The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-28

the automobile that overturned but
escaped with slight bruises
Plunging over retaining wall built
TO protect bad place in the road,
the car fell nine feet into ditch, i'm
prisoning the two men beneath 1t.
Both were screaming for help when
William Hunt and his wife. in front
of whose home the accident occurred.
hurried to the scene, and summoned
help from the neighbors.
One man lay under each side or the
car and the rescuers were immediate
ly confronted with the problem OF try
ing to lift the heavy machine without
| injuring either OF the two men. Rails
were brought and an effort was made
to lift both sides of the car at once,
| but this was found TO be impossible
and working first at one side and then
at the other, the rescuers were stop
led by the screams OF the man being
! pinched under the opposite side. II
was not until the screams coming
| from Mr.. Skae were silenced by death
that the car was lifted sufficiently TO
release Mr. Aylward.
There were hardly any marks OF In
jury on Mr. Skae's body. but his abdo'
men and hips were terribly crushed.
Mr.. Awkward was able to return to
Detroit during the morning.
Mr.. Awkward went TO Mr.. Skae' 8
home, Wednesday, for few days
visit, and the two men set out In the
evening for an automobile ride, Mr..
Skae dismissing his chauffeur for the
evening and saying that he would
drive himself They drove through
several of the surrounding towns and
went through Birmingham about IL
d. M, headed for Detroit.
II was between 3 and 4 o'clock in
the morning on their homeward trip
from the city that their car swerved
from the road, crashed through the
railing built on top of the retaining
y all and bell bottom side up into the
ditch.
I'VE were running slowly and
thought everything was all right" said
Mr.. Awkward before leaving for De
troit. The first intimation had that
arything was wrong was when We
broke through the railing"
Mr.. Skae resided with his wife and
four children In a beautiful nome
at West Wind Farms, near Pontiac.
Mrs. Skae was formerly Miss FLOR
ence Hammond, member OF the we'll
known Detroit family of Hammoncs.
His mother lives in Windsor
Mr.. Skae was 40 years old. He was
born In Sandwich, and received his
early education there. He had been
resident OF Detroit for 20 years,
though recently he had made his
home on West Wind Farm, near Pom
tiac. Mr.. Skae began his business
career with the o. w. Shipman Coal
Co. and when that Arm went out oil
business he formed the Arm OF Skae
q Awkward, with II. A. Awkward, who
was in the car with him when the &C
cident occurred. He later bought out
Mr.. Aylward's share, and few years
ago sold the business entirely. He
was one of the organizers of the
Gemmer Manufacturing Co. He was
manager Of the Hammond building
ana a director of the Peninsular State
bank He was a director and or
9anizer OF the Detroit Automobile clut
and A member OF the Detroit club, thu
COUNTRY club, and the Bloomfield Hilli
Country club.
Mr. skae was well-known not ONLY
lin business and financial circles il
Detroit but throughout the state ant
he had reputation for Kindness ant
generosity. His sudden death was
great shock TO his many friends,
Mr.. Skae had q serious automobile
accident some months ago, beini
thrown up against the roof OF tn
Limousine In which he was riding ant
suffering severe cuts about the head.