Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1912 — WILLIAM B. AUSTIN AND PARTY HURLED FROM AUTOMOBILE. [ARTICLE]

WILLIAM B. AUSTIN AND PARTY HURLED FROM AUTOMOBILE.

Automobile In Which They Were RHlag Was Struck by Street Car fa Chicago Sunday. William B. Austin and wife, bis sister, Mrs. Matte Hopkins, and his cousin, Bernard N. Austin, and a colored chauffeur were hurled from Mr. Austin’s touring car at 9 o’clock Sunday night, when the machine was struck by a street car at Harrison and Dearborn streets. All were considerably bruised and Mrs. Matte Hopkins* leg was broken. W. B. Austin, who was recently elected president of the Hamilton club, and his party had just returned from Lake Wawasee, Ind., where they attended the Hamilton club outing. Adams, their colored chauffeur, had met them at the Grand Central station with the machine, and they were taking B. N. Austin to the Illinois Central station. According to Mr, Austin the automobile had almost crossed the tracks when the street car struck the rear wheel, whirled the machine half way around and hurled it against an iron telegraph pole at the edge of the sidewalk. The occupants of the ktatomobile were thrown out and Mrs. Hopkins had her leg broken. Mrs. Austin was bruised and sustained a severe nervous shoclt Her mother, Mrs. Ek P. Hammond, of Lafayette, was notified of the accident Monday morning and is now at her bedside. W. B. Austin escaped with a few bruises and his cousin, Bernard, was not hurt. The chauffeur wad slightly Injured.