The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-23
Incidents OF n Canadian TRIP

A party of young men, three resi-
dents Of New York state and one of
Vermont met with a series of inter-
esting and exciting adventures ON
Quebec motor trip last week They
came here and were GUESTS at Bloom
field, tie DR.. Stevens summer home,
over the week end. Monday after
noon, travelling in a Dodge car, they
set out for Quebec and the Stevens
car with Edmund Stevens and party
followed. Tuesday night was pass
ed at Lake Parlin and the following
day it was planned to reach Quebec
City. The Stevens aubo made the
journey without special incident. The
young men. however. in attempting to
mike a sharp turn just south of st.
Henri got out of the roadway and the
Dodge ear they were driving was seri-
ously wrecked. 1t turned completely
over, smashing the windshield and
breaking most of the spokes out of
one rear wheel. There was plenty
of other damage to the machine but
these perhaps were the most promi
nent. The breaking of the wind
shield was caused by two of the oc
cupants of the ear who passed thru
it as the machine came to a very EN-
phatic standstill. One of the suit
cases shot out of the car at some
time and after good deal of search
ing was found buried in the mud. The
front end of the ear made itself ac-
quainted with the general mud con-
ditions of the locality by diving COM
lot 81. 80 ferI+ ta11 H.
may be mentioned that in passing
through the windshield, one of the
young men lost his shirt. 1t still or
naments a fence in the vicinity.
A passing car (Which happened to
be another Dodge took the two most
seriously injured into the city where
they received very courteous atten-
ton and were patched up for the time
being at the Frontenac, where they
found the Stevens party and reported
the incidents above mentioned.
The following morning the two who
had previously received hospital treat
ment were worked upon at the same
institution. The two least injured of
the quartet with suitable assistance
returned to the scene of the accident.
Quite to their amaZement in testing
out the motor they found 1t would re-
spond, though completely out of sight
in the mud as above stated. During
the night the enterprising citizens of
the locality had been busy removing
| gasolene, tools and the extra tire from
the wrecked car. Gasoline was soon
obtained. however, and the car twist
ed into shape so that it went to Que
bee under its own power. where it
was repaired at a Dodge service sta
ton with another shop which did the
wheelwright work.
The main object of the trim was TO
meet a young lady, Miss Katherine
Barley and her cousin, Miss Tren-
ming who arrived from Europe on the
steamship Empress of France" This
part of the plan worked out very
nicely. The two young ladies came
as per schedule and were greeted by
the entire party. A banquet to the
entire party was given at the From
tenac, Wednesday evening, by Mr..
and Mrs f. A. Barley of Cambridge,
parents of Miss Barley, above men
toned The Barley family left on
Thursday morning. Edmund Stevens
and the Stevens party returned to
Skowhegan and the four young men
expected to go to Montreal the follow
ing day. Credit arrangements had
been overlooked, however, so that a
one days delay interviewed, while they
wired their friends in Skowhegan for
a Geographic transmittance of funds.
1t was subsequently learned that
this delay brought them to Montreal
just after the departure of the Bar
hey family. The young men are Wis
iting in Vermont this week.