The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON
BEAVER CREEK DIVIDE
Rev. SnOwdOn Badly Injured when Auto
Leaves the ROad-Dr. HOxsey Gets
Scalp Wounds Others Escape

The failure of the steering gear to
work while making the turn on what
is known as the horseshoe curve, on
the divide between this city and Lake
Wenatchee, caused the automobile
owned and driven by A. c. Barclay to
go over the embankment yesterday a.
ternoon about three o'clock. Those
in the car at the time OF the accident
beside Mf. Barclay were John Sargin-
son, representative OF the Industrial
Insurance Commission of Spokane, DR..
Hoxsey and Rev. Snowden OF this
city. Mr.. Barclay and Mr.. Sarginson
succeeded in jumping clear of the car
as it plunged over the bank, and only
received slight injuries. The other
two occupants Of the machine were
less fortunate, however, the doctor re-
ceiving a deep cash over his right eye
while Mr.. Snowden is thought to have
had his leg broken in two places. at
the knee and below the knee. 1t is
impossible to tell up to late hour
last night the full extent of Mr..
Snowden's injuries, but it was believed
that he would recover, altho the am
putation Of his leg may be necessary.
Speaking of the accident DR.. Hox-
sey said: 1T all happened SO quick
that none of US had time to find a soft
spot to land on. Barclay had just
made the turn around hoGsrseshoe
curve going down the hill, and we
had not gone thirty feet when le
yelled to US to jump, saying the steer
ing gear refused to work. Bare ay
and Sarginson, who were seated on he
uphill side Of the car, managed to get
out just as the car went over the
bank, but there was no chance for
Snowden and I as we were on the
lower side and had to stay with the
car. About fifty feet down from the
road the car struck log and came to
stop. The impact was so great that
we were thrown through the air at
least fifty feet further down the hill
We landed about six feet apart and
were unconscious a short time.
Mr.. Barclay rushed off to the Plain
postoffice Immediately and telephoned
the accident to this city and few
minutes later Dr.. Newcomb left for
the place of the accident On his ar
rival it was decided to bring the in
jured to the Leavenworth Hospital be-
fore dressing their wounds. He then
proceeded on to Lake Wenatchee
where DR.. Hoxsey had been sum-
moned. Mr.. Sarginson, who was
bound for w. W. Burgess's ranch, re-
ceived only slight bruises and contin-
ued on bis way in a passing auto.
Aside from a slight cut on his wrist
Mr.. Barclay was uninjured. Much
sympathy is being expressed for Mr..
Snowden, as he Jared worse than any
of the other occupants. of the car. He
went as the guest of Mr.. Barclay, who
asked him to take the trip that he
might view the country between here
and the lake.
The car was travelling at a speed OF
four or five miles an hour, when the
steering gear refused to work accord
ing to Mr.. Barclay, which statement
is conoborated by others in the ma
chine, and the accident could not
have been averted. While escaping
physical injury the hotel man feels
deeply grieved that he should be the
innocent cause Of so much suffering on
the part Of the other occupants Of the
car.
Mr.. Barclay left the same evening
for the country with the intention of
pulling his car back onto the road.
It is believed that il is not seriously
damaged.