The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-15
john w. Turner, Driver Of
Latter, Escaped Death
in Marvellous Manner
ONE LEG WAS BROKEN
AND HE WAS BRT TED
Accident Happene 4 n tho
Dangerous rs ge
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/ John W Turner 81. Johnsbury.
VINO was injured in ~,llision between
his automobile and Central Vermont
passenger train at the Dodge crossing
between Barre and Montpelier late YES
terday afternoon. s fortunate to have
escaped with broken left leg and
many minor bruises for his machine
was badly smashed in the crash. Ii
wac stated at the Heaton hospital IN
Montpelier to-day that the man was
'fong well and would make a good RI.
covery. barring internal injuries.
/ Mr.. Turner. who is a travelling safes
man employed by A. F. Cox ana Son
of Portland, Me, was driving his
Dodge roadster. under a Maine regis,
tration, from Montpelier to Barre 10
call on his trade. Apparently he did
not see the train which was proceed
ing from Barre to Montpelier, as tho
road ascends at that point, tho cross.
ing being just at the top Of the grade
-aud as the view is shut off hv bank
he was on the track before ne saw
his danger Turner tried to iumn
but could not get out of the vehco
quickly enough, although he probably
saved himself from death bv getting
away from the steering wheel. rha
engine hit the front end of the auto.
mobile. turned il around and then
rolled it down the bank The passcn.
ger train ran into the bridge some di-.
tance north before il was brought 4,
halt, after which the train wa4
backed up and Turner's baggage aud
other things were taken from thu
wrecked automobile and carried by the
train to Montpelier.
In the meantime many sutomobilsts
had arrived, and one of them. Burtis
Reed. took the injured man, who wac
thought to be dying, to the Heato.
hospital, where it was found, aftc.
examination, that Turner had escape.
with the fracture of both bones of thu
left leg, cuts and bruises. The pa
tient was in a dazed condition last
night.
Paul Plaisted and Cecil Snetsinger
of Montpelier, two young men wIln
were riding in the car Immediately b..
hind the engine, say they saw the en-.
gine when it struck the auto and de.
clared the car turned complete somer.
sault backwards and landed upright in
the ditch. Meanwhile Mr. Turner had
been thrust through the auto top
which happened to be up.
The side opposite the stearing gear
or right side of the machine. was tho
part to come in contact with the COW
catcher of the train. This part of tho
was iammed back into the
engine and parts of the engine were
broken off. The radiator. rims of tho
lights, and the right mudguard were
found about 20 feet from the car. The
front axle was almost doubled up. the
shattered so that two small
pieces no larger than half dollar
.lung To the frame that was doubled
lown over where the hood used to he.
The rear left wheel was completely
the gasoline tank jammed
Ind the rear axle sprung slightly.
When the call was received at the
Palace garage in Barre il was under.
TODD that the wrecking crew was need
d b. cNtricate the man from under the
wheels of the car, and it was with all
peed possible that Charles Arnholm
made the journey to the bridge.
The two young men mentioned in
with, the accident. Messrs.
'laisted and Snetsinger. say they
card no whistle blown By the engi-
Ger though sitting in the first coach
ehind the engine, but declared il
light have been unhceded by them.
This was Mr.. Turner'S second visit
. Barre in the interest OF his eoa
any and proved slightly more serious
han his first visit last winter
At that time he figured in lively I
from South Barre 90 the
entral Vermont depot. A horse AMI
eigh had been hired at a local livery
able and HIS journey 10 Graniteyilic
nd Webstervillc was made safely.
pon returning the sleigh struck the
sels of the animal as it was hitchod
70 close. with the result that the 1900
,und horse took advantage of the uH-
Tiled driver and bolted towards home.
urner cleared South Main street
'idge safely and headed the horse up
i'll street, planning 20 tire the horse
r the steep hill. But once on the
II he had TO descend and the same
ing occurred. the horse dsshing down
Washington street and then 60
Drth Main street, where Mr.. Turner
cceeded in turning him into the
uare near Collins blacksmith shop.
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