Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-12-06
"A KILLED AND
HURT WHEN CAR
SMASHES AUTO.
Col. Russell B. Harrison, New
Assemblyman, Expected
to Recover.

The condition Of Col. Russell B. Har-
rison, indianapolis attorney and mem
Der of the new State Legislature, who
was Injured in the automobile accident
which killed four men Sunday after
noon near Irvington. was described to-
day as ''just fair at the Methodist hos
pital. where he was taken following the
wreck
Those killed are:
Nick Clones, Grand Hotel. owner
of the Athens restaurant, 1885 West
Maryland street.
George PatsOs, ass31 Indiana ave-
nue.. owner of tho Orpheum cafe,
2I5 Indiana avenue.
James Iatson, Stubbins Hotel,
owner of the Victory confectionery,
Illinois and Maryland streets
Harry Hardy emplOyc of Clones;
suffered u fractured skull and broken
left Leg died at hospital.
Colonel Harrison suffered sprained
back, cuts on the head and was SAID
to be suffering a shock. Physicians be-
lieve he will recover. He lives at the
Columbia Club.
ACCIDENT ON
NATIONAL ROAD, EAST.
The accident occurred at the old stop
crossing on the National road at
inbound Terre Haute, indianapolis and
Eastern Traction Company car struck
an automobile containing the i've men
Clones. who was driving. was turning
in to driveway leading to the sun-Lite
Gas Company plant.
The machine was going west on the
National road and the interurban was
bound in the same direction. Three wit
nesses to the tragedy say the motor
man repeatedly sounded n warning
whistle, but that Clones turned his ma
chine into the path OF che oncomins
car. travelling at a rate Of about forty
miles An hour.
The machine was hurled into the air
dropping on the tracks about twenty
feet from the point OF the crash. This
traction car ran almost the distance OF
a city block before II was stopped.
Coroner Robinson and the police SAY
the party was bound for Eft Benjamin
Harrison, where Colonel Harrison was Il
represent Greek named Spiritas at l
! court martial and turned Off to see W.
Mitchell. client OF Colonel Harrison.
/ Mitchell, Il. r. Denny OF Greenfield
motorman on the interurban, and o. Is
Stewart of the Sun-Lite Gas Company
were the only witnesses 10 the mishap
Stewart corroborated Motorman Denny
statement that repeated warnings wer
I sounded.
IATSoN AND PATsOs
KILLED INSTANTLY
Latson and Patsos were killed instant
". while Clones died about fifteen min
utes later. after the emergency nutomo
bile had arrived from police headquar
ters. The injured men were carried Int
the Mitchell home by Mitchell an
Stewart.
Colonel Harrison regnined consciousness
soon after being taken into the house
but was unable to talk. The pole
identified the dead men by letters foun
In their pockets. Colonel Harrison an
Hardy were taken to the Methodist Hos
pital where the latter died about 9:5
o'clock Sunday night. The bodies o
the dead men were taken to The cit
morgue.
The motorman Of the intsrurban wi
not be held, according TO Coroner Rob
lnson.
Every physician available in Irvingto
was sent to the scene OF the accident an
first aid was administered.
Colonel Harrison Is the son Of forme
President Benjamin Harrison. He wa
secretary OF the Marion county council
Of defense during the war.