The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-09
HEADLIGHTS REVEAL
BAD AUTO ACCIDENT
LEWISTON COUPLE NARROWLY
ESCAPE DEATH WHEN CAR
CATAPAULTS

Three cleaning headlights, prac
tically all that was left intact of the
car, disclosed a serious auto acciden1
at horseshoe curve in the Geneset
road about five miles from the city
about 1920 last night in which
two persons, Keith Holmes and Miss
Muriel Comfort, from Lewiston, mar
rowly escaped death by being hurled
from the roadster in which they were
travelling toward Moscow.
The car left the road at very
dangerous curve and was catapaulted
down fifteen foot embankment. The
car lit upside down and headed in
the opposite direction from which it
had been travelling.
The occupants were evidently
thrown from the machine in a man
.ner that freed them from the wreck
age and saved their lives. Mr. Holmes
seemed quite badly bruised in the
region of the ribs and it is thought he
sustained several broken ones. Miss
Comfort was evidently paralyized in
her hips and legs.
The accident was discovered by a
party of young people composed Of
R. T. Scott, Carl Nelson and the
Misses Grace and Mary Taggert who
picked up the victims Of the accident
and took them to the Gritman hos
pital.
The wounds of the car occupants
were dressed by Dr. G. 0. Armstrong,
who was Immediately called. Both
persons were taken to Lewiston about
two thirty this morning by DR.. James
M Lyle, uncle of Holmes.
Lights Disclose Accident
The wreck was discovered by ac-
cident according to the statement
made this morning by r. T. Scott,
one of the party to bring the victims
to the hospital Mr. Scott said:
1--WE were travelling out in the
country for pleasure ride and passed
the Lewiston car, Nash roadster,
just before it reached the dangerous
curve. About two miles further on
we turned back.
'eWhen we approached the scene of
the mishap we noticed three bright
headlights cleaning down off the
road. We were about to pass the car
up as being some farmer coming on a
byroad when someone suggested that
it might be an accident. The road
was very crooked, hilly and treacher-
Gus along that part so we investi-
gated the lights.
Occupants Dazed
ssWhen we reached the car both Mr.
Holmes and Miss Comfort were sit
ting in front of the car as if nothing
much had happened, although the car
lay on it's back, pointed in the oppO
site direction and with wheels, top
and other parts almost entirely de-
molished.
Miss Comfort seemed dazed and
partially paralyized in back and hips,
but Holmes declared he was alright
and walked up to the car After get
ting Miss Comfort up the steep bank,
a difficult task, and into the car we
brought them into town to the Grit
man hospital
ssOn attempting to get out of the
car Holmes fell to the floor of the
car and seemed to collapse entirely.
He complained that the steering wheel
had struck his chest and hurt him
By this time the woman seemed bet
.er.
A Marvellous Escape
The accident occurred in the most
tortuous part of the Genesee road
where it makes horseshoe turn.
the driver, Holmes, failed
o note the sharp turn and went over
he steep bank.
That neither one of the two was
xilled is little short of miraculous, de-
,lared Mr. Scott. with the excep-
ion of the bright headlights that first
attracted our attention, the car seem
I'd smashed beyond repair"