El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-10
JOY RIDE ENDS
IN AUTO WRECK
Car Carrying Leona Reid's
License Number Over
turns; 8 Occupants.


A seven passenger Chalmers touring
car struck the curb i'm block ten o.
Dyer street Richmond Terrace. Tues
day afternoon late. while the car wa,
going at a high rate Of speed. The
rear left wheel was torn from the
automobile and it, was turned over
throwing the five women and three
men 20 the paving. u was reported
Tuesday night that one of the occu-
pants Of the car had her leg broken
when the car overturned.
The rumber OF the automobile was
given as Ss6, which is registered at
the city hall as belonging to Leona
Reid. whose address was given there
as 347 Broadway Since the restricted
district closed, Leona Reid is said to
he living at 2232 Cypress street in
East II PasO. No one was at that
number Wednesday morning when a
Herald reporter called TO learn the
particulars Of the accident
whisky on 9renths.
At the time Of the accident ID was
reported that the occupants Of the
wrecked car were taken into another
automobile and brought 70 one Of the
hospitals, but mt all Of the city hos
pitfalls IL was denied Wednesday that
any victims OF automobile accidents
had been taken there Tuesday night.
Whisky IS said to have been strongly
noticeable on the breaths Of some Of
the occupants OF the car when they
were picked up.
re accident was reported to the
police and an investigation is now be-
ing made Of the charge that the auto
mobile was exceeding the speed limit
Truck Goes over Embankmcnt.
n1lN IlnH11ra. VINO drives truck
Tor the i. r. Kepley Co. started TO
show a driver Tor the Overland Pro-
duce company how to operate Page
motor truck Wednesday morning at II
o'clock while the Overland Produce
cOmpanys truck was standing at the
side Of the kepley warehouse on Du-
and the truck plunged over the retain
ing wall, "a drop Of DO feet and turned
completely over and pinned Tina iira
under the car. it requiring eight men
60 drag the heavy truck off Of the
lie was taken to the emergency hos
uital where 10 was found that he had
suffered broken left arm and a
broken bone in his right hand. II was
thought that he had been killed when
The heavy truck turned over on him
but he was able TO walk from the place
where the accident happened 10 am au-
tomobile on Durango street The
driver OF the Overland Produce com
rauy's truck who was ON the seat with
The Tnaiira boy. jumped and was not I
injured.
Cars Collide.
Mrs. T. T. Murden was cut upon tho
right arm and shoulder Tuesday night F.
iu an automobile accident occurring iu (
front Of the Overland garage ON North :
Kansas street Mrs. Nurden was with r
Air. Murden and their machine, a Ford /
was about 20 turn into the garage /
Wien the car was struck hrOadeidc by 7
an automobile driven by Mrs w o. (
Wall
Tho car was almost turned over by
Tie impact and the breaking i0f the
windshield caused the injuries to Mrs
Nurdcn. The Murden car was badly
smashed by the blow The Walz ear
.uaiained "a bent front axle and sew
cial minor damages
Ars- Murdcu wa treated 10y phv-
Stefan hurriedly summoned Who pro-
l.uhcen lhe cuts not serious and later
was carried Go her homo u thc De
W.T. apartments Mr. Nurdcn states
-hat The accident was entirely un-