Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-12
FIVE INJURED. THREE FROM THIS
CITY SERIOUSLY. IN CAR
CRASH AT CLIFFORD.
CAR DRIVEN BY FRANK
WOOD RUNS OFF BRIDGE
Seriously Injured Are Mrs. Frank De-
Puy and Daughter Bernice, of This
City. and Baby James Evans, Aged
IA Months, Also of Marshaltown-
DePuy Girl May Be Fatally Hurt.

! Five of an automobile party of seven
We're injured. three of them who lived
here seriously and one perhaps fatally,
when a car driven by Frank Wood, of
near Clifford, ran part way off bridge
III Clifford Tuesday night and hurled the
occupants out. 1rhe injured are:
/ Bernice DePuy. aged 9. OF this city,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Frank o.
DePuy. 4o2 North Third avenue; in
jured in the head; condition very SER
ious.
Mrs. Frank O. DePuy. of this city.
mother of Bernice, four ribs broken
and perhaps injured Internally; condi-
ton serious but not fatally hurt.
| James Evans. aged IA months, son
of Stewart H. Evans, III South Third
avenue, employed at Merchants res
laura Mt; left leg fractured; brought TO
St. Thomas hospital.
| Lille Lepley and Michael Lepley.
children OF Mrs. John Lepley, of Gift
| ford, scratched and slightly bruised,
but not badly hurt.
Children Hurt; Men Escape.
A coincident of the accident was that
the two men of the party escaped with
out injury while the children of the
party We're the victims.
Those in the party We're Frank Wood
of near Clifford Mr.. and Mrs. Frank O.
DePuy, and their daughter Bernice, of
this city: James Evans, the babe, and
Lille and Michael Lepley. the children
Of Mrs. John Lepley of Clifford. whose
husband was murdered In this city
few years ago.
The party had been to this city in
the afternoon and had gone into the
edge of the town of Clifford when the
accident happened about 1880 in the
evening
Car Hung Over Bridge.
1t is not known exactly how the car
was run so nearly off the bridge that 1t
all but went over, and yet did toprle
over far enough to hurl the occupants
Of the rear seat into the creek bed six
feet below The front running gears of
the car caught on the edge and railing
of the bridge when it struck. and hung
1t is said that the car was running at
a fairly rapid speed.
Those who We're injured were all in
! the rear seat. When the car struck and
started to go over the edge of the
/ bridge. the rear end swung around
Girl Unconscious All Night.
BY far the most seriously injured is
4 Bernice DePuy- She was unconscious
when she was picked up and remained
/ in that condition all night. This morn
ing she showed signs of reviving and
il was believed that she might entire
/ ~ regain Consciousness This was
/ looked upon as an encouraging syrnp
tom BY the attending physician when
he saw her this morning. Her in
jury consists Of a most severe con-
cussion of the brain. There was no
fracture, but there was evidence Of
hemmorrhage of the brain. II viii
require a little time to determine the
probable outcome of her case.
Mrs. DePuy Not Fatally Hurt.
While Mrs. DePuy's injuries consist
of four fractured ribs Of the left side
and internal injuries of the abdomen.
her condition is not thought TO be crit
ical This morning she appeared quite
strong and it was thought she would
recover in due time.
The babe, James Evans. had his left
leg fractured near the nip joint The
fracture was reduced Tuesday night
and the infant was brought % this
city. accompanied by Mrs. John Lep-
ley Of Clifford, this morning, and TAX
en- 10 s.. Thomas hospital
The babe's mother Is dead and the
child was taken TO Clifford short time
ago by Mrs DePuy so that relatives
could take care of it. 1t cried pite-
ousy when brought here on the cot