Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-09
AUTO TRUCK CRASHES INTO DIR. WILCOX,S AUTO


 Dr. Franklin s. Wilcox, superint endent of the Norwich state hospital, and four of the hospital trustees who were riding in the doctors new Hudson sedan, received cuts and bruises Friday morning about II o'clock when c. B. Bromley & Sons three-quarteT ton auto truck ran into the
 octor's automobile on the road near the
 -ate hospital.
 Costello Lippitt. H. H. Gallup. Dr. J. J. Donohue and Arthur F. Libby were the trustees in the superintendent's car, of whom MT. Lippitt suffered the worst, receiving cuts on the face. Including one over the eye that had to hzye stitches taken in it. MT. Gallup had ~dt n his wrist that was closed with stitches, and all received minor bruises and contTsiens. Dr. Wilcox had come to the city to tal C the four local trustees to the hospital for the quarterly meeting, and was oil he right of. the road, just about to turn into the driveway at the hospital, when the Bromley truck, driven by young Charles Bromley, came into sight from the eppo- site direction and travelling at from 30 to 40 miles an hour. according to what some of the men in the doctors car said.
 When the Bromley truck was within a few feet of the Wilcux automobile. the truck suddenly swung to the left sharp -dC hit near the door on the left side of the doctors car. r.. MT. Lippitt who was on the rear seat at | the right in the doctors machine, was tn own ap ind forward on to MT. Ga,lUn who was next to Dr. Wilcox on the tront seat. MT. Libby. who was on one of the | disappearing seats in the autn;nDtir' ~:,s | first out of .ne car after ,rc scciheht ard helped pr. Donohue lift out Mir. Lir- pitt and release MT. Gallup, who, was crushed down by the weight of the /man on top of him. Dr. Donohue had been or the back seat next to- MT. Lippitt and MT Libby had been sitting on the side of tho
 machine where. the auto truck hit
 MT Lippitt was dazed for few min utes and his face was covered with blood so that those in the machine thought h' | had been very seriously injured. He wa. | given first aid treatment by Dr.. Donohu. | and was then taken to the state hospita with Mir. Gallup, where both were at tended by Drs. Bryan and Burdsan of thu hospital staff Mir Gallup was able t, stay to the meeting of the trustees, bu MT. Lippitt. was brought to his home il the automobile of H. F. Dawley, who wa at the Dawley lumber yard at Fort Point
 Young Bromley, who was driving tn truck. was catapulted through the wind shield of his machine. but escaped wit cuts on his hands and bruises He walk ed to the hospital and was given attention
 by. Dr. J. H. Allen.
 } According to Attorney Libby. he aske
 the truck driver. immediately after the ac cident what he was trying to do an
 young Bromley said his windshield va all covered with mist so that he could nc see anything. The attorney upbraide Bromley for driving at such speed with
 out being able to see what was ahead C
 him. and Bromley then claimed that h had put on his brakes but the truck ha
 skidded. ..,
 Both machines were badly damaged ,, The front wheels. windshield. drivin gear and other parts of the front of tn
 truck were broken and knocked in. Tn body of the Wilcox car was badly dan aged and the windshield broken.