The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-03
THIRD MAN
II sc P ES
.UNINJURED
Charles r. Harris And
George Willard Are
Two Victims
CONFLICTING TALES
TOLD OF ACCIDENT
Brother Holds Car From
Sufferers For Twenty
Minutes
POLICE IN SEARCH
OF TRUCK OPERATOR
Was Lifted From Road BY Pass.
ing Vehicle, Says Driver
OF Death Car
CONFLICTING TALES
TOLD OF ACCIDENT
POLICE IN SEARCH
OF TRUCK OPERATOR

Two men were killed, one
instantly, when their car over
turned into a ditch at Dairy
town, on the Bessemer pike be-
tween Bessemer and Fairfield
Sunday morning. The other
occupant of the auto, who was
driving, miraculously escaped
injury.
THE DEAD
Charles II. Harris, AZ, Of Fair.
field Highlands.
George willard. SO, Of 4OO6
Palmer avenue, Fairfield.
The driver, Victor Willard, brother
of George Willard, of SIG Thirty-ninth
street, Fairfield, was unlurt.
Conflicting stories have been told the
police regarding the cause of the acct
dent. According to Mr.. Willard, he
was travelling a moderate speed along
straight stretch of road when q large
truck, passing in theI opposite. direc-
ton, forced him almost into ditch at
the right side of the highway. As it
passed his car, Mr.. Willard said, the
trucks bumper caught the left fender
of the auto, raising it slowly into the
air.
II had no difficulty escaping via
the lefthand door before our auto turned
over" he stated. But my brother and
Mr.. Harris, after hearing my shout
of warning, were caught just as they
tried to leap clear of the overturning
machine"
Hunt For Truck Driver
Police are hunting the driver of the
truck, which Mr.. Willard said failed to
stop after the crash. He said he had
not time to secure either the license
tag number nor sufficient view of the
drivers appearance to identify him
later.
A man named Ray, proprietor of n
general store near the scene of the
accident, stated that Mr.. Willard was
driving at high rate of speed and
that the crash occurred when he failed
TO make a sharp curve. No truck was
passing at the time, he said. The auto
turned over twice and ran into an EN-
bankment at the side of the road, he
added.
Dies Instantly
The Bell Undertaking establishment,
of Fairfield, was notified and. the VIC
Tins taken to the 7. G. 1. hospital.
Physicians there said Mr.. Harris had
been killed instantly. Mr.. Willard died
short time after adnittance Both
men had received compound fractures
of the skull.
Victor Willard said he held IN the
overturned car for twenty minutes be-
fore aid arrived. BY so doing, he said,
he thought he could save his brothers
life.
Even though he was critically in
Jured," Mr.. Willard said, my brother
remained conscious while part of the
car was lmprisonins MIN by its weight.
Not To Blame
"He insisted on telling me ] was not
to blame for the accident and that he
forgave me for whatever part l had
in causing it. He seemed to realize
that he was fatally injured. You
couldn't help it, VIC he whispered.
I'm sorry you had to be driving, but
remember 1 don't blame you one bit for
what happened And then he became
unconscious"
Mr.. Harris, who was an inspector at
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
field from Albany, Ala, only week
ago. He is survived by a widow, three
daughters, Gertrude, Francis and Lor.
raine, and five sons-Clarence, Carlisle,
Carl, Percy and Charles o. His body
will be sent to Albany for burial Tues
day, leaving here at six o'clock that
morning.
Mr. Willard is survived by widow,
two daughters, Elizabeth and Louise,
and one son, George w. Funeral
services will be announced later by
Bell.
The three men were on their way to
the Willard home, it was said. They
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