Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-19
ONE MAN KILLED,
THREE BADLY HURT
Accident to Auto Party at Dan
gerous Curve in Road Near
Mt. Pleasant.

Middletown. Aug. ia fatal auto
mobile accident occurred at n dangerous
curve Just north of Mt. Pleasant early
Saturday evening, in which one man was
killed. another IS IN "a critical condition
and two others are more or less seriously
injured The accident happened about
Z O'Clock, and in broad daylight and was
caused by a broken radius rod on the
front axle of the car.
The dead man is Charles Smith, aged
81 wears, of 1881 Carpenter street, Phlla-
delphia, who died shortly after being
! taken to the Delaware Hospital, Viii
mington, from conclusion of the BRAIN
and cerebral hemmorhagc. His skull
| was fractured and has body bruised badly.
The most serious injured of the Others
is Max Wolfe. aged 55 years. of South
Twentieth street, Philadelphia. who IS
now at the Middletown Hotel suffering
from conclusion of the brain, and in
addition suffering greatly from the shock
and loss of blood 1t required ten stitches
TO close the wound in bis head,
ID. J. Barrll. aged 33 years, who lives
at 1891 Carpenter street. the residence
Of the man who was killed. and who
represents the Tidewatcr Oil Company,
of New York. is badly laccrated about the
face, head and arms, and Is suffering
! from shock.
Claude l. Falkenburg, aged ~ years,
Of Jackson. Mich, is badly lacerated
about the head arms and face, and is
suffering from internal injuries due to
! being thrown against the steering gear OF
/ the car.
! The party OF four men had left Phil
| adelphia early in the evening, and were on
the way to Bowers Beach on a fishing
| trip over SUNDAY, and were driving
! slowly down the state highway when the
| accident occurred At the canal bridge
| Barril, who was driving the car. turned
/ the wheel over to Fallcnburg. and asked
| him TO drive for while, to relieve him.
EVERYTHING went we'll for two miles
| where in taking the short turn above
| Mt Pleasant small pile of stone, which
, had been placed there preparatory to
! treating the road 30 n coat Of tar, was
struck TIE car skidded and overturned
j twice
I Smith and Wolfe were sitting beside
1 Falkenhurg in the car which was a rInabou
I and Rarrill was seated on the rear. In
/ the collision the two elderly men were
! pinned under the car. while Parrill and
/ FaIkcnhurg were thrown clear.
/ From \ nearby farmhouse physicians
I we're summoned, Drs Dorsey " Lewis,
= Oi AlliUltIONn anu JtFt II. -NiitS VI
Townsend made record runs 10 the scene
I Of the accident. DIR Lewis was the first
: on the scene He examined the injured
men. and ordered Smith taken to the
Wilmington hospital immediately which
( was done by four young men who came
along in an automobile.
Wolfe was taken in charge by DR..
/ Niles and removed to the Middletown
I Hotel, after his injuries had been looked
! after. Barril and Falkenhurg came on TO
Middletown after the accident TO have
their injuries looked after by the local
physicians
! Falkenburg and Barrill were prostrated
when informed that Smith was dead,
and returned TO the car with the detectives
10 await the arrival Of the son Of the dead
man. who had been called by telephone
immed lately after the accident.
Mrs Henry Hirzel of POS West Twen-
| ty-second street, Wilmington. is a niece
! Of Charles Smith
; Charles +. Smith, 1927 Montrose
street Philadelphia. a son Of the de-
ceased, came to Wilmington yesterday
afternoon and made arrangements with
, Deputy Coroner McCrery for the re-
: moval of his father body to Philadelphia