Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-12
SIX IN AUTOMOBILE
 THAT TURNED SOMERSAULT Went Off Bank Near Taftville--Yel- low Dog cause-Party From North Franklin In 0iddina Car.

A touring car owned by Henry Gid- dings of North Franklin ran off the bank at the side of the road near w. A. BaldWin's store, Taftville, and turn ing a complete somersault in the air, landed on it's right side, about three o'clock Monday afternoon. Besides the driver of the car there were three women and two children therein, and they were thrown out on to the road and all but the driver suffered in- jlries. MT. Giddings son of the owner, was taking Mrs. Clifford Robinson, with her son Clifford and two friends, Miss Sadie Madison and Mrs Bryant, for a drive when the accident happen ed.
 The party left North Franklin shortly after noon and had been to Norwich and vicinity before starting for home They left Norwich about 230 o'clock and were proceeding along Norwich avenue, just north of Tafts station, when yellow dog ran out in front of the machine. The driver said that he was in the middle of the road and was not going faster than 12 miles an hour. and he had slowed up because a heavy truck was standing on the left side of the road.
 As he approached, the dog, which was standing on the side of the road, suddenly darted out into the middle and, striking the left front wheel, caused it to swerve to the right side, plunging the machine over the bank. The drop that the car took was over four feet and in falling that distance 1t turned completely over, pinning one of the ladies down by her right wrist as it landed on its side. The other two women and the little boy were thrown out on to the ground, landing some distance away from it, while the little girl was under the car. Several people were around the scene of the accident when it happened and they quickly went over helped raise the car from the wrist of the woman who was held down and picked up the little girl. She was taken to the residence of John Tetlow and the others with the children were taken into the resi- dence of Mrs. Campbell.
 In the meanwhile several telephone messages had been sent to Norwich doctors. Dr. Thompson of Front street, who was summoned, make a quick re- sponse in his automobile. He went at once to MT. Tetlow's house, where he attended the woman who had been taken there. He found on examination that she had a deep gash in the back of her head, besides suffering Il general shaking up. The others suffered cuts and bruises about the head and arms but were not very badly injured. With l the exception of small cut on his lip 1 the driver escaped uninjured, and as 1 soon as he had picked himself up he | gave what help he could. A telephone | call was sent to relatives of Mrs. Rob- | inson informing them of the accident and they in turn told MT. and Mrs | Giddings.
 The damage to the machine was con- siderable, although the engine was in tact. The windshield was completely demolished, the glass being smashed and scattered along the bank and the frame twisted and bent. One of tho electric headlights was also bent and the glass front was broken, but tht bulb inside was not injured. One oi the oil lights was also broken. MT
 Giddings took the car to his home 1T
 North Franklin under its own power | later in the afternoon.
 | The place where the accident hap.
 pened is especially dangerous to autt
 drivers, as there is no fense or othel 1 guard to prevent them from going over | There was fence there once, but i
 was taken down some time ago.