Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-26
YOUNG FOLKS CAUGHT
UNDERNEATH THEIR
MACHINE.
ONE IN HOSPITAL
GIRL is RUSHED TO RYBURN ME.
MORTAL HOSPITAL WHERE IT
Is FOUND INJURIES ARE NOT
SERIOUS - COMPANIONS RE.
CEivE MINOR HURTS.

A pleasure trip in Ford touring
car from Aurora to Starved Rock
had disastrous ending to four young
people, all of whom were painfully
injured, last evening at o'clock
when their car turned turtle md pin
ned the members OF the party unier
meath it. The accident happened a.
the County Asylum One Of TIE
members of the party, Miss Ruth
Hoffman OF 20 y. noot street, Au.
rora, Is confined 20 Ryburn Memorial
Hospital suffering from numerous
body bruises, a cut ana sprained
wrist, an injured shoulder, and a bad
ly bruised and cut tace. The otter
young lady in the party, Miss Helen
farris, OF Hilsdale is suffering from
numerous bruises, a bad shoulder
wound, lacerati0n on her back. aad
badly scraped wrist, but is able &c
up and around, Two young men OF
the party, Ray Buriick and Earl Al.
len, both OF Aurora are badly bruis-
cd
The accident occurred )s young Bur.
dick who was driving was trying to
pass sedan roadster, owned and
driven by w. A. Cam. of the Victor
motor Co. Mr. Cain claims ne ha0
passed the car, at the foot OF Mora-.
ity hill, when both cars were headed
toward the city, and at that time
the Ford was not running faster than
is or Is miles an hour When Mr..
Cain reached the county farm he
heard the Ford engine running as
thoueh the car was attempting to
pass him This was followed by a
report as though a tire had blown
out, looking around just in time 10
see the car which was 200 feet be.
hind him, turn summersalt, and se..
| tie IN the ditch top side up
The young people claim they were
Ilt
! thought he turned 10 the middle OF
the road to allow them to go by bu.
he swerved to the left and forced
them to turn into the ditch. The tire
blew out when the young people
reached the ditch, and threw the car
into the air. 1t turned two sumer-
salts, and came down on top of the
| four unfortunate occupants.
Mr., Cain ran his car back to where
! the accident occurred and seeinc
there was need Tor a physician, ran
into the County Farm grounds from
where he called Dr. p. J. Clune. TO
take charge of the injured
The four people were picked up
and carried into the Morrissey home
and were later brought in to Ryburn
hospital, in machine. After seein3
that their companion had been given
proper medical attention Miss Ferris
and the two boys We're taken back
to the Morrissey home when they
had been offered hospitality for the
night. Everything was done for their
comfort.
All four members OF the party wero
terribly alarmed and frightened, over
the accident and were inclined to 30
slightly peeved that fate had storeu
up such an occurance for them The
party left Aurora yesterday mornine
making the trip to the state park,
and enjoying picnic party They
left the park at 80 and intended To
stop on the way back hoAe for PIE.
mic supper and welner roast expect,
Ing to be home by g.: 80 o'clock. They
little dreamed that such painful IN
jures were in store for them.
Miss Hoffman will be confined Il
the hospital for several days.
The car was fixed up this morning
enough to make the trip back to An
rora on its own power, but the tor
was smashed beyond repair. The
wind shield was broken, the radiator
was broken and many other minoi
parts of the car were broken.