The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-04
GOVERNOR WILSON
WOUNOEOIN HEAD
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Striking Obstruction in the
Road, He Is Thrown
Against Top
FORTUNATE THAT
HE'S HARD HEADED
After Having Wound Dressed
Candidate Jokes to Re-
porters and Shows it
Not Serious

PRINCETON. n. j., NOV. s.--Gov-
ernor Wilson sustained a three-tncM
scalp wound early today. when an
automobile in which he was riding
from Red Bank to Princeton struck 4
a mound in the road at HighstOwn
and hurled him against one of th0
steel ribs supporting the FOOT OF
the car.
The wound began to bleed pros
fusely, and the governor was hur-sa
ried to the residence of DR.. c. q.
Titus. a few blocks from where the
accident occurred. 1t took DIR. Titus
two hours to dress the wound, out
this was because he became excited
when he learned the identity Of his
distinguished patient, and fo.- tho
further reason that. like most coun-
try doctors. he was unpreparei tor
an emergency case.
The governor called his own family
physician, DIR. J. NJ. Carnochan, wneu
he arose at 10 o'clock this MORN
ing, and the wound was redressed.
DIR: Carnochan said that the injury
was slight. and that the governor
at the rallies at Paterson and Pae<
sale to wind up the campaign.
Bodyguard IL Insured.
Ca plain WI Lam lJreM Me 0naI1, afh65s
governors bodyguard, was his only
companion at the time of the acct-
dent. The captain was severely
bruised in several places. and Sonae
of his old gunshot wounds were re-
opened DIR. Carnochan gave the
captain a thorough examination and
found that he had suffered no serfox9
injury. Captain "Bilr' was quite In
different about possible injury to HIM
self.
II don't care. so long as the gov-
ernor escaped" he said.
The injury to the governor did
not become known until about
o'clock this afternoon. There was
no indication Of any injury when the
governor arrived home at 3:45 o'clock
this morning The newspaper men
who had attended the meetings AZ
which the governor spoke in Long
Branch and Red Bank last night, had
been delayed in Red Bank by tho
necessity of writing accounts Of tho
meetings.
Ccnceals Injury.
They started for Princeton by auf0
some time after the governor left.
ana must have passed him while he
was being attended by DR.. Titus, Of
51yE ItStbWii+ w men lllFy IcdNH%tk
Princeton the governor had not yet
arrived. The candidate had started
| from Red Bank about II o'clock.
| and when four hours had elapsed
| and he had not appeared. the CORES
| pondents became greatly alarmed.
| They telephoned to every town along
| the route that he should have tra~
| versed. and could gain no tidings or
| him.
When the candidate finally urovo
| up TO his residence, Just before q
| o'clock, and stepped out of the auto
| mobile, there was nothing to indfcat0
| that he had been injured. His hat
| covered the wound on his head. Ha
| was asked the cause of the delays ana
| said merely that there had been =
| slight mishap He volunteered NO
| further information, and his ssIts-s
| ment was taken to mean that the
| car had had blowout or sono-
thing Of that kind.
Today the governor explained that
his purpose of Withholding fnformK-
! ton of his injury was to avoid alarms
| ing his friends until he could b.
examined by his own physician. AT
2 o'clock today he sent for the cor
respondents, and exhibited The
| bandaged wound to them.
Head Is Shaved.
The wound was dressed with COLO
don and gauge. AMI presented neat
| appearance. It IL not at all cons
| spicuous. and would hardly be noticed
| excepting by a man taller than the
| governor The laceration Is to tha
left of the center OF the top Of this
| head extending towards the left ear.
/ DR.. Titus had shaved away about i've
square inches of hair, and the COVER
nor has the appearance Of being bald
in one spot
The candidate wass in splendid
spirits He was talking politics WITH
| Judge Charles a. Woods IT South
| Carolina. an old friend There MAs
II also a party OF young men and younG
| women. including the governors three
daughters. and Mrs. Wilson. In th4
room with him. Before the governox
came into the reception room to meo(
the correspondents. he answered o4Vs
eral telephone calls from friends "a
II New York. who had learned In e0r1G
way OF the injury ami supposed Il q
be serious. The governor was vexe&
that such a report should have g0tt6G
J out. when the candidate finally px4
sented himself TO the correspondents
he was smiling broadly. Asked hoM
he felt. ne said:
1.-THE wound does not even give III
a headache. am conscious only IT,
a little burning sensation
Fortunately He's Hartlhcnt1etl.
II think we must have been ~
ing an average speed Of about
J, I.taen miles an hour when we re4p4M
| Hirhtstown,e said the goveTM
when a red light Appeared III
4 road afeaa uf us The fiEht N1
, | the left OF the road. and there
rest to the right which eA
shadow over the road. The chAu1
did not know that this ahAdoW
cealed a mound caused b. In
d in Of an excavation. evidently H.
!. sewer. that had been made ArFo
road. We struck this mound a&
ansles, and struck the rect
b auto at the same n10knenk
II very hard blow There T. A0 M
I that. But f0rtnnnteIy 4 A3 "a
headed I kAd nv ~ -