Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1917 — INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP [ARTICLE]

INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP

* MISS NILE BRITT SUFFERED SEVERE CUTS ABOUT THROAT ? AND FACE TUESDAY. Miss Nile Britt, daughter of James Britt, residing about 12 miles north of Rensselaer, was hurriedly rushed to the Jasper county hospital Tuesday evening following injuries she received when the automobile in which she was riding had a head-on collision with the car belonging to Nehemiah Hopkins. The accident occurred at the corner of Angelica street and McKinley avenue at about 6:30 o’clock Tuesday evening. Miss Britt received severe cuts about the throat and face when thrown into the broken windshield of the car. The wounds were so deep and in such vital spots that it is probable that prompt medical attention is all that saved her life. She suffered greatly from the loss of blood and was immediately placed .upon a cot and taken to the hospital/ where the blood flow was stopped. The cuts extended from the scalp and down the side jot her face and across the neck. The accident occurred in the following manner: Nehemiah Hopkins, owner of the Hopkins Transfer Line, was driving east on Angelica street in his Ford car, and Mr. Britt was just turning onto Angelica street off of McKinley avenue from the south. Both drivers stated that they did not see the other until too late to avoid the accident. Neither of th cars turned over, but both were quite badly damaged. The fenders, radiators, lights, frames, axles, and windshields of both cars will have to undergo repair. Mr. Hopkins was quite badly bruised about the arms and legs and Mr. Britt was also quite badly shaken up, but neither of them suffered serious injury. Miss Britt’s condition was reported as fair today, the loss of so much blood weakening her considerably, however. It was indeed fortunate that the accident occurred in town and not several miles out in the country, as a physician who attended Miss Britt stated that the external corotid artery had been cut and that he was forced to clamp it together immediately in order to save her life. The function of this artery is to pump the blood, and once cut, the blood leaves the body very fast.