The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-08-07
AUTO GOES
OVER BRINK
ON SKYLINE
SATURDAY

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place on the Skyline drive about s
o'clock las Saturday night and that ii
cIo not re-Ilt more seriously Is little
short OF the miraculous. The car, fig
uring in tue affair. which is owned by
man b. the name of Moser, living
in Oklahoma. but now touring this
state, is thirty horse power five
passenger Ford and is prs;fy badis
done up a. result of the n.ishap, al
though its injuries are not hey md re-
psir.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moser and family ar
rived here in their machine from Col
orado Springs late Saturday afternoon
for the purpose of making the trip
over some OF the scenic highways
about Canon City which had been re-
commended 10 them before leaving
nome. After reaching here Mr.. Moser
lost courage and declared his unwill-
ingness to attempt the run over the
Skyline ON account OF tine possibilities
Of trouble involved in the undertak-
ing. His daughter. Miss Anna Moser,
was more determined and insisted hat
she could guide the machine over IL
without accident.
Her plea to be allowed to take the
party over the drive prevailed and a
start was made a little while before
dark. Miss Moser made the run up
TO the north entrance. near Three Mile
spring. in short order and experienced
no difficulty In negotiating the grade
TO the top Of the drive. The trip down
to the south end OF the drive was an
easy one and the beauty OF the scene
which spread out before them was
hugely enjoyed by the autoists. Get
ting around curves is little more Of
a hazardous proceeding than speeding
along on a level stretch OF roadway
and It was on account OF the crooks
in the road that the Mosers came to
grief.
The first sharp turn on the down
ward trip was made all right. but the
curve at the north end of the road
proved their undoing. 1t is stated that
Miss Moser would have succeeded in
making II II her father had not In
terfered by grasping the steering
wheel at an inopportune moment and
caused the automobile to 90 over the
embankment with its FIVE passengers.
The machine turned completely over
twice and finally came to a standstill.
Two OF the wheels were broken, the
top smashed In and considerable 9TH
er damage done to II. although,
strange to relate. the engine was not
hurt and the machine was on Sunday
able to be brought back to town un-
der its own power. 1t Will. probably.
cost several hundred dollars TO put
the auto into good condition again.
Miss Moser had the ligaments of
her let arm loosened by the accident
and received several ugly bruises
about the head and shoulders. She
was taken TO the hospital where her
Injuries are now being cared for. One
or two other members of the party re-
ceived minor injuries. but they were
not serious enough to warrant their
treatment at the hands OF a physician.
The wounded automobile was haul
ed back to the roadway on Sunday by
ropes and brought TO town for repairs.
The accident OF the Mosers in coming
down the Skyline drive Saturday
night is generally regretted. but the
opinion prevails by those accustomed
to mountain automobiling that i
would not have occurred IL a little
more skill in the management OF the
machine had been exercised.
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