The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-22
Mrs. James H. Benefits Neck Broken,
Her Husband and Tive Friends
Injured in Wreck
DOWN HILL;
MEETS SHARP TURN
Overland Car COlIides With Service Car
and William Rose Receives
Serious Injuries

Plunging down precipice to depth
Of thirty feet and catapulting his Roo
car T. B. Woods missed the main
road at a narrow turn al me base Of
q steep hill and failing to make the
bridge fell to the bottom Of the valley
beyond causing the death OF Mrs.
James NJ Bennett, serious injury to
himself and to Mrs Woods and minor
injuries 10 Mr.. Bennett, husband Of
the dead woman Death occurred al
most instantly after the party was res
cued, Mrs. Bennett expiring in the arms
Of her husband Only the young son
OF Mr., Wood escaped injudy.
Woods, q produce dealer. had invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett for drive yes
terday afternoon and were on the road
leading into Chickasha from the Un.
ion Hill farm when his new REQ re-
fused to work A telephone message
DroagAt out j. G. Riekerts Of the firm
Of Boone g. Rickerts, who made the
necessary repairs at point five
miles from here. and near the Baker
farm. As both cars were coming into
own Richerts suggested that Woods
'reeede him so that the repair man
might be handy III case or further
.rouble.
A Fatal Turn.
The start was made at about 1880
md about. mile ahead was steep
I'LL, after descending which driver
S obliged to make sharp turn In or
ler TO reach bridge a few feet be-
Iond, falling In which a car might be
'lunged into the valley ahead, fall
# thirty feet Woods car was de.
cending at too rapid rate 20 make
he turn properly and instead Of hold
ng to the road the car plunged into
he abyss below, overturning and
inning its occupants underneath It.
Victims Extriczted.
Rickerts, following, lost track OF
lie REQ, but glancing down into .he
alley and seeing a light concluded
lat 1t emanated from a boys camp
re and went on. A few seconds later.
owever detecting cries he returned
18th his companion and found the REQ
I'd turned turtle and that four Of its
ccupants we're either dying or injur.
I, the little boy and dog alone hay-
& escaped unscathed
The men at once righ1ed the car and
mt in a phone call to the undertaking
srlors OF Claycomb and Anderson.
rs. Bennett in the meantime having
Spired in the arms Of her husband,
sr neck having been broken.
The victims were brought into the
ty. the body Of Mrs Bennett being
,rne to the undertakers rooms and
ie injured ones to the hospital, from
hich Bennett afterwards was remov-
to his home at Eighth and Dakota,
here it was found that he was only
lightly injured
The injuries OF his companions. how
-er, proved to be more serious. Mrs.
'oods suffered leg broken in two
aces and probably internal injuries.
r. Woods was not only internally in
red but had three ribs broken.
Elmer McCaulla, who accompanied
ckerts and Fred W. Frey, who ac-
mpanied Sid Anderson, assisted in
ndering aid to the wounded but left
c car in the ditch until today.
Funeral Tomorrow.
Mrs. Bennett, whose husband is in
e clothing department OF the Eagle
ercantile company, was forty-six
ars old at the time Of her death.
10 remains viii be shipped to her
rmer home at Mexia. Texas. on No.
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