Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1911 — HEAD END COLLISON OF AUTOS AT NOON TODAY. [ARTICLE]

HEAD END COLLISON OF AUTOS AT NOON TODAY.

Will Duvall and Simon Thompson Bun Touring Cars Together Near Washington Street Bridge. Firman Thompson’s Hudson auto and Ed DuyqlJ’s Buick were In a head end collision at about 12:15 o'clock today. The Thompson car was being driven by the owner’s brother, Simon Thompson, who bad crossed the Washington street bridge and was going east. The Duvall car was being driven by Will Duvall, the son, who had come up Front street and taken a wide turn at the Washington street crossing tp get on the right side of the road und avoid the possiblity of striking a car if one happened to be coming from the garage. In the automobile with Simon was little Dorothy Thompson, the 2-year-old daughter of his brother and wife. Thompson had intended to go to the postofflee, which caused him to turn to the left after crossing the bridge. The cars were thus headed directly toward each other. Thompson put on brakes and his car skidded for some little distance, probably 26 feet, but the car was not turned to the right and the cars went together near the curbing alongside of B. S. Fendig’s poultry shop. The little Thompson girl ‘was thrown from her seat and struck against the front of the car, receiving a slight bruise on the nose and upper lip, but was not seriously injured. Although the cars were not going fast they went together ..with great force and the Buick car was probably damaged to the extent of s7s’. One front Spring was broken and the other badly bent. The front axle was broken, one lamp was crushed, and the radiator bent and one front fender crumpled up. The Hufcon car was not so badly injured. One lamp was broken and the radiator slightly bent. One tire was also torn in a place or two. The damage to this car will probably pot exceed sls. The accident might have been avoided if drivers would learn to keep to the right side of the street at all times. 1