier and
which has been posted BY the Automo-
bile club Of Vermont By danger sign,
warning autoists to slow down before
making the turn. Mr.. Bancroft was
interviewed IN regard to the accident and
said that the automobile was not going
too fast for a straight piece Of road,
hut he thought that il was making too
fast a clip to 20 around that turn with
r. AHss Hn s+r H.
Mr.. Mcleod. who Is his brother in-law,
hal been to visit Mr. Baneroft's mother,
who resides in ferlin, and were nn tiieir
way lack home when the accident hap
pened.
Mr.. McTeod's wife and baby and hired
girl were in another team and had been
driving Just ahead Of Mr. Bancroft
Wnei they had reached this turn. Mr.
Bancroft started to drive by the other
team ard was just beside the second
team and on the side next 20 tie car
tracks when the auto shot around the
turn. grazing the wheel on the wagon n
which the women were. and e0llided
head-on with the forward wheel Of Mr..
Bancroft's wagon. TIE impact broke
the pole from the wagon and freed the
horses, and the wagon was sent back
about two rods from where It was
struck
Mr. nancroft said that there was
plenty 0f roam for the auto to have
gone hy both teams on the inside Of
the road but tie machine. he said. was
going SO fast that Dr. Fitch had no
time to turn To tie side Of the road.
The car was an Oakland and a single
IN da
was d smashed mud guard and one head
light An electric car came along just
after the accident and the passengers
helped to gather up the pieces Of the
wagon The horses were also caught
short distance away BIZ people from the
electric car.
Mr.. Mcleod was picked up and
brought III an automobile to the Office
af DR. w. ID. Reid The doctor found the
mans shoulder dislocated, but no other
injuries Or. Fitch drove his machine
hack to Page Brothers stable, where he
tinkered up the parts, and then went TO
Dr.. Reids Office and remained until Mr..
Mcleod had been attended to, and it
was found that he had not been seri-
suslv injured. He told DR. Bancroft
.hat he was perfectly willing to settle
for all damages. lie said that he car
siod accident insurance on his car. Just
before this accident this car was seen
going down Washington street at fast
ate. although it slowed down before
teaching Main street,
DR.. Fitch, ii Is said, claims that he
spnlied his brake as soon al he saw the
cams, BUT the brake did not hold.
4 peculiar incident Of the accident
yas that three doctors were mixed up
il It: DR.. Fitch. d dentist; pr. Bancroft,
! veterinary. and Dr. O Y. Green. 4
physician, III Bethel. ID the automobile
which picked up Mr. Mcleod and brought
i'm To Dr. Reds office.