Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-14
BADLY HURT IN CRASH
Automobile and Motorcycle in
Collision Near Linden Lodge
Leamond Jillson Loses Right Leg-Sax-
on Car Was Being Driven Toward
Village by John Manley, jr.


Village by John Manley, jr.
A collision Sunday afternoon about
! 80 O'Clock between motorcycle driven
by Lcamond Jilson of Guilford, on which
was riding Martin Zimmerman of Bellows
Falls, and Saxon runabout driven by
John Manlcy, ir, of Brattleboro seriously
injured the two motorcycle riders and
slightly injured Manley, the fingers of his
right hand being cut. The motorcycle
was completely wrecked and the front of
the automobile badly damaged.
The accident happened on the lower
road to West Dummerston few feet
south of the point where the road leading
from Linden lodge joins the lower road.
Manlcy was driving towards Brattleboro
and the motorcyclists had left the yard
of the Retreat barns Just before and were
travelling at a very rapid rate north. Sew
eral who saw Manley few minutes be
fore said that he was driving his car at
such a high rate of speed as to attract
attention of those in houses he passed.
He claims that at the time of the acct
dent he was driving moderately.
The two machines came together with
terrific force The motorcycle struck the
right side of the radiator of the Saxon car,
swerving the car so that it faced diago-
nally across the street and the smaller
machine toppled over the car and when
stopped lay in position as if it had
struck the car after having come out of
the Linden lodge road.
| rIoel ,od Dooo Il, Machine
Tnneman was hurled through the air
distance of % feet, striking on the side
walk. Jllson's right leg was caught be-
tween the engine of his machine and the
radiator of the automobile, and although
he is very heavy man, he was hurled
through the air, four inches of bone from
his lower leg and large pieces of flesh be
ing torn out and left in the engine of his
machine.
The impact broke the engine so that the
exhaust from the machinery, which was
still in operation after the collision, was
against the flesh and bone left in the ma
chine.
Merrill Dodge, an cmploye of Mosher's
garage had been in West Dummerston.
He was driving an Overland owned by
his employer, and had with him his moth
cr, Mrs Viola Miller, and friend.
Dodge said that his mother was running
the car under his direction when they
reached point short distance south of
the pumping station at West Dummer-
ston. He heard a car coming at a furious
rate and they pulled out to the extreme
side of the road to see Maney 60 past
them.
When Dodge reached the scene of the
accident a short distance farther on, Cleo
. Staples, an employee of the Bratteboro
Retreat, was standing at the scene of the
accident and signalled Dodge to stop. He
Indicated the injured men, both uncon-
scious, and asked Dodge to drive to Brat
tleboro to get doctors.
Dodge drove to the office of DR.. Harry
p. Greene, but did not find him, and At
toncy w. r. Daley, who was in his office,
tclephoned for physicians. Dodge found
Dr. Thomas Rice and took him to the
scene, where DR.. A. / Miller and DR. G.
r. Aldrich were found, having been sum
moned by telephone from the home OF
A. p. d. Robbins near the scene.
Amputation Found Necessary.
Zimmerman was taken in an automobile
to the hospital and the ambulance later
hurried Jilson there. An examination by
the physicians who had been to the
scene and DR.. Greene, who had been
called to the hospital showed that there
was no hope of saving Jillson's right leg
He was suffering from the shock and every
energy was bent on restoring his strength
sufficiently to amputate the leg. The leg
was amputated Monday noon.
Zimmerman was suffering from a long gasl
on the back of his head and long wounc
in his thigh, in which 20 stitches wer,
taken. He apparently has suffered NJ
dangerous fracture or internal injuries ant
is expected to recover.
Both Jillson and Zimmerman were en-
ployed at the Retreat farm, the latter hav
ing come there to work from Bellows
Falls 10 days before. Jillson has beer
employed as driver of "A team Their
some time.
Motorcycle Going Rapidly.
c. Menzies Miller had passed the Re
treat farm buildings and sat down on The
stone wall when he heard the noise 81
the motorcycle in the yard of the Retreat
farm The machine, after starting
stopped and several men gathered around
a minute later it was started and turned
into Linden street Mr.. Miller had start
ed to walk back towards the Retreat barn,
and said that when the machine passcc
him it was going at high rate and rap
idly picking up speed
Mr.. Staples was at the Cold Spring
Just beyond the place of the accident
when he heard the crash and was the first
one to reach the scene. There was littlC
he or anyone else could do except to senC
for physicians and the ambulance and h,
asked Dodge who was the first to appear
to get physicians.
Manley says as he came W over tn
rise just before reaching the junction q
the two roads he kept to his right hant
side OF the road, but that Jillson attempt
ed to cut across and go up the road lead
ing to Linden lodge, causing the accident
Photographs were taken of the accident
before the machines were moved anc
Civil Engineer James f. Helyar tool
measurements. oIhes Tracks of the ma
chimes were plainly shown in the roadwa,
and it was said that the track of Man
ley's car bore out his statements.
Jillson has a father, Luther, and q
brother, Louis, both residents of Gull