The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-09-08
ONE KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Auto Containing Lexington Party
Crashed into Trolly Pole
Injuring 3 Others.
GLENN EEKINS THE VICTIM
Howard Gratz Seriously Hurt and
May Die-Bourbon Boy
Slightly Injured.

Tuesday night, Glenn Elkins, of L,eXing-
ton, aged 70 years, received njuries from
which he died an hour later, Howard
Gratz, of Lexington, sustained injuries
which may result fatally, and Warren
Fisher, of North Middletown, this
county, and Robert Cunningham, of
Lexington, sustained slight bruises and
cuts
The accident occurred about three
miles from Paris on the Lexington pike
at a point known as Shanty Spring,
where a sharp curve in the road prob
ably deceived the driver of the car,
which was evidently being driven down
the hill at rapid rate of speed, the
driver thinking he had a straight road
and before the course of the car could
be changed, the machine skidded, crush
ed into a trolly pole, the wheels of the
left side of the car striking the track,
throwing the occupants out.
The force of the impact broke the
trolly pole few feet from the ground
and the wheels of the car demolished,
and the machine thrown across the in
! terurban track.
Elkins was found OH the opposite side
of the track with his head between two
cross-ties and lying across the body OF
Gratz, who struck the embankment and
rolled to the side of the track
Mr.. Chas. A. Weber was the first to
render any assistance to the injured
men. Mr.. Weber was returning home
from the dance at Elks' Hall last night
in company with his wife, Miss Chow
ney, of Shelbyville, and Miss ErduiAn
of Lexington.
J At the turn i'll the road Mr.. Weber
brought his machine to almost a com
plete stop, when he was hailed by FisNer
who informed him of the accident ant
and asked linn to assist III getting tn,
men to Paris.
J Mr.. Weber drove his car to hi
! home and returned to the scene of tn
|, accident. In the ..meantimee Mrs. Web
Der had telephoned to DR.. G. 6
Daugherty, who hastily prepared t
give the injured men medical atten
ton.
I Arriving at the scene, Mr.. Weber
4 who regarded Elkins as probably tn
. most fatally injured of the party, wit
!. the assistance of Fisher and Cunning
ham, succeeded in getting the man j
his car and brought him to Paris, leay
ing Gratz in charge of a negro name
4 Coleman.
. Mr.. Webber returned to the seen
!. Immediately after turning Elkins owe
to the care of DR.. Daugherty, in CON
7 pany with DR.. VIM. Dudley and Patro
man 6. N. McKenney, and rushe
> Gratz to this city, where he was wal
ed upon by DR.. Dudley at the office c
Drs. Fithian and Dauherty.
Elkins lived but about an hour afte
he was brought to Paris. His sku
was crushed at the base and the seal
torn from his head. II is evident ths
IN being thrown from the car his hea
struck the end of cross tie, fractu
ing the skull. He died without eve
regaining consciousness.
The body was removed to the unde
taking establishment of Geo. W. Dav
where it was prepared for burial ar
sent to Lexington on the 7:30 L. & I
train this morning. Mr.. Webber cor
municated with Mr.. w. l. Hughes, tt
employer of Elklns. in Lexington,
O'Clock this morning, who with M
Leon Smith came to Paris IN an aut
mobile.
When picked up Gratz was bleedir
profusely from the nose and mOut
An examination revealed broken &C
lar bone and shoulder and several fra
Ftured ribs. He is believe ed to be inte
nally injured. His relatives were il
mediately notified of the accident a
early this morning he was rushed to
Lexington hospital in Mr.. w.
Mitchell's automobile. He had part
regained consciousness. His c0ndlti
is regarded as critical.
Neither Fisher nor Cunningham ST
tanned any serious injury, the form
suffering a sprained ankle and the !;
ter, who was driving the machine
slight cut on the leg. Both men
; turned to Lexington last night.
The machine. which was comple
wreck, was the property of c. D. CT
ningham, father of Robt. Cunningha
Gratz is well known in this city,
ing the son of Mrs. Birdie Gratz, for
erly Miss Ogden. .of this county.