The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1919-08-21
FORD CAR TURNS
TURTLE; 4INJURED

noon, Ford car carrying fou1
young people skidded and turned
turtle on the Arcadia road about
a mile north of Cleveland, and all
four Of the occupants were in
Jured, two Of them seriously.
Cars from Punta Gorda arrived at
the wreck a few minutes after it
occurred and brought the victims
here for surgical attention. On
arriving here, they presented a
pitiable sight, three of them being
cOveder with blood and one of the
three apparently in dying con-
dition. They were taken into DR..
BlOunt'S office over the Seminole
Pharmacy and given every atten-
tion. Subsequently, they were
removed to the Seminole Hotel.
The party consisted of Misses
Ethel Sherouse and Mae Richard
son of Fort Myers, Murray Bar
row of Arcadia and SVill Davis of
Barlow. The two girls and Bar
row came here just afternoon
from Nocatee, where the girls
were visiting Mrs. Floyd Green,
sister Of Miss Richardson; and
learning that a ball game was to
be played at Carlstrom Field,
they turned around and started
back for that place. Will Davis,
a stranger to them, who had prev
iously come here, secured a seat
in the car to go to the field.
Barrow was driving. Immedi-
ately after passing Cleveland, he
Speeded up the car to its full cap
acity. This was the cause of the
disaster, so Davis says. The car
turned turtle in a twinkling and
fell upon the whole party. Davis
extricated himself from tn e
wreck, dragged the two girls out,
placed them on the grass at the
roadside, sat down by them and
famed them. Murray got out
somehow and stood in the road
dazed and bleeding.
Almost the same moment, cars
from Punta Gorda taking our ball
team to Caristrom Field came on
the scene, and the occupants
forthwith gave attention to the
sufferers. Emmett McEver pick
ed up Barrow and T. G. Crosland |
picked up the two girls and Davis,
and brought them here as quick
ly as possible. Their arrival here
caused a large crowd to gather at
the cars to learn details of the
Davis was the only one
Of the four who was known here
and, though he was only slightly
hurt, he could not give the names
of the other three, because they
were strangers to him. His only
injury was a bruised mouth and
eft arm.
After the girls had partially re-
covered from the shock, one of
hem gave the names of the
members of the party.
Barrow was the worst hurt of
I'll. He was covered with blood,
lazed and speechless. Quanti-
les of blood came from his mouth.
lie was hurt about the face, head
md arms and had suffered from {
blow or punch in the stomach (
hat caused such internal injury S
hat his condition was at first '
hought to be critical. |
Miss Richardson received injur- d
IS on her body, arms and head, /
lOod was oozing from one of her !
ars, and she was in a serious con- J..
itiOn. :,
Miss Sherouse was the least in -
lred of the three, and she was r
le first to be able to talk. She Il
lstained very painful bruises on
er head, arms and body.
After being placed in beds in G.
le Seminole Hotel, the three t.
ere given every attention and by a
p. M, the girls were pronounced CT
1t of danger, but Barrow's con- b.
tion was still regarded as seri- b.
Is. p'
Meantime, their relatives had 0,'
zen notified Of the accident by u
lephone and telegraph, and they p