The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-26
Two of Occupants Hurled to
Bottom Of 50-Foot
Ravine
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ONE WOMAN RECEIv ~
SLIGHT CONCTT asoN
Miss Emma Stebbins Most
Seriously Injured Near
Mortified

| Northfeld, July 26.-An automobile
carrying five women backed over so
foot bank between this village and Ber-
lin pond yesterday afternoon and, al
though two of the occupants were hurled
to the bottom of the ravine and the
Others were violently tossed about as
the automobile turned partly on its side
In lodging against two trees part way
down the bank, no one was killed. Miss
| Emma Stebbns of Washington, ID. G.,
who is visiting in Mortified, was the
most seriously injured, sustaining con-
cussion of the brain and being bruised
about the head. Mrs. p. G. Stebbins, her
mother, and past 20 years OF age, is
suffering from the shock of the fall to
the bottom of the ravine. Mrs. C. C.
Baldwin of Keene N. H., and Mrs. Hattie
Tillotson and Miss Grace Ingalls,, teach
ers in the Barre public schools, escaped
injury.
Reports from the attending physicians
this morning stated that both Mrs. Steb-
bins and her daughter were doing well
and were expected to recover. ForNsome
time after the accident the latter was
unconscious.
Mrs. Baldwin, also daughter of Mrs.
Stebbins, is visiting in Northfeld and
was driving the Lexington car which
figured in the accident. The party were
on their way to Berlin pond and had pro-
ceeded about two miles from this village
when they learned they had taken the
wrong road. They went back and en-
deayored to make a sharp turn at
fork to get onto the right road but
found there was not room enough in the
narrow highway. Mrs. Baldwin started
to back the car slightly in order to turn
the front wheels and the vehicle went off
the road enough to precipitate it down
the steep bank.
The top of the automobile was up and
it helped to check the fall of the vehicle
about Is feet down the bank, two trees
serving as the buffers. When brought
70 stop, the machine was tilted at an
acute angle toward the side, the two
passengers on the lower side having been
thrown out. They were Mrs. Stebbins
and Miss Stebbins. They were thrown
the remaining distance TO the bottom of
the rayine, and Miss Stebbins was found
lying face downward in the shallow
brook. Mrs. Stebbins lay nearby and
was considerably bruised and cut. al
though, luckily, no bones were broken.
She was in rather frail health, so that
the shock of the accident was the more
severe 10 her. Miss Stebbins had re-
sently come 10 Mortified to spend a va
,ation from her duties in the treasury
department.. Both are at Mrs. Stebbins'
nome in this village, having been brought
BY DIR. w. B. Mayo. who. with DIR. w. II.
Hurley. was summoned TO the scene of
he accident.
The automobile was considerably dam
lged. the top being broken, one front
Wheel smashed. the rear light put out Of
and the robe rail pulled out.
'rohably when the occupants Of the rear
eat grasped il TO save themselves from
fall Last evening the automobile
vas chained to supporting trees so that
would not become dislodged and fall
o the bottom of the ravine. II was in
pected by large crowd Of people. This
morning workmen were sent 10 the scene
o haul the machine back 10 the road.
rhich is a rather steep highway and con-
iderably feared by automobiles as fur.
ishing the possibilities for mishap.
hose who inspected the damaged car
aid the emergency brake was not set.