Evening journal., 1913-09-26
AUTO STRIKES
POLE ON ROAD,
TWO OF RIDERS
MAY LOSE LIFE
H. W. Wilmington and Ed
ward Hastings Suffer Crush
ed Heads When Car on
Trial Run Becomes
UnmanageabIe
FIREMEN FIND VICTIMS
In UNCONSCIOUS CONDITION

lin UNOUNSOAUUS OONDLlkON
Swerving into a ditch alongside
the road as it went whizzing by
farmers wagon on Concord turnpike
about 945 o'clock this morning near
Lombardy Cemetery, a 50-hOrse pow
or Cadillac automobile containing
Harvey W. Wilmington. aged about
25 years. Edward Hastings, about the
same age and William Wilson, all Of
this city, crashed into a telephone
pole along the road with terrific
force, inhicting injuries to Winning
ton apd Hastings that may cause
their death. Wilson was not badly
injured.
Within FIVE minutes after the ac-
cident occurred members of the Bran
DIVINE Fire Company in their new
automobile fire apparatus found the
wrecked automobile lying on its side
in the ditch and the injured men ly-
ing on the scene groaning from pain.
Both men we're unconscious. As the
members OF the company drew near
another automobile in front of them
they stopped and picked up Wilson,
who was only slightly cut, and rush
ed him to this city All efforts to 10
cate him since have failed. Wilson
came Immediately to Walkers Gar
age at Seventh and Van Buren streets
and told Of the accident. Another
automobile was dispatched to the
scene Immediately but by the time 4
Preached the wrecked machine tn,
men had been gathered into the fire
apparatus and driven at full speed tc
the Delaware Hospital. where both
of them are unconscious. The exact
extent Of their injuries is unknown
The wrecked machine is owned by
Miceal Sexton, of No. 800 Van Burer
,street. Wilmington was his chauffeur
and had been working on the machine
early this morning. When he had
finished making the necessary repairs
he and the other two men got into II
and started on a trial drive. They
went directly down Delaware avenue
and over Washington street bridge "a
the turnpike
Grumble W. Smith of West Chester
was driving the farm wagon that the
machine passed. and witnessed the
accident Mr.. Smith said that he
heard the machine coming behind hin
and turned out of the road to give
IL room to pass. The machine went
by Mr.. Smith at high speed, and wher
about ten or twelve feet in front OF
his wagon, the auto swerved TO the
edge of the road and the wheels wen
into the ditch The driver made Z
great effort to turn the machine on
of the ditch. which was about Is in.
ches deep, but the auto continued tC
bump along for several yards at q
high rate of speed, and in another
second the machine had crashed into
the telephone pole with great force.
The sound OF the crash was terrific
wood. glass, pieces of steel hew in al
directions. The pole struck Winning
ton. who was driving the machine ful
in the side of the face. He was throw
out over the windshield Of the auto
and struck the ground with a thud tina
was sickening. Wilson. who was in tn
front seat OF the machine with Win
nington was also thrown out but die
not seem to be injured. Hastings wa
in the back seat of the automobile oi
the same side as Wilmington The bi,
machine seemed to swerve from tn
pole and go by il. throwing the bacl
end around and the pole also strlcl
him. He was sent hurling through tn
air. his body crumpled mass am
( struck on his head. Both men wer
unconscious. Mr.. Smith stopped hi
team and after seeing the extent of tn
mems injuries went to the neares
farmhouse and called up Deputy Sher
III Harry l. GILES and offered to Civ
himself up as a witness. lie was toll
that he need not give himself mp n
. ! 'A' NttN'HNif NiA ANt NNAANh HNN hE''
but IL the men die that he will proba
bly, be called as a witness by the cor
oner.
A few minutes after the acciden
occurred a reporter of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL was being rushed 4
the scene in a high-powered automo
bile of the Compassionate Auto
mobile Company, driven b.
Lawrence Brady. one Of the manager
of the company. The party had gon
but a short distance when they me
Mr.. Walker in his machine towing II
the wrecked automobile. The from
end of the machine was smashed
The windshield of the car was twist
ed into an unrecognizable mass ant
the side of the machine directl.
where Wilmington was sitting at tn
time of the accident had been re
duced to a mass of splinters. Tn
engine and the chassis of the machin
were not badly damaged
Firemen to to Rescue.
Members of the Brandywine Fir
Company in their new fire apparatu
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