The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1919-10-02
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT PUIy
THREE IN THE HOSPITAL

Miss Bertha Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Williams, in
company with her cousin, Bert Will
liams, who recently returned from
over seas service, where he was in,
a German prison camp a number of
months, started out of Arvada last
vada Sunday morning in a brand
new Jordon sevcn-passenger car, for
Colorado Springs, where they ex-
pected to be in time for breakfast.
They had invited Miss Lucille Nc
Elevey, 311O Vallejo street. Denver,
and George Gallagher, 3112 Vallejo,
to accompany them. Bertha was at
the wheel and they were bowling
along at a merry clip. having pass
ed Gam station. on the Rio Grande
railroad about $50. 1t was still
quite dark and Miss Will
Jams did not see the short curve at
the railroad crossing, which is about
a quarter of a mile beyond Cams
station. The road parallels the rail-
road for some distance before the
sharp curve is reached, and as the
car is large and heavy, she could not
make the turn quick enough to
avoid a collision with the steel sig
nal post, which stood at the left of
the road, and the car sideswiped it.
AS the car swung round the curve it
left the road about six or eight feet,
striking the signal post with the
left fender just opposite the front
seat and then tearing its way into
the body Of the car. The sides of
the front and rear seats werecrush-
ed in. and the two occupants on that
side, Miss Williams and Miss McEle-
vey, were quite badly injured. the
formers's left hip being badly bruis-
ed, and the latter sustaining terri
bic cash across the side of her face
and head. Mr.. Williams, landed on
his feet, clear Of the car and re-
ceived a severe cut behind his left
ear and bruise on the left cheek.
The other young man, Mr.. CALM
CHER, suffered dislocated hip and
ankle.
Fortunately, the car did not turn
over, but kept Oh going till II reseh.
"a the railroad tracks, or the Seci-
dent might have been even more Sc
rious. A farmer nearby, came to-
their assistance and after helping
Mr.. Williams get the injured ones
out Of the car and make them ~
as possible, he took a
lantern and tagged the passenger
train which was due at six o'clock.
Tho train crew and passengers as
sisted in getting the car off the rail-
road tracks and then placed the
three most severely injured ones on
the train and took them to Denver,
and they were then taken to the
County hospital. Miss McElevey
was found to be- the most seriously
injured, II requiring twenty-scvcn
stitches to close the great cash in
the side Of her head and face. The
cut was 10 deep ever the temple IL
was at first feared that her brain
might have been injured. but Mt last
accounts she WINS rallying nicely.
Miss Williams was brought home
evening, and altho badly
bruised about the body. no bones
were broken, an x-ray having been
made to determine whether or not
her hip had been fractured.
Mr.. Williams. refused to leave the
scene Of the ", eek, and In the az
ternoon he was Joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Williams and Frank.
Smith. Mr.. Williams. who is mas
ter mechanic Tor the Denver 4 In
tcrmountain Railway Company re-
reived q telephone message from the
shops about ninc o'clock. informing
him Of the accident, the word hav-
ing reached the shops where the two
young men work, under Mr.. Will
Jams. He and MR.. williams first
visited the hospital and then drove
out to the scene Of the wreck. and
found the car badly demolished, but
The worst damage being done 10 the
body. The steel signal post was bro
ken Squarely off by the impact. and
The railroad men wers making re-
pairx. There was = pile Of fine
wood, splinters and bits Of
excelsior scattered about the post.
and over the right cf way.
The new car was M beauty. and
Miss williams had been driving Il
rnly few weeks, and this may have
had something to do with the acct.
dent.