The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1912-10-25
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Shaw Killed
at Mt. Morris Tuesday
ARTHUR JEWELL, s. AND f. EN-
PLOYE BADLY INJURED IN All
TEMPT AT RESCUE.

prominent residents Of Mt. Morris,
met a terrible death about 5:15
o'clock last evening, when the auto
mobile in which they were riding
was struck by north bound Sag
inaw and Flint limited car on the
stone road a half mile from the vii
lage. Arthur Jewell, of Clio, an en-
ployee of the S. & F. Co., narrowly
escaped death while endeavoring to
throw Mr.. Shaw from the track and
out of the way of the on rushing car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw were returning
home last evening from a visit in
Flint. About one half mile from
Mt. Morris at spot where the car
track swerves from the right side
to the center of the road the motor
of the machine they were driving
stalled, leaving them directly across
the track.
Mr.. Shaw is supposed to have
alighted and cranked the car be-
fore he was aware of the approach
of the Flint-Saginaw limited which
is due in Mt. Morris at 5:12 o'clock.
Edward Costello, who lives almost
directly opposite the spot where the
accident occurred, says that he and
his wife were standing on the porch
and saw Mr.. Shaw standing at the
side of his machine. 1--WE saw the
interurban coming and shouted
frantically but the man seemed to
be paralyzed," said Mr.. Costello,
"just before the collision occurred l
heard Mrs. Shaw cry MY God! here
comes the car"
The body Of Mrs. Shaw was car
ried about two hundred feet in the
wreckage of the automobile and 1t
is thought that death was instantan-
eous. Her skull was fractured, arm
broken and the entire body a mass
of bruises. Mr.. Shaw was thrown
I'm the track and lived nearly two
airs after the collision, although
lie never regained consciousness.
The heroic attempt Of Arthur
Jewell, car dispatcher, who was rid
ing in the front vestibule of the car,
to force Shaw from the path nearly
cost him his life. Jewell saw the
machine stranded in the center OF
the track, and after finding that all
efforts to stop the car futile, grasped
the handle of the door and swung
out, attempting to reach Shaw who
seemed unable to move.
Jewell received blow on the heal
iat rendered him unconscious. He
oesn't know what struck him, but
kinks that the impact Of the col
lision was sufficient to throw him to
the bank. He remembers that Mo-
torman Ladue, seeing the impossi-
bility of averting an accident revers-
ed the car and applied the sand, do
ing everything in his power TO stop
but the high rate of speed OF the
limiteds at this point makes 1t i'm
possible to bring a car to stand
still within a few hundred feet. Jew
eli teels positive that if Shaw could
have needed the warnings and step
ped back but a foot or so his life
might have been saved.
Mr.. Jewell was given the attend
ance of a physician as soon as pos
sible and was taken to his home.
Removed to Station.
The victims of the catastrophe
we're rushed to the interurban wait
ing room about half mile away
where Mrs. Shaw was pronounced
dead by DR.. Graham. Mr.. Shaw's
death came shortly after. Jewell
who received a fractured rib and
many bruises was attended by DR..
Graham and later taken to his home
In Clio.
Motorman Albert LaDue, said
that owing to the curve in the track
Re was unable to see the obstruc-
ahead until the car had round
the curve and II was then too
stop although he made every
effort "a do so. The flash light fell
straight ahead making it impossible
to see anything in the path of the
car. The place where the accident
occurred has been regarded by resi-
dents Of Mt. Morris as extremely
dangerous for some time and 1t is
not understood why Mr.. Shaw at
tempted to cross at that point in
stead Of farther ahead. The thick
mud on either side of the track Is
thought to have stalled the engine,
but why Shaw failed to move when
he saw the approaching car is mys-
f-taryN Those who have known him
sR4tDSt he has been troubled with
helt disease and IL is surmised that
~, l.fot,f ~ tha Ouruohfnp car rem