Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-07-20

:. At $3.50 p. ~ Mr. Clark was =
:. reported as being conscious =
:: greater part OF the time. vut it =
:: will probably be some days be- :
:. fore ANYTHING can be decided re- =
:: garding his condition. In case ::
:: he fingers that long there may :
= be some hopes held out for mis- :
= recovery. ::
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Fighting desperately for his life. F..
w. Clark. manager Of the bismarck
branch Of Stone Crdean-W COM
pany's wholesale grocery house, lies
in a comatose condition at the Bis.
marck hospital. and Lewis Peterson,
billing clerk at the local house, is a
patient in the army hospital at Fort
Lincoln. where he will probably be
confined for three or four days, as a
result of Clark's auto turning turtle
late Wednesday afternoon about half
mile east of the post on the road eX-
tending from the fort to Yegen's farm
Clark sustained a fractured skull, both
the broken glass from the wind shield,
his jaw was broken and twisted. his
head badly crushed. and he also sus-
tanned three broken ribs as we'll as
severe internal injuries and a badly
bruised body. He was rendered un-
conscious by the accident and during
the night was conscious only at fire.
Quent intervals of only few seconds
duration each
How the Accident Happened.
Clark had spent the morning in the
city attending to the business affairs
of the office. Shortly after dinner. &C.
companied by his billing clerk. Lewis
Peterson, he left for Glencoe in his
auto to attend to some business mat
tiers. After finishing his business at
Glencoe he started back to the capital
city and was running at an unusually
high rate of speed After passing
Iegen's place. east of the post. he let
the machine out. it is thought, to it's
limit. and eye-witnesses have stated
that the auto seemed to be going at
least IS miles per hour. About half
mile east Of the fort teamster was
seen approaching with load Of poles
About 80 yards past the teamster
Clark knew there was bad spot in
the road. and he evidently turned out
to avoid both. He swerved too far to
the left and ran out of the road, and
in trying to come back to the highway
again turned too far in the other d.
rection, with the result that another
sharp turn vas necessary to bring his
machine back to the path of travel.
The high rate Of speed at which the
auto was going rendered it uncon-
trollable and as it responded to TIE
touch of the steering wheel and turned
sharply to the left the right wheel !
blc!led under the machine. which
bounded high into the air and turn d
over. Peterson was hurled into the
air and several feet distant. alighting
on the turf. Clark. however. was
n!nned in By the steering wheel and
went with the auto. which turned over.
twice and then rebounded back.
Fort Lincoln Guard Notified.
Peterson was daZed by his fall, but
to his feet He saw Clark
lying sens e!ess, With his body still in
the machine. and leaving the teamster
to watch beside Clark Peterson started
to Fort Lincoln. where he staggered
into the guard house and notified the
sergeant Of the guard of what had oc.
Cured. \ telephone message to the
city notified RisTarckers of the sad
occurrence. ard Mrs Clark was reached
in one OF the down town business,
houses and the news broken to her.
\. p. WEIGH v'as r9ssng in his auto
and Mrs. Clark told him OF the acct
dent. and Mr.. Welch helped her into
his car and fastened to the fort. In
the meantime the hospital corps was
notified Of the accident and the am
bu!ance was rushed to the scene and