Smyrna times., 1921-12-21
M MEN KILLED AND OTHERS
IIII[l N AUTO SNASH-UPS
,.,y, HAS CHAPTER OF ACCI-
SAlS.STSc THAT EXCITE TOWN
-. Price. a Young Farmer of
lIlns''1 Is' and Samuel W. Darby, of
Dover e'iu ,.,,, No. Cu,vrua

MI i,,;es Killed Near Smyrna
Il',ns n'ub has had chapter of acci-
~ Sp, tbp past week that has been
ii,ss,pIarly i.,t5 lar sad saddening as the Christ
..ason approaches. Friday after
d. ' TbiIe Supt. of State School H.
. I0u u.Iloway, Of Dover, was driving
' n Scb rate of speed to Smyr-
.~Dcomuanied by his mother-in-
y Wr. Alvin B. Conner, of FELTON,,
W. " ,rliugtOn Price, a young farmer
=. I..sr Dover, he attempted to pass a
.l..t ~ dri7en by Harold Stats, son
! L'ts p,Inb E. Stats, of Smyrna, as
= ~ wss turning the corner at
!. Big Oak, two miles below
c~vrna, The Holloway car, a Ford
..j,n. crashed into the truck, heavily
S l,sJs3 with grain. The force with
& rsisb the car struck the truck threw
4, Price who was occupying the
s.,,t seat with DR.. Holloway, and
n, Conner, who was on the rear seat
! tbe road, their injuries resulting
t,om their compact with the hard sur
t,s They were taken to the office
am c. G. HarmonsOn at Smyrna,
vbere it was learned that Mr.. Price
had been killed almost instantly. Two
dMs ribs we're broken, and one brok-
On ib penetrated his heart. Mrs. Con-
NOR was found to have sustained a
serious scalp wound and other injuries.
Se was removed to the home of Mrs.
LW. Clifton, her sister-in-law, where
her condition is improving. DR.. Hol-
hvsy was taking Mrs. COnnor, who is
bis mOther-in-law to Smyrna, to leave
her with relatives until his return. DR..
Holloway emerged from the accident
without any injury of amount. The
turing car was seriously wrecked. DR.
Holloway and Mr.. Price was enroute
to Wilmington, where they proposed
70 attend a meeting of st. Johns
Chapter Royal Arch Masons and being
ate Mr.. Holloway was speeding along
At 30 Or 80 mile clip. He admitted
At the cOrOners inquest he did not
blow his horn and Stats, who claim:
k held out his hand admitted he die
sSt see nor hear the car unit it wal
gpon him.
SW. Darby Killed Just North of TOwI
Samuel H. Darby, Claude Fisne
and two other men had been on an au
Atnp to Smyrna and on up the nev
Boulevard as far as Fieldsboro. The,
we're on their return when below
Backbird camp meeting woods the ca
which was driven by Mr.. Darby at
high rate Of speed got off the concret
lothe soft dirt shoulders. 1t attempt
ng to right the car, it skidded to tn
other side Of the road and turned owe
INTO the ditch. The men were throw
out and Mr.. Darby struck on his heaC
DIS lawbOne being broken. He was in
SANITY killed. Mr.. Fisher was severe
gmiured. The two other occupant:
2ngrel brothers, escaped serious in
liy' Mr. Darby was Republican pol
noan and former clerk of the Peac
Kent county. The bodies of tn
INJURED were both taken to the morgu
W. A. FAIRIES & Son where the col
'0eis Of both counties in which tn
SelOents occurred held inquests Q
saturday. In the death of Price, tn
'efdlct Of the jury was that death wa
sle 70 a fractured skull, broken Jaw
.le and crushed ribs "as the resuI
" an unavoidable accident" The vel
W. n tne case of Samuel Darby wa
l4' ne came to his death from shoe
'ASl 'nelr automobile turned over al
y leaVlng the state highway. Bot
%alsS were taken to their respectiv
o.lleS after the inquest.
''mpel uata D. Baker Run Down By Aut
"1'e on his way to work at th
: H. round house at Clayton, lat
ssa'ufday night, Samuel D. Bake
i, .'Ilan' u was run down by an auto an
...il = nlS foot badly lacerated and hi
.s-luer hurt. He was forced t
p''l, DIV al the way from Font Hi
-slpn Z. Spuance's residence) to hi
" = Ne Lydia Porter residence Q
~ venom street. His wounds wei
!. ''u !, Oy MS physician, DR.. Harmon
,s-.. Inc car which ran over hi
i.'' 'st stopped and Mr.. Baker is el
4 ng @ TO trace the owner or drive
ds'.s ~ car to bring action. The aut
',s b.I !. humanity is causing gre;
"a, Of Indignation.
pnb,.. AVot Wnlle Cunning
B1,s" "''. Schuler, GIT South Va
S,ntan.' I street, Wilmington, who acc
n,.i rsly shot in the right foot wbi
sAsns As near Smyrna, late Saturda
% H. 'Un Nl, with companion was take
ns,t n Delaware =. Hospital for trea
Va Ms lis injuries were dressed ar
va,is N Permitted to return to his hon
fn + mOInlng. 1t was thought
it S.s"Suid ! would be necessary to amp
asniOier ulers =, foot, but after careful
AeGsTe s \ sne injury the physician
" may be saved.
Carl ~'y , Drowned While Skatin,
ses Keedy, the ten-vear1oId -