Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-30
CARS COLLIDE HEAD ON
BOTH BEING BADLY
WRECKED
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
OTTAWA AUTOMOBILES FIGURE
IN SERIOUS COLLISION SOUTH.
WEST OF UTICA - WOMAN
THROWN THRU WIND SHIELD.

Two autos were almost totally
wrecked at 10 O'Clock last night on
the concrete road, just west of the
Utica highway, and A. II. Williams
proprietor Of the United Boot Shop
in this city and his wife were both
seriously injured in head on coils
ion of a Ford coupe belonging to the
Firestone Tire Co.. and Mr., Williams
Stevens touring car
Mr.. Williams had an artery in the
side of his face cut, twelve stitches
being taken to close the abrasion in
his face and head caused by n broken
wind shield Mrs Williams was
thrown to the concrete pavement thru
the wind shield, and was badly cut
on the head and leg. Four stitches
were needed to close the scalp
wound Junior Williams, the three
year old son of the couple, was asleep
in the back seat and escaped un-
injured.
In the Firestone car, C. II. Har-
grove, the manager of the solid tire
department for this district, and
Zines Dunn, both of this city, were
riding. The auto is said to have turn
ed over on its side and totally wreck
ed. Both men escaped with only a
few minor bruises and cuts.
Mr.. and Mrs Williams and their
baby were picked up by passing au-
toists and taken to the Peoples hos
pital in Peru. Mrs. Williams was
unconscious for a time, and will be
confined to the hospital for several
days. Her husband was able to
leave this morning
The Williams auto was left stand
ing by the side Of the road during the
night While it was left there, rob
bers stripped the auto of every ac-
cessory, which added to the damages
received in the smash up and left the
car practically worthless.
Mrs. Williams, who was in the
front seat, was hurled through the
wind shield, received many bad cuts
and severe bruises. Mr.. Williams
remained in an upright position, sit
ting behind the wheel, but was cut
by the wind shield. He jumped from
the car and ran to his wife's assist
ance, finding her unconscious in the
road.
The men in the other car were
practically uninjured.
A number of passing motorists stop
ped to render aid to the couple Ey-
erett FRAZIER and Eugene Brown plac-
ed them in their auto, and rushed
them into Peru, to the Peoples hos
pital, where DR.. l.. r, EldelstOn was
called to attend them.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams have been
living during the summer at the
Starved Rock state park, and were
en- route home after spending the
evening in La Sale, with friends.
The thieves who stripped the auto,
also got an expensive fall hat be-
longing to Mrs. Williams, which was
left in the back of the car A mil
liner had ordered the hat sent from
New York City, for Mrs. Williams
and delivered it late yesterday.
Ht IWo CARS were StOpptu SUlit
distance apart, and were both thrown
up against an embankment at the
side of the road,
The Conde wrecker from Ottawa
was sent out for the Firestone car
and the Williams auto was towed
into the Utica garage for repairs.
Sedan and Truck Meet.
A Ford sedan belonging to Rev
George p FluG of Wenona and a truck
belonging to the Public Service COM
pany of this city figured in collision
on the hard road east of town about
6 o'clock last evening. Both were trdv-
cling slowly and did not correctly esti-
mate the distance between them
which resulted in the two coming to-
gether. None of the occupants of the
truck nor the car were injured. The
front axle of the Ford was badly bent
but no damage was done to the truck