Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-25
Six Persons Injured, Two
Of Them Fatally,
In Automobile Accident, SaiuT-
day, Near Sudbury, Mass.
Car Crashes into Elm Tree and Is
Demolished.

Marlboro Sept. 24.-Six persons We're
iniured-twe Of them fatally-in an au-
tonlobile accident at ia O'Clock Satur-
day afterrocn rear HaRars Mills. on
the Resten s;nd Worcester state high
WAY. just this side OF the sudbury line.
The injured, Wild are at local nos
pital are.
Patrick sullivan, aged 70. 4 liquor
dealer at 1918 Washington street, Be$-
ton, and LIKING ut 81 Alpine street.
Roxbnry. Skull and nose fractured in
Jures about the face and body. Com
dition very critical
Frank DoWnes aged -. lumber deal
er At 50 Harrison avenue. Boston. liv-
inc II { MuNey street, Mattapan
Coneussien If thEsbf3iia. ard multiple
contusioHs and etits about the head
face and bodH. Recovery is regarded as
doubtful
Mrs. Patairk sullivan. aged 81. a Al
Pine street Raxb4gH, bruises asen the
legs and a very bad swelling over one
knee. Condition hot serious.
Mrs. Frank Downes. AGED %. MulVey
street. Mattapan. Concession Of the
brain, bad bruises and contusiens about
the body. Condition not critical
May Downes. aged /, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Downes, 5 Mulvey street.
Mattapan. Shock and minor bruises
Harry Nelson. aged y, q Albion street
Boston. chauffeur Fracture of the right
arm and bruises and cuts on the face,
Condition not serious.
Mrs. Sullivan was the only member of
the party able tonight TO give an account
of the accident. She explained that the
automobile is owned by brother of
Frank Dowues and that il was being OPP
Grated by Harry Nelson. his chauffeur.
They were on their way to Worcester on
an outing.
About 40 =. NJ. they We're driving down
"A hill near Hagar's mills on the state
highway, when they heard a touring car
approaching from the rear at high rate
of speed
1t appeared that the people in the car
behind desired To pass the Downes car,
SO Chauffeur Nelson turned to one side
| to allow them to pass.
Instantly something went amss with
| The steering gear of the Bownes car and
il crashed head-on into large elm tree.
The SIX occupants ef the ear were thrown
with terrific force against the trunk Of
the tree. The noise Of the crash was
heard long distance away. The car was
demolished and three Of its passengers
were rendered unconscious for Il few mo-
ments
The persons ID the car which was ap-
| preaching from lie rear seemed TO put on
more speed and 10 run away from tue in
jured. No one secured the number Of the
car and it is impossible tonight TO locate
| the only witnesses 10 the accident
This mysterious machine disappeared in
| the direction Of this city and an effort il,
| being made here to ascertain who was
in the car.
| a number Of residents of the vicinit;-
and some passing agtoists FASTENED to the
| scene of The accident and the injured
| ones We're picked out of the wreckage
and placed on the grass plot by the side
| of the road Br. \. ]. a. Hamilton of
Boston. who happened to be passing gave
| the injured first treatment Nearly ev-
cry physician in this city hurried to the
scene and to The hospital upon hearing Of
| the accident
pr Hamilton removed Mrs. Downes to
the local hospital and aided the local ply
sicians in treating her and the other in
jured ones as fast as they arrived.
Other automobiles were PRESSED into
service to remove the other party to the
hospital Tic physicians and nurses
worked RAPIDLY and skilfuIly upon the pa
tients and it is thought that but two Of
them. Mr., pownes. and Mr.. Sullivan, are
IN critical condition
| The pownes machine is complete
wreck, a mass of twisted and distorted
iron and splintered wood.