The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-02
SUNDAY MOTOR ACCIDENTS.
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usual quota of mishapS.
One of the most peculiar automobile
accidents on record, which would not
have resulted as seriously as it did had
the driver kept on without stopping. hap
pened late yesterday afternoon when
three persons out of six occupants of
Chevrolet touring car were struck by a
fence rail that circled over on their side
of the road when the other end was
struck by bort touring car which went
down an embankment after the bolt on
the steering knuckle had broken. The
injured persons were j. l. Ryan, en-
ployed mt ]. Il. Bushncll's grocery store
and who lives at q Union street, his
son. Leonard, and Mrs. Ryan's mother.
Mrs. William II. Smith of the same adj
dress. Mr.. Ryan was hit in the arm. his
son received Il blow on the head which
caused one ear to bleed, and Mrs. Smith
also was hit on the head. With them
We're Mrs. Ryan and Mr. and Mrs l.. r.
McCune of Moreland avenue.
Mr.. Ryan. who was driving the car
on the IIinsdale road. in the direction of
Brattleboro, had reached a point about
mile south of Little River bridge, when
ne noticed bort touring ear coming
toward him from BrattlebOro. When Mr.
Ryan was about to pass the bort car
Il bolt In the steering mechanism of the
latter car suddenly snapped. causing the
driver to lose control of the front wheels
which turned and headed for the fence
on the drivers right. The bort. as it
went over the embankment. struck n
long fence rail at one end \ post act
ing rs a pivot allowed the other end of
the rail to swing around over the road.
| Mr.. Ryan had stopped his car just as the
| bort went through the fence, and the
| end of the rail as it swung toward him.
| just missed the windshield. but hit him
| on the left arm. and as it continued 70
| swing hit Mr.. Ryan's son and his
| mother in-law. Continuing, it struck the
| back of the car and lifted the cloth top
! from the body of the machine The bort
| car. which was Il Massachusetts machine
| with the number 226.92. was owned and
! driven by man named French, said TO
| be from Worcester, Mass. The radiator
| was badly smashed. q headlight was
| crushed and the right front fender badly
| bent upward. The OCCUPANTS of the bort
We're uninjured. The injured persons in
! the Chevrolet were taken to their homes
! IN BrattlebOrO by passing motorists. Mr..
| Ryan said afterward that if he had con
| tlnued on for short distance further
before he stopped the end of the pole
| would not have hit his car and no in
jury would have resulted
y Mitchell touring car owned and
| driven hv Harley J. Mahan of II Canal
| street. BrattlebOro. was badly wrecked
| yesterday afternoon near the iron water
| ing trough on Winchester street in
| kCeDe. \. H.. when it was run mo
| hrad-on oy = car thought to have been
| driven by Frank Occhipinti of Kerne.
! whose car also was badly smashed. Mr.
| Mahan WAS driving toward Iin>6ale
| and noticed TWO cars coming toward him
! and rs he neared the two ears. the sec
| oud of the two. tlyIv,n by Occhipimti. at
| tempted to pass the Ger in front of him
regardless of the ai'pr- a"b Of Mr. Ma
! han. INST as Mr.. Mahar was about 10
| pass the rSt, car. Orchipinti suck re
| Mitchell car. hitting OH Of the front
| wheels head on. causing the f-'lHe of shc
| Mitchell to becaria c,lurlerClv sprung
| Occhipinti'S car WIS IS badly damaged
| With Mr.. Nahnn we're Mrs. Ndhan. Mr.
! and Mrs. Henry =. St~well az this towl1
| apd Mr.. and Hirs. r. II. Fi@kc Vt Fast
| SheIburne Mass All wern Spvernir
| shaken up and Mr. Slowed WAS slightly
injured on one hand The wrecked cars
were tow ed - g7rrE"s in Kepne.
! \ Willys-Knight touring ear Owned
! and driven by Walter s Grimes, Tho i
cr'ploved at the Fetev Organ works and
who lives at 40 Mamie street. came 70
grief last night ut 10 o'clock when il
/ struck tree in BnrnardSton, Mass. The
right front wheel was completely
smashed and the right m;sdgUard badly
bent Mr.. Grimes was driving his cal
| slowly Mt the time az he was about t.
mako n StOn. Pulling to one side nj the
road. he attempted to press the brake
| MEDAL. and instead his foot came in con
tact with tho dcccierltnr, causing th'
oar to Jump forward and strike trce
Thcre was no one with him and NJ
Grimes was uniaiur"fl-