The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1915-04-23
HARRY PRICES AUTO
HITS M0T0RCYCL|ST
ACCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY
NIGHT NEAR MT. MORRIS
Gordon Craig, of Flint, the Victim. Ac
cident Probably Due to Darkness
and Glare of Headlights.

While an auto party consisting of Mr..
and Mrs. Pat Doyle and their guest.
Miss Esther Trollman, of Linden, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Price, were on
their way home from Flint, at about
H. 80 o'clock, Saturday night, they col
lided with Flint motorcyclist, named
Gordon Craig, with quite disastrous re-
suits to the latter. The members of the
auto party had been in Flint as the
guests of Prof. and Mrs. Maher, the
dancing teachers, who on the evening
in question had been entertaining the
members of their Clio class, and were
about mile south of Mt. Morris vii
lage when the accident occurred. They
were using Mr.. Prices car, which he
was driving and all unite in saying that
they were undoubtedly on the side of
the highway to which they were en-
titled, as they bad passed an auto and
two motorcycles just before the COLI
sion with Craig took place. They, of
course, saw the latter coming toward
them, and say that he was using the
center Of the road and they consider
was going at high rate of speed.
They expected every moment he would
turn out, but he did not do so sufficient
ly to clear their car, the forward hub
or fender of which caught the motor
cycle. When the impact came the
motorcyclist was thrown about twenty
five or thirty feet and as soon as the
car could be stopped Messrs. Price and
Doyle went back and picked him up.
Finding that he was severely injured,
he was taken into Mr.. Prices car and
conveyed to Mt. Morris where his in
juries were given temporary attention
by DIR. H. w. Graham, from whose
office he was later taken to Hurley hos
pital where the necessary operations
were made, it being found that the
great toe of the left foot was complete
ly torn off, the second toe broken and
the left hip fractured. The motor cycle
was pretty thoroughly wrecked, the
forward springs of the auto were
broken and there were other minor
damages to it, the whole amounting,
perhaps, to $4,000.
Mr.. Price and the other members of
the auto party, as matter of course.
deeply regret the accident, but do not
hold themselves responsible for it, as
they claim they were driving at mod
crate rate of speed and were clearly
within their rights as to the use of the
road. 1t is understood that Mr.. Craig
claims the glare of the auto headlights
blinded him, but Mr.. Price says the
lights of his car are of the Prestolyte
type which are not exceptionally bright
or binding. He also claims that the
road is wide at the point where the ac-
cident took place and that Craig had
plenty of room in which to turn out.
Craig, according to published inter-
view, claims he had been out for ride
and had had considerable tire trouble
during the evening. He had repaired a
tire once, but it became debated short
time later. He then started for home
on flat tire and was driving very slow
ly as the result. The other members
of the party had gotten far in advance
because Of the low speed at which he
was travelling. The automobile accord
ing to his statement had glaring head
lights and completely blinded him. He
put one hand in front of him but before
he could see where they were, he had
been struck by the machine and drag
ged along the ground and the motor
cycle completely demolished. He stated
that the automobile did not turn out of
the center of the road. Craig is ma
chinist, employed in one of the auto
factories and at last reports was re-
covering from his injuries as favorably
as can be expected