Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-02
AffAhaTUs AND .s
 AUroNoBILE IN coLUzsFoS


 \ cieeed DodEe cer, driven by HAE- sfmrxy of the Eastern Connecticut Pow CT ceaapaAy, crashed into the auto pump CT at the corner of Bath and Franklin sueet while the bumper was responding to telephone call Tor a fire at No.a @ Clir street st :5s o'clock Tuesday aft erneen. me impact broke the steering knucKfe srrzched tb the bumpers right wheel Ahd tsnsoeeri1 put the apparstR oft of ccftffnneioh. Mf. Murrsy's rkr Nae badry aakzsed, Although the en- 1er tAe SArt -risAt the auto bumper ess slo~er rxre sf speed than is usual tho efesh &orFd have been terrific and night have resulted in fatal fn5urfes, 70 Inc artser of rhs Dodge and hrer1en on the Nhcaf1tsR.
 Az Llosd H. Thompson. driver of tho quo bumper ,turued down Bath street he kpet the speed down 10 about efght Eilee SA hoar bWfnE to the fact tils1 a Mrre number 6f machines we're parked en beth siees of ehe street. Approaching ehe corner ef Bath and Franklin streets he sRute n cIeee 10 the right and fNT- FGreH ye cora mo Franklin square wlseh sise Douee snet ihSe sfght almost head sh. the Ar4rer having come down Frank l lin 1tfeet. aru1npring to turn Into Bath p1eet The bumper syopped almost In ftE trzrse but Ar. Murray was unable 70 11p his car ~hleh shot across tns front cf the bumper. striking the zppzfst- tis near the riddle of the fender and scrapirx zlohF uTril it came 10 gtre WEh paxt of she Do1Ee car under tht ren6er SAe ue sxeEnst the right wheel of Ife purnper Int sceering tnuclle sn thts wheel wzs broken cf short. putrfng the S5K punaper vot of commission temp orarIly.
 h wse st nrss fhousht that the pump CTS eng1ne case had been cracked by ths
 Impact but later examination al the Csnfrzl Fire stkTsen failed to reveal Nry crack in the base. ~o
 chBrf H. L. Stanton notified the Main sereet cben14csl. 70 eize the csii and they re1pou6ed.
 4 Mir. Rurrays eNr was removed te a serpies station where 1t was found that ! the machine had a badly twisted mud xtzHrd. an axle sprung. sprung wheel and a tadfy BIzrred body. The bufnpeT
 was slso ripee6 oh.
 .a .renbsrary rspzfr were made to the
 bunaper. fte broken lnuckle being
 e<saed ssxeszs<r. sBa ehe apparatus prs- cHded back to the Central Fire station
 under iu e~n power ahout two hour'
 aRrer syhe aocssent. The Sesgrsve peppss
 in busten were immediately notified and win eene m expert to Norwich at crcs 10 reAhre rho broken steering knuc3ae xfeGnwhfle the machine is in comuissiUs i. for hfht runs. but ~ill not be used an, Bsfe saen poBgble. .s | MT. Murray aie he could not hear tn' eunsperS siren .krd did not tnc~ th' , xuarhsns wss coming down Bath stree . until after he turned into Bath Etree
 from Franklin. Nobody was injured | , the crash.
 - The fire proved 10 be small one. tn l. 7fsin street company finding upon srraFa
 . burning rsArxess which was thruF-
 out or . wiaasw and the flames e1 finezuished wsfA chemical
 There see4uR to be a lsxreS on m i. rart of aute1nyeife drivers in gard 2 . traffic rules for at one ocioc rucsas. , afternson a number of machints Tyer l. az11rez sa bssh siaes of Bath street ID sf trafxe rexuh4icns prohibit psrl1fnr q rhe bet hxne siee of the street, tn . Eanssr sa74aax ssde cf the street sssnl sssnl ! aesiFnasee ze the left hand side Vt < mmrhanxs Sn sesh ssdes Of the stree : l thsre b but narrow psssAxtWc l WAleA rseafay hsnesre fne hre sprsrzt tn l wbile respcna5nf to an alarm ss