The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-27
man KILLED in
BRIDGE WRECK
CourtIand S. Smith Victim
When Soddy Bus and
Truck Collide.
SEVERAL ARE INJURED
Fire Capt. T. ], Warren Hurt
When Chemical Crashes
Into Post.

CORTLAND 5. Smith, of Red
Bank, was Instantly killed and
several passengers slightly hurt
when a hcavily-loaded automo-
bile bus running between Chat
tanooga and Soddy and city
scavenger truck collided on
lower Market street Monday
morning about 2 o'clock. The
accident occurred almost in
front of the Crown laundry.
The body OF Mr.. Smith was removed
In Wann's ambulance. to a local SAINT
tarium. An examination revealed that
h's neck was broken, his skull badly
fractured and his body bruised. There
was n Eaping hole In his head.
The body was later turned over 10
Wann's 10 he prepared for burial.
Poll % Offlcers Joe Brown and Wright
registered J. /. Denton, driver OF the
truck. on q charge OF reckless driving
while Waldo Card driver OF the h,is
was charged with granddaughter. Both
men made bond for their appearance In
police court Friday.
Eyewltness story.
l.. II. Sivley, a passenger on the bus,
stated that tho big machine was run
ming very slowly, It's speed being esti-
mated at about ten miles an hour,
When Sivley saw there was going 10
ba crash he jumped. He felt that
this action saved him. lie did not think
that Smith, who Ia understood TO have.
been sitting on the LETT front fender.
late.
The passengers on the bus were said
to have numbered more than twenty
Ave. and most OF them suffered from
tho shock of the collision.
Among those injured was Supt. J. A.
Roberts, OF the county schools, who
sustained a scalp cut.
Second Accident.
The, number OF automobile accidents
for the day was raised to two shortly
after ! o'clock when chemical No, 1,
en- route from the West Sixth street
fire hall, struck a post to keep from
colliding with the automobile OF w. W.
Akeman, manager OF the A, Il. Pryor
garage. at Sixth and Market streets.
Capt. 7. j. Warren, OF No. 1, was In
Jured about the body, while other fire.
men were shaken and scratched. Ake-
man had a narrow escape from death.
The fire apparatus was proceeding at
Sixth street, en- route TO the Il, II. TIA
tum home on Missionary ridge, while
Mr. Akeman was driving a Templar car
south on Market street.
Mr.. Akeman admitted knowing the
rules OF traffic during the period Gre
apparatus was en- route to conflagra-
tion, but stated he had no idea the
truck was In the immediate vicinity.
and as he was In hurry to get 10 the
Read house, failed to pull his machine
TO the curb. t~
Both machines reached the intersec.
lar nj hA az
same moment, and but for the preserce
OF mind OF the fire truck driver, who
turned his machine into the curb the
Templar roadster and Its occupant
would have been crushed. la
tA Pole 10 Smashed.
Realizing too late the impending dan |
ger Mr.. Akeman swung his car TO tho
left Just as the heavy fire truck swung |
up alongside on the right, as the driver |
Df the latter sacrificed his machine and |
those aboard to avoid running down
the passenger car The apparatus
crashed into large light pole. split
ting II into several lengths and crum-
pllng the front OF the machine, The |
car escaped with a torn right
front fender All Of the hremen were
more or less bruised and shaken from
the terrific crash, though none was se-
rlously injured. L
that FIRE apparatus has hgured In at
sixth and Market streets. Several
years ago an engine driven by Harry
Wilcox turned over at this point while |
attempting to head into Market street
rom Sixth. Wilcox and several other
iremen were badly injured.
Home Worth $4,000.
The home OF Atty. u. u, Tatum IN
landgome twelve-room frame house,
ccnted on top OF Missionary ridge at
he end OF the carline; II was completely
destroyed by the nre which began ny
40 O'Clock. Although practically nll OF
ho household belongings we're saved. the
Ire engines arrived too late to save tile
cuse.
IL was reported that the hre started
rom some papers under the atalrsteps
md n box OF matches set on nrs by
nice,
The house was valued Mt approxi-
natelb $25, 900. and while Il was insured.
: wlis not fully covered. Tht handsome
,oue was erected about six years ago
Fire companies seven ana eight an
wcrcd the call.
cottaas Burma.
The Eagar cottage. adjacent 10 tnc
ratum home on missionary rldEe, IN
which Mr.. and Mrs, }, y MeLehren
we're residing. also caught hre later
md WAS completely destroyed Ihe
chgar cottage caught from the hre
which started at the Tatum home
All household furnishings IN the cot
age were gotten out before the house
The 'ErgRr home wnH valued
4 about 5000 and was pnfuy covered