The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-08-31
THREE ARE SENT
TO HOSPITAL BY
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Two Girls Injured When Car Over
turns - Japanese Run Down
BY Soldier Without License
HARDLY DAY PASSES
"a WITHOUT CASUALTIES
Carele Ssness Of Pedestrians
Combined With Recklessness
OF Drivers Increases Toll

Hardly day passes which does not
bring with 1t one or more automobile
accidents, and yesterday was no excep'
tion to the rule, the toll of persons in
jured numbering three.
Two<girls were injured when car
skidded and overturned at Mali Point,
near Waianae; and the other smash
occurred near the depot, a Japanese rid.
ing bicycle being run down by sol;
der driving car and who possessed
10 chauffeur,s certificate. ..Fs
Considering the carelessness which
pedestrians, especially orientals, show,
in walking along and crossing the
streets, it. is surprising that more seri-
Gus accidents do not occur. ...
As an instance Of this it may be men.
toned that when DR.. r. G. Aver, Elmer.
gcDey Hospital physician, was coming
to town along King Street, last night,
he came upon two Japanese who were
standing talking, right in the path of
his machine. He stopped his car when
close upon them-and they kept on talk
ing. Had careless chauffeur come
along at a reckless rate Of speed, there
would certainly have been a case for
the Emergency Hospital and prob
ably for the morgue.
Automobile Skids IT..
The first accident yesterday took
place at Mali Point, on this side of
r,rlo
,vnuchelle and Miss Dallas Fabian, with
a small boy, were proceeding along the
road in the direction of Waianae, Miss
Fabian being at the wheel.
The car skidded, went into ditch
and overturned. pinnihg the two. girls
under it. There they remained until
other cars came along and released
them from their perilous predicament.
Miss Fabian and Miss Devauchelle,
the latter of whom was in a semi
conscious condition, were rushed to
Waipahu and treated by Doctor Akyn.
ma. DR.. r. j, McGettigan was phoned
for, but was, away from Waipahu at
the time. -" ~ So '.'. y
- Examination showed that Miss Fab
Ian, who is about eighteen years of
age, had suffered nothing more serious
than sprained elbow. Miss Devauch
eile, who is ten years old did not es-
cape SO fortunately, sustaining a frae-
tured arm and an injury to a hip. The
little boy was unscathed.
After the girls injuries had been at
tended to by Doctor Akyama, Mrs. De-
vauchelle brought the girls to town
and placed them in the Children 5 Hos.
pital,
The car in which the party was rid
ing is n Cadillac, the property of
George Holt of Mali.
Japanese Is Hurt
The second accident occurred about
half-past eight O'Clock near the depot.
A japanese named C. Yada was rid
ing on bicycle and was run into by
J. G. Inman, of Company G, Second In
fantry. Yada was taken to the Emer-
gency Hospital where it was found that
bis left hip was badly bruised and that
there was an abrasion on the left side.
Yada stated that he had no desire to
prosecute Inman for Needless driving,
and it was stated last night that he
and Inman had come to an amicable
arrangement relative to the payment
of damages sustained.
Sergeant Poaha asked Inman If he
possessed a chauffeur's certificate, and
on receiving an answer in the negative,
lodged a charge against the soldier in
accordance with his discovery. s