Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-08-08

cident- occurred at the sharp turn OF
the Reno road near the Schulz slaugh
terhouse at about 5 o'clock Sunday
morning. A party consisting of
William Shirley, Edward Leeper, H.
j. Champion, George c. Green and
Edward Hoye were on their way to
their Reno homes, having attended
the Knights of Pythias services at
Dayton here Saturday night, until
daylight and were speeding on to
Reno when the car turned turtle
when the driver, H. ]. Campton, who
is also the owner OF the car, attempt
ed to take the turn while going at a
high rate OF speed,
The party left Reno saturday after.
noon going by the way of the Geiger
Grade to Dayton. Returning after
the ceremonies they discovered that
they were short of gasoline to make
the 80 mile run to Reno and spent
ouple of hours here before they Sc.
cured the oil. 1t was then decided
to wait until daylight as Mr.. Cramp,
ton was new at handling the car,
which was one of the Studerbaker
make and one which he received but
a few weeks before.
AT about o'clock the party start
ed on their journey and never hav..
ing been over the road before. the
driver failed to notice the curve un-.
til too late. The machine was rae
ing over the new road, which is one
of the finest in the country, and it is
believed that Mr.. Champion thought
that the road was straight from the
town to the foot of the hill, or nearly
SO.
The curve was noticed when the
machine was right on it, The brakes
were applied and the gears thrown
out and an effort made to make the
turn. When about half way around
the car skidded and in an instant the
occupants were flying through the
air and the car was wreck.
Mr.. Shirley, who was sitting in
front with the driver, was thrown
many feet and landed on his face and
hip. He was unconscious for a few
moments until revived by his COM.
pa0ions. Mr.. Champion was wrench.
ed from beneath the steering wheel,
probably saving his life, and was
tossed a considerable distance.
The trio in the tonneau, with the
exception of Mr. Leeper, escaped more
luckily Mr.. Leeper was on the out
side and was thrown clear over the
other two by the impact OF the car
He landed sprawling in a ditch on
his face, with his legs doubled be-
meath him; Judge Green managed to
land on his back and break his fall,
! and Mr.. Hoy was only rolled over
| and over, sitting on the side away
| from the turn.
! wi. lloySs wiz was Tic lCdSl IIlJul
ed of the party, rushed to the assist.
! ance of his friends and with the aic
i of Mr.. Leeper, extracted Champion
Green and Shirley from under the
:. broken car. All three of the latter
were injured and were suffering T;
great deal. Hoye then started fol
this city and Notwithstanding hi:
numerous bruises made record trip
Assistance was summoned and th'
Raycraft auto secured to taxi
friends of the injured man and DR.
i Mclean to the scene of the accident
Upon arriving there the physician
dressed the injuries OF the wounded
men and they were then conveyed t.
this city for further treatment Th
, party with the exception of Nj
Green, well known in this city, re
turned to Reno on the local, Nj
Green remaining in this city unit
last nights train.
Yesterday morning it was almos
an impossibility to tell how seriou
the injuries were but the Reno Journ
! al of this morning has the followin
I to say in this line:
The injured
(, William Shirley, proprietor of til
Bonbonneire, hip bruised, toot
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