The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21

OF Williamsburg and the car Wa
forced to remain over night in that
town to which Il was towed. The Sec
ond and most serious accident oc-
Cured at Morrisons
\ car driven by Mrs. NJ. l.. Cure
lev. OF Roanoke. and which, besides
the driver. carried three ladies ana
one man. failed to make A sharp turn
near the station and plunged into
corn field by the roadside. This
accident was caused by the dust
kicked up by preceding car. which
made It Impossible fer Mrs. Curley
10 see the turn In time TO bring
her machine around. She 'attem pfad
TO avoid telephone pols by a sharp
swerNe and as a result both rear
-tsreS. were torn of the wheels 4n,as
the machine headed into the corn
Held. One OF ths passe myers, Nil
Nirgie Stern. was thrown out but
escaped with nothing worse than =
severe shaking up and a bad fright.
{. X. Weaver and his party. who
left here TO meet the visitors o.
the receipt of belated telegrann.
telling of the start. went to the rens
cue of the damaged car and suO~
ceeded in getting it into running or
der again
Miss Stern travelled to Newpore
News in the car OF Mr.. j. r. Manson
or Petersburg.
Go to Meet Visitors,
w hen the announcement was re-
ceived here yesterday morning that
the run had been called or. G.. ~
Weaver and Il. l. Ford, who were y.
pected to meet the Richmonders ~
Williamsburg and conduct them u
this CITY. were assembled at the Was
wick ready for the start. They r.
turned to their homes. but At III
0 clock telegram was received ~
l.. f. Manville stating that, ~ MANY
of the contestants had insisted on I'M.
Ing. it had later been decided to hoad
the run and that the entrants war0
then on their way. Mr.. Manvlle huf-
riedly sought out machines to m0&k
them and at 1880. Messrs. Weave.
Ford and II. f. Parker. all carry1A1
passens srs, made the start.
Just above Morrisons. the pilot g.
driven by w. r. Gordon. and carryfnll
as passenger, Jay Lewis, OF the Nlen~
mofid Virrinian. under the au1p10eS
of which paper the run was held. 49,
met. A few minutes behind thts cav
the Official car. bearing F. 6t. IuSt1Si
| Wilson. State highway commissicA0S33
Preston Belvin and s. b. WOod11
managing editor OF the vHgtnian. o.
behind this the twentv-six other u.SX
| CitiIlcS u tDHlpiCtS tlS Trip. NASfN
Mr.. Peck. Refsro~.
| A. fast AZ thu cars arrived In fro
OF the Warwick. they were met -
their time taken by Fl. Grim -
| secretarv and treasurer OF the RtqHx
mond club, who acted ~ referso r.
| the run. The drivers and their -
sen9ers were then taken In thareo ~
a committee from the local autom0ta1~
association and the chamber Of CO..
merce. sa SsS
The names Of the persons mAkiu
the trip and the number Of passene6f1
carried by each was as follows: J. nv
Palmatory. 4: ]. T. Hill. 4; Claude ~
Batkins 4: William Thalhimer, tE
Foster Motor Car Company, s; HudaG
Hoen. 8: William p. Kennedy.
Jones Motor Car Company. {: ".
Nunnallv. s: Mrs. George L. Andexuq
a. ]. r. Manson. 4 r. r. Ailport,
Joseph Sorg & II. T.. Bishop. I: o.
Brinson. A. w A. Snyder. q: W.
Adams. g.; p. II. Sims. I: e. ". Rn&r
son. 4: Mrs. Cnrley 4: DIR. BArGS
Hoard. .: Charles W. Shields. 8: n
r. Seaton, 4: W. r. GORDON. 4: ~
| Motor Company. 5: w. G. Bcn1
Mrs. A. n, Atkinson. I. ThA
shows that moro than 60 hu
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