White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-09-07
AUTO ACCIDENT SENDS
TWO men TO HOSPITAL

A serious auto accident occurred
Tuesday morning at the crossroad;
near the cemetery when the Whippet
sedan driven by Paul Schicka collid,
ed with the Shaun Kelly Ford tour.
ing car. Emil Cords, riding on the
running board of the Ford car, suf-
fered four broken ribs and was other
wise badly shaken up; Jesse Shelton
a compound fracture of his left leg
just below the thigh; H. M Morford
was badly shaken up and bruised
about the stomach and shoulder and
Otis Shelton was bruised about the
chest. Shaun Kelly, driving the Ford
escaped with only few flesh wounds
on his left elbow when his arm went
through the windshield and Paul
Schicka, who was the only passenger
in the Whippet, was unhurt.
The Ford car was badly damaged
and will need considerable repair
work to prH, it in running order again
while the Wh;ppet suffered badly
dented radiator, bent tenders and
broken glass.
The accident occurred little be-
fore seven o'clock in the morning.
The men in the Ford car were going
to work at the packing shed on the
Hawley place and were going east
from town. Mr.. Schicka was going
to work in the Williams orchard and
was driving south from the Mont
gcmery home, where he had left his
little son for the day. Mr.. Cords
was walking and had just been pick
ed up by the Kelly car less than a
hundred feet from where the accident
occurred. Mr.. Kelly said he was
driving about 20 miles an hour, in
fact was just going into high gear
after having picked up Mr.. Cords,
and Mr.. Schicka says he was travel
ing between 80 and IS miles an hour.
The Whippet struck the Ford on
the rear fender throwing it across the
road and up aga nst transmission
pole while the Whippet was turned
completely around and came to
standstill facing the opposite direction.
Had the Whippet struck the Ford
a foot or two nearer the front, the
result would undoubtedly have been
far more serious.
All Of the men were dazed by the
crash br,s Otis Shelton, although bad
ly shaken and in pain, managed to
get to his feet and walked about a
quarter of a mile to the Hawley
pack kng shed, where he summoned
help.
The men were found lying in the
road and were picked up and rushed
to the Gruenhagen home where Mrs.
.Grcenhagen administered first aid and
a telephone call was sent to Kenne-
wick for DR.. Spaulding, who arrived
abous ten o'clock. He did what he
could to relieve the immediate suf-
Sfering of the men and Mr.. Cords
ard jesse Skelten, the two fs1ostssee-
lousy injured, we're taken to the
hospital at Pasco for further treat
ment. A report from the hospital
Wednesday morning said they, were
resting easy and unless something
unforeseen develops, Mr.. Cords will
be able to leave the hospital in j
week.
The frsctured leg of Mr.. Shelton
g serious one and it is expected
that 1t will be some little time before
he will be able to work again.
The corner where the accident oc-
CURED, like several others here, is a
bad one because the trees make it
almost impossible to see car COM
ing from the other direct on. So
long as those conditions exist, caro-
full drivers should have their cars we'll
under control when approaching
them.