The Detroit times., 1914-05-22
Police Say Drunken Drivers Are
to Blame For Worst
Accidents
MACHINE DRIVEN INTO
SANDPILE; STRIKES TREE
Mrs. Marjorie Blythe and Chas,
]. Burger in Serious Condi-
tiOn in Hospital
THE INJURED:

THE INJURED:
Mrs. Marjorie Blythe, 20 years
old. No. 200 Peterboro-st.; in
Grace hospital; skull fractured;
condition critical
Charles J. Burger, age SO, No.
336 HamIton-blvd.; in st. Mary's
hospltal; head cut; possible
fracture Of skull right arm bad
ly burned.
John S. Hennemann, No. 335
Relvldere-aVe.; slightly bruised.
Louis Ryan, No. 62 kenilworth-
ave-; badly bruised and shaken
up.
n. 3. Lewis, No. 62 kenllworth-
ave-; slightly bruised.
Mrs. Byron J. Trombley, No. 359
ParkView-aVe.; shoulder injured
and body bruises.
Miss Bella Gallow, No. 1873
BelleVue-ave.; painfully bruised.
Byron J. TrombIey, No. $50
Parkview--ave.
Horace G. Harper, No. 1899
Canton.aVe.
3. r. Bradley.
Ten persons were injured, two per
haps fatally, in four automobile acct
dents, Thursday night and Friday
morning.
Liquor is blamed by the police fo
the two most serious accidents. II
one OF which an auto driven by Louis
Ryan, OF No 90 Kenilworth-ave.
struck lighted sand pile at Cass anC
Kirby-aves., and crashed into a tre,
200 feet distant; while In the other
a whisky firms auto turned turtle II
front OF No. 1886 Jefferson-ave. at
o'clock, Friday morning. injurlng the
two men occupants, whom the police
declare TO have been under the intiu
ence of liquor
Mrs. Marjorie Blythe. Of No. 200 Pc
terboro-st., and II. b. Lewis, OF No
62 Kenilworth-ave.. were riding In the
rear seat Of the auto driven by Ryan
early Friday morning, when Ryan, un
der the influence OF liquor, according
to the police, drove the machine into
sand pile with a red light on Il, a.
Cass and Kirby-aves., and lost con
troll OF the auto, which crashed intC
tree 200 feet distant, and was badly
wrecked.
Mrs. Blythe was thrown out anc
struck on her head, her skull beinG
fractured. Lewis disappeared from
the scene OF the accident, but later
was questioned by the police and fur
nished the identity of the woman
whom Ryan said he had known only
few hours. and whose name he
could not remember.
II -. l.. IA "A, n.
hurt.
Charles J. Burger, 36 years old. o.
No 336 Hamilton-blvd., salesman
for Robinson & Aronheim, whisky
dealers. and John S. Hennemann, o
No. $50 Belvidere-ave., we're speeding
on Jefferson-ave., near ConnoTI
creek. when the auto skidded up OF
the raised car track and tipped over
pinning Burger beneath the car, bad
ly cuttin ghis head and body, while
the hot radiator burned his right arm
badly.
Hennemann escaped with slight in
juries, and Inspector Good says h'
told the police that both he and hi
companion were drunk when the &C
cident occurred, and he couldn't tel
exactly what happened.
He was taken 20 headquarters b!
Detectives O'Grady and Coats {,
make his statement about the acci
dent.
Byron j. Trombley. No. 359 Park
view-ave, and his wife. were ridini
in an auto that collided with a ma
chine driven by Horace @ Harper
OF No. 1899 Canton-ave., at Kercheva
and Iroquois-ayes. Thursday night
and Miss Della Gallow, OF No. III
Bellevue-ave, who was In Harper
car, and Mrs. Trombley were botl
seriously shaken up and bruised
while the two men escaped wit
slight bruises. Miss Gallow ma,
have suffered internal injuries.
y. +. Bradley was driving an auti
out OF the Fashion garage on Warren
ave. west when he collided With
Crosstown car, but escaped seriou
injury.