The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-04
J. \. H0SAALL
. DEAD and TWO
OTHERS INJURED
PatroIman Nichols In Serious
Condition at Hospital,
DOCTORS WIFE BRUISED
Accident Occurred at Early
Hour; Struck Wagon. I.

Cause of the accident that resulted
in the death Of Dr. l.. Hoshall, prob
able fatal injury of Patrolman Lon
Nichols and wouhding OF Mrs Hoshall,
wife Of the physician, is attributed to
the dense fog that enveloped the city
early this morning The accident oc-
CURED at South Robinson and Ash ave.
nues at o'clock when the Hoshall
car collided with a delivery wagon,
Skull Fractured.
Doctor Hoshall died in an ambulance
while enroutc to the Wesley hospital.
His skull was fractured at the brain
base.
Patrolman Nichols is now At the
Emergency hospital. Physicians have
small hope for his recovery. He has
fractured skull. scalp wounds and
his right side is badly mangled.
Mrs Hoshall is at her home. lo0l
East Ninth street. suffering from tho
shock and contusions on the back. her
condition is not serious.
wagon Driver Hurt.
A. Joslen. driver OF the vehicle
struck BY the auto, received severe
shakeup His son, Marvin, in the
wagon with him. WAS not hurt. Tho
wagon was completely denrolished. The
Josiens are route carriers for the
Daily Oklahoman and live in Capitol
Hill. .y. r
When the smash-up came the autc-
mobile was coming north on Robinson
aventte ON the return trip from Capitol
Hill where Doctor HoshAh had been
10 call On patients The wagon Was
going south on Robinson.
Driving With One hand.
Doctor Hoshall was manipulating the
steering wheel with his left hand. His
right arm was broken two weeks ago
while cranking his car and had only
been out OF splints> for a couple OF
days.
| To Police Captain Ed Gallup, Joslen,
the wagon driver, could offer no ex.
planation for the mishap He said i
took place so quickly that he didn't
know how he got out OF the veh'c's
when the collision came.
Mrs. Hoshall's Statemsat
| Mrs. Hoshall states that the To-
oyerspread everything and that she did
not know that the accident Was immi.
nent until the crash came and she WAS
pulling herself from under the car She
said that DR.. Hoshall was not driving
Il fast ~
j In the front seat Of the auto were ~.
Hoshall and his wife. Nichols WAS u
!, the rear of the car. After the collisSoa
all of them were found under the ma
chine. Mrs.. Hoshail was able 10 extfi.
cate herself DR.. Hoshall was uncon'
scious.
Patrolman Nichols was conscious but
could give no accountoof the accident
Jumped csrbing. =.
The automobile had swerved IA 10
course, jumped the curbing, and W!
headed south, when the officers and
| aubulances arrived 1t the scene. The
front part vas buried IN the art. u
was not badly damaged. ;.
Nichols had gotten into the Hoshall
car in Capitol Hill and was riding to
the city to report for duty At the police
station at 90 o'clock.
ReelaeA Here Two YsaYs.
Dr.. Hoshall, besides his wife, 10 suf-
vived BY six children He was Y years
} old and lived At 1901 East Ninth street.
He had offices In the American Nation.
al bank building. He had been . resi'
dent Of Oklahoma City for two yeafs,
coming here from frsnklin. Okla.,
Cleveland county. He vas : graduate
Of the University Of Physicians and
Surgeons, Baltimore. Nd.
Patrolman Nichols has been . victiul
Of several accidents in TIE past iew
years. He WAS formerly traiamea
n aud canie near losing hiS ~ \ boil-
I er explosion. A year Or Two 80 ~
: was In . street car sMash-up and was
a injured.
The police officer has hem mem
c ber Of the department 1T lour orsiivl
years His home 10 q III West 70
avenue. Capitol Hill. 8.
: Al I o'clock this sltesnoeu N W
q stated At the hospital that NJ Hidos
was resting we'll. Hs va soassSsss.