Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-06
TWO At HOSPITAL
AFTER AUTO CRASH
Joseph Bel,oit Minus Several
Teeth and A. w. Ladd Has
Broken Collar Bone as Result
of Somewhat Mysterious Ac-
Eidcnt on WinOOski Road

.-.acph Henoit. who gave his ad-
NresN m of Park street, and A. w.
-. >S.d 70 i've at Ga North W.
NooRki avenue, are at the Mary Fletch-
-f hospital, tho former with scEcra'
teeth knocked ont. some bad head IN
jurics and cuts and bruises on various
ports OF his body, and the latter with
n broken collar hone, rs the result OF
m automobile acci Lent on the lower
road, nenr Athletic Park. between
live and $3.50 O'Clock new time Monday
afternoon.
There were two other men III the
car, which was a Ford. five-passcnger.
and used for a taxicab. Albert Forth,
The driver, who received only few cuts
and bruises is now in the custody OF
the police. charged with operating nm
automobile while under the influence
Of liquor The fourth man, sail to be
John Benoit of Bissell street, a
brother Of the one at the hospital, es-
capped with few injuries.
Lemon extract enters into this case
as one of the chief sources of trouble.
It is said that there were five bottles
of this delectable beverage in the
crowd, and one story is that this was
mixed with a generous quantity OF
ginger ale and used to enlven up the
party.
According to the story of the driver
OF the unfortunate car he was pro-
ceeding along the lower road towar
winooski, having just left First street
when he saw a large REQ car APP
preaching at high rate of speed. He
claims that he was driving moderately
and trie1 to get out as far as he
could, but the other machine struck
his car and turned 1t completely
90 pAn YaG
on its way. without stopping, ac-
cording to his story.
Forth, the driver, said he could not
tell whether his car turned turtle but
knew that It was right side up wher
It Ian led. and that it was facing the
opposite way from what 1t had beer
going. When the shock came. Forth
says, he yelled, and then his heat
went through the Windshield. HI
found himself pretty well tangled W
in the windshield when his car finally
came to a Standstill.
Joseph Benoit was on the front sea
with Forth. 1t is said, and it wa.
probably the contact with the wind
shield that bruised his face so badly
The other two men were on the real
seat. Forth said that when he go
out from the wreckage. he found on
Of his party under the car He wa!
not sure which one It was, but though
that It was I.add. Another one Of thu
party, who was bleeding profusel,
from cuts on the face was hurried to
nearby auto and got them to hustle
to the hospital Forth says that whel
this had been attended to, he starte'
to find the police and met the patro
on the way to the scene.
Before starting on this trip to Wi
scene of the toy factory cave-in on 81
Paul street, and had taken an injure
man to the hospital. he says. Re
turning. he picked up the par
ty Of three men who said the
wanted to go to winooski. So h
started for there, going up Elmwoo
avenue to First street and thence t
the lower road. 1t was just as h
swung on to the lower road. only
short distance from the car barn:
that the accident happened.
A look at the car which figured in tn
catastrophe leaves some doubt about tn
theory that 1t was struck by another cal
although this is not impossible. But prac
tically all damage done to the fror
Of the car is a slight jamming of the LEI
front mudguard and dents in the cap an
top Of the radiator. Neither Of the fror
lights was damaged in the least. not S
much as q crack In the glass
The top of the hood, next to the plac
where it fits on to the body was badl
bent, and the windshield was bent o,
of commission entirely, the glass bein
all broken out and the framework twiste
out of shape. 1t looked almost as thong
the car had turned turtle and the weigf
of the car rested upon the windshield.
The rear wheel on the right side
the car was demolished. every spoke b.
ing broken, so that the wheel turned undo
the car. and it looked as If the axle migi
he sprung. Other parts of the car wei
damaged slightly, with dents and jan
med spots.
People who claim 20 have seer Il
Ford car when Il was proceeding alcT
First street say that - was gciog at
pretty good rate of speed, and tho theo,
is advanced by some that the driver sir
ply Lost control Of tbs machine and tn
II tuvnaT turtla In v,iddio OF no Vpa