The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-08
SPEEDER'S SKULL
IS BROKEN WHEN
MACHINE UPSETS
James Karnes of Senath Is
Overturned Going SO
Miles an Hour.
CHUM, HURLED INTO
FIELD, is UNINJURED
Car Is Upset on Rock Lever Road
While Passing
Truck.

Speeding at the rate Of so miles an
hour, James (Mocb) kalnes of Senath,
was thrown frcm his automobile on
the Rock Lcvee road, near the Houcl;
meadow, and rendered unconscious
While MS companion, Glenn Thomas.
was hurled over the fence into the
field, but escaped injury. karnes was
brought to the city in a passing auto
mobile truck, and taken to the St.
francis Hospital, where the examina-
ton revealed that he had suffered a
conclusion of the brain and deep
scalp wound. He regained conscious
ness after reaching the city.
The injured man, who is % wears
old, and Thomas came to the Cape
Thursday afternoon in the automobile
of Jesse Curry. Curry and two other
friends accompanied them. Yester-
day afternoon karncs and Thomas
went for n ride on the Rock Levee
road. They we're on their way back
to the Cape when the accident happen
ed about 4 mile south of the rock
.crushcr. Both were picked up by the
driver Of an automobile truck and
brought to the city.
Thomas was stunned ny the fall, but
recovered in a short while, and was
able 10 assist in placing his injured
companion in tho truck. They were
taken to the ST. Charles Hotel, where
they we're registered, and DR.. ]. W.
Barry was called. After an examina
lion he advised that the injured man
be taken to the hospital, where an OPP
GRAFTON was performed.
Thomas told q reporter for The
tribune that Karnes was going az
very rapid rate of speed. They pass
ed a place in the road that was very
rocky The automobile was swaying
from one side 20 the other, when they
passed the motor truck, which was 90
ing south. He could rot say whether
their automobile struck this truck or
not, bUc he thought it did.
The driver lost control of the ma
chine and II made = quick curn to the
right As ii struck the ditch along
the road KGrnes was thrown out, the
automobile proceeded up the incline
and dashed INTO the fence. The i'm
pact threw Thomas over the fence in
to the meadow. The automobile climb
ed nearly over the fence and was
caught on the wire.
Thomas said he jumped to his feet
rs soon as he recovered from the shock
and ran back into the road. It was
then dark, about $50 o'clock. He call
ed to his friend and when he received
no answer, started to look for him.
He was attracted BY means and found
his companion lying in the middle of
the road. He was stretched out at full
length, Thomas said.
He picked him up and carried him
to the side OF the road and waited for
help. The automobile truck driver was
the first to pass. He helped place the
injured man into the machine and took |
aim TO the city. Karnes regained con-
sciousness after the party reached the |
lotel, and at first he refused to go to
he hospital.
His father, who is owner Of the
Karnes Store Co.. in Senath, was com
nunicated with. He requested that the
INJURED man be taken to the hospital
It once, and only on his request the
;on went. The father-in-law and
BROTHER Of the injured man arrived on
he early morning train and went to
he hospital.
The automobile, a fve-passenger
FORD, was totally wrecked. 1t was
owed into a garage late last night.