The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-05-14
TWO AUTO
ACCIDENTS
ON SUNDAY

gwen unCeT the duSPiSes VI TIC ~ n
ansas Valley Auto company OF Pue-
bio last Sunday. featuring Ford cars
exclusively, was. perhaps. the most
successful of its kind that ever took
place in southern Colorado. Seven
ty-five Pueblo cars took part in the
excursion and when the visitors ar
rived in Canon City more than a hun
dred machines we're in the process.
sion; the others having Joined the
parade at Portland, Florence and in.
termediate points. The pilot car was
driven by w. X. Hurd and A. X.
McRea, general sales agents Of the
Ford company in Pueblo. p r. Hough
and Charles Hardy, managers of
the Denver branch OF the Ford com
pany. occupied another car.
The extraordinary length of the
auto caravan was demonstrated af-
ter reaching Canon City. without stop
ping in town the pilot car led the
way up the Skyline drive from the
northern entrance at Three Mile
spring. The entire length OF the
drive, at least three miles in extent.
was traversed. after which the pilot
car returned to the city. At that
time the last machine in the process
sion was rounding Soda point on It's
way to begin the ascent Of the Sky
line. three miles north.
Only two accidents OF any conse-
quence marred the general enjoy.
ment OF the day. James Campbell
of this city had a narrow escape
from death at the Ninth street cross
ing while driving an automobile be-
longing to the Canon Auto company.
HIS machine was struck by the en-.
gine Of the Denver and Rio Grande
special train while he was endeavor-
ing to cross the tracks and badly
damaged. His wind shield was
smashed into a thousand pieces. the
two front wheels Of the car broken
end the radiator bent far to one side.
The train was pulling up to the sta
tion and when II struck the automo-
great force. Mr.. Campbell's view OF
the railroad track was cut off by a
string OF box cars and he did not see
the approaching train in time to pre-.
vent the accident. He applied the
brakes az soon as he realized his
danger. but they refused to work
Campbell jumped Just as the COW
catcher struck the machine and es
cerca =!:hout a scratch. The car
was rented for the day by Mr.. Camp.
bell for the purpose of taking in
she drives about town.
The other accident occurred on
the return run to Pueblo at a point
three or four miles east OF Florence.
w. F. STEVENSON driving a Ford car
saw two women at the roadside. one
of whom was stretched out on the
ground Believing that the woman.
who had been riding a motorcycle
was injured he brought his machine
10 a standstili to learn what the
trouble was and TO lend such assist.
ance as might be needed. In the
car with hi mat the time were his
niece. Minnie Stevison. and daugh
ter. besides Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. FRANKIE
all OF whom were severely shaken up
William Prosser. an employe OF IN.
steel works at Bessemer. was driving
n car a short distance behind tbs
Steyison machine and there was II
IL besides himself. his wife. bro
nher, A. j. Prosser and wife anC
three children. Prosser saw ~
women at the roadside and his frs
impulse was TO stop and offer then
what help he could. but. later, de
ciAed that they were only resting ant