The Delta independent., 1924-09-05
SEVERAL AUTO MISHAPS
DURING PAST WEEK HERE

Several autoists met with difficult
ties last Thursday evening in and
around Delta No one was seriously in
jured in the accidents, however, dam
age to the cars being the only harm
done.
Two cars and horse and buggy
| figured in one accident. The horse
and buggy was at the end of the bridge
into North Delta, having gone over
| from the town end and directly be
| hind it was Ford car driven by John
| Vance Approaching the bridge from
the other direction was a Buick road
ster driven by Miss Elsie Engelhardt
| Both cars trying to pass the buggy at
| the same time, they collided, locking
their front wheels and smashing fend-
ers. The left front fender on the
| Engelhardt car was crumpled and one
/ light demolished, while the Ford Jared
rather worse. having a number of
dents. The little son of Mr.. Vance
thrown through the windshield and
had his ear lacerated and three cords
in his hand cut by the glass. He was
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and his hurts taken care Of No one
else was injured in the accident The
horse and buggy was not touched.
In North Delta, near the bridge also.
Thursday evening, cars driven by Mrs.
f c. Whitaker and G. A. hampshire
collided. Mrs. Whittaker's car ran
into the ditch and had some minor in
juries but no one was hurt
Robert Coerver, who has been visit
ding here from his home in Kansas
City making the trip in his bug car.
had his car badly smashed Thursday
evening when coming into Delta from
the south. He and Ed Chase had
been racing their cars and were going
at high rate Of speed when they
approached the culvert at the south
entrance to Main street Another car
was parked in the road and swerving
around it the bug OF young Coerver
skidded in the gravel. throwing It off
the road. The rear wheel hit the ce-
ment culvert, and the back part OF the
bug was pulled off the front part and
under parts Of the car were badly
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juries, not being thrown from the car.
Monday afternoon. about three
miles south of Montrose on the River.
side drive, Virgil Franklin's Durant
was run into by another Durant, driv-
en- by DIR. Chaffee of Grand Junction.
Mr. Franklin was going south on the
road, between twenty and twenty five
n ngs a H. 81 L.
down from the south. about forty
miles an hour A turn I'm the road
proved too much for the Chaffee car
at the rate It was going and II swung
into the Franklin car. demolishing tho
front of both cars, Fortunately no one
was hurt, though both cars were full
The cars were unable to run into
town on their own power and will re-
quire extensive repairs before they
will be able to be used again.
Monday a group of Mexicang riding
in Ford car turned over on the hiu
near Meacham place on California
Mesa. The car rolled down the grade
and turned over, throwing the occu-
pants out. Three of the six riding
the others escaped with only minor
bruises.
There were several other minor ac.
cidents during the week also.
All of which sounds a warning for
motorists. At the present time.
while the streets are torn up and
parking space at such a premium the
only wonder is that there are not
more accidents. It behooves every
auto driver to use the utmost caution
in driving, especially Saturdays when
there are so many cars in town and
parked on the streets. Be consider
ate about parking your cars, too
There is little room and everyone
must consider the rights OF the other
fellow when parking because every
one lessons the space and increases
the danger for the rest OF the cars
Great care must be exercised to pre-
vent accidents