Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-10-23
THREE HAVE CLOSE.
CALL TO DEATH IN
ACCIDENT ON Hill |.
COUPE oVGRTURNS AFTER SKID.
DING ON DIMMlCk HlLl-ONE
ONE PASSENGER SUFFERS
SPRAINED BACK.

The rain nearly resulted in a Sc
rious accident on Dimmick hill when
a Buick coupe driven by Rober Hack
burn turned turtle at about O'Clock
last evening. In the car beside Mr..
blackburn were his wife and Mrs.
Emil Barrett.
According to the occupants of the
car they Were coming down the hill
at slow rate Of speed and had near
ed the first turn when the car skid
ded and turned over lighting on its
right side. 1t was several minutes
before passing motorists came and
helped extricate the occupants of the
car. None were seriously hurt but
all suffered minor injuries which were
dressed by two doctors among a par
ty Of motorists who happeded to be
passing after the accident.
MTs. Barrett was the most seriously
iniuIeG and suffered some bad cuts
about the head and a badly sprained
back. Mrs. blackburn was cut on both
arms by glass from the wind shield.
Mr. blackburn suffered a wrenched
knee and several minor cuts and
bruises.
The unfortunate tourists, all resi-
dents of East Ottawa, were taken to
their homes Immediately after the
accident. Whites garage was called
and righted the car which was towed
to Ottawa for repairs.
Cars Collide in Rain.
An automobile accident occurred on
the old Chicago road, just east of
the branching off of the Sulphur Lick
Springs road about nine miles north
of Ottawa last night, when the Ford
touring car belonging to Herbert
Thompson, Of Sheridan, and the !
Buick touring car belonging to Tony
Anderson. of Newark, were both put
in the ditch.
The accident occurred during the
heavy rain at 6:3) o'clock The cars
struck as they were passing on the
high way. and first one and then the
other slid off in the ditch Each had
broken wind shields, smashed tenders
and the wheels of the Buick were
locked.
No one but the drivers were in
either car, and both men escaped in
jury The Thompson car was able
to travel off on its own power, when
it got back on the road, although a
mechanic had to be summoned from
the Peterson garage in Newark to re-
pair the Anderson car, before it
could be taken away.
Tears Out Hill Fence.
1t is not unusual ior cars to be
wrecked coming down Dimmick hill,
but it is rather unusual for an auto
TO smash into the fence while going
up the hill However Frank Lolli,
of 4736 Austin avenue, Chicago who
was driving a bort touring car, smash
CO into the fence Saturday night, at
about midnight, while travelling up
the hill. Lolli was travelling at a
fast rate OF speed when he says a
car coming around the bend failed
to dim it's light Unable to see where
he was going Lolli hit the fence, tear
ing down about twenty-five feet of
i au the right Ii ~ 81 ~ Of the road.
re entir4 f. mt tf the car was
~ liked and il WHs 80 fssary to call
COOS CARA re - Ottawa to brint
Z L GER to D,tlw, Lulli was accom-
lrr'ed by his fGuulv ana was on his
way to Sprin5 Valley - spend h
Geek end
Wraps Self Around Tree.
An Ottawa ttaXi cab travelling at
high rate of speed near met disaster
at about o'clock Sunday morning
near the Frank Gentleman farm south
of town. The driver lost control of
it and headed for the ravine. The
progress of the taxi was stopped only
when it smashed into a tree. The
wrecked taxi was brought to ottawa
by the Conde garage. No one was
injured