Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1917 — CHAS. MARLIN IN ACCIDENT [ARTICLE]

CHAS. MARLIN IN ACCIDENT

AUTO TURNED OVER SUNDAY EVENING, WRECKING CAR AND INJURING BOY. W A carriage being driven east of the Pleasant Ridge road Sunday evening, was probably the cause of a near serious auto accident. Charles Marlin, accompanied by his brother-in-law, was driving east in a stripped Ford when they came up behind the carriage, the occupants of which seemed confused and did not know which way to turn out to give Marlin passing room. Instead of turning to the right the carriage turned slightly to the left and Marlin, to save himself from running into the rear of the carriage, turned his car sharply to the right and when the auto reached the sideroad it struck a rut and turned over, throwing both occupants clear of the machine. Marlin was hurt some, having his back wrenched and otherwise cut and bruised, but it is expected that he will be all right again in a few days. Marlin’s brother-in-law was uninjured. The automobile was broken up considerably, the hood and radiator being torn completely off, the front axle and wheels bent badly " and otherwise broken up. All drivers of automobiles and buggies should learn which way to turn out when another wants past. Another automobile just ahead of Marlin, which was being driven very slow, had to almost stop before it could get this same carriage to turn to the right, and then had to go around it with two wheels in the ditch. ;