The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-09-30
AND THUSTHE SPEED KING
SCORES A DEFEAT
YOUNG McCLAMROCH KILLED IN
AUTO WRECK.

Others nave NdIEOW ESCdPS-W al
lace Kirkman, r. L. Hutcherson,W.
|. Rinmer and Clarida Stevenson
Are Hurt, First Two Seriously, on
High Point Road.
Two automobile accidents near
Greensoro Sunday resulted in the
death of one person and more or less
serious injury to six others. r. S.
McClamroch, Jr, young. man of 16
yeals was crushed to death under
biz Hudson automobile, which turned
over while being driven by John b.
rem, another young man about the
same age, on the sand-c1ay road a
short distance from Guilford College
station about 3 o'clock Sunday after
n0on Cliff Baxter and James Poole,
two of four other young men in the
machine, We're painfully though not
very seriously hurt. The other two,
young Boren and Edward Deshazo,
m;raculously escaped with minor
bruises. The other accident occurred
shortly before 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing on the High Point road three
miles from Greensboro, and resulted
in serious injuries for Wallace Kirk
man, night yard master for the South
ern railway here, and for RObet l..
HutchersOn, a clerk in the railway
c0mpany's offices here. They are in
4 local hospital and their condition
last night was reported as serious.
Their bodies were badly cat and
bruised in the turnover of a Ford
car, which was being driven by Clari-
da Stevenson. another Southern rail
way employee. Stevenson himself was
painfully, but not seriously hurt, as
was W L. Rimmer railway yard con-
duct0r. Rimmer was taken to the
hospital shortly after the accident
along with Kirkman and Hutcherson,
but was later removed to his home in
the city. Stevenson was said to have
gone directly to his home.
Jchn Boren, Edward Deshazo, Cliff
Baxter. James Poole and r. S. Nc
CIamrCcn. Jr.. were out for a Sunday
afternoon ride in young Boren's car.
They went out the newly-built hard
surface road to Guilford College sta
ton and a short distance beyond the
station toward Jamestown, by way OF
q sand-clay. road very Snort time
after striking the dirt highway, it was
said, the car ran into a hole causing
it to turn turtle, pinning young Nc
CIamroch under it and crushing out
his life His chest was horribly man
gled. The others were reported to
have been thrown out, with resultant
injuries. not necessarily serious, to
Poole and Baxter. They were taken
to their homes and given medical at
tention. Dr. John D. Williams, Of
Guilford College, who lives short
distance from the scene of the wreck
took young McClamroch to his home,
it was said, but found his injuries to
have been fatal. An ambulance from
Poole and Blues undertaking place
went out and brought the body in. |
All the young men in the wreck are
WelF known in Greensboro and are OF
prominent families. R. S. McC1am-
r0ch, Jr., is the son of r. S. McClam- +
roch, proprietor of the McClamroch
Builders Supply Company. The young
man was very popular and his friends
were shocked and grieved to hear Of
his tragic end. i
Wallace Kirkman, r. L. Hutcher- !
son,W. L. Rimmer and Clarida Steven +
son. were riding from the city toward
High Point about 1: :45 Sunday morn /
ing when, it was reported their Ford /
machine, driven and owned by Ste !
venson, ran into a bad hole in the ;
hard-surface dboulevard, which had
been made to prepare for repairing
the highway. 1t appeared that by rum
ming into the hole the car was thrown
10 one side into a pea field and was
almost completely reversed as 1t turn
ed over Kirkman and HutchersOn
sustained ugly gashes and other IN.
iUries about their heads and should
ers. 1t was reported at the hospital
Sunday night that they seemed to be
resting easily. A report from the rail-
way yard office said Stevenson ana
Rimmer would probably soon be all
right again. All of these men are
quite we'll known in the city, ana
there were many inquiries throughout
Sunday as to their condition.
John Thomas, near whose home
miles from the city the accident oc-
cured was awakened shortly before
o'clock Sunday morning by groans
from the injured ones. He went to
their aid and brought them all, with
the exception of Stevenson. to the
hospital in his automobile. Steven
son rode in with another person and,
it was said, went home. Mr.. Thomas
returned to his home after placing Lis
three charges in the hospital, ana
helping summon a surgeon.