Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-05-13
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AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS.
Hollis HOyt, Chauffeur for r.. =. Adsit,
the Most Seriously Injured.

Hollis Hoyt, chauffeur for t. S Adeit,
when he lost control OF the car which he
was driving with the result that 1t
smashed through a guard rail and went
over the side of cement culvert drop
ping In few inches Of water. n distance
of about two yards below Mr. Adsits
daughter and young gentleman, who
were riding In the rear seat, escaped
without any serious injuries
The accident occurred on the Shelburne
road, about mile and a half south of the
Burlington line. The chauffeur sounded
his horn to pass y double team and the
team went over giving the automobile It's
half Of the road. The driver of the ca,
started around the team and was not able
t. bring his car back into the road The
accident occurred at y culvort and a long
guard rail- extended both WAYS The ma
chine hit the rail. taking it down for a
distance of about 20 feet and taking off
several posts at the ground. Nj Hoyt
says that the car was running At tho rate
of Is miles an hour. The car was brought
to a stop by an elm tree, where the occu-
pants on the rear seat We're thrown out
The machine then went over the edge Of
=
1t. It fell upon one side. The driver had
SHIT off all motive power but the engine
was still running
J. l.. Hall. who was passing with his
car rushed the injured man to the Mary
Fletcher hospital. Neither Miss Adsit nor
her escort was injured to any extent, Miss
Adsit receiving only slight iniurica to
her head Nr iIoyt's PRINCIPAL injury
i izrt 1T.
ments were torn His face was scratched
by the fving glass from the Windshield
and he received minor hrusos. He vas
resting comfortably At the hospital last
evening.
The car, Hudson six. was badly dam.
aged
FERRISRURG MEN INJURED
Another accident occurred SATURDAY.
evening when a Fora touring car di-iv-
en- by GeorC" BOstwiCk and also oocu-
pied by Homer Chase and Jerome
Chase, all of T"rrisburg turned over
on the road in front of the White
stock farm. which = situated on the
/ road to Charlotte, about mile south
Of Sholhurne. NoHo Of the men was
seriously injured. although Homer
/ Chase received several cuts and bruises
on his face
Tho men had boon in this city on
, business and were returning to Fer
risburg. It is said that the steerinz
gear went wrong. the radius. rod being
sprung. and the machine turned over
on one side. The men were thrown
out, G. &. Miller. who was also on his
way to his home in Ferrisburg. took the
three men home and the car was lowed
( there Sunday.
( THROWN UNDER MOTORCYCLE
still another accident occurred sat
urday afternoon AT the corner ~ North
street ana North Union street when
an automobile belouging to and driven
by W. \. Gage of North prospec,
street and motorcycle ridden by
/ charles Pickett came together. Other
| than few bruis no serious damage
resulted Mr. Gage was driving his
machine up North street and the mo-
torcycle was coming down North Tn
ion street When Mr.. Gage saw the
| motorcycle he put on his brakes and
able to turn out but did shut off his
power and appl the brake so that the
/ contact was very slight Mr.. Pickett
was thrown off and his machine fell
| upon him, resulting in a few bruises
| The car was not damaged and the
only damage done to the moto-cycl,
was the bending of the front forks.