Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1920 — AUTOS IN SUNDAY EVENING CLASH; DRIVERS HURT [ARTICLE]

AUTOS IN SUNDAY EVENING CLASH; DRIVERS HURT

Two Ford automobiles, the property of E. E. Shoemaker and Harvey Moore, collided at the intersection of Scott and- Vine streets about seveii o’clock Sunday evening, with the result that both cars were badly damaged and the drivers injured. The Shoemaker car turned over twice, landing in the ditch at the side of the road with Mr. Shoemaker beneath it. The Moore car, which carried a winter top, remained upright, but Mr. Moore was thrown through the front door, receiving a severe scalp wound and, other cuts and bruises. Mr. Moore became unconscious following the collision. .. The Shoemaker car was traveling east on Vine street and the Moore car was being driven south on Scott street when the accident occurred. Neither driver saw the other until it was too late to avert the collision. The Shoemaker car struck the car driven by Moore in the side, turning it half way around. The Shoemaker Ford turned over twice before coming to a standstill. The two right wheels of the Moore car were torn off, the windshield broken and the fenders damaged. The Shoemaker car suffered the greater damage, the radiator being smashed, the lamps and top torn off and the side of the car caved in. . , Mr. Shoemaker received only minor injuries and was able to crawl from beneath his car. The Engine was still running when he extricated himself and he crawled back beneath the car and shut it off. The machines were brought to a garage and the drivers taken to

their homes. Both men .were able to be around today, but are quite stiff and sore.