Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1913 — AUTO IN DITCH Will PARTY OF FIVE [ARTICLE]
AUTO IN DITCH Will PARTY OF FIVE
Miss Alice Oamerer, of Indianapolis, Suffered Dislocated Elbow When Thrown From Car. Miss Alice Cameron, of Indianapolis, who was a guest at the Frank Hill residence >in Jordan township, suffered a dislocated right arm at about 2 o’clock this Friday afternoon when H. R. Kurrie’s big Selden automobile, driven by Simon Thompson, skidded and went into the ditch near the Hill farm residence. Mr. Thompson, Ro9s Benjamin, Miss Cameron, Miss Ruth Ames and Miss: Helen Hill were passengers in the ear. They were on their way to Rensselaer to join the Van Rensselaer Club picnickers. Miss Ames, to whom the reporter for The Republican talked, stated that she was unable to give an accurate account of the accident. The car was in charge of Mr. Thompson and was not running very rapidly. The turn was being made in the road, when the car skidded slightly and went into the ditch. It did not turn over, but Miss Cameron was thrown None of the others were injured. The back seat was almost torn from the car, but the running gears were not injured and Mr. Thompson drove the car to Rensselaer and placed it in a garage. A physician was summoned to' the Hill home to attend Miss Cameron.
