Arizona republican., 1920-01-02
HEAD- IN CRASH
 OF MOTOR CARS
 INJURIES SEVEN
Marmon Car Driven By Harry A. Diehl Collides With Heavily Loaded Union Auto Stage On Tempe Road

Crashing head-on one mile this side of the Tempe bridge at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon a new Marmon car, owned and driven by Harry A. Diehl of this city, and a crowded stage owned by the Union Auto Stage com caused serious injury to two and slight injuries to five others.
 The most seriously injured is Robert Lee Young of Chandler. who sustained severe bruises and cuts on the head and neck. He was taken to St. Joseph s hospital, where pr. Charles w. Suit reported his condition as serious, but with a chance for recovery.
 Fred H. Ensign, president of the New State Electric Supply and Fixture company of this city, received a severe scalp wound. He was treated by Dr.. Louis Dysart and. taken to his home, 1928 North Second street.
 The accident was said by witnesses to have been caused by unavoidable circumstances, a frightened horse on the highway causing a sudden and un- expected halt and jam in traffic at a time when travel was heavy.
 Horse Causes Halt
 In the Marmon car, besides MT. Diehl were MT. and Mrs. Fred H. En- sign and their children, Bessie and Herbert daughter of $. H. Mitchell EtneTtl Hld1dEtI UT lIlc HOeHlA SlT6tL Railway company, and the small son Of a recently arrived family by the name of Reid. Following the Diehl car was a car driven by Mir. Mitchell and occupied by others of the Mitchell family. The two car parties were en route for d picnic on the desert and were headed toward Tempe.
 While driving slowly, about 15 miles an hour, MT. Diehl says. two other cars cut in between his ear and the Mitchell car behind and later cut in ahead of the Diehl car. The rear car of the two, MT. Diehl stated, was a Cadillac occu- pied by Frank viault and family.
 While too close to the Viault car for entire safety, MT. Diehl said last night, but before. he had had time to drop farther back a frightened horse some distance in front caused a sudden stop of the car ahead of the Niault car, causing the Niault car to come to a sudden halt
 Meets Stage Head-On
 Compelled either to turn to the left or to crash into the Niault car, Mr. Diehl chose the former. and turned past the Viault car only to crash head on into heavy Union Auto stage com ing from Tempe. Both cars were ser verely damaged.
 Ernest Roberts. driver of the auto stage, was cut about the head and was treated Dy Df- DySaft. lie also sus- tained a sprained shoulder. There were 12 persons in the auto stage, nearly all of whom received injuries more or less severe. One man, whose name was not learned, was thrown through the windshield. He was cut about the head. A Mexican girl was cut on the hand An Indian received a dislocation of the thumb. Another white man was slightly injured. All were able to go to their homes.
 There is a disagreement as to the speed at which the auto stage was travelling. Witnesses state that it was going at not more than 25 miles an hour, while F. l.. Young stated that he noticed the stage speedometer just before the accident and that it regis | tired considerable more than that. The ! occupants of the Viault ear, MT. Diehl | stated, rendered all the assistance pos sible