Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-08-21

car back onto the road and with one
supreme pull he managed to lurch
out OF the ditch onto the top, only to
cramp the wheels in such a manner
that the machine, thrown from its
balance, turned turtle. pinning its oc-
cupants underneath it.
McManus and his friends rushed
to the aid of the stricken men. 9th
ers came hurrying TO the scene and
for several minutes they worked fe-
verishly to eXtriCate the injured,
three of whom We're unconscious. All
were caught under the overturned
auto. Sam Skinner, one of the occu-
pants of the wrecked car, was the
only one of the four not to be rem
dered unconscious. He was sprawl
ed out on top of two of the others
and when taken out from beneath
the wreckage was able to move
around. The owner, after being
dragged out from beneath the tan
gled mass of men was resuscitated
by the aid of water and when asked
said he was unable to explain the
accident. He said he had been
asleep in the rear seat for several
miles and didn't know anything
about the miXup.
In describing the crash Andrew Nc
Manus, who was accompanied by
Stanley Rob, Arthur Sims and Fern
Brady, all east side youths, said that
they saw the wrecked car coming
from the rear at rate he would esti-
mate from thirty-fve to forty miles
an hour.
Fearing the approaching machine
would attempt to pass him around the
corner he drew over to the extreme
left side of the highway to give it
plenty of room to pass. The ap-
preaching machine swung off the
highway and into the ditch and then
climbed upon the road again only to
plow into the front wheels of his
Jeffrey and lunge downward into the
ditch again. Events followed as writ
ten above The four Ottawa boys
were going to Starved Rovk to spend
the afternoon.
Family in Auto Crash.
William Arthur and family met with
an accident yesterday morning which
was miraculous in that the occupants
of the machine were not fatally hurt
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Arthur, and chill
dren Donald and Wlber. and Mrs. Ar
thurs two brothers, Charles and Clar-
ence, were the occupants of the car
They started out around ten o'clock
in their Ford touring car for a days
visit with relatives near Strpator. and
on going up the hill south of the river
the second turn in the road, Mr.. Ar
thur tried to pass a machine which
was also climbing the hill. and after
getting a ways past the machine, no.
ticed a car coming down the hill,
quite close to Mr.. Arthur's machine
Mr.. Arthur was cOmnelled to turn
rather short. and in doing so. the fen
ders Of the two machines climbing
the hill, scraped together. and Mr.
Arthur looked back to see what dam
age had been done and in doing so,
became excited lost control of the ma
chine, which went through the railing
on the right side Of the road. and
crashed into the side bluff. The bump
er of the machine hit hv Mr.. Arthur
was completely torn off, the right
fender of the Arthur's machine. was
torn off. the wheels badly bent. the
hub ruined. and other damage done.
Mr.. Arthur suffered a nervous break.
down. and was unconscious at inter.
walls, being brought to his home here
and DR.. Antle attended to him. Mrs
Arthur suffered laCeration wound on
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