Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-06-03
EXPECT Recovery
Of Three HURT By
Plunge Of AUTO
Mrs. Homer C. Simmons
Most Seriously Injured in
Accident Near Reading
MRS. JONES' CLOTHING ON
FIRE, PINNED UNDER CAR

Although badly cut and battered as
a result of an automobile accident in
which they figured yesterday, Mrs.
Homer G. Simmons, Of No. 6O2 Broome
street. Mrs. Charles Z. Gray, Of No.
6 South Clayton street this city. and
Mrs. Gilbert $. Jones Of Reading, Pa.
formerly of this city, are expected to
recover from their injuries.
Word thar the three victims Of their
automobile plunging over a cliff near
( Reading are getting along as we'll as
can be expected was received in this
city at noon today from the husbands
of the injured women.
Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Gray are
in the Reading Homeopathic Hospital
under the care of DIR. Howell, a broth
er of Mayor Howell of this city. and
Mrs. Jones is at her home in the Park
Apartments in that city also under the
care of DR.. Howell Mrs Simmons is
| the most seriously injured. At the
hospital this morning the statement
was made that Mrs. Simmons and Mrs.
Gray now are not thought to have
been injured internally although for
| several hours yesterday it was feared
they had suffered internal wounds be
cause of their bleeding at the mouth.
Mrs. Simmons had her nose broken.
/ her jawbone is broken in two places.
1 there is a slight external fracture of
4 the skull above her left eve. her back
/ was wrenched and she IS cut and
bruised about the head and body.
I a fet
and head and body are cut, and two
holes were made in her legs by jag
ged stones on which she fell.
Mrs. Jones has cuts about the
/ face and body, and her back and legs
were burned when her clothing
I ignltod from the auto catching Ere
while the three women were pinned
unde' Il. Fortunately the flames
that enveloped Mrs. Jones we're ex-
T. tnguished by girl before they had
burned her seriously, although she
Is painfully scared in several places
That the three escaped with tnell
lives is regarded as miraculous, and
evidently Is due to the fact that the
TOD Of the car was up when it took
us 52-foot plunge over stone re-
tanning wall. Mrs. Jones hal taken
Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Gray. her
guests, for ride along the mountain
roads and when opposite Grand View
Sanitarium, at Wernersville, they le-
cided to return to Reading. Mrs
Jones was turning the car around
when the brakes failed to work, and
the machine dashed through a pale
fence ;ianking the roadway. and over
the stone wall. 80 feet high, con
structed to retain the roadway in
position.
In going through the air, the auto
mobile turned a somersault. and
landed with its wheels upward. Al
the same time flames spouted out Of
the hood of the car, and ignited the
dress of Mrs. Jones.
Inc TOP being up prevented the three
being thrown from the car and from
being more seriously lacerated and
! bruised by stones in the stable yard OF
the sanltarium in which the car landed
Il. NJ. Addison Of Reading, who had
accompanied the party to Grand View
and who had left the automobile but a
minute or two before, and some persons
connected with the sanitarum rushed
to the aid Of the injured women and
got them out Of their perilous position
grl who saw the flames squirt from
the car grabbed z fire extinguisher from
the sanitarium laundry and put ont III,
blaze that had gripped Mrs. Jones
dress, thus saving her from more seri
Gus injury. All were conscious whcr
taken from beneath the ear, but becam,
unconscious shortly afterward from tn,
shock and pain Of their injuries. The,
were given medical treatment and thcr
removed to Reading. Mrs. Mahlon Belts
sister Of Mrs. Jones. and Mr.. GRAY anC
Mr.. Simmons. husbands Of the iniure,
women. arc in Reading. whore tho,
went after being notified Of the acci
dent