Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-07
PETER LONG KILLED
WHEN NECK is
BROKEN
ON WAY TO OTTAWA
PATRICK CARR, Ex-CHlCAGO Al
DERMAN, AND MEMBER OF SAN
ITARY BOARD ESCAPES INJURY
WE'RE TO SPEND WEEK END
WITH MR.. AND MRS. ROBERT
GREEN. 4e


While enroute to the lawn festival,
given by the members of St Patrick S
parish at the Joseph Roth farm, Peter
Long, aged A years, of Chicago, met
death, while his wife and Mrs. Pat.
rick Carr, of Chicago, were injured
when the auto in which they were rid
ing turned turtle The accident oc-
Cured last evening at o'clock near
the Hupp farm II miles north Of here,
In Serena township.
Long met instant death, his neck he
er auto turned over Today his wife
IL confined to Ryburn hosDi.al in a
state Of nervous collapse, nut nay ST.
clans expressed the belief that She
will be able to go to Chicago late to.
day.
Other occupants of the auto. and
who escaped serious injury were
PATRICK J. CARR, husband of Mrs
Carr.
MISS HARRIET M'AULEy.
JOSEPH MAULEY
WILLIAM PASCHKE, chauffeur, all
OF Chicago.
Tells Story of Accident.
Patrick Carr, one of the members of
the party, and who is a member of
the Sanitary District Board in Chica.
go. told the following story 20 a Free
Trader.Journal reporter
I'VE were riding at about twenty
miles per hour, and were on our way
to visit with Robert Green, Of Dt'
tawa. Mr.. Green had planned IA take
the rarty to some lawn festival, given
by Father Quirk, with whom we all
were acquainted was riding in the
front seat with the chauffeur and Mr..
Long and the rest of the party were
In the back. Mr. Long was sitting
in n seat in the middle Of re ma
ch.na
III | remember rightly the road,
where the mishap occurred in a
good portion of the road, | mean by
that. the road was not particularly
rough, The machine apparently hit
something and the next thing ! re-
member | was looking for the rest of
the people.
81 believe Mr.. Long was pinned hc
meath tho machine when it overturn-
ed, but the rest of the party were
thrown out of the auto The accident
was one that might happen any time
and was simply unavoidable, there is
no one to blame.
Chauffeur's Story.
In spite of the fact that he was bad
" bruised about the body, William
Paschke, chauffeur, told the following
story to a reporter:
Il don't believe we were travelling
over twenty miles per hour 1t was
light, and did not have the lights
on the machine burning. We mus
have hit some sort of a rock in the
road for my steering wheel spun
completely around, and that was all
remember of the accident
Get Help From Serena.
II was only a matter of few min
utes after the accident occurred tina
help was rushed to the injured part.
from Serena. DR.. Moshcr was callet
and he pronounced Mr.. Long Dead
and after giving first aid treatment t.
Mrs Carr and Mrs. Long he ordere'
them removed to Ryburn hospita
Marshall Wolfe rushed the injure
party to the hospital, and rumor
were current last evening that youn
Wolfe had been killed in an auto az
cident
Inquest Held.
The inquest over the remains c
Peter Long was held last evening |
Serena by Deputy Coroner Dr. Chal
man, Of Leland A verdict of ace
dental death, caused by an auto acc
dent was given. Or. Chapman
speaking of the tragedy with repor
er announced that testimony give
would indicate the car struck a RI
or a large stone in the road. He an
DIR. Mosher believe that Mr. Long
death resulted from broken nee
there was only slight abrasion on h
left ear
This morning Mr. Carr submitted
an x-ray examination as it was fear'
that his left arm was broken.
Mrs. Longs injuries. which consi
OF bruises about the neck and shoul