The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-21
AUTO ACCIDENTS
FEATURED DAY
ley Pavements Made Co.
ing of All Kinds Very
Dangerous
WOMAN IS INJURED
Car in Which She Was Rid
ing Overturned on the
Sand Springs Road

A half dozen or more minor au-
tomobile accidents with only one of
a more serious nature was the toll
taken by the icy pavements made
by tho sleet which fell early Friday
morning. Not only cars were ham
perod by the slippery streets and
paycmcnts but pedestrians as we'll
were handicapped and made to step
cautiously about to avoid falling.
The most serious accident as a re-
suit Of the sleet storm occurred on
the Sand Springs highway Miss
Jtmima Apucka of Muskogec re-
!. Ceiyed a sprainod back and spraincd
lef hip when the car in which she
was riding along the highway turned
over about midway between Tulsa
and Sand Springs.
The Injured woman was rushed to
the oklahoma hospital where first
aid was rendered. She was resting
easy at n late hour Friday night Tho
car IN which she was riding was
driven by willy Barrymore of Sand
Springs In the car also was Mrs.
Mary Partridge, wealthy Indian
woman with whom Miss Apueka was
visiting during her stay here.
The car. according to eye wit
Of speed and attempted TO turn
around another car when the acct
dent happened None OF the other
occupants were injured as far as
could he learned.
Several Minor Accidents.
Several minor accidents happened
during the day mostly because OF
skidding as a result OF the slippery
streets Only two of the accidents
were results OF collisions. 4 track
driven by r. l.. Freeman, 3 West
Brady street, was partly wrecked in
q collision shortly after noon Friday
at Thirteenth and Carson. Freoman's
car was struck by an unidentified
car and due to the icy pavement
was thrown sideways against the
curb knocking off both the right
front and back wheels and throwing
part OF the truck onto the parking
\ similar accident about l o'clock
Friday afternoon at Sixth and Main
between a Ford car driven by John
Phillips, oil man, and Il Cadillac
belong ng to Eugene Constantin and
driven by Adeline Constantin. result
ed In the wrccking OF the front wheel
and axle of the Ford and n bent
fender on the part of the Cadillac.
Several minor accidents in which the
automobiles attempted TO make a
turn at too fast a rate of speed, re-
sulting In bent tenders and tire
blowouts when the car hit a tele-
phone post or other obstacle in its
path were reported to the police.
The sleet on downtown streets.
due to the heavy traffic. was
tramped down soon after il fell ind
the ice broken into smaller particles
which made the streets and side
walks less slippery. On certain tesl-
dencc streets and pavemcnts less
Travelled, however. the icy pavements
and walks made travelling uncom-
Portable and more or less dangerous
Few skating parties were in evil
dence although the children had out
their sleds earlier in the morning as
grade school children were on their
way to school. The Arkansas river
was frozen over IN few places and
a thin coat OF ice was over most
Of the river with the exception Of
small channel on the east side
which still remained free from ice at
a late hour Friday night.