The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-03
THREE IN RUNABOUT
HURLED AGAINST POLE
GIRL WAS INJURED
Met Another Car at Narrow Point South
of East Montpelier Village-Pole
Prevented Car from Falling
Down the Bank.

In turning out for another automobile
at curve half mile south of East
Montpelier village, on the Montpelier
road, n Ford runabout containing three
persons was whipped against a telephone
pole Sa Saturday evening, and Miss Dora
Brown, aged Is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Brown OF Hardwick, was
thrown so violently against the pole that
at first she was thought to be fatally in
iured although later it was found that
her wounds were not so serious as ex
peeted. Dean Goddard of Woodbury.,
who was holding Miss Brown on his
knees, had his face lacerated and one
eye closed probably by his face coming
in contact with Miss Browns head. 5. j..
Dwinell of Wolcott, who was driving the
machine, was not injured. The ear was
smashed on the right side, including the
door and the running board and the
Windshield wah shattered; but the car
was run to Wolcott on its own power
yesterday.
According TO the story of Dwinell, he
was driving his car in Hardwick Satur.
day afternoon when Goddard, who was a
stranger to him. hailed him and made a
dicker to carry him and Miss Brown.
whom Goddard was visiting, to Barre.
The Ford runabout offered rather
cramped accommodations for three per
sons, but the three crowded in and made
the trip to Barre After short stop in
the city, they started on the return trip
about dusk. All went well for a few
miles and the Ford mechanism was work
ing well, according to the statement of
farmer who came up to the scene of the
accident little later, after the car had
passed him at a fast speed.
The place of the accident is danger
spot The road Is narrow, and at the
top OF rise the road veers sharply just
at the intersection of road which leads
to Montpelier over the HILL while a fence
and a telephone pole act as a barrier
against fall down a high bank. just
At this point the homebound Ford met a
Cadillac, No. 1914. registered in the name
of II. A. Dunbar OF St. Albans. Both
,ars took their own sides of the road,
but the Ford went too near the edge so
hat the right rear wheel slipped over
md brought the machine with a sharp !
impact against the telephone pole The |
,ole was all that saved the machine from
yoing down the bank
But while lifesa yer, the pole was at |
he same time the agency of severe in |
uries to Miss Brown. Her head came in |
ontact with the pole and she was rem
Tered unconscious. Her escort also was
n a dazed condition, and he remained in
he car holding Miss Brown after the
irst rescuers came, the number including
ir, and Mrs. A. NJ. Troup of Barre, who
Harry Daniels of East Montpelier. near
yhose residence the accident happened,
sventually the girl was handed out of
he car and was laid on the grass. while
urried efforts were made 10 reach phy-
icians. For some time physician could
ot be located but Drs. Frank Wheeler
nd D. ". Hodgdon of Plainfeld came as
oon as possible. In the meantime Miss
lillian Simonds, a nurse. and Mrs. Troup
id what they could TO care for the girl,
hose face was covered with blood and
'ho remained unconscious until after her
emoval to Heston hospital in Lewis Sib-
vs. automobile. The occupants of the !
t. Adams car did what they could, hav- l.
,E gone in search of physicians
Dwinell the driver of the Ford which Z
as numbered l0ll was at first inclined +,
, blame the driver of the Cadillac for
'owding him too much; but, in view of 3
he conditions, those who came up short i
after the accident were inclined to alb TX
1--WE the ST Albans man from blame. G
According to the hospital attaches, the /
rown girl is only slightly injured her !
ose and face being lacerated. +