The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
Man Who Gave His Name as Albert w. Dow of Bridge port Knocks Quartet of Machines From Roadway in Mad Ride Outside of Boston.
Final Crash Smashes Speed ing Auto and One It Met in Road Driver, Injured, Is Taken to Hospital In Everett.
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 Revere Beach, Mass, June 22-Following a collision be- tween a big yellow touring car which he was driving, and in which rode a woman for whom the police are searching, a man giving his name as Albert w. Dow, of 63. Yale street, Bridge port, Conn, was removed yes dterday to the Whitted hospital, Everett, suffering from serious wounds on his neck and face. It. is thought he will recover.
 The police state the machine oper- yated by Dow was travelling at mad rate of speed when it smashed into and badly damaged four other auto mobiles in the Revere Beach. Park way, sendansering the lives of eight perserls.
 It was at first thought that the 1 woman who accompanied Dow had been killed, and the police wasted some time looking for her body. An . investigation divulged the fact that {, she had ned the scene after the aoci- dent. However, efforts are being made to ascertain her identity.
 The ride, started in Danvers. ac- cording to the authorities. and the rate of speed at, which the machine
 
 the turnpike. and Into Maiden. result ed in Assistant District Attorney George s- Garyey, who was passed on the road hy evw. 'tsizphonins ahead to the Everett police to arrest f the drfver. Dow managed in some way. to eluds the police and had ne- gotiated the distance to the parkway when he plous1ped through four ma chimes.
 Attorney Gaxvey told the police that he was driving along the Newbury- port turnpike with his wire. when the I big yellow car passed him like a flash on the road. From its management FGarvey decided to inform the police. ' When Garvey> reached the Broadway car b9rns in Maiden he states he saw Dow get out of his machine and fix his mudguard. The attorney states he believes the machine had struck another auto somewhere along the road. v
 Garvey continued his journey en- route for Revere Beach when the yell low car again passed him at a terrific Fatc of speed. At Maplewood square Maiden, Garvey telephoned to the Everett police to be on the lookout for the machine. as the driver would Z. surely come to grief if not appre- shended.
 When Broadway, Everett, wa. reached Dow seemed to be headed fol Boston, but he turned his machine ano struck off for Revere Beach, via tho . Revere Beach parkway. At the june. ton of the parkway and Lewis stree the first collision took place.
 Dow struck the machine of M. F Stewart, of Maiden. The latter claim the yellow machine was zigzaggfnt down the roadway as though the driv CT was incapable of managing the car Stewards machine was sideswiped5 5ant his mudguard broken, but he escaped uninjured. Stewart asserts Dow. dit not lessen his speed but kept right or running at a rate of 50 miles al hour.
  owned and was occupied by Georg, H. Flockton, of Cliftondale. Flock toms machine was heaved into tn, i gutter and the mudguards broken. H. escaped injury. Next came the frs of the real encounters.
 Adam e. Deckeroff, of 21 Marsha street. Somervflle, was riding alone il l a light roadster. Dow's machine hi the roadster, breaking it into piece ] and throwing Deckeroff about 20 fee J into air. The latter picked himsel up. He suffered minor cuts and bruise I but was not seriously injured. Hi machine, however. was reduced t. ! junk.
 The road was now cleared for Dow with the exception of an approach a ing machine, of about the same higl ! power and size as his own. The ap preaching machine proved Dow Waterloo. It was driven by Mis- Harriet Joyce,s of South Boston, wh was accompanied by MT. and Mrs Fred Thomas, of Winter Hill, Som erville. 1 Dow tackled the Joyce machin with a vengeance Both machine their occupants sprawied in the road way. Miss Joyce. and her friend were bruised and shaken up but es caped serious hurt.
 Spectators picked up Dos who wa bleeding profusely from a cut in hi neck which extended up into tn mouth and deep gash across hi
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