The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-12

\ collision of two automobiles near
the foot of Sand hill about a mile from
Hinsdale on the Brattleboro road about
6 clock last evening resulted in the Sc
rioIts injury of John McAuliffe of Hins-
dale, who is employed in d. NJ Meany's
meat market, and severe bruises to sew
eral others, besides damaging both cars
badly. AIr. AIcAuliffe, who is about -
years old, is in the Melrose hospital in
West Brattleboro with a fractured
skull and internal injuries. He has
been unconscious since the accident
Mr.. AcAuliffe was riding in a Ford
owned and driven by Morris Jacobs. a
woolen mill employe in keeHe, n H.,
and with them was Arthur Houle OF
Hinsdale.~ They were driving towards
Hnsdale and met two cars coming
down the hill, the second one being
Chevrolet owned and driven by Fred
Fisher of % Canal street, who is en-
ployed in T. J. Coogan 5 meat market
on Elliot street. With Mr.. Fisher were
his wife and daughter and his mother
and stepfather. Mr.. and Mrs. W. ..
Fish of Frost street.
Mr.. Fisher says the car ahead of him
passed Mr.. Jacobs car all right and
that Mr.. Jacobs then swung into the
street so far that it side-swiped the
AIitNAb4I anu NelS OftI neI i ll6
scene OF the accident was near William
i. Walker 5 house.
Dir. E. d. LaChaine of Hinsdale, who
was called, fOuEd Mr. McAulffe to be
| the most seriously injured, and he was
/ brought to the AIelrose hospital in Jo-
seph Butler 5 car Of Hinsdale Mr.. Ja-
| cobs received a cut on one knee and
some bruises On his head. Mr. Houle
| also received some bruises. The Jacobs
ear was taken to IT. |. Streeter s gar
| age III Hinsdale. Some of the wheels.
the windshield, top and other parts
Tie Fisher car did not tip over but
one side was smashed, including lamp,
| mudguards and running board Mr..
| Fisher was hurt on one forearm so he
was unable to work today Mrs Fish
| was almost thrown out of the car. She
| received some bruises. The car was
| brought to BrattleborO.
| ". 3. Burne1 of the New Hampshire
vehicle department is making an inyes-
! tigation of the accident.
| Another automobile accident of q serious
nature happened near Fred Pierces about
q mile below WilliamsviIle on the Brat
| tleboro road Saturday noon, in which
| Lille Gordon. IL, daughter of DR. and
1 Mrs. l.. b. Gordon of Williamsville, sus-
| tanned a fracture of the skull over the
right eye and the bone of her right leg
was cracked near the hip. She was
bAot4eHt ~ lIlt IbAdllttpbEb ~slEIUOFldI nos
! pital and attended by DIR. G. II. Ander-
| son.
The ear was not in a collision but
went off an embankment and turned
somersault with four passengers. and it
was damaged seriously. That more pas
sengers were not injured seems remark
! able
| DR.. Gordon had bought a Ford car in
| Brattleboro and came here after it with
/ his daughter and Carlton Clark. u. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark of Williams
| vile. Clarence Rice Of Brattleboro started
/ to drive the ear TO the new owners home.
! he and DIR. Gordon driving on the front
| seat. and when near the Pierce place. not
| far from the cemetery. the machine struck
| some sand and was turned out of its
course. going over a nine-foot embank-
ment to the left