Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-04-25
BADLY INJURED

Injuries Of Mrs. TabIer are SO Severe
Tnat She May Not Reeover-Now
at venis Hospital, Charles Town
Rear Wheels skidded and Car
Struck Telephone Pole, Throwing
Out Two Members Of the Party.
Mrs. NJ. G. Tabler was seriously in
ured, and Miss Alice Slonaker slight
ly injured in an automobile accident,
which occurred Sunday afternoon at
4:S0 O'Clock near Rippen, jefferson
county Mrs. Tabler is in the Venig
Hospital at Charles Town, and Miss
Slonaker is at the home of Mr.. Tabler
West King street
Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Tabler decided to visit the latters
brother, the Rev j. c, Hawk, at Char.
( les Town, They were accompanied
on the trip by Miss Slonaker, who is
visiting at their home, and son Carl.
ton, and daughter, Miss Mary.
4 They started on their journey in
their new Lozier car with Carlton
4 rabler as driver, All went well until
near Rippen, when the car, in making
short turn in the road, seemed to
have gotten momentarily beyond con
/ troltrol of the driver, and the rear
( wheels skidded and 1t struck a tele-
/ phone pole The jar was so sudden
and severe that the door was thrown
/ open and Mrs Tabler and Miss Sion
aker thrown out.
Mrs. Tabler fell first into the ditch,
sustaining the fracture of her right
/ leg above the knee, the left leg be-
/ low the knee and her right wrist
4 Miss Slonaker was but slightly injur-
ed, her right wrist being sprained.
The injured women were gathered
up Immediately and hurried to the
Venig Hospital at Charles Town. a
1 distance of four miles, for treatment
/ Mrs. Tablers condition was so ser
ious that the physicians deemed it
wise not to attempt to reduce the
fractures The shock effected her
heart, and it was feared for some
time she would not survive. 1t was
1920 o'clock before circulation could
4 be restored and the physicians decid
/ ed to defer any attempt at reducing
the fracture until today, and probab.
/ ly longer,
The news OF the accident was tele-
phoned to Howard ID Tabler and he
and Roscoe Rauch, nephew of Mr..
Tabler, went to Charles Town in an
automobile to render what assistance
they could and bring the other mem
bers of the party home. They re
turned late last night with Miss Sion
aker, whose injury had been treated,
and Miss Mary Tabler while Carlton
brought the damaged machine back.
The car is pretty badly damaged.
The rear wheels are twisted and bent,
the tonneau mashed and splintered al
most beyond repair, while other parts
we're rendered practically useless.
However, the party was able to get
it home, and have it placed in the
garage for repairs Mr.. Tabler re.
manned in Charles Town with his wife,
When the news OF the accident
reached the city there were many re
ports in circulation, and for time
the wires were constantly employed
by friends to Charles Town trying to
learn the true story, and it was not
until today that the facts were known.
All deeply sympathize with Mrs. Tab
Ter and earnestly nope that she will
soon recover
Mss. Tabler Better.
Shortly before noon Monday Mr..
rabler returned from Charles Town
He reported that Mrs. Tabler's condf
don was such that the physicians
were able to reduce the fracture and
that she was resting as well as could