Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-27
TWO DIE, 2 HURT
AS JOY RIDERS
HIT IRON POLE
Men on Chassis of Car Il.
Wild Early Morn
ing Ride
CLING TO EACH OTHER

Two men are dead, one is dyInv a.. =
third is suffering from shock and i,ss.lIa sau 4
injuries MS the result Of smash ~, -,'i ~
new automobile chassis against al Irh,, ~ ~, ~
trio light pole at the southwest corr.aN r, e'ee. "
2Sth and Federal streets early this wa.uOi w,ui
ing The accident olmaxed a villa p'o,n- VA
through deserted city streets, durine nue.
the four men are said by the police 10 bsSa
retained their places on the ohassi. nsss
entwinlng their arms round each osh.s8s.
necks. V'nsra
The dead:
ROBERT MCCLELLAN. ss years, ,su
Catharlne street. - fo'A
ALBERT NORTON. % years, 1883 souA
SiBt street. oVu'q
The injured
WILLIAM sLoss, "a years solo r.,..
street, fractured skull, fracture Of nrs.a san
and lower jaws both legs ana ann
broken. rins ~
ARTHUR SIMMONS. 80 years, wyne6,.
Pa suffering from shock, Internal n,
jurles and fracture OF the right lee ~
DRIVER HURLED so FEET
Police stationed near the scene Of N.
wreck say the yellow chassis was eo,se
80 fast that all efforts to force the drivsr y
pull up were futile and that the crash i.sV /.
the iron pole followed the joltlnF N rs. ,s.
car across the railroad tracks. The chassis
after dentlng the iron pole, rebounda5'
crashed into q wooden light pole ananr,r.
II off, and then wabbled a. cornpiete ,yr.st
over on it's side. The shock of the ooI,sls.
with the first pole threw Mcclellan wSa
was driving, 80 feet away and the rero,ss
ing men in the party clear of the wrscr.s
machine. The steering wheel of the a.
and other parts of the wreckaas wsrs
picked UP half a block away from the so,rs
OF the collision.
Tho noise created by the car and ,hs
crash that followed reused the neiEhbor,
hood, and the dead and injured wara
gathered up and rushed to the Poycllnlc
Hospital by a passing car belonging 10
the d. b. Martin Company and the am.
bulance of the Goth and Federal streets
police station. g
"HIT UP TERRIFIC CLIP"
Sergeant Harry Mooney, who was on
duty at the time OF the accident, detailed
Detectives Cope, Smell and Heenan 10 In.
vestgate. The first authentic Information
of the facts leading up to the accident were
received when Simmons, the least injured
of the riders, regalned consciousness and
told of the early morning ride through
the streets of West and South Philadel.
pha He said that all his companions wert
employed by Market street department
store, and that early this morning McClel-
Ian, the manager, of the garage at 2in
and Market streets, had suggested that they
try out the new chassis They all MOUNTED
the chassis and, after testing the speed ct
the car, Mcclellan continued to let 1t out
until they "hit up a terrific clip" 1i
Simmons, who was suffering badly from
shock told ,disjointed story, but said thai
he remembered crossing the railroad tracki
near the accident. on the Jump and that
moment before the crash he had yelled to
Mcclellan, For Gods sake, slow down n"s
No sooner were the words out OF his mouth /.
than the car struck and he was knocRed ~
unconscious.
Pieces of the broken car were picked Up
at different points and the fact that
wooden light pole was snapped on on 10
rebound from the crash Is taken By ina
police as conclusive evidence OF the ter
rife speed that the car had attained IN
passing down the street. Further proof tnlt
the car was "a streak OF light comes from
the statement of Policemen Snyder ana
Devlney, who were standing at 27th stfeA
and Gray's Ferry road when the ridsn
whizzed by.
All of the men in the accident had
families dependent upon them
Albert Norton left a widow and I've
children, 2 years and months old, hn
brother. John Norton Is private In Com.
pany X of the 9th Regiment Of the National
Guard. Robert Mcclellan, the driver o.
the car, was widower and left four
children.