South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-03

Six South BenderS Miraculous
Iy Escape Death When Car
Strikes Sand and Turns
Three SomerSauItS.

big collie dog belonging to some
farmer living on the Niles road. on
the state line, may within the next few
days become the property Of George
Hines, manager of the Auditorium
theater.
For SAID collie saved Mr.. Hines and
several others from possible death
Mr.. Hines, his wife, Mrs Hines moth
er, Mrs Hines sister and two nepheWs
are today nursing injuries from
scratches TO dislOcauOns, received sat
urday afternoon when a Ford auto
mobile in which they were riding
turned turtle ana pinned them under
ii.
Not a soul was in sight when the
accident occurred, except a big collie
dog ambling along in a field. When
the car shot off the road into a ditch
and turned over the dog made
straight run for the nearest farm
house and set up terrible barking.
woman followed the dog To the
road, but seeing nothing was about TO
turn back. The dog, however. insisted
that something was wrong, in his own
way, and the woman followed him a
few steps farther down the road and
discovered the party under the auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hines consider it a
miracle that none of their party was
killed. The car before settling turned
over three times Mrs. Hines was
pinned under the steering wheel. while
Mr.. Hines was caught under the edge
of the car.
Buried Face Down in Mud.
Others in the car were Mrs. Sarah
Mitchell. mother of Mrs. Hines Miss
May Clarke, 509 Leland av.; Kenneth
Mitchell. nine years old, and George
Hines Mitchell, five years old. nephews
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hines.
In some way unknown to any OF
the party. little George Mitchell was
either thrown from the car or craWled
from it when it was turning over.
Anyway, he was standing in the road
when the car landed in the ditch and
praying, God help us" Kenneth
Mitchell, Miss Clarke and Mrs
Mitchell were under the car with their
faces buried in the mud of the ditch.
The woman summoned by the collie
dog. along with the rest of the party
succeeded in finally attracting atten-
tion by their cries. Another man
and woman came running up. BY TINS
time Miss Clarke managed TO Wriggle
out and with the aid of the others
pulled out Mr.. Hines. The others were
then dragged out one by one
Help was then summoned from the
Hinkle garage. First aid was given
at a nearby farm house. The party
was brought into town and attended
by DIR. r. L. Sensenich.
Suffers DislOcated shoulder.
Miss Clarke was the most seriously
hurt, sustaining q. dislocated shoulder
and a deep cut under the eye. Mrs.
Hines was bruised about the back
where the wheel of the car pinned her
to the earth. Mrs. Mitchell, Mr.. Hines
and the two boys escaped with bruises
and scratches.
The accident occurred just over the
state line on the Niles road. Mrs.
Hines was at the wheel. While max
ing a turn in the road the car struck
some deep sand and Mrs. Hines sud
denly found the wheel spinning IN her
hand and unable to control II. Ihe
next instant the car shot into a ditch
and turned three distinct somersaultS
before il stopped.
Mrs. Hines stated that their greatest
fear while under the car was of an eX-
plosion. That none came Is cOnsld-
cred a miracle by garage men VINO
went TO their assistance, as the tank
was nearly full Of gasoline.