Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-17
TEN HURT In
ACCIDENTS IN
LOWERVALLEY
Harlingen Editor Is
Among Injured In
Series Of Smash-Ups
Over Weekend

George Cowan, SO years old, ed
itor and publisher Of the Harlingen
Star. at Harlingen, was painfully
cut about the face and head about
three o'clock Sunday afternoon when
an automobile in which he was rid
ing collided with another car on
Madison street in Harlingen.
He was rushed to his home and
placed under the care of DR.. Z. d.
Davidson, who dressed his injuries,
which were described as not Of q
serious nature. He was reported to
be resting comfortably Monday
morning.
Mr.. Cowan was hurt while out rid
ing with his two sons, Frank and
George Cowan, Jr., Frank was driv-
ing the machine when another car
driven by a woman pulled from the
curb directly into the path of their
machine. The collision badly dam
aged the Cowan auto, breaking the
windshield and almost demolishing
the entire front end. IL was from
flying glass Of the broken wind
shield that Mr.. Cowan was cut.
The other occupants Of the car
escaped with a bad shaking up, while
those in the other machine also were
uninjured.
Others Injured
Nine other persons, all residents Of
the Valley, were injured, none of
them seriously, IL was believed, in
q series of traffic crashes in various
sections of the Valley over the
weekend, while another party had
a narrow escape when their ear
overturned in n deep ditch near Oh
mito.
Alvira Leal, two years old, Of
Harlingen. was brought into the
Baptist hospital at Harlingen shortly
after o'clock Sunday afternoon suf-
fering from a head injury sustained
on the highway a short while previ-
ously. II was mt first feared her in
juries were serious, but reports
from the bedside Monday morning
stated she had suffered only q con-
crssion, and that her condition was
good. She was brought to the insti-
tuition in a private car.
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five who turned over in a heavy
nito and Harlingen about 3 o'clock
in the afternoon. Officers who
reached the scene n short while af-
ter the accident said they believed
that only the little girl was hurt 70
any extent, although all the other
occupants are said to have been cut
and bruised.
The car turned over several times
in the middle of the road, police say.
The accident was believed to have
been caused by q blowout Of a rear
tire while the car was travelling at
high rate of speed.
The accident near Olmito occurred
early Sunday morning. The driver
Of a medium-sized truck apparently
lost control Of his machine as he
was proceeding north on the highway
and the machine plunged into a deep
ditch alongside the road turning
over.
Hand Car Accident
Three men. laborers on the new
Southern Pacific lines being built
into Brownsville, injured last Satur-
day afternoon when n hand-car on
which they were riding was derailed
near Harlingen. were reported rest
ing comfortably in a Houston hos
pital Monday morning.
The accident occurred 10 miles
east Of Harlingen. Loose gravel left
on the track by a grading crew Is
believed to have caused the hand cal
the leave the rails Eleven men were
riding the car when the wreck took
place, eight escaping unhurt.
A west bound passenger tramp
passing the scene soon after the ne
cident, picked up the victims and
brought them to Harlingen. Later
they were removed to Houston and
placed in q hospital there.
A mule, sleeping in the middle Of
the road near Edinburg early Satur.
day caused painful injuries Ia
George Adams and Otto Birkner
brick layers employed on the Bap.
tist church building there. An auto.
mobile in which they were riding
collided with the mule and over.
turned. The men were thrown clear
Of the wreckage and suffered cuts
and bruises about the head and body
They were taken to Edinburg By
passing mctorist and given med.
ieal attention by DR.. L. y. Montague
They were confined 10 their beds ai
the Bel-Rose hotel Monday. They
were on their way TO their homes in
Lockhart and Floresville, respective-
~. when the accident occurred.