Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-28
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Mine With Little
Hope of Rescue
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DYING IN CRASH CARS
ON WATERv|LLE ROAD

Alfred Lavoie Of this city is at the
Augusta general hospital suffering
from serious injuries to the left side
Of his face and body and is in a cri-
teal condition; Charles Flanders is
at the same place and is severely in
jured although he is expected to re-
cover, and William Ross of WASH
ington is painfully but not seriously
injured as the result of collision
between a Ford touring car in which
the three men were riding and a
large Cadillac limousine, owned by
Forrest III. Colby Of Bingham,
which occurred about three o'clock
Wednesday afternoon on the state
road about mile from Vassalboro
toward Augusta. Mr.. and Mrs. Col
by and Urban Spaulding, who was
driving the Colby car, escaped with
minor cuts and bruises.
The Ford car was completely
wrecked, so much so that when 1t
was righted and placed on trucks,
the pieces were picked up and piled
into the 'tonneau and OH the seat I'M
til it was difficult to determine the
outline of the body. The larger car
although not as badly damaged as
the Ford, was in such condition at
ter the accident that it could not
proceed. The rear axle was broken
and was pushed sidewise until the
rear wheel was forced against the
body. The front mudguard and the
running board on the left side We're
considerably crumpled and the BODY
was very badly denied.
. The accident occurred at the top OF
a hill a short distance from the VIII
lis Crosby farm in Vassalboro. The
car containing the three men, and
which was thought to have been
driven by Flanders, cut by another
ahead of it just before the collision
The roadway was wet at that time
and in getting back to the right side
of the road the brakes were appar-
entity applied to the Ford with the
result that It began to skid. II
swerved onto its own side of the road
only to swerve back into the path OF
the Cadillac.
Seeing that collision might oc-
cur Mr.. Spaulding turned the larger
car toward the ditch and the Ford
skidded around until it was nearly
headed toward the direction from
which 1t had come. When in that
position the rear end of the Ford hi
the limousine forcing it from the
road and the touring car rolled over
spilling it's occupants out.
Mr.. Spaulding said that he be-
lieved the force Of the collision had
thrown at least one of the men
against the car which he was driv-
ing as the rear windows were brok-
en-. All three men were rendered
unconscious and DR.. Campbell, who
was passing by shortly after. gave
them first aid treatment. The am
bulance was called and they We're
taken to the Augusta general hospi-
tai.
A report late last night from that
institution was to the effect that
Layoie, who is the most severely in
iured. received a cut which laid open
the left side of his cheek so that II
was necessary to take several stitch
es, the left eye was injured. his Jaw
was broken, his shoulder was badly
injured and there were other injuries
of minor Importance.
Flanders suffered serious injuries
to the back bone, several vertebrae
being injured. He was also severely
cut about the hands and arms His
injuries to the back are OF such .
nature that it will take consider
able time for him to recover. Ross
was shaken up and suffered from
minor cuts and bruises.