The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-05-16
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
5 INJURED, | KILLED

seven persons crossed directly in
front OF the oncoming car, although
warned by people who foresaw the
accident the driver of the auto took
the chance of putting on more speed
and trying to cross ahead of the
electric car. On their way from
Otisville, they had turned the cor
ner two blocks west at the corner of
Mill and Vienna streets, coming east
at good rate Of speed, they were
unable to hear the approaching cleo
trio car, as the view is completely
shut off on the north by the Hotel
Clio. The driver apparently lost his
presence of mind and also control
of his machine which seemed to come
to standstill on the track. AS a
result, one is dead and five are in
jured.
Mrs. Kate Hoover, 54,3O0 Virginia
street. Flint.
INJURED.
Charles Ruby, 90, Otisville; badly
head.
Mrs. Libbie Pattengill, Otisville;
head and face cut.
Arts Pattengill, Ortonville; left
hand cut.
Hazel Ruby, Otisville; both wrists
sprained and hands cut.
Ruby Pattengill, aged six; hip
badly wrenched.
The party intended to stop in Clio,
at the home Of Sam Reed, to take
dinner with them. Mr. Ruby is Mrs.
Reeds uncle and the Pattengills are
cousins. Then to go to Mrs. Hoov-
er's farm near Montrose. Motorman
Fred Pomeroy and Conductor Floyd
Goodfellow were in charge of the
electric car, and as soon as the mo-
torman saw the auto he lowered the
steel catcher which undoubtedly
saved the lives Of the rest of the
party as they would have been
thrown beneath the car.
The machine was overturned,
pinning all of the party under 1t,
and was then dragged fully 80 feet
before the motorman brought the car
to a stop. The accident occurred
only few rods north OF the station
where q large crowd was awaiting
the arrival of the car. a number
of men who witnessed the collision
righted the wrecked auto and re-
leased the members of the party
Wbo We're imprisoned under it. Mrs.
AHSover was unconscious, but her only
(Hparent injury was scalp wound
on the top of her head. Mr.. Ruby's
head was struck by the headlight of
the car and is face and head were
a mass of cuts and bruises.
The other members OF the party
were on the side of the automobile
farthest from the car and escaped
with comparatively slight injuries.
Mrs. Libbie Pattengill was quite bad
ly cut about the face and head and
her husband had the foretinger of
his left hand nearly severed. Hazel
Ruby had both wrists sprained and
her hands badly cut by flying glass
from the headlight. Six-year-old
Ruby Pattengill had her right hip
badly wrenched, while the siX-months
-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Pattengill
escaped with a few slight bruises.
Mrs. Hoover, Mr.. Ruby and Mrs.
Pattengill were given first aid by
DR.. Benjamin Goodfellow of Clio and
were then placed in a baggage car
which was awaiting orders at the
Clio station and rushed to Flint
where ambulances met them at the
d. U. r. waiting room. The three
were taken to Hurley hospital where
Mrs. Hoover died at 4:45 o'clock,
without regaining consciousness.
Mrs. Hoover's death is attributed
to internal injuries as no bones were
broken and the only external injury
was a bad scalp wound. Mr.. Ruby's
face is so badly cut and bruised as
to be practically unrecognizable.
Mrs. Hoover. who made her home
a. .~aA
yer of 309 Virginia street, went to
Otisville Saturday afternoon on the
Pere Marquette. There she was met
ing they started to visit Mrs. Hoo
ver's farm in Montrose, making the
trip In Mr.. Ruby's automobile. In
the party were Mrs. Hoover, Mr..
Ruby, Mr.. and Mrs. Artis Pattengill
Ruby.
Mrs. Kate Hoover, who lost her
flfe in the collision, was 81 years old
and the widow of Nelson Hoover.
She was born In New York state In
1859. She leaves two daughters,
Mrs. Bertha Fenton and Mrs. Lille
LeMay and one son, Norman Hoover,
with whom she made her home.
Those who witnessed the accident
say that It would have been impos-
sible to have stopped the car before
It struck the automobile. The ma
chine Is a complete wreck.
u Three men shouted the warning to
hMby and he either misunderstood
or did not hear them. The car whis-
tie also was sounded before the car
came to the crossing. This Is very
dangerous crossing and some means
of safety for the public should be
provided at once and the recent ac-
cident should be sufficient lesson.
We have since the other day, only,
heard some one say, that the railway
can not be compelled to place a
watchman at this crossing, and we
sincerely beg to differ. We know
OF other crossings less dangerous and
In towns smaller than clio, where
the railway was forced by the vii
lage council to provide a watchman,
also to reduce the rate OF speed OF
all trains within the incorporated