The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-07-18
WILD RUNNING AUTO
INJURIES 4 CHILDREN
IN CRASH. At PARK
Young Boy Throws in High
Gear Lever on Engine Kill
ed on Rail of Street Car
Track.

When an automobile runabout rau
amuck at Glen Miller park last night,
its mad career not being checked un-
til 1t crashed into a stone culvert near
the archway entrance to the park on
Main street, three children Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hipskind, 2O7 North Twelfth
street. and Charles Carroll of North
d street, who is about 18 years old,
and who made an unsuccessful attempt
to stop the car. were injured.
The children who were in the acci-
dent are Roderick, s; Roland. 3, and
Carl 2. The youngest may be more
seriously injured than was first
thought.
was being driven by Mrs. J. Edward
Hipskind, 733 South Seventh street.
Beside her three nephews Mrs. Hips
kind was accompanied by her friend.
Miss Elizabeth Grow. Coming west
along the National road, Mrs Hipskind
decided to turn into the Glen. As
she did 30 one wheel caught in . car
track. killing the engine.
Plays With Levers.
Mrs. Hipskind attempted to crank
the engine, but without success, then
Miss Grow came to her assistance.
The car had been thrown out of gear
but young Carroll, who was standing
near by, who thought possibly the lew
ers were not fixed properly and he
moved one, throwing the car into gear
at high speed, of which the two women
were unaware.
Just then a street car came along,
and to clear the track the motorman
showed the machine off the rails. This
move started the engine. and like q
comet the automobile shot down the
park roadway, the two women Shrek
ing at the side of the roadway. Car
roll jumped on the running board and
grasped the wheel. He was able to
guide it through the first bridge. but
power.
Pins Down Boy.
In negotiating the slight turn IN the
roadway just north Of the bridge the
car collided with a stone culvert. and
with a loud crash turned completely
| over. hurting Carroll to the grass and
pinning the three children underneath.
Quite few people were in the vi
cinity of the place where the accident
occurred, and the wrecked machine
was promptly showed over on its side
Nearly everybody expected to find the
| three children either dead or badly in
jured, but they were dragged out.
seemingly little the worse for their
thrilling experience. Although the
baby, Carl, was not cut or bruised.
it was thought possible that he might
have been hurt internally after a
physician had made an examination.
Little Roland was slightly cut about
the face and head, and the oldest boy,
Roderick escaped unscathed.
Carol Escapes.
Young Carroll, who is not familiar
with the operation of automobiles, but
who pluckily attempted to stop the
car and prevent the three youngsters
being killed, escaped with few
bruises. He was brought to the city
in the police machine, but declined
medical assistance.
One of the remarkable features OF
the accident was that the car did not
fall into the ravine at the side OF the
road after striking the culvert, in
which event the children possibly
would have been killed.
The machine was badly wrecked
Mrs. Ed Hipskind and Miss Grow were
ihysterical for a time. but today show.
ed no i'll effects from the shock they
received.