New Britain herald., 1923-09-13
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
 0N NEW HAVEN PIKE.
i2 Injured in Two Auto Crashes
 in YalgYille

MeFidsa. Sept. ls.-ons woman va.
 injured seriously and eleven erhers
 suffered numerous cuts and bruises
 af minor nature ln two antemahis
 accidents which happened within 2
 half haur and al this point about
 sAhe feel apart early last evening in
 falsssill near the Harnes Bfes
 Nursery eempanY,
 Mrs, Alice T. Campbell. ss years ed. Of Mestheld. \, |. a passenger
 II, the issl car to crash. sustained probable fatal injuries, The WallinE- fard Red erass ambulance. which had conveyed the seven members Of her parsy to the Meriden hospital. was Returning ta the borough when il rsines upon the second accident, IL then went hack 10 the institution with iifs more patients,
 Roth accidents resulted from the attempts Of the drivers 10 avoid eolii- siuns with other vehicles. In the first instance the car left the road and T, srfurned, ninning Mrs. Campbell underneath. The second auto. driven bY Charles earohianeo Of es Franklin street, Hartford. turned to the left IS another came from a side road. and crashed into a machine coming to- ward fl.
 William H. Reynolds. of westfieid. \. j.. was driving the car in the first accident With him were his wife: Mrs. campheiiA and her husband. Ro. bert Campbell; Mrs. Agnes Beaton. f.ohert l. Campbell. Jr.. and a little girf. granddaughter Of Mir. and Mrs. Campbell.
 Machine Turned Over
 II was said that Mir. Reynolds awerved hls car 10 the side of the road to escape being sideswiped by an- other auto. The car became unman- ageable when on the shoulder Of tho highway and finally overturned. The passengers were cut by flying glass and were thrown out, Mrs. Campbell being caught under the wreckage.
 Pr. J. II. Buffnm of Wallingford, responded to an emergency call. He first aid treatment at the scene | and accompanied the injured to the !, hospital. Mrs. Campbell received n 1 broken leg and possible Internal in- Juries, her condition being critical. l The others in her party were dis charged after treatment at the hos pital and spent the night at local hotel.
 Charles Capobianco's car con tained his wife and three year old son. Mrs. Bertha Cinsigolli. of IA John street, and James sary. of 2f3 Market street, all of Hartford. The i've received cuts and-bruises of var ious degrees, and remained overnight at the hospital,
 The auto was proceeding along the highway toward this city, when another machine coming from branch road made collision seem imminent Mir, Capoblianco turned lis car to the left, according to the report to the Walingford police. then crashing With an auto coming toward him driven by Justin Bauman, of 53S avenue, New Haven. Both of these autos were damaged consid- srably Dr. J. k. .Brainard, of Wall ngford. gave first aid to the victims md placed them in the ambulance.
 Commuters Saw Jam.
 It was reported to the Walingford l. police that two passengers in Mir. Bau- rnn's car also were taken to the Meriden hospital. However, no rec 'rd of their arrival was found here, { being believed that their injuries, f any, were negligible.
 Long lines of motor cars were held ID along the highway at either sides 't the accidents. The extensive traffic am, observed by commuters who ar- lived on the 5:4o o'clock train caused . spreading here of mahy rumors a., Q the nature and extent of the acci- ents.