Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
Arlington Price Of Near Dover
Fatally Hurt and Mrs. A. B.
Conner Injured.
SAMUEL \. DARBY
WAS SECOND VICTIM
Instantly Killed When Auto Up
sct. and Two Companions
Wefo Hurt.
ONE CAR RAN INTO TRUCK


SMYRNA. pcc. ~ Two fatal automo-
lille accidents occurred ON the state
r,ad within nvo mites of each other.
laul nieht The first. at Ms OAK.
ahout two miics south ~ this town.
resulted in tho death of Arlington
rrlcc. g6 wears old, q prominent far
mev of near Dover. aud the serious
mmr, of Mrs, Alvin ", Connor, widow 7
of formrr state Senator Alvin ". Con
NOR Of rclion Tho scrond. which took
place n tow hours later. about n
uvlork. three miles north of smyrna.
resulted in tho death of Samuel a..
nathy Of Frederick. former clerk OF
ihu ptaro of Kent county and pro-
pilrtaf ct Bowors beach Hotel. 'and
tho serious injury ct claude Fisher
o. baseball player.
pr, N. y Holloway. state SuperiE-
tcndent Of public instruction, was the
OWNER and driver of the car IN which
Nt Price and Mrs Connor were rib
ma the party being on route 60 VIII
mlnnlon. whore Dr Holloway and MIR.
trlrc proposed 60 attend a meeting of
Rt iohna chapter Royal ARA
Alaauns. when two miles from smyrna
thcy ovcriook truck. without warn
inr. q Ia said the truck, which was
uiVcn by Ralph stats Of Kontcn,
ANA was heavily loaded with grain,
was turned on the road into = lane.
The touring car. which was fclloNing
'nsr. crashed into the truck before
the turn had been made.
rhe force with which tho car struck
the truck throw Nv. Price. who was
uocupylnr the front scat with Dr. llol-
luwaN, and Nta Connor. who was o'
she rear ncnt. 20 the road. their iniur-
iDs rcuultlnr from their compact with
he hard surface. They were taken t'
ihc office Of nr. g. g.. liarmonson al
smyrna, whore 81 was learned thai
Wr. nricc had boon Killed almost in
stantN, Two of his ribs were broken
and one broken rlh penetrated hi
heart, Mfs Connor was found to have
sustained n serious scalp wound
whlrh, ID was feared, at first nigh
devotion into confusion of the brain ant
other injuries. Sho was removed &
lho home of pr =. W. clifton, he
nephew in law. Ia smyrna, whore
Was reported today that her condition
vas improved. pr. Holloway was tas
iur Mrs Common. whC n his mother
in.iaw. % Smyrna, 90 leave her wit
relatives unih his return.
nr. Holloway cmcrgcd from tn
aerldcnt without any injury O
amount. Tho touring car wa
seriously wrecked
Sad tndlne of Gay Party.
Tho accident which resulted IN Mr.
narhN's death 10 said 20 have been tn
cndlne Of say motor party. tn
mon wcrp returning from Wilmington
% u said, and had proceeded TO
point about three miles north @
SMYRNA. whom the driver los, contrc
" the machine and ~ ran of IN
highway turning turtle in the gutter
The men were thrown ont and Nj
l,afhv STRUCK on his head, his jaw
bono hcins hrokcn, lie was instant
iV Alied. Nr. Fisher was soyercl
ninrcd Tho two other hccupant,
tangrcli brothers. escaped serious in
infy
NJ. pnrts body was brought 20 On
ilnfNr,' Varies morgur in Smyrna
where q remained some time befor
identification wss made. Mr.. Fishe
WaH rivcn medical attention ana the
removed lo his home Ia Frederic'
Each mcmbcy q the party was mor
or less stunned. Tho automobile wa
badly broken.
IN the Darby ease. ths jury sun
munsd hy Coroner Bullock ronders
n verdict ~ death due TO shock.
ihc Price case, Coroner Needles jur
returned verdict of death due
accident in hiH bclng thrown out
on automobile,
John Fisher. who was injured va
taken M an automobile truck 20 Free
sfirai