The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-09
AUTO DROVE HEAD-ON
INTO STREET CAR
Former Vehicle Smashed and Two of the
Occupants Were Taken to the Hos
pital for Treatment of
Slight Injuries.

| A FORD car from Middlesex crashet
into southbound street car at the june
tion near City square Saturday evening
lnjuring two OF the occupants and de
molishing the automobile. Frank Sillo
way, owner and driver of the car, anC
Arthur Bailey, who was with him on tn,
front seat, were rushed to the City hos
pital IN ambulances. but members of the
police force who assisted passersby in ex
treating the passengers took another di
| rectlon when they came to move Fred
| Guyette from the scene of the wreck
| The street car, which had halted before
making the south.end run at 9:l0 o'clock
was damaged slightly. Charles Silloway
brother of the driver. and Carroll
Chandler, who were on the rear seat
with Guyette, disappeared in the shad-
ows of City square before the crowd
gathered. Their injuries, if any, have
not been inventoried for publication.
Reports concerning the condition of
the driver and Bailey varied consider
ably. 1t was rumored about the streets
after the accident that the men had sue
cumbed: but Sillowav was discharged
from the hospital Sunday morning and
physicians who are treating Bailey for
injuries about the chest and facial con-
tusions believe he viii not be kept there
very long.
Silloway drove his Ford car directly
into the street car Motorman George
Smith was in the vestibule OF the car
awaiting the signal from Conductor
Clyde Brigham to lay off the brakes for
the south end trip. Passengers arriving
from Montpelier and points intervening
had left the car and Others had got
aboard when Smith saw the automobile
coming down South Main street. It
clung tenaciously to the car tracks and
the driver failed to heed the vigorous
changing of the bell at the head of the
car. The collision came at time when
many people were abroad and conse-
quently there were plenty OF witnesses.
Most of those who saw the. collision con
cured in their version of the affair.
When the automobile struck the fender
of the car the radiator seemed to disap
pear somewhere under the front seat.
and Bailey were jammed be-
tween the front scat and the remnant of
the hood and windshield. The crash
broke the fender on the street car, splin-
tered the woodwork and shattered the
glass that fronts the motorman's vesti
bule. None of the occupants was thrown
out of the automobile.
Among the first to reach the injured
were the motorman and con-
iuctor, who were quickly joined by Dep
aty Chief Gamble. A. J. Cave, y. Q,
Ralph, Earl Ward and Henry Hill. In
i've minutes the reseuers themselves were
,alling for help so rapidly did the crowd
'ollect. Silloway and Bailey appeared to
Je unconscious and neither of them had |
anything to say when doctors arrived. |
iuyette was locked up at police head
quarters on an intoxication charge. Aft
,rwan the remnant of the automobile |
vas towed to the Perry garage and early |
Sunday morning street sweepers cleared I
lwav the last vestige of the wreck.
Bailey is well known Middlese1
armer who was formerly engaged in the
livery business in Montpelier His wife
nd daughter live in Afiddlesex. Frank
,illoway has been employed by Bailey,
nd Guyette works for Michael Herbert,
he town road commissioner. All are
young men. According to
ONE of the principals, Silloway invited
hem to accompany him on a trip to
BARRE. Chandler and young Silloway t.
oined the party later and Guyette. one
f the original members. asked to get out
+ the machine at Montpelier. According
0 Guyette, his plans didn't jibe with
hose of Silloway and Bailey and he
'ent the whole way with them. Guyette
old the police that members of the party
id not neglect to pay their respects TO
everal juice mills in Barre as soon as
ley arrived. Just before the accident,
e continued. in his statement to the
fficers yesterday. Silloway drove the car
p South Main street. Once they turned
ito someone's yard and brought up
gainst a barn, but made their escape
fter using the tail light as guide.
As they We're returning down South Main
rect, Guyette said, all of the passengers
utioned Silloway to drive slowly and u
keep to the right" He drove faster /
ian Guyette and Chandler thought was !,
,cesaarv and refused to slacken the :
'eed of the car even when the rearseat n
ssengers told him to steer clear of the
rect car. T.