Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
WILLFMANTIC OFFICE. 57 Church St. Telephone 21o-2.
TWO AUTOMOBILE MISHAPS
 DUE TO WEDNESDAYS ICE,
T. R. Saddle Car Skids and is Saved
 Only by Fencepost-D. C. Flaher-
 tvs Machine overturns, Women tn-
 jured.

Many falls and bad accidents were reported Wednesday as the result of icy going The streets during the morning were coated with thin ice that made walking anything but safe. but during the afternoon some of the walks became passahle, as sand was Sprinkled on them, or the ice Softened up and became slush. Many going home for their noon meal from the shops and stores experienced thrilling sensations as they endeavored to get along without falling, which some were able to do, while others were not as fortunate.
 Two Automobile Accidents.
 Two accidents are known to have happened between this city and Spring Hill One accident happened on this stretch of road to the car owned by T. R. Sadd of this city. As the car was being driven along it skidded in front of the store in Mansfield Center and crashed into a fence which stands or the top of a SiX-foot embanfkment. One of the posts in the fence h@d and this was the only thing that saved the car from ~oing down the embankment into a lot. With the assistance of a number of men who saw the accident, the driver lowered the car into the lot and then drove out on to the highway. The car was not damaged nor was the driver injured.
 Spring Hill Car overturns.
 The other accident on this road hap pcned in Mansfield Center when the car owned and driven by Daniel c F'laherty of Spring Hill skidded and struck a culvert, causing it to turn over. Those in the car with the driver were Mrs. Norton White of Winsted, Mrs. Byron Hawkins of Middletown and her two children, Margaret and Kenneth. The women had been spend ing the holiday with their father, MT, k Flahert, who was bringing them to this city to take the train for their homes.
 The car was being driven at fair rate of speed when without warning it skidded off the road and over the Culvert, which caused it to turn over. People living in the neighborhood wit messed the accident and hurried to pull the car off from the passengers. It was at first thought that all the occu- pants of the car were injured, but it was learned that the only one seri- ously hurt was Mrs. Hawkins, who was suffering from a badly bruised shoulder and strained back. She was taken into a house near by where she received medical attention; later the ambulance brought her to St. Joseph's hospital in this city. The other mem bers of the party were taken back to the home of Mir. F1aherty on Spring Illll' a me car was pauly damaged Dy the accident.
 Truck Goes of Bank.
 The first accident to be reported in the city was shortly before noon, when the autotruck of the Wet Wash laun- dry skidded and went off the bank east of the Brick Row. The car landed on the railroad stracks and it was some time before 1t could be brought back on to the road, where it was run off under it's own power. Neither the car nor the driver was injured by the drop, which was only three or four feet.
 A number of close calls were re- ported from the drivers of machines who had cause to use the hilly side streets, which were made very danger ous by the thin coating of ice.