The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-21
[0UR PERSONS
HURT IN WRECK
woRuE PLrNGES OVER
!" rry yrOOT EMBANKMENT
IN THE DARK.
MISSED THE BRIDGE
"a. Merritt of Ennis Failed to Loo
cafe Bridge and Plunged Head
long into Stream West
Of Town.

early sunday hiS"ss
wh, lives three miles east of En-.
MS missed the bridge and drove his
Gar over an embankment ten feet
n;.b. As a result Of the plunge to
,he bottom Of the rayine all four OF
the occupants Of the car were more
or less injured.
John Merritt. shoulder dislocated
and bruised.
Mrs. John Merritt. two ribs broken
and Internal injuries.
IL. Webb, Elk City, Okla, left
Lex broken.
Johnny Webb, slight bruises.
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt had been to
Elk CITY, Oklahoma, on visit to
relatives and friends and were re-
turning home. They left Midlothian
about 1880 o'clock expecting to
drive home before late bed time.
but we're not making race track of
the pixies. After rounding the curve
beyond the second small bridge
vest OF town on this road MIR. Mer-
nit seemed to have lost control of
his car and went over the embank-
ment, missing the bridge clearly.
me car turned side flip, after
crashing through the large timbers
used as side wings TO the bridge, and
landed upright in the bottom of the
nyine. All four of the persons We're
thrown out of the car. MIR. Merritt
fell nearest the west bank of the
nvine, Mrs. Merritt fell alongside
him and Mr.. Webb and his son fell
nearer the little bridge. The car
cleared the four of them.
I. A. Ferris and Mr.. and Mrs.
hling Helland were driving west
and had just crossed over the bridge
and passed this car about 100 feet
irom the bridge. They noticed that
The car coming east was hugging
closely to the south ditch and APP
pared to be out OF control, and il
held It's direct course, missing the
bridge entirely. New gravel has
Just been placed on the road near
the turn some distance to the west.
causing cars to hug the outside of
me road, and this car coming around
ns beaten path seemed to have
Kept its course instead of drawing
in to the center Of the road to hit
The bridge.
Af. Ferris and party heard the
crash and returned Immediately to
give what aid they could to the In
'ard ones. They were joined mo-
neaf later by party OF young peo-
PIC and Miss Annie Martin, trained
''fst aid service, did much to
"Ake the injured ones comfortable
xhle Mr.. Ferris was summoning
physicians and the. ambulance.
ne injured ones were rushed inn
"'u'ateiy to the local sanitarium
saefe every attention was given
""" and where they were soon
-''O as comfortable as injured peo-
:" could be made. Telephone mes
S notified Mrs. j. H. Blaydes,
Ennis, daughter of MIR. and Mrs,
.e'f1t'' also c. w. Merritt, Louis
'e'ritt and J. +. Merritt. sans of the
a'ared couple. They hurried "a
"asahachie and have been in con.
Aa' attendance at the bedside OF
'aeir parents.
ars' Blaydes said early TODAY,
think it was a case Of m;sca,cu
'a.hs the position of the bridge i,
'os OF dust. Father is usually /.
'ai driver. am told by tn.
ng physician, that they ar,
s ~ seriously hurt. and 1 hope I.
"-se them home soon.
~ : L. Webb said: ~ live at FL,
e,... o.'anoma, where crops ar,
.,.s snort and | decided TO com,
to- son to Ellis county to worl
N, ~ weeks. MIR. and Mrs. Mer
"ese visiting there and aske,