Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-05
MARShALLToWN MAN AND HIS
WIFE HURT IN MIsHAP NEAR
CONRAD.
SPEEDING "RoAD HOG"
BLAMED FOR ACCIDENT
Heavy Car, Running at High Speed,
Meets Pickard Machine at End Of
Bridge, and Piekard bitches Car to
Avoid ColIision-Mr. Pickard Hurt
Quite BadIy-6abe Escapes.

Seeking TO avoid a collision with 4
big touring car running at nigh speed
Clark E. Pickard, I North Seventh
street, a Well known piano tuner OF
the city, ditc.led his own car, an old
Mason. al 10 O'Clock Friday night at
point half d mile west of Conrad. AS
a result MIR. Pickard is suffering from
the fracture of two ribs on the left
side, and badly bruised right leg,
scraped and lacerated from the knee
to the ankle, and has severe injury
OF the back. Mrs. Pickard has II
sprained right ankle, and it is be-
ieved that one of the small bones is
broken.
Rupth Pickard, aged 5, who was in
her mothers arms at the time of the
accident, was pitched by Mrs. Pickard
OUT OF the car as the machine went
down the bank, and escaped without
injury.
Mir. and Mrs. Packard and daughter
are at the home OF G.. w. Fitzgerald,
in Conrad, and both were suffering too
much today TO be brought home, ana
Mr. and Mrs Fitzgerald brought Baby
Ruth this afternoon to the Pickard
home where Mrs. Pickard's mother.
MIS-. Hcpsy Hoag. is caring for her.
Case of "Road Hog"
That the accident was due to
plain case of road hog is declared
by Mr.. Picki;rd. according to Mrs.
Fitzgerald. who told the Times Repub-
lican of the accident today.
Mr.. Pickard says that he saw the
electric lights Of the big car before it
approached the bridge, and he also
knew Of the dangerous character of the
grade at the approach TO the bridge
Pickard knew that there was sufficient
room for two cars to pass IL care We're
used, but he soon saw that the driver
Of the big car was over too far, and
would hit him. There was not time to
get out of the way, SO fast was the
heavy machine coming, and Pickard
turned his car to the edge Of the road.
and over the embankment. The car
went over the north side Of the ten
foot ditch.
Pckard Buried Under Car.
Fresh earth had bene put in recent
ly, and on this the wheels slipped for
about half way down the embank-
ment, before it turned turtle. Mr.. Pick
ard was caught underneath the car
and was held a prisoner until four
young men from this city. who were
coming into town. lifted the car and
liberated the driver. They took Mr.. and
Mrs. Pickard and daughter to the Fitz-
gerald home, where DR.. Il. L. SPAN at
tended to the injuries.
Offending Car Does Not Stop.
never stopped, and as far as was
known In Conrad this morning the
identity Of the car was not known. one
car passed the scene of the wreck
shortly after it happened, and Mrs.
Pickard tried to hall the driver. he
evidently did not hear, and passed on
The next car to pass contained the
Marshalltown men who lent the as
sistance.
Wonder Both Were Not Killed.
The Packard car is practically total
wreck. and persons who viewed the
wreckaee pronounced it wonder that
either Mr. and Mrs. Pickard escaped
with life It is believed that the
only thing that prevented both being
killed was the fact that the car Slid
half way down the embankment be-
fore turning Had 1t turned over and
carried it's passengers down for the
full ten feet Of the depth, it is be-
Iieved both Mr.. and Mrs. Pickard
would have been killed
Pickard Has Hard Night.
| Mrs. Fitzgerald said today that Mr..
Pickard had had q very hard night,
! and suffered a great deal, especially
/ from the injury to the back. Just how
severe this injury will prove can not be
| told for few days. Today, however,
| Mr.. Pickard was resting more COM
| fort i,ly