The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-05
Harold Adams of South
Barre Is in the City
Hospital
STRUCK BY MACHINE
DRIVEN BY r. GOMEZ
The Accounts Differ as to
Whether Auto Lamps
Were Lighted

One OF the most serious automobile ac'
cIdents OF the season occurred at the up
per end OF South Main street early last
evening when car owned and operated
by Remeglo Gomez of Willamstown ran
into Harold Adams of South B.,yre, who
was riding bicycle to this city. Adams
Sustained two bad scalp wounds, deep
cut on the lip and other injurie.. He
was rushed to the City hospital. Drs.
w. f. Lazell and M. l.. Chandler, who
attended the young man, are as yet IN.
able to determine whether he suffered \
fracture at the base of the skull. SooA
after the accident happened he bled pro.
usely through one ear and this is TAX
en- TO be dangerous symptom Early
this morning he regained consciousness
and recalled vaguely some of the circum-
stances OF the accident. He was con
scious at intervals during the forenoon.
A dozen stitches were necessary to close
the gashes on the lip and scalp.
Adams is "a years old and is we'll
known in this city and Barre Town He
was graduated from Spaulding high
school in 1907 and after teaching school
in upper Graniteville and elsewhere here.
abouts he entered the University of Yer
mont at Burlington, where he was grad
uated last June.
Stories OF the accident are conflicting
in some of their important details. Ac.
cording to the version furnished by the
elder Mr.. Adams and corroborated to
some extent by the young man when he
emerged from unconsciousness this morn
ing the younger Adams started out OH
his hioYsnIa Ell In+ -. Ii
planned to ride down to the city and at
tend church Near the residence OF
George r. Mcfarland and Just over the
line in Barre Town he saw an automo-
bile approaching, Ford car, and to Ger.
tain accounts proceeding with the front
lamps unighted. In front OF him and
going toward Barre was a team while
at his rear an automobile was follow
ing him. Adams turned his front wheel
toward a narrow sidewalk which skirts
the highway just below the incline ris
ing toward the Mcfarland residence. He
had gained the walk when the Gomez
EAR, he says. collided with him. What
afterwards Adams doesn't re-
member distinctly.
He was thrown a distance of several
'eet and was unconscious when picked
NJ and carried into Mr.. McFarland's
louse. While the physicians were hast
ming 10 his aid, Adams blcd considerably
md for few moments il was feared
hat he would die from loss of blood.
)n the arrival of the doctors il was
ecided to take him TO the hospital In
he mixup. Gomez automobile was bad
V damaged The windshield was shat
cred 10 bits by the collision and tue
ood was torn from tho radiator On
Is way to a garage in this city il limped
long slowly and repair men say that
considerable sum win be required to r..
tore IT, There was plenty Of help in
ie moments Immediately following the
ccident Gomez aud his companion.
harles passera. Of passcra Bros. vii
amstoNn alighted from their car and
ssistcd in carrying the victim into the
ousc The man in the team got out of
+ wagon aud passing motorists stopped
, lend their aid.
From Mn Gomez story of tho acc.
mt. with its standardization by Nj.
assera. IL would seem that all 81 hi-
r lamps were lighted. The former tells
coastiug down the little Hill az the
int where The accident happened Halj
an down the pitch h. discerncd sp-
.oachine 4 team. boy On bicyce
VI an automobile. According 10 hs
ory be- had Dis clutch out and 60 avert
accident De gave bis steering wheel
q1ick turn a. the right Adams b
y. was on the right side oi the road.
i a. the moment The driver turned ~
amcd 90 steer toward the left of the
zbway a. though e. gain the sidewalk
.mez gave BE- car another side jerk and
i time with such violence as 10 bend
! steering rod. lt was too late hou-
RI. 70 avoid collision The fender ~
car seemed ~ strike tho bicycle and
rider sidrwnys Gomez and biz corn.
mon say ther did everything possible
the vaF 81 avcftug the aeridcnt and
If thft were rroeee1Ing With CaHtiCa
20 h ncrHrrcd