The Lake County times., 1920-10-25
-FOUR ARE IN
HAMMOND
HOSPITAL. |.
Worst Of SmaSh-upS Occur In
Heart of City When FIiv-
yer Runs Wild.

-Four serious automobile accidents
+ happened in tho Calumet region b.
tween Saturday and Sunday nights .n
which seven men were seriously IN
jurcd.
-Four men, all seriously injured. arc
in s.. Margarets hospital today. the
results OF three automobile accident
In Hammond ana vicinity Saturday
night and Sunday. Reckless drivins
was responsible for ali Of the injuries
but one and that deaths ala not result
in two Of the affairs is considered mi
raculous.
HERE ARE VICTIMS
The victims are:
NJ. Mandel, proprietor of a LADIES'
| furnishing store. state street. Ham-
mond
Henry Chandler. Hessviuc
Frank cominslSi Hammond. soldier
on recruiting duty.
Eli oslov0nieh, l2o Indiana blvd
Whiting.
HEssvILLE MAN sPEEDER.
The first accident occurred Saturday
evening al the corner Of ogden ara
State Line streets, Hammond ". Il
Belman, vice president of the First
National Bank. was driving south on
State Line street. His large touring
ar was decorated for participate sn l1
The Fail Festival parade. As hr was
crossing Ogden street a Ford lUr = eet
driven by Henry Chandler OF Hrs ssil
flashed from 155th street which + the
West Hammond eNtension of Ogden
street
HITS BELMAN MACHINE.
n Tho car with t-hauGIe4. ware frrzrt
Conlinsli member Of the permanent
staff ~ the Hammond recruiting sta
tion, and George Henson. member o1
the Hammond police force.
The light car struck. the Besmaa ma
chime, knocking it about thirty feet to
ono side. Witnesses say that the run
about which had been travelling al
speed estimated at forty-dve or ffty
miles an hour bounded high into the
air following the impact and came t.
q halt on the Indiana side OF the street
Several persons whose attention had
been attracted by the first crash. said
n they thought an aeropiane had fallen.
e LIGHT CAR TOTAL WRECK.
e The light car was a total wreck and
1 lis occupants suffered many bad cuts
q and bruises. The injuries x Chandler
d and Cominski were such that they
were taken to the hospital for atten-
IN day and It Is thought they VIII recover
- in due time.
- Mr.. Bclman was alone in his car and
. escaped injuries, thanks 10 the weight
Of his machine The cor had one rcaF
- wheel broken and WAS otherwise dam
aged.
= SECOND ACCIDENT IN WHITING.
The second accident occurred az
| 1880 Saturday night at Standard ave
and Dickey place. Whiting. when a
party of JOY riders crashed into telo-
phone pole.
Following. a dance in whiting, e.
OslovoniCh, 120 Indiana blvd, took Pat
keckich and five girls Tor a spin III
= his automobile. The girls were kath-
crime Edrin, 7o9 Schrage ave. MAJ
garet Marko, $50 Schrage ave: Mary
and Anna Latch. 5l2 John st: Eliza
beth Riezko. Steiber st.
LOSES CONTROL or can
While travelling a. a high rate o.
speed as they We're nearing the Marx
subdivision. Oslovonich apparently los
control Of the machine which crashed
into the pole al the side Of the street
The car was reduced to wreckage snr
the occupants were hurled 10 tho pave
ncut. Oslovonich is believed 10 havi
suffered a fractured skull although h'
had resained consciousness this morn
ing. lie also had arm broken.
GIRLS ARE INJURED.
kektch. Margaret NarSo and Mar,
Latch were not injured but he othe!
girls suffered numerous cuts an
bruises noe Of which was serious os
Iovonich was given nrst aid treatmen
byfDr. Shimp after which he wai
brought to the hospital The other
were able TO return home after beins
treated at the office of DR. Rafacz.
MERCHANT Is INJURED.
NJ Nandel proprietor of the ladies
furnishing store at AS stae stree:
Hammond. is in the hospital as re
suit OF a peculiar accident which oc
CURED Sunday afternoon on Indianap
oils blvd. He has three broken rib
and three bad scalp wounds but hi
condition has improved greatly today
witnesses say that how he cscape
death is a mystery.
STREET WAS SLIPPERY.
MI Mandel was going 10 Chicago j.
his machine On Indianapolis blvd. II
spcedod up IN order to go around
machine which was ahead Of ht9u.
street car was coming from the wes
and ne attempted 10 swing back to ~
pavement from the tracks after lac ha
passed the automobile The street wa
slippery from the rain and the 90
skidded. crashing against the front p
the street car.
THROWN THROUGH WINDSHIELD
The driver was thrown through tt
Windshield, failing on the pazcmeir >
front Of his machine. His own ea
which had halted an instant follow Ia
the collision once more pick cd up spe"
and passing over Mr Atandel's pros
trate form. ran into the ditch Tn
? accident occurred AT point about 81
feet east Of 1oSth street
= THREE HURT At HIGHLAND.
Another severe auto accident "ct "'
red al the dangerous intersection
Kline avenue and Highland bouievar
naar Hinhland on Sunday everin.
- Three men from Laporte, Ind, sustain
cd fractures. "A fractured arm cia 'e'
g and scalp wound The injured me
were taken 10 Griffith and sent
train 70 Laporte today