White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-06
FALLS OFF WHEEL
In FRONT OF AUTO
YOUNG CREEKS ATTEMPT To
PASS CAR RESULTS IN UNUS-
UAL ACCIDENT AND NEARLY
CAUSES TRAGEDY.

George Wants. a Greek about 20
Syears old, was run over by an auto
mobile driven by Mrs G. G. Bates,
8near the Ely Lumber & Coal COM
Spany's yards at Central Ely. early
Hast evening, and sustained injuries
fhat Eeceesitated his removal To the
.Smith hopitai. 'fhe accident was of
rather unusual nature IN which
Greek. a bicycle and three automo-
ttiles were involoyed. and it Is con
Esidered remarkable that the results
we're not more serious Il is thought
.Vfris is not badly hurt, although il
the full extent of his injuries Is
known.
Several automobiles We're pro-
ceeding from East Ely to Ely. and
were approaching the foot of the hill
that leads down to the railroad cross
ing at Central Elv, when Wants. who
was coasting rapidly down the grade
on a bicycle. undertook to pass in
front of the leading automobile.
having passed several cars on the
the right hand side of the road, and
turning sharply in front of the lead
ing auto In making the turn over
a rut, he lost control of his wheel
and was thrown. landing in the street
directly in front of the automobile
the front wheel of which ran over
his body before the car could be
brought to stop.
In the car with Mrs. Bates was her
young son, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Me.
Knight and son. Mrs. ID. + BARLEY
and Mrs Porter. The automobile
was moving at an estimated speed
of ten or twelve miles an hour, and
was under perfect control, as indi-
cated by the suddenness of the stop
in less than it's length. Mrs. Eates, at
the instant the boy fell in frcnt o.
her machine, threw in the brake with
such force than the mechanism wes
janmed, and the ear stopped with
the young man mid nay under the
machine. Following tho accident he
Crawled out from beneath the car
rbassisted. but was unable TO get up.
Close behind the Bates car was
the automobile of Dr. Alexander.
who was accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Clark and daughter. Carol.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Kinney and young
son Following the Alexander ear
was the Lockhart truck. driven b.
Wilmont Lcckaart, and heavily load
ed with passengers who were return
ing to Ely from the aviation grounds
The momentum OF IN, Lookhart
tuck was so great thar ii oolnde1
with the Alexander car. which was in
tu,n pushed against the Bates car
The force of the mix-up was expend-
ed on DR.. Alexander's car which WAS
so badly damaged as to render it
useless, and IL was necessary to tow
II to a garage for repair. The truck
Ems not seriously daraged. ard tho
SySnly injury to the Bates car was .
smashed tail light
Soon after the series of mishaps,
NJ. II. Patton came along In his car,
and assisted in getting matters
Strengthened out. and volunteered to
take the G'rsex to the hospital. DR..
Alexander. meantime, had made an
examination of the boy, and found no
bones were broken and no signs o.
hcmorrhage, and ordered him to :.
hospital for further treatment. as IL
was apparent that wha1over ir1ui"
he had sustained was of an internal
nature, as the automobile wheel nal
Tassed over the lever art Of his
abdomen He suffered considerable
pain. but at late hou. no serious
symptoms had developed.
Witnesses state that the young
man came down the grade at en- ex
cessive speed and that after passing
the cars. while attempting to cross In
front of the Bates car. his wheel
caught In a rut and threw him under
the automobile.