The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-08

Iowa has started out with a record
for highway fatalities in 1917 total
ing 81, in the first three months Of
the year. The total number of &C
cidents including those in which
people were killed, amounted to 517
-Four hundred fifty-six people were
injured during the first three months.
The following is report Of the
accidents compiled by the Iowa state
| highway commission:
Fatalities During January.
Matt Camp, Jan. /, Kellerton, car
over embankment.
Carl West, Jan 4, New Hampton,
auto turned turtle
| Esther Cambruzze, Jan. 5, Center
vile, auto hit by train.
Carl Bicknell, Jan. Ia, Alliance,
killed in auto accident.
Emil Anderson, Jan. 10, Morning
Sun. buggy. hit by train.
| Chas. G. Gutknecht, Jan. Fl, Hud-
son, buggy struck by c. G.. W. train.
Dorothy Lamb, Jan. rs, st. Ansgar,
bobsled hit by I. c. train.
John Osborn, Jan. 81, Muscatinc,
car turns turtle.
Ray F. Newell, Jan. %, Corydon,
auto hit by r. I. train.
Albert T. Sundell, Jan. 80, Boxholn,
auto hit by interurban.
Mrs. Henry Suhl, Jan. 80, Daven.
port, auto hit by street. car.
Fatalities During February.
L. G. FarDum, Feb. 6, Des Moines,
struck by auto.
Mrs. L. w. Labagh, Feb. II, Mystic,
auto hit obstruction and threw &C.
cupant out.
John Frahm, Feb. 10, Davenport.
struck by auto.
Little Anna Feiertag, Feb. Is, Bur
lington, struck by auto.
John Day, Feb. 16. Lorimor, car
over embankment
Geo. DeBries, Feb. II, Alton, buggy
hit by train.
Jessie WEIGH, Feb. r25. Muscatine,
car hit an obstruction.
Mrs. L. D.. Rash, Feb. 26, Center,
vile, auto over embankm emit.
Fatalities During March.
Mrs. e, B. Wilson, Mar. 2, Iowa
City, struck by auto.
DR.. - McNe1ley, Mar. 9, Sewall,
auto turns turtle
B. F. Gibbons, Mar 9, Des Moines,
auto turns turtle.
Mrs. w. H.. Statler, Mar. II, Mil
ton, auto turns turtle.
Kendall Statler, I, Mar. II, Milton.
auto turns turtle.
Helen statler. s, Mar. II. Milton.
auto turns turtle.
Baby Stater, 1, Mar. ~ Milton,
auto turns turtle.
Katherine Markle, ~, Mar. IL,
hes Mojnea str1lck by auto
Chas. Thorman. Mar. %, Blair. |
town, buggy struck by auto.
D. C. Violet, Mar. n, Fairfield,
auto hit by train.
Chester c. Carl, Mar. q, Fairfield,
auto hit by train.
Earl Hodgen. 10, Mar. 81, Fairfield,
auto hit, by train.
Accidents With no Fatalities.
7 autos over bankment, 9 per /
sons with broken bones.
As autos over embankment, 40
persons cut and bruised.
autos turned turtle, II persons
with broken bones.
81 autos turned turtle, 80 persons
cut and bruised
8 auto collisions, persons with
broken bones.
50 auto collisions, "a persons cut
md bruised.
35 autos collide with bugg1es, 70
persons injured.
8 autos collide with motorcycles,
persons injured.
"a autos collide with street cars,
g persons injured.
autos collide with bicycles, 4
PERSONS injured.
40 autos into Instructions in road, ,
2 persons injured.
rs people struck by autos, "a per.
ons injured.
Al autos struck by trains, % per- {
ons injured. {
8 trains struck by autos, 8 persons {
INJURED. +
As accidents with horse vehicles, l
3 persons injured. I
2 auto accidents where autos were e
,recked and no one hurt
1 engine through bridge.
/ auto causes runaway, 1 person
Injured.
Total accidents. ST.
Total number people injured, 456.