The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-10
Walter Johnson Fatal
ly Injured At Biz
mingham
ANOTHER CAR
HITS SAND PILE
Girl Is Taken to HOspi-
tai With Broken
Skull

II others, seven of whom were
women, were injured BY automobiles
In Detroit and its suburbs Saturday
evening and Sunday.
Walter johnson. Is years old, OF
No. SIS Selden-ave.. was killed. and
Howard Mutt. 10 years old. Of No.
ITO Logan-st., was painfully injured
Saturday evening. when an automo-
bile In which they were riding near
Birmingham struck an obstacle In
the road Jack Fair. Of No. BIB
0reenwood-ave.. who was also In the
car. was slightly bruised.
All three occupants were thrown
from the car when II struck the Inn
pediment In the road. Johnson SUI.
fered . fractured skull and Mutt sus-
tanned internal injuries. It il thought
in Harper hospital.
Returning to Detroit bringing Mutt
to . hospital, the ambulance struck
John Jeynes, IS years old. OF No. IS
Smith-ave.. at woodward and the
boulevard. Jeynes suffered several
Commissions OF the scalp and WAS TAX
en- to the hospital with Mutt.
A trafic ofncer who Witnessed the
later accident declared that the
driver Of the ambulance made every
possible effort to avoid striking
Jeynes.
Four persons were hurled to the
pavement at 1880 o'clock Sunday
morning when q machine in which
they were riding was overturned by
. sand pile at Fort-st. and Camp
behave. Miss Mabel Wilson, Is
years old. of No. So Alfred-st-. sur
fered . fractured skull and was TAX
en- to the city receiving hospital.
She ID in q critical condition. Miss
Grace Brown, % years old. OF the
same address. William Campbell. 81
years old, OF No. $40 woodward-ave..
and David williams. 81 years old.
Of No. - Selden-ave.. were slightly
injured.
Campbell, who was driving the
car. admitted that he saw the red
lanterns on the sand pile before he
struck II.
Sam Alspetton. 81 years old. No.
II Hastings-st.. Bessie Alspetton. Is
years old, same address. and Meyer
Kaplan, "a years old, of No. 4ss
Hastings-st., were severely injured,
Sunday morning. when a heavy auto
truck owned by the Market Carriage
Co.. and driven by Chester Lang. 1t
Ia said. ran over the curb at Hast
ings and Winder-sts. and struck
them while they were on the side
walk. The girls foot was 80 badly
crushed that II was necessary TO
amputate two toes at the city re-
ceiving hospital. Her brothers
ankle was crushed and Kaplan SUI.
fered a badly wrenched hip.
The driver of the car fed immedi-
ately after the accident. according
to the police. and is being sought to
give an explanation for the misbsp
Mrs. Anna Richards, so years ~
Of No $50 IL Crane-ave.. was str
by a motorcycle at Holcomb -
Mack-aves., Sunday. when crosaia
the street with her daughter The
driver did not stop after knocking
the aged woman to the pavement.
She was taken home with slight
bruises.
Another motorcyclist struck David
Sullivan. living at Gratiot-ave. and
the Peter-rd.. at the intersection OF
the French-rd and the Terminal rail-
road. Sullivan suffered q fractured
leg and was taken TO the city re-
ceiving hospital. The driver sped
away without stopping to ascertain
the extent Of Sullivan's injury.
Crossing Jefferson-ave. at st. Jean.
ave-. Sunday afternoon. Floyd Kru.
ger. rs years old. OF No. $50 Defer
ave-, and Miss Mary Smith. 10 year
old. of No. 521 Trumbull.ave., were
struck by an automobile driven by
AL Carney, OF No. 1911 Brooklyn.
ave. Kruger sustained q broken leg
and Miss Smith suffered painful lac
erations about the body. Both were
removed TO the city receiving hos.
pitai.
George Toepel. 33 years old, OF
No. 376 Parkview-ave., and his wife.
Margaret. % years old. were pain
fully injured, Sunday afternoon.
when their automobile was struck
by a street car at Beaubien and
Hish-sts. Both were severely shak.
en- up and taken to the city receiv.
ing hospital.
Paul Day, 13 years old, OF No. go
Peterson-st.. was struck by an auto
mobile driven by william NJ. Mar.
tin. of Monroe. Sunday. at Jefferson
and Dearborn-aves. He was taker
first to the city receiving hospital
and later TO the west branch o.
Harper hospital.
William Cunningham, IS years old.
OF No. 10 Townsend-ave., had mar.
row escape from death. Sunday
night. when his machine turned tur.
tie after striking a sand pile at Elm.