Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 218, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1915 — NEW YORKER CANNOT SWEAR [ARTICLE]

NEW YORKER CANNOT SWEAR

Just Said “Doggone It” as He Saw His New Car Go Up In Smoke. “I don’t know who owned the car,” said *€onstable George Simpson of Sayville, reporting by telephone to the New York Sun office the burning of a big automobile on the Lakeland road, according to the New York correspondent of the Times Star, “but I’m blamed sure th’ fellow that owned it is a man that don’t swear.’’ The reporter at the telephone asked the constable to explain. ‘‘Well,” said he, “it was a big sixcylinder car that looked like it was pretty nigh brand new. I dunno what struck it, but she busted out in flames all over, all of a sudden. The man that was a-drivin’ it looked like a New Yorker. He had to jump so quickly to keep from bein’ burned up that he didn’t have time to stop th’ engine. Th’ car kept on a-goin’ for half a mile, all ablaze from front to back. It never stopped until It was half burned up and in five minutes after it stopped there wasn’t nothin’ in th’ road but a pile o* twisted iron and ashes. Th* man that was a drivin* it run after it an’ ketched up just about th' time th* tire was out. He looked at th’ pile of ashes a few minutes an’ then he just sex ‘Doggone it!’ an’ took th’ next train for New York. He sure was a man that don't use no violent language.” \ \ v •