The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-11-04
GUv, WILSUN
INJURED IN AUTO.
Big Ga h Cut in Ills Head When
Thrown Against Top.
WAS DAzED BY IMPACT
.ccident Occurred Early Sunday Morn.
ing, While He Was Hurrying to His
Home In Princeton.

Princeton, N. j., Nov. 4.-Governor
Wilson was injured by being thrown
violently against the top of the tour
ing car of Abram l. Elkins, in which
he was returning to Princeton after
his speech at Red Bank on 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.. J. 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 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
4AohC hlll pt Suldl Udlu.
It 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 one as possible.
Things went smoothly enough until
the car was a short distance outside
Of Hightstown. Here there was q
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 diagonally.
Without an insant'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 bis
head striking one of the ribs. Hisip
jury was on the left side of the W]p
of his head, and he fell back on his
seat, dazed by the shock. Captain
Macdonald suffered from wrenched
neck and bruised head, but was not
sufficiently hurt to incapacitate him.
The driver succeeded in retaining
control of the car. and as soon as
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 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, a distance of about twelve miles,
was made at 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 of
his injuries get abroad, and it was to
them that he laughingly spoke of pre-
mature badness as the principal re-
suit of the incident. He said that he
felt fully restored from the effects of
the shaking up and anticipated no
serious consequences whatever. He
will, however, wear a big patch of
plaster on his head for some time to
come.