Smyrna times., 1912-11-06
GOVERNOR WILSON SLIGHTLY
INJURED IN AUTO CRASH
BIG CASH CUT IN HIS HEAD
WHEN THROWN AGAINST TOP
Accident Occurred Early Sunday Morn
ing, While He Was Hurrying to His
Home In Princeton.

HCClucul OSSdiiS GU Ea'' y Ss"NSJ "'S'"
ing, While He Was Hurrying to His
Home In Princeton.
Governor Wilson, of New Jersey,
was injured by being thrown violently |
against the top of the touring car OF
Abram l. Elkins, in which he was re-
turning to Princeton, N. j., after his |
speech at Red Bank Saturday night.
One of the ribs of the top cut cash |
nearly three inches long in the top OF |
his head and he was temporarily |
dazed by the force of the impact, al
though not rendered unconscious.
After the wound had been dressed |
by Dr. ]. G. Titus, of Hightstown, the
governor continued his journey to
Princeton. He was about again as
usual on Sunday afternoon, and ex-
cept for the soreness in his head he
seemed to be none the worse for his
mishap.
The dressing of the wound had ne
cessitated the shaving of a circular
patch about four inches in diameter
on the governors head. This led him
to remark that the principal result OF
the accident had apparently been to
make him prematurely bald.
1t was late Saturday night when the
governor finally broke away from the
reception accorded him by the voters
of Monmouth county, and he interpos-
ed no objection when the driver of the
Elkins car, in which he was riding
with Captain William Macdonald, hit
up a high speed in order to make the
journey as brief a one as possible.
Things went smoothly enough until
the car was. a short distance outside
of Hightstown. Here there was a
| mound in the road, which had been
| caused by an excavation across which
a telephone pole cast a slight shadow
which led the driver to think there
was no break in the road The car was
running at high speed when it bump
ed into the obstruction diagonNpy.
Without an instant's warning the
governor and Captain Macdonald
were violently jolted from their seats
and thrown against the top of the
car. The governors injury was rem
dered more serious than it would 9th
erwise have been by the fact of his
head striking one of the ribs. His in
jury was on the left side of the top
of his head, and he fell back on his
seat, dazed by the shock Captain
Macdonald suffered from a wrenched
neck and a bruised head, but was not
sufficiently hurt to incapacitate him.
The driver succeeded in retaining
control of the car, and as soon as a
hasty investigation had been made of
the governors condition it was decid-
ed to make for the home of the near
est physician. DR.. Titus was routed
out of bed, and a preliminary exami-
nation of the governors wound con-
vinced him that it would not be ne
cessary to resort to stitching. He first
shaved off fair sized patch of hair
and then with collodion and plaster
drew the wound together and dis
charged his patient
The remainder of the trip to Prince
ton, distance of about twelve miles
was made at a more leisurely pace
The governor retired as soon as he
had assured the members of his fam
lily that he had not been seriously
hurt.
The governor asked the newspaper
men not to let exaggerated reports O
his injuries get abroad, and it was t.
them that he laughingly spoke of pre-
mature badness as the principal re
suit of the incident. He said that h
felt fully restored from the effects o
the shaking up and anticipated n
serious consequences whatever. H
will, however, wear a big patch o
plaster on his head for some time t
come.