Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-04
Mas On His WAY Home From
Fed Bank After Speaking
Saturday Night.
HEAD IS BADLY GASHED.
Wound Dressed BY Or. Titus
and Candidate R ached
Home Two Hours Later.
nIT MOUND III THE ROAD
n achine Moving at a Lively
Rate Occupants Were Throw
From their Seats.
HEAD IS BADLY GAsHED.
hit MOUND IN THE ROAD

Princeton, Nov. a. Governor
Wilson to9ay is nursing a bad cut on
his scalp which he received early yes
terday morning by being thrown
violently against the top of the tour
ing car Of Abraham l. Elkins, In
which he was returned to Princeton
after his speech at Red Bank Satur-
day night. One of the ribs of the
top cut a cash nearly three inches
long In the top of his head and he
was temporarily dazed by the force
of the impact, although not rendered
unconscious.
After the wound had been dressed
by DR.. G. w. Titus, of Hightstown,
the governor continued his journey,
reaching his home In Princeton q
little after O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. He was about again as usual
yesterday afternoon and except for
the soreness in his head seemed to
be none the worse for his mishap.
The dressing of the wound had
necessitat the shaving of circular
patch about four inches in diameter
On the governors head. This led
him to remark that the principal re-
suit 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
interposed no objection when the
driver of Elkins' car, in which he
was riding with Captain William
Macdonald, hit up high speed in
order to make the Journey as brief a
one as possible.
Hits Mound In Road.
~ Things went smoothly enough un-
til the car was short distance out
side Of Hightstown. Here there was
n mound in the road which had been
caused by an excavation across which
a telephone pole cast slight shadow
which led the driver to think there
was no break in the road. The car
was running at high speed when It
bumped into the obstruction diagon-
ally.
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 1t would
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his head striking one of the ribs.
The injury was in the left side of
the top Of his head and he fell back
on his seat dazed by the shock. Cap
tain Macdonald suffered from a
wrenched neck and a bruised head
but was not sufficiently hurt to inca
pacitate him.
The driver succeeded in retaining
control of the car, and as soon as a
hasty investigation had been made
of the governors condition 1t was
decided to make for the home of the
nearest physician. DR.. Titus was
routed out of bed and preliminary
examination of the governors wound
convinced him it would not be neces-
sary 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.
Callers Offer Sympathy.
The remainder Of the trip to
Princeton, distance Of about twelve
miles, was made at more leisurely
pace. The governor retired as soon
as he had assured the members of
his family that he had not been seri-
ously hurt. He arose about noon
yesterday and after shaving
imself, as Is his custom, he
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