The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-29
NOT ROOM FOR ALL.
When Three Automobiles Converged at
Street Corner.

! A trio Of automobiles figured in a
miX-up near the Seminary street inter
| section Of North Main street late sun
day afternoon in which Charles II.
Thompson. manager Of the Progressive
party in Vermont, sustained injuries
which required the attention OF ply
sician. Mr.. Thompson's car, Buick
roadster. was damaged about the radia.
tor and had both front lamps shattered
Boutwell's big seven passenger Packard.
The radiator on the latter machine
was badly smashed and the condition OF
the lamps showed the effects OF the ac-
cident. A car owned and driven by Mrs.
Carrie Burke Congo was sideswiped by
the Packard although the damage was
confined to broken mudguard
The big Packard was proceeding in a
northerly direction along North Main
street Just at moment when Mrs.
Burke, Congo, with a party of women
and children, was wheeling out of Sem
mary street AT the same time, Mr.
Thompson's ear, containing the ovnef
and two women, was coming south along
North Main street, The three drivers
sighted each other at about the same
time, and in trying to avoid collision
with Mrs. Burke-Gonyo's car, Mr.. Bout
well turned his machine to the left OF
the street and ran into the Buick road
ster. People who saw the accident. say
it was inevitable that Mr.. Boutwell,
should collide with one of the cars.
All three We're brought to a halt and
Mr.. Thompson was jolted against the
steering gear. None of the occupants
Of the Packard or the third car was in
iured. One of the women riding with
Mr.. Thompson was thrown from her
seat, but she escaped injury. Proyi-
sions were made for carrying Mr..
Thompson to his residence in Montpelier
and the damaged car, which he drove,
was taken to the jefferson street ga
rage, Mr.. Boutwell's automobile was
hauled to a nearby garage for repairs.
AT Mr.. Thompson's Montpelier home
this morning, it was stated over the tele
phone that a physician had ministered
to his injuries last night. No bones
were broken. Mr. Thompson said he M
tends TO carry out his speaking program
for the week, at South Royalton on
Wednesday evening and at Newport on
Thursday evening, when Progressive.
party rallies win be held; and that's
about all he plans to do for the week
as he is bruised about the chest and
also one leg, and Is feeling none too we'll
1t was doubly unfortunate for Mr..
Thompson, as he had not fully recov-
cred from injuries received a few weeks
ago, when he sustained fractures of two
ribs and his ear was badly damaged
the same car. by the way, which was
again smashed last night. Mr.. Thomp-
son said he was running on low speed
when the collision occurred last night
at a rate, he thought. of about eight
miles an hour Naturally therefore and
because his car was lighter. his vehicle
was more damaged than the Boutwell,
machine
Mr.. Thompson expressed himself to-
day as glad that his car was hit rather
than Mrs. Gonyo's car, as the collision
of the Boutwell, car with the latter
would have been broadside and might
have tipped it over, with the result
that the women and children might have
been thrown onto the granite pavement.
Ford automobile. owned by Mont
pelier person. ran into team driven by
Burt Smith of East Montpelier while
the latter was turning from North Min
street into the yard of the Papin Bros.
livery stables Saturday The car struck
the team broadsides, throwing Smith |
heavily onto the pavement and also
spilling into the street a. man named
Martin, who occupied the wagon with |
Smith. Smith received deep cut over
the right eye that required three stitches |
TO close. Smith was rendered uncon
scious by the fall but his companion, |
Martin, escaped with practically no i'll |
results. Smith was carried to the Of |
fees Of the Pspin Bros stables. where
he was attended by physicians sum |
noned to the scene. Late in the even
ng ne was able to return to his home
It East Montpelier. The Ford car was
damaged. Damage to the |
cam was confined mostly to the body |
If the wagon. The horse was thrown
o the ground and was bruised
While driving 10 Montpelier shortly
,fter dark last evening to visit pa
lent at the Heaton hospital. r. Gomez
II River street was halted near Wiley
treet when an automobile, whose reg
stration and ownership is unknown
ideswiped the team. The team was dis
bled SO that the trip was impossible
The operators Of the automobile did not
top and left Gomez and his companion
n q predicament. The team is the prop
rty OF the Papin Bros. stables and suf-
cred damage to the extent of S25 to
80.