Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-11
TAXI CRASHES INTO
TELEPHONE POLE.
AND IS WRECKED
MACHINE CARRYING DRIVER AND
TWO PASSENGERS SMASHED UP
ON WEST SlDE-ALL ESCAPE
SERIOUS INJURY.

Inree Ottawa young people narrow
ly escaped serious injury about 2:45
O'Clock Sunday morning when a taxi
cab driven by William paddy Dwyar
crashed into telephone pole in front
OF the Corrigan pool room at 113.
west Main street. Besides Dwyer,
who was the driver of the cab it is
said that. the other occupants of the
cab We're Joseph Nevins and Miss Ce
celia Gull, who were on their way
home.
According to Dwyer. the cab, which
is owned by Thomas Carr, was being
driven at fast rate of speed so as to
get the passengers homo and return
uptown and make the 3 o'clock train
on the Rock Island. AS Dwyer was
about to make turn south some
thing went wrong and the cab hit the
telephone pole. Dwyer was stunned
but otherwise unhurt except for few
scratches. The occupants of the cab
escaped unscathed
DWyer went to near by house and
called up the headquarters Of the CAP
sompany. Another cab was dispatch
ed Ior Dwyer and took him to the hos
tentlon. The wrecked cab was tow d
TO the Carr garage yesterday morning.
The cab which was valued at 5 900,
was smashed beyond repair, the en-
gine being knocked loose from its
blocks. the radiator smashed in, two
wheels knocked off, every fragment of
glass knocked cut of the car and the
top of the sedan crushed in.
Dwyer has driven taxi for Carr
for five years and this was his first
bad accident.
Auto Burns Up.
Gasoline overlooking his gas tank,
coupled with the backiiring of his
machine, caused the Apperson touring
car belonging to Charles Hartley Of
Oglesby, who is employed in the Fred
Williams butcher shop here, TO catch
fire and burn up. The fire happened
west of ottawa on the south cement
road near the second canyon about
80 in the morning while Mr.. Hart
ley was enroute to Oglesby to spend
Sunday.
When the machine burst into flame
Mr.. Hartley did all he could to save it,
resulting in his receiving many burns
about the hands. Seeing that it was
useless to try to save any of the
smoldering remains OF the machine,
Hartley walked to a near by farm
house to call up the Conde Motor Sup
ply company to send WreCker after
the car.
While Hartley was phOning Ottawa
someone stripped the machine Of two
good tires and the two headlights, SO
there is nothing left of the car for any,
purpose but junk. The car, which is
total loss, was valued at $1,000
A passing motorist picked Hartley
up and rushed him to La Sale, where
Dr.. J. H. Orr attended the burns,
which were causing him considerable
pain. He returned to Ottawa last
night and was at his work today. but
the scars from the burns will remain
for many days to come.
Car Turns Turtle.
Four men were arrested by motor
cycle policeman Sergeant Duckworth
at about 2:35 Sunday afternoon after
they had wrecked their Ford touring
car at the corner of Jackson and
Pine streets. Two of the men proved
+ TO IHe Officers ludL lHtIG Was uoAll-
ing wrong with them and that they
were only riding in the car while the
other men John Goodrich and Joe
Deoe of Wedron will be arraigned be-
fore Judge Koenig this afternoon on
charges of drunkendness and wreck
less driving. All but Deoe We're re-
leased yesterday afternoon and he
! is still a prisoner in the city Jail
This morning he was arraigned be-
fore Judge Koenig on a charge of
drunkenness. He did not plead gull
ty so his trial and that of Goodrich
/ was set for o'clock this afternoon.
/ The car turned turtle and was bad
/ ly smashed up. II was taken to Con
! de's garage for repairs and to be
/ held under police orders. The top of
! the car was crushed i'll and d pecu-
! liar feature of the accident was that
every tire on the car blew out when
/ it turned over.
John Goodrich was bound over to