The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
FOUR INJURED
IN AUTO WRECK
H. A. Streeter in Critical Condition in Memorial
Hospital Bert Ware Car Hurled Over Bank iu
West Chesterfield Mr. Ware Sustains Fracture
of Ankle

-Four members of an automobile party of
five were injured, one of them perhaps
fatally, when Ford automobile owned
and driven by Bert O. Ware of 26 Oak
street crashed through the guard rail
near the culvert at the foot Of cemetery
Hill on the West Chesterfield road to
Spofford lake, half mile beyond S. L.
Rlce's farm in West Chesterfield, y. H.,
late yesterday afternoon.
II A. Streeter of Waterbury, Conn,
clothing salesman and former resident of
Brattleboro who is visiting here, and was
one of the party, is in a very critical con
dtion in the Brattleboro Memorial hospi-
tai with a probable fracture of the skull
and other injuries, including the fracture
of bone in one arm.
Mr.. Ware has a broken ankle and minor
injuries
Fred Crcssy, when brought here to the
hospital, was in a semiconscous condi-
ton suffering from facial and head
wounds. Several stitches were taken in
hi, face, but the surgeons found no broken
bones.
Edward johnson Of West Brattleboro
had wounds on one wrist which at first it
was thought was fractured
Frank G.. Streeter of Brattleboro, broth
or of II a. Streeter, was the only one of
the party who did not require surgical at
tention.
The party left Brattleboro yesterday
morning and spent the day at Spoiford
lake.
Witnesses of the Accident.
The only witnesses Of the accident were
an automobile party consisting of Mrs J.
T. haf.
Leah and Gladys, and Miss Elizabeth NJ.
Rathbone, sister-in-aw Of Mrs Rathbone,
all Of Brattlcboro; Mrs. Charles Campbell
a sister Of Mrs Rathbone, and her son,
Grant Campbell, both of Richmond, Que
bee. Grant Campbell was driving big
touring car
Mr.. Campbell and party had reached the
foot of the hill near the culvert on thel
way back to Brattleboro from SpofforC
lake when they heard a car coming at
rapid rate down the hill behind them
Crossing the culvert, Mr.. Campbell pullcc
his big car to the extreme right side O
the road and slowed down, l'emarllinl
that he would give the car coming all o
the road possible. The party in the Camp
bell car were all watching the approach
ing car and just before it reached then
the front wheels swerycd as the effort wa
crash Of the spintering timbers of thu
guard rail and the party IN the big ca
saw the five men hurled over the bank
followed by the overturning car.
Stopping his car, all Of the members Q
the Campbell and Rathbone party hurrie
back to the scene, Mr. Campbell and Mis-
Elizabeth Rathbone, who is "a nurse, lool
ing over the bank and sending the other
back to the car, saying that it was II
sight for them to look at.
In "A few minutes Mr. and Mrs. SEQ
Eames and Mr. and Mrs George Harr
in a car and Mr.. and Mrs. jerome An
don in team, came in sight on their We
down the hill, having been passed by Il
Ware party. They were left to do VII
they could for the injured men while NJ
Campbell drove to the Rice farm, where
telephone call was sent to Brattleboro
medical aid and the ambulance
Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Eamcs went doy
to the men Mr.. Cressy and H. A. Sire
er were unconscious and partly under t
car, but not pinned down by it. The Of
ers had crawlcd out from under it.
DR.. W. ii. Lane was the first physici