Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-24
CAR BEARING PARTY OF MAR
shAllToWN MEN RUNS DOWN
GIRL At ROLAND.
FLORENCE JACOBSON, -,
DIES ALMOST INSTANTLY
z, G. Hodges. Driving Car, Finds Chill.
drsn Playing in Street. and Girl Runs
HsadIons Into car-corons~'s In.
quest Held; Accident Declared I'm.
avoidable.

Florence Jacobson, aged Il. daughter
and granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Hegland. Of Roland. with
whom she made her home, met almost
instant death Tuesday afternoon at
Roland when she ran headlong into an
automobile driven by E. G. Hodges. Of
the Union Cheese Company. this city.
The girls skull was fractured by
one Of the front wheels Of the ma
chine. which passed over her head.
Death followed within fifteen minutes
after the accident
In the car with Mr.. Hodges were
John F Fenlon salesman for the
Union Cheese Company: s B. Lusby,
a salesman for the Marshall Vinegar
company; and Harry Stevens. sales
man for Britain & Co, all Of this city.
The statesmen had been out for the cay
making the Story City branch territory
by motor car. They had been 10 Story
City. and were on their way thru
Roland 10 NcCallsburg when the ac
cident happened.
Find Children Playing in Street.
Mr. Hodges and the members Of his
party were ready to leave Roland
shortly before l o'clock. Their route
took them past the school house. where
q dozen or fifteen children were play
ing ball in the road. Mr.. Hodges says
he sounded his horn. and as his ma
chine " noisy he felt no concern over
the children not being able 10 hear the
car or notice its approach.
Machine Not Running Fast.
'T was not running fast" said Mr.
Hold ges today in telling OF the acct
dent. My machine is old, only two
cylinder car. and I was running eight
miles an hour We were approaching
from the west. and when I sounded
my horn the children left the street.
going 10 either side. but most Of them
10 the north side The Jacobson girl
was either out OF the road al the time
We approa ched. or else stepped 10 one
side with the other children. and stood
three or four feet from the south track
Of the road facing the northwest
Plunees Aeadforemost Into Car.
with the track clear moved along
with nv machine within ave or six feet
from where this girl stood something
appeared TO attract the girls attention
toward the northwest, and she ran
headlong into the front end OF the car
Il was all done so quickly that the girl
was Knocked down and under the car
before I could get my foot on the brake
7 stopped the car and was out OF It
about as quickly as il took the car
to pass over the girl. The front wheel
ran over her head and the hind wheel
proba bly passed over her body, altho
7 am not sure as 20 that.
Girl Dies Within Few Minutes.
"a doctor was summoned al once and
examined the girl. Her skull was found
20 have been fractured. and she never
realized what had happened. I think
ALI signs Of life were gone within fifteen
minutes time. The physician took the
.,ody in his auto 10 the home Of the
childs grandparents.
Inquest Held; No One Blamed.
MAYOR J. P. Larson notified Dr. A. G.
Clan. Of Colo coroner of Story county.
who reached Roland a few hours later
and empaneled jury. School children.
neighhors VINO had seen the accident.
and the occupants of the automobile,
were s1hpoenaed as witnesses. The in
quest lasted from 10 o'clock. and
the Jury returned verdict to the erect
ina, the acciden was unavoidable and
attached no blame to the driver OF the
car
regrets Accident Deeply.
NJ HODGES who was driving the
car feels badly over the accident. and
rayrets the affair as much as any one
could 81 can not but help feel that
used due care in operating my ma
chine he said today "It had been
careless. or had a reputation for being
careless. might feel as tho ! should
ne censured. but at the speed was
going. and for fact that the road had
been cleared for me- ] could not have
exercised more care in passing the
children. If the girl had run straight
across the road instead OF right toward
the machine she would have got across
-.fel,- h,1t as il was nothing cou!C