Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-08-08
THREE PEOPLE DEAD
FROM AUTO ACCIDENT
ON MARIETTA ROAD
Dead Are Grin Billiard and c.
]. Estes, Powder Springs
and Mrs. Camp SpinkS,
> Rockmart

Two men and woman lost their lives
when a big touring car turned turtle on
a curve of the Marieeta-Atlata road
shortly after 8 o'clock Saturday even
& ing. The car. according to one of the
occupants. was going very fast around
curve in an effort to pass another car
going in the same direction 1t skidded
on the ebert road and the outside rear
wheel gave way.
- Grin Billiard. twenty-three years old.
OF Powder SPRINGS. was pinned beneath
" the car as il turned over the last time
and was crushed 10 instant death.
70. e. ]. Estes. of Powder Springs. and
Mrs Camp Spinks. Of ROckmart, died
about four hours later as result Of
skull fractures sustained in the acct
dent
The injured were rushed to the Nolan
sanitarium al Marietta by the car which
.hey had tried to pass and every effort
was made by DR.. c. T. Nolan, assisted
by DFs. Malone and Benso TO save their
lives.
Mr.. Spinks. the husband Of the dead
woman, is now at the Nolan sanitarium
in a very critical condition The
attending physicians think. however,
that he will recover He has a frontal
fracture of the skull and a broken lower
Jaw bone
The other four passengers Of the car
were not seriously injured and il was
not necessary to cOnfine them to the
care of musicians. T. ]. and j. l.
Hardy. of Powder Springs. received
slight scalp bruises and were generally
badly shaken up.
The young three-year-old daughter or
Mr.. and Mrs. Spinks sustained badly
lacerated knee.
J. c. Camp. OF Powder Springs. was
the only one among the eight passen-
gers TO escape the accident without the
slightest trace Of any injury
Mr. Estes who owned and drove the
car. sustained two skull fractures. 'front.'
al and. basal He was conscious for only
a few minutes after he was taken to the
sanitarium- --..-.---.
Mrs. Camp Spinks had a frontal frac-
ture of the skull and a severe scalp
:. cut running from over the eyes to the
= base OF the brain She never gained
consciousness after the accident.
According 10 the story furnished by
J. c Camp. the party were on their way
TO visit the father of Mrs. Spinks, W.
w. Camp. at Powder Springs. Others OF
the family were also to be present at
The reunion. They were on their way 20
see a friend just out OF Marietta, on
the road TO Atlanta, before starting for
Powder Springs. Just outside the city
limits Estes let the car out and attempt
ed to pass another car going in the same
direction. Estes car was big Hudson
touring car and its heavy load II
thought TO be responsible to some extent
Tor the accident. Estes took the outside
OF the curve. The car skidded on the
ebert road and the car turned over sew
reral times. according to young Camp.
ESTES was driving at a very fast rate
tiof speed at the time, il was stated.
!, Young Grin Billiard. who was ir-
: stantly killed. was a bridegroom of
only three months. His body was sent
TO Powder Springs Saturday night
Mr. Billiards. funeral will be held at
the family home in Powder Springs
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The in
terment will be in the Billiard grave
yard