Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-12
JOLIET PARTY'S AUTO
TURNS TURTLE EAST
OF OTTAWA
DRIVER IS INJURED
THREE MACHINES WRECKED IN
MISHAPS NEAR MORRIS. ONE
is STRUCK BY c., o. & p. PAS
SENGER TRAIN.

Heavy clouds of dust, stirred up by
the numerous automobiles on the
highway yesterday afternoon, result.
ed in the serious injury Of Leroy
Johnson, IS, dealer in automobile
storage batteries and accessories at
Joliet, when his machine, DrcXcl
touring car turned turclc a shor,
distance east Of Ottawa on the Chi
cago road Johnson was accompan.
led by his wife, a year old dlugh.
ter and his mother, also of joliet.
The accident occurred just a
short distance east OF he new aQue.
Quotas Mr. Johnson ana his family
were EN- route to their home in Joliet,
after spending the day at Starved
Rock state park OJhnson is Conlu.
ed at the city hospital, whore he is
nuRng internal injuries and a bad.
ly bruised back Mrs Johnson and
the others in he party returned to
Their home late last evening.
According to Mr. Johnson he was
diving east near the white bridge"
on the highway leading out Of Otta.
"a about o'clock yesterday after
nam. His wife sat in the front seat
with him. while his daughter and
mdher occupied the rear seat. Dust
Cf passing cars shut of all view
ahad Of the auto and as Johnson
WIS on strange road he drove along
very slowly Suddenly the right
hand wheels of the car skiddcd and
bcore they could jump from the
Machine it bounded over the ditch,
tuned turtle and alightcd upside
dOEn
irs Johnson was thrown clear of
the machine while Johnson was pin
mel underneath the wheel The
wlpel rested on his chest and caused
hin consider----,e pain. His mother
ami daughter were caught under the
reir end of the machine, but were
able to crawl from beneath it.
Tourists passing along the road
saw the car turn over into the di-ch
ana went to the aid of the unfortu-
nate Johnson family, The machine
was lifted and Mr.. Johnson taken
from under II He was rushed to the.
hospital, tog Yer with the other mem.
bers of he family and Or p. J. Clune
was summoned to attend them. John
son at the time he was picked up
was unconscious but by the time he.
arrived at the hospital he had re-
gained consciousness.
X-ray photographs were taken Of
the injured mans chest but it was
discovered that he did noI sustain
any fractures although he was Sc
riously injured internally. The 9TH
or members of the family were dis
missed from the hospital after they
had their wounds dressed
The car was not damaged except
the top, which was demolished and
practically torn off
Has Face Badly Smashed.
Peter Peterson Of Chicago is in a
critical condition at 'hc local hospital,
suffering of a badly mashed face ana
fractured skull as the result Of an
accident which occurred at the Ed
ward Walker corner, six miles west
Of Morris Petcraon's machine crash
ed over the side of the road and into
ditch early Sunday morning Tho
exact cause Of the accident is un-
known
Four Others Injured
Mrs Margaret TlusiCr and her two
children, Geraldine, aged 3. and
nF
Hrs Carolina O'Grady of CHICAGO
rcre with Peterson when the mo.
dime turned turtle Mrs HusiCr also
vas badly injured in the accident and
suffering Of an injured blood vessel
Geraldine. the little girl suffered
many bruises and cuts, while Thomas
deceived a fractured collar bone. Mrs
0Grady escaped uniniurcd
All were pinned underneath the ma
'hine, |adillac touring car. Their
screams were heard bv people who
happened by. They were taken FROM
underneath the wreck and rushed 10
the Mcrris hospital. Physicians
stated this moning that they held out
little hopes for the recovery of Peter
son. who was later removed to hos
pital in Chicago. where attempts viii
he made to save his life.
Collide With c., o. G. p. Car.
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Spencer and
Hulda Anderson of Joliet uarruWl.
escaped being killed sunday afternoon
when their automobile crashed into a
C.. o. & p passenger car a few miles
east of Morris Nr. Spcnccr's right
log was badly fractured and bruised
rs 4 result nf the lcrilnnt Whiln Mr.