The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-01-31
AUTO ACCIDENTS
IN CITY MANY
Several Machines Smash Up and
Passengers Have Marrow
Escape From Death.
(Trom Monday 3 Advertlssr.)


Three auto accidents yesterday in dit.
ferent districts Of the city resulted in
as many badly damaged autos and sev.
eral injured passengers. KOnohi pas.
sengers figured in two instances, the
other party consisting Of several Of
those who are engaged in building the
new can factory.
One Of the most peculiar accidents,
which Is on record in Honolulu as hap
pehing tosan automobile, destroyed the
fine sixcylinder Mitchell owned by G.
H, Bonn, Of, the Honolulu Auto Stand
The machine scapGht FIRE at eleven
O'Clock last night on the Kapahulu
road, near Kapiolani Park, Waikiki,
and was burned to the ground, only the
skeleton of it remaining to indicate
what the ruins were.
The machine was being driven by
William johnson, sOn-inlaw Of Mr..
Behn, and when near the park the light
went out in one Of the front reflectors.
johnson got out of the machine and
started to light up again, when there
was a sudden explosion and in mo-
ment the fine car was in flames.
johnson did the best he could to put
out the FIRE, but finding he was handi-
capped, ran to nearby alarm box and
sent in a call, which was responded to
by the Maxiki hose wagon. The firemen
put out what was left of the fire, but
the machine was by that time a wreck.
The first was the worst, the car being
heavy landaulet, driven by C. H.
Behn of the Honolulu Auto Stand.
While driving down Beretania avenue,
near the Mckinley High School, he
turned to shut down q window behind
him and lost control of the car.
The auto swerved, striking an cleo
trio light post in front of the G. w.
Ashford residence, The pole was broken
off at the ground and the car passed
on, hitting a tree stump, breaking that
and passing through, finally bringing up
against tree which refused to break
and effectually stopped the machine.
Badly Smashed.
The landaulet g radiator, lamps, steer.
ing connection, engine, wind shield and
glass windows were smashed but the
passengers and driver escaped injury.
The passengers were a crowd of Chinese
celebrating Konohi.
The accident was witnessed by Mo-
torcycle Officer Chiffon, who states that
the machine was going about twenty
two miles an hour at the time Behn lost
control.
The second accident took place on the
Fort Shafter hill, near the Moanalua
pumping station, high rate of speed,
according to witnesses being maintained
at the time, According to those in the
car, the steering connections broke and
the ear swerved into a stone wall on
the side of the road:
Injuries Not Serious.
Among the passengers were Mr..
Nober of New York and G. M. Simons,
both of whom are here for the Ameri.
can Can Company. Simons was thrown
through the windshield and suffered a
badly lacerated hand, and Nober was
slightly injured. They were taken to
the Fort Shafter hospital, where the
cuts were dressed.
The passengers had narrow escape
from worse injury, as the machine
turned turtle completely, landing fifty
feet away from the place it struck.
The wihdshields and lamps were
smashed, and the rear, seat and three
wheels were scattered all over the road
when the police arrived later.
Several other accidents of a lesser
nature were reported from Waikiki and
other districts.
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