Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-12

Had yesterday been Friday, the
18th the fact that three automobile
accidents occurred within two hours
and within three miles of one another
might not have caused any comment,
but yesterday was only Wednesday
and the date first mentioned is yet "a
hours ahead. The accidents occurred,
however, though happily none of the
three were accompanied by any very
serious results
The first of the three took place at
about 40 in the morning on Bangor
street near the foot of School street.
1 Amos +. Cunningham, who lives on
the Church Hill road, was driving
down Bangor street on his way TO
work and with him were two young
lady students of the Cony high school.
On reaching a point near the foot Of
School street, Mr.. Cunningham, who
was driving along on the west side of
! Bangor street refined in toward the
curbing and allowed the young ladies
to get out of the wagon, and just at
! that time an automobile in which were
two men and two women came along
! Mr. Cunningham horse, which is =
nervous animal, started to move out
| toward the middle of the street. where
upon, Mr. Cunningham pulled him
| back toward the sidewalk, but in the
meantime the man who was driving the
automobile, possibly thinking that the
team was going out into the middle
of the street, tried to pass on the 9TH
er side.
! There was not room enough, however,
| for the auto struck and broke down
one of the rear wheels on Mr.. Cunning
hams wagon, throwing him out OF the
/ team and tanning him considerably. But
| that was not all, for the driver OF the
automobile did not stop his machine
until it ran against a fire hydrant set
| in the curping and stove one of the
mud guards Of the auto. In the eX-
citement attendant upon the incident
the registry number Of the auto was
not learned, nor the names or the oc-
cupants, and they did not remain long
in that vicinity after getting the car
free from the hydrant.
The second accident, which occurred
at about the same time as the one
first mentioned, had for its scene a
nont farther up the line. on that part
of the Bangor road locally known as
Riverside drive, and in this case car
containing five people struck MISS
Mildred Humphrey. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. l.. w. Humphrey, as she was
walking to the trolley car on her way
TO school. knocking her down and lam
ing one side and arm. The party III the
auto which was thought by her COM
panion, Gordon Edgar, to be Ford.
kept on without stopping to inquire
regarding the extent of the young
girls injuries. The car is said to nave
been moving rapidly toward the city,
and although the police were notlhed
bv phone and officers instructed TO be
on the lookout for such a car, the
watch was without avail. The scene of
the accident was just north of the resi-
dence OF Osgood Crawford.
The third accident was the most Sc
rious of the three. and in this Robert
Lee, aged about seven years, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill T. Lee Of West
ern avenue. was struck by Ford de-
livery truck from the 4. NJ. Bowman
store at Manchester Forks and driven
y L
which, according with a new arrange
ment makes an early morning trip to
Morangs crossing on the Winthrop
line for the purpose of bringing in the
school children of that section. The
! car had made the usual run and had
left Morang's crossing al about S45,
| being in charge of Conductor Lester
/ Pierce.
/ On reaching Sewail street the car was
| stopped and some of the children left
it, being let out of the front entrance on
around the front end of the car, evident
! ~ intending to cross Western avenue
and make his way down Sewall stree, 20
the Nash school, where he is a pupil in
the second grade; but as he did so he
ran directly in front of the auto truck,
one of the mud guards of which struck
I him and knocked him down
! Mr. Flynt. who was coming down tho
avenue in the truck on his way to the
| CITY, picked the boy UP and carried him
! in the car to the residence of a phvsieian
but the latter was not at home. and after
one or two attempts to find one he tool,
the boy to the Augusta General hospital
where It was found upon examination
mat the boy was scratched and bruise1
about the head. neck, arms and ,ees ba
mad sustained no injuries Of A serious
type. II was deemed advisable to have
the h'tie fellow remain at the hospital
over night but it was thought pronar,e