The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-09-10
GH|NAMAN KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE
WRECK
While Going to Morenci Auto Turns
Over at Hairpin Curve, Killing
Chinaman and Injuring Driver
Crisman.

An automobile accident occurred
on the Clifton-Morenci road about
$50 o'clock Sunday evening when
the Ford car driven by Leonard
Crisman, with two Chinese passen-
gers was returning to Morenci. The
Cinnamon, All Lock and Ng Fang,
brothers, had been spending the day
in Clifton with number of their
Icountrymen and chartered Crisman's S
car to take them to their home in
Morenci. They had proceeded
safely until reaching Hairpin Curve,
when in some manner the driver
must have for a moment lost control
of the car and in turning the sharp
curve the machine run off the bank
and was precipitated down the en-
bankment to the road below, a dis
tance of about ten feet, pinning All
Lock beneath the overturned car
The injured man was extricated from
the wreck as soon as possible and it
was found that he had been seriously
injured, the rear seat with the
weight of the machine upon it laying
diagonally across his chest, and hav-
ing crushed his diaphragm. He was
rushed to the A. C. hospital in Cliff
ton and lived only a short time.
/ Crisman. the driver and Ng Fang
were badly bruised and shaken up
but their injuries were of minor
nature. Crsiman suffered a badly
bruised shoulder and both ankles
were sprained and he was also
taken to the hospital where his in
jnries were treated and he was later
discharged. suffering no i'll conse-
|quenees. Ng Fang escaped but with
slight bruises. esy sAa'
A, eoroner's jury, was empaneled and
viewed the remains of the dead China
man and on Monday morning viewed
the scene of the accident. Their
verdict, was to the effect that the
deceased had come to- his death in
an unavosdahle automobile accident,
the CAR being driven by Leonard
Crisman. The funeral of the China
man was held in Clifton on Tuesday
and was largely attended by his
countrymen. The dead man was
we'll known among the Chinese Of
the district and had been for many
years janitor at. the Longfellow store
in Morenci where he was commonly
known as Louie"
Since the advent of automobiles in
this district there have been several
wrecks on the Clifton-Morenci road
of more or less consequence but only
two have resulted in a fatality, the
first being some two years ago when
Shorty Jarrett met his death at Death
Curve while on a joy-ride party to
Morenci with a number of friends.
The accident of Sunday night is the
second one to record with death as
the penalty.
Hairpin Curve is one of the most
dangerous stretches of road between
Clifton and Morenci and in negotiat-
ing the turn drivers use the utmost
caution both going and coming. At
this point the road is shaped like a
hairpin and at the sharp curve it
ascends at a ten per cent grade and
in going up the hill the car driven
lby Crisman left the bank about 20
feet from the curve and in going over
the side of the road the machine fell
to the road below. The car was
towed into Clifton for repairs and
outside of a broken wind shield and
steering gear otherwise uninjured.
Drivers of cars on the new road
cannot use too much care and the
accidents of the past should urge
them to further precautions in the
future for safeguarding the lives of
their passengers.
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