Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1917 — Motorcycle Accident Saturday. [ARTICLE]

Motorcycle Accident Saturday.

Saturday afternoon about five o’clock, as Ray Anderson, Son of Mrs. Emil Johnson, of Newton township, and Devere Zea, of Rensselaer, were taking a spin on their motorcycles and had reached a point on the Remington road just south of the college, the fork on Mr. Anderson’s machine broke and he was hurled to the ground. Mr. Zea was only about thirty feet behind Anderson when the accident occurred and was unable to stop and ran into Anderson and his machine. Zea came out with a bad gash cut in his knee and a few other bruises, but is back at his work this Monday morning. His machine was only slightly damaged. Anderson did not fare so well. His machine was almost ruined and he had an arm broken and a number of very bad bruises. His physician reports that he will undoubtedly get along very well, but will, of course, be laid up for some time.