The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-07-17
AUTOS CRAS. On
LINCOLN PARK, !,
FLORENCE GIRL
HURT IN MIxUP
Cars Badly Damaged by Smash
but None of the Occupants
Seriously Injured.

One Of the worst automobile smash
ups that has occurred here for some
time took place on Elm avenue. Lin
coin Park. abost $50 Sunday after
noon. as the result OF a collision be-
tween two cars Mt the intersection OF
Chestnut street. That nobody was
killed is considered remarkable In
view OF the force of the impact OF
the two machines. and the damage
that was done TO each OF them The
only victim OF the accident TO be at
all seriously hurt was a young woman
whose home Is In Florence. and her
injuries are not believed to be perma-
rent- One or two other occupants Of
the cars were cut and bruised. but
not seriously
A heavy Cadillac car owned by Mr.
Petite OF Tulsa. Okla. In which he
and two companions were riding. was
speeding along Elm avenue towards
Florence at about . 4o-mile-an.hour
clip. when q Dodxs car In which were
seated Mr.. Lloyd OF Coal Creek and
two women. came up Chestnut street
from the South and turned into Elm
avenue at the moment the Cadillac
endeayored to cross the intersection
The drivers OF neither machine could
see The other owing TO high weeds on
the side OF the street. until too late
20 avoid collision. The cars struck
each other with terrific force and the
Cadillac veered to the side of the
road. knocked down telephone pole.
eudesvored 10 climb O cottonwood
tree beyond and fell over On. sts sce.
& mass OF junk And wreckaee. The
occupants jumped In tiEie 10 save
themselves from what seemed almost
certain death
The Dodge car did not escape with
out damaEe. but vas less spectacular
In its evolutions after the collision.
and looked like Kansas barn after n
cyclone. The young woman alluded
to was rendered unconscious by the
shock. bat there were no cuts or con
tusions about her head and face. She
was taken TO Florence as soon as a
means could be found for her convey
ance. where she was given medical
attention.
Late In the afternoon the two dis.
abled cars were brought 10 the hos
pitai OF the Canon Auto Company
where such salvage as possible win
be made Both machines were com.
parativeiy new. and the loss on them
will run into many hundreds of dol
lars. Mr.. Petite and party had been
on fishing trip to the Gunnison
river and were on their way to Colo
RADIO Springs when the affair oc-
curred. Mr. Petite and Tia compan.
ions had two other cadillac cars In
garage at Colorado Springs and they
feIephoned there to have one sent mp
here for them and they resumed their
trip to Colorado Springs late Sunday
evening
The crossing at Elm avenue and
Chestnut street has long been regard
ed as the most dangerous street IN
tersection on Lincoln Park on ac-
count OF the peculiar topography of
the land there In order to negotiate
a steep hill II is necessary for car
TO make forced run coming UP
Chestnut street from the south to get
on the Elm avenue road and. because
OF this fact. Is n dangerous place for
Nautoists. The rank growth OF grass
and weeds stiIl further complexities
matters by making It impossible to
see from one atreet to the other until
the crossing Is reached. Lincoln
Park autoists have named the place
dead mans crossing" although so
far as known nobody has yet been
killed there. A signboard should be
erected there by the county commits.
eioners. the auto club or somebody
else to safeguard the public against
Just such accidents as occurred there
Sunday afternoon.