Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-07-28
CAR LEAPS BRIDGE
A Party OF Wausau People on Their
Way to Oshkosh, Meet With
a Serious Accident

Last SATURDAY afternoon, Mr.. and
Mrs Leo Largay, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l..
Marks and chauffeur, Nike Schneider,
started from Wausau IN Mr.. Largay IS
1914 Cadillac car, on "trip to Oshkosh,
expecting to reach their destination
the same evening
Just before the supper hour, our
people were startled by the report
that the car had turned turtle in a
creek ten miles this side of Stevens
Point, and that all the occupants
were very seriously injured; that both
ladies were fatally injured and that
Mr.. Marks had his leg broken, ETC.
1t was late in the evening when the
chauffeur came into the city having
secured a ride home in the automo-
bile OF Donald Ploss. 1t seems the
car was being driven by Mr.. Largay
The approach to the bridge was moth
ing but pile of dry sand 1t had
been the custom for all automobiles
to follow the rut and thereby run on
fairly solid ground. Mr.. Largay was
outside of the rut and going along
about the average speed. In attempt
ing TO make the rut the car skidded
and smashed through the bridge rail
and fell distance of fifteen feet to
the creek bed, completely upsetting.
How they ever managed to escape
being killed is mystery. One who
saw the car as it lay in the bed of the
creek, said that the ends rested on
the banks of the stream and under
was running water, and that there
was sufficient water to break the fall,
accounted for the very lucky escape
of each. Mrs. Largay and Mr.. Marks
were pinned underneath the car, the
others managed to crawl out. A car
of Oshkosh people came along and
assisted in the release of Mrs. Largay
and Mr.. Marks. The ladies and Mr..
Largay were taken to hospital in
Stevens Point and later Mr.. Marks
was taken there Also All were badly
bruised and cut up by falling on. the
rocks, but there were no bones frac-
tured with the exception of the.
chauffeur who had his nose badly
cut. Messrs. Donald Ploss and Arthur
Klefer and wives, who we're returning
from a trip, came along shortly after
the accident and brought the chauffeur
home and Mr.. and Mrs. Marks re-
turned Sunday evening. The latter
is able to be about but Mr.. Marks
had his leg lacerated and knee and
shoulder injured, which may lay him
up for some time.
When the car was righted it was
found that the body was badly
wrecked, that the engine and ma
chlnery were in perfect alignment
and that when r. B. Davis, manager
OF the Wausau Motor Car Co. who
superintendent its restoration, put
his foot to the starter the car was
brought home on Its own power last
evening.
Quite a number went down from
Wausau Sunday to the scene of the
accident and say that they can't see
how any of those in the car escaped
being killed. They say that the place
is dangerous one and it is wonder
accidents have not happened to auto
mobiles there before
Word from Stevens Point to Mrs.
w. G. Dickens of this city this morn
ing from Mr.. Largay informs that
lady that Mrs. Largayis getting along
Splendidly and that he has fully re-
covered from his experience. Both
expect to be home Wednesday even
ing. Mr. Largay is a nephew of Mrs.
Dickens and she was considerably
shocked when she heard of the acct
dent, but is now quite composed and
glad the injury to all was not more
serious.