Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-11

Charles H E. Boardman, Very we'll
known attorney OF this city. was seTi-
ously. and even dangerously injured,
and Mrs. Boardman was badly. but less
seriously hurt, when their automobile
skidded and was wrecked three miles
south OF Hampton about O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. Board:nan's iniur-
les. especially injuries of the lung ard
kidney. are of Very serious char
acter, but the physicians believe that
it VIII require a day or two TO deter
mine the probable outcome. Mrs.
Boardmans injuries. while very pain
ful. are not considered dan gerous.
Both ~ the injured are in the Drs.
Powers and Osborne hospital al Hainp-
ton, where they were removed from the
scene OF the wreck on what is known
as Bankers avenue, q road runnins
between Iowa Falls and Hampton.
Has Serious Internal Injuries.
The most dreaded Of the injuries sus-
tanned by Bcardman are those 10 the
Jung and kidney Hemorrhage OF the
k:dney mas resulted from the latter in
jury. and at the Hampton hospital 1t
was said that both this hemorrhase,
ana perhaps pneumonia. resulting from
the inquiry 10 the lung. were feared.
Il IS thought the left kidney was
probably ruptured. and the pieura and
lung on the right side were damaged,
bu. il Will take time to develop how
seriously Boardmans right shoulder
was dislocated, and there is a fracture
OF at least one rib OF the right side.
His nose was injured, and probably
fractured. and he sustained bad and
deep cut on the right leg below the
knee. and numerous less serious but
painful cuts and bruises on the body.
Wife Not So Badly Hurt.
The most serious of Mrs. Boardman' s
injuries IS the fracture of several
ribs. thought TO be three in number.
Her injuries are considered to be more
painful than serious, including a deep
cut across the forehead and down over
the nose, Very bad bruises on the left
shoulder and arm, and numerous pain
ful .-uises and cuts on her body and
legs.
Car Skidded in Road.
The skdding OF the car. and per-
haps the collapse OF rear wheel.
caused BY the car skidding, were the
causes of the accident. According to
information from Hampton the road az
the place where the accident hap
pened had been recently graded into a
high crown. and was very smooth. The
car skidded on the side OF the road,
turned over once, and part way the
second time, landing partly over the
fence a. the roadside
Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman were either
thrown out when the car skidded and
before il turned over. or as 1t turned
over. They were found lying between
the place where the auto skidded and
where il lay on the fence. The auto
mobile was a sixcylinder, seven pas
senger touring car, that weighed prob
ably more than 1000 pounds. II was
almost complete wreck.
Both Were Conscious.
The accident happened near the
Schroyer farm. and it was from there
that help was summoned. DR. Walter
Long. of Hampton, was called and re-
moved the injured couple to Hampton.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Boardman were
conscious when found and in spite Of
the serious injuries 70 Mr. Boardman,
ne was in the best Of spirits today.
When help reached the spot Board
man did not seem to realize the seri-
BUSINESS of mis- injuries. He told the
physician first 70 take care of Mrs.
Boardman. Later ne said that when
the car first skiGded. Mrs. Boardman