The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-07-12
KILLED IN
AUTO SMASH

Saturday night q Cadillac antomo-
bile driven by Pete Borda of Gardner
Vile, and who had as his companions
Ramon Antchondoci, Peter Larradel
and Peter Ansorona: turned over on
a sharp curve a short distance beyond
Carson. Pete Ansorona was killed
and Pete Borda received serious in
jured and Is in Carson hospital,
while the other two men were pain
fully but not seriously injured The
following account of the accident Is
from the Carson News:
Saturday night about ten o'clock
telephone message was received in
this city from the Schafer ranch re-
questing physician and the cornorer,
as there had been fatal auto wreck
at the turn of the road leading from
the Schafer place.
DR.. Maclean Immediately hurried
to the spot and upon arriving found
one mad dead, one seriously injured
and two others suffering severe bruis-
es and injuries. A heavy Cadillac
car was lotion up pinoning cne man
under Tho re.s" seat. he te.ng dead.
is soon as word reached this city
several cars ware rnshed to pry the
heavy macL;n., frolr the b.dy of the
dead man under the rear seat and
when extracted life was extinct. At
tention was then paid to the injured
1t developed that the man thrown
clear and suffering severely was Pete
Borda, we'll known sheep man of
Gardnerville. The deed man proved
to be Pete Ansorona of Gardnerville.
Borda and the other injured men
were Immediately taken to the hos
pital where their injuries were attend
ed to.
From the tracks of the machine as
it left the road it was evindent that
the car was being driven at very
fast rate as the road is ripped up by
the application of the breaks. 1t was
when 1t struck the sharp bank after
plunging into the ditch that 1t turned
over causing the death of one and SER
ious injury of Borda
Ray Regan discovered the over,
turned car while returning home on
horseback. He endeavored to release
the man under the GER, but found help
was needed and Immediately went to
the Schafer ranch and tclephoned.
When the car righted it was found
that Pete Ansorona had been killed
instantly, receiving a broken neck.
The turn in the road is almost at
right angles and is considered one
of the most dangerous of any place
between Carson and Reno. To
stranger coming fast this turn is al
ways a danger point but the fact that
Borda has been over. the road many
times, it seems that he should have
known the danger and avoided 1t. In
the past two years four cars have
turned turtle at this point and in each
instance have been travelling at a
dangerous rate of speed
On their way from Reno tho auto
party stopped at Dicks Place al the
foot of Lake View hill. In making the
stop the brakes on the car refused
to work and the machine was turned
into the fence. They explained TO
Dick that something was wrong and
the car had to be showed out by hand.
Pete Ansorona, who was killed in
the accident leave a wife and small
child. He had been empoyed by Pete
Indart for some time past.
Mr.. Borda received internal injuries
and the physicians found it necessary
to perform an operation to save his
life. Word from Carson states that
he Is doing as well as could be ex-
pected