St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-08-05
MOTORCYCLE
CRASHES INTO
FORD AUTO
Fred Walkers Ford COllides
with" Howard Boyce In
Serious Accident

One of the worst accidents that
has hannened in St. Johnsbury this
season occurred on the road to East
st. Johnsbury at about 7.15 Tuesday
night when an automobile driven by
Frederick Walker of this town and
bound for Concord was struck bv
motorcycle owned and driven bv
Howard Boyce of IL Mountain Ave.
The accident took place directly in
front of the Harry Dean farm on a
big bend in the road and was viewed
by several people. Boyce was badly
injured and was. rushed to Bright
look hospital as soon as medical aid
and an ambulance could be obtained.
Mr.. Walker was driving rather
slowly around the curve with Mrs.
Walker on the front seat and Mr..
Noyes, former resident of St. Johns
bury but now of Boston on the back
seat. A car belonging to E. Lillicrap
of Concord and driven by Lii
licrap boy approached the Walker
car, which is Ford touring car, and
behind came two motorcvclcs. One,
driven by boy who gave his name as
Carl Hamlet of St. Johnsburv. sue
ceeded in slipping between the two
cars, but the Second, driven by
Bovce, came just a little too late. and
when it swung out to pass the Lilli-
crap car ran STRAIGHT into the Ford.
Mr.. Walker saw that he was going to
be hit, and his cal. was almost motion
less when the motorcycle struck it.
His wife was thrown up against the
top of the car, and he himself was
thrown forward against the wheel,
but neither was more than bruised
and lamed. Mr.. Noyes on the back
seat was uVnjured. Boyce and Ham,
lett had been travelling at tremen-
dous speed,and the front of the Har-
lcy-Davidson motorcycle on which
Boyce was riding was crumpled up.
He himself was thrown against the
radiator and hit it with such force
that he stuck there for a few Sc
conds before fallin~ to the ground.
The Lillicrap car was sent ahead to
get medical aid at once, and DR..
Fitch was summoned. The Calder
wood truck was sent for, as soon as
word came and a bed was thrown in,
and was driven at fast speed by Clyde
Moffett reachinr the scene of the
accident about twenty minutes after
it occurred. Boyce was rushed to the
Brightlook hospital, where DR.. Fitch,
and DR.. Burke, who had arrived later
made an exterior examination and as
far as they could ascertain, legs and
ankles were broken, one of his wrists
was broken, and it was thought-sAt
that time that his skull might have
been fractured. He passed a fairM
comfortable night and in the morning
more complete examination with
the X-rav disclosed no further Injuries
1t was thought that he would recover.
joseph Fournier, who drives Ford
truck of the Cary Maple Sugar COM
pany was unloading a cow on a side
hill several feet above the road and
saw the accident. He said that he
realized that a collision was going to
occur, for both motorcycles were
travelling Eat the speed Of ansexpress
train" He said that when Mir Wal
ker's car was struck it was almost at
a standstill and was pushed back five
feet. Boyce saw that he was going
to hit the car, and stood upright on
his brakes, but it was useless. The
MOTORCYCLE was thrown under the
Ford, lifting it off the ground, and
the young man hit the radiator head
long. Fournier ran down and picked
up the boy. who was obviously badly
smashed. The wind was knocked out
of him and he was unconscious for
several minutes. Seeing that his legs
were broken, they didn't try to move
(COntinued m pare "A