The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-11-07
Arrive Here Yesterday.

Mrs. Nelson w. Story, Jr., lies dead
at her home, 722 South Wilson ave-
nue., in this city, awaiting completion
of funeral arrangements, and her
husband, "Bud" Story, lieutenant !
governor of Montana, is still confined |
to the General hospital in Pocatello, |
Idaho, suffering from injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident last !
Friday afternoon at one o'clock near
McCammon, Idaho, when the Cadillac
roadster, driven by Mr.. Story and in
which his wife was a passenger,
skidded off the road at a sharp curve
and rolled over twice down a ten-foot
embankment as the result of the lock
ing of the wheels when the driver ap-
/ piled the brakes to make the turn.
According to garage men who were
on the road and witnessed the acci-
dent, the car was travelling at fair
rate of speed. Mr.. and Mrs. Story
were returning to their home in Boze-
man from Los Angeles, Calf, where
they had been visiting Mr.. Story's
brother, Walter Story, and family, of
that city. They left here in their car
early last month, expecting to return
before heavy SHOWS blocked the road.
Club and other social functions
were awaiting Mrs. Story's return,
while Mr.. Story planned to reach here
in time to vote in Tuesdays city COM
missioner election, and has made ar
rangements with a party of friends
to join him in big game hunt in the
West Gallatin hunting country about
the middle of the week
How Accident Occurred
The accident occurred about three
miles east of McCammon, which is a
small town about 20 miles southeast
of Pocatello, on the Oregon Short Line
railroad. The Storys ate luncheon at
McCammon and left there shortly be-
fore one o'clock. At the place where
the car left the road, there is double
IS" curve, the road crossing two rail-
road tracks, the conditions being some
what akin to those on the Rocky
canyon road where Carl Miller went
over the, embankment some weeks ago.
The lieutenant governor negotiated
the first curve and had crossed the
track and was gaining speed when the
second curve loomed ahead, the mo-
mentum Of the heavy car being so
great that it veered off the road when
the brakes froze the wheels.
Justin M. Smith, who viewed the
scene of the accident, said the road
! near the point was so perfect that a
: speed of from forty to fifty miles an
hour could be safely attained.
A peculiar feature of the accident
was that both occupants were thrown
, completely clear of the car, which was
. found to be almost complete wreck
at the bottom of the embankment.
Mrs. Story was lying on the side of
: the embankment. She never regain
ed consciousness and, although medi-
! cal aid arrived on the scene within
fifteen minutes, she had breathed her
J last within twenty minutes after the
J accident. The remains were removed
to the Hahn Undertaking establish
: ment in Pocatello, where they were
( prepared for burial and from where
1 they were shipped later to Bozeman
reaching here yesterday morning at
} 1880 o'clock, accompanied by Nelson
/. Story, III, son Of the deceased and by
? T. Byron Story, brother Of the lieuten-
4 ant governor, Attorney Justin M
( Smith, and Harry Altenbrands all OF
Z whom departed on last Saturday morn
ing's train for Pocatello following the
= receipt Of telephone and telegraphis
9 messages recouuting the bare story
: of the accident, and by DR.. and Mrs
/ Hogan Of Los Angeles and others.
The remains were taken direct iron
e the train to tha family residence
Q where they are being viswed By rela
8 eives ard friends pending the c0sn
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