The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-06-04
AUTOMOBILE
TURNS TURTLE
Car With Mrs. r. p. Nixon and
Daughter, Driven by F. A. Auld,
Oveturns on Boyer Bridge.
OCCUPANTS ARE BADLY BRUISED
Car Was Ford, and Driver Claims
to Have Been Running About
Forty Miles An Hour.

Three passengers in a Ford auto
mobile, travelling at the rate Of forty
miles an hour, met with an accident
on the big iron bridge over the Boy
er river just west of the Illinois Cen
tral station on Sunday afternoon, and
barely escaped being pitched into the
stream, twenty feet below, when the
car turned turtle. Only the heavy
side rails of the bridge saved the ma
chine from plunging into the river.
One member of the party was pinned
under the machine when it overturned
but fortunately all escaped with but
slight bruises.
The party that met with this
accident was composed of F. A. Auld,
Mrs. F. p. Nixon and Miss Bertha
Nixon. Mr.. Auld only recently pur-
chased the auto and Sunday called
at the Nixon home near Washington
park and invited Mrs. Nixon and her
daughter, Miss Bertha, to accompany
him on drive. They drove out on
the road west of town and it was on
their return trip about o'clock when
they met with the accident. One of
the front tires of the machine was in
poor condition and Mr.. Auld, who was
lriIyinn fh0,, obf hoSf n Snnn1
up on the fine road just this side OF
the Lehfeldt farm and come to town
for a new tire. This is an excellent
strip of road and when the, machine
got to the bridge Mr.. Auld said they
were travelling at the rate of forty
miles an hour. The car struck the
bump on the approach to the bridge
and it is supposed that the driver lost
control of the machine. The auto
swerved to the left and struck the
railing, breaking one of the heavy
planks and at the same time the right
front tire broke, whicl> undoubtedly
caused the machine to turn turtle. The
driver was thrown from his seat to
a distance of about fifteen feet, but
escaped injury Mrs. Nixon was
thrown a few feet, while her daughter
was pinned beneath the machine. Mr..
Auld, with the help of Mrs. Nixon, en-
tricated Miss Bertha from under the
machine and rig which was passing
took the party to their home. a phys
ician was called to administer medi-
cal aid. Miss Bertha sustained bad
ly bruised arm and limb and her moth.
er was badly bruised about the chest
and shoulders.
The occupants of the machine are
to be congratulated on their lucky
escape, for had it not been for the
heavy side rails of the bridge the party
would undoubtedly have plunged into
the river and may not have escaped
with their lives.
Motorists should be cautious of this
bridge on account of the poor condi-
ton of the approaches, then, too, the
traffic over this road is heavy and
drivers should travel at reasonable
rate of speed in order that such acci'
dents may be avoided.
Sunday seemed to be Jonah
day for motorists in this locality in
the way of accidents.
Mr.. F. H. Bolten, who was driving
his car with members of his family
met with an accident on the corner OF
Main street and Railroad avenue that
caused considerable damage to his
car.
Mr.. Bolten was returning from Ari.
on and when turning the corner of
the streets mentioned the steering
gear of the auto went out of commits
sion. The car fortunately was not
travelling at high rate of speed, but
on account of the break in the steer,
ing gear the car followed in an ir-
regular path around the corner and
when the alley in that block had been
reached it made it's way to a dray
wagon that had been left standing in
the street. Mr.. Bolten had put on the
brakes, but the machine did not stop
until it had smashed into the wagon.
The radiator and head lights were
smashed to "smithereens," but the
occupants escaped without injury.
Mr.. Chris Groth was operated on at