Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1909 — BROOK MAN HURT IN AUTO. [ARTICLE]

BROOK MAN HURT IN AUTO.

Fred Lyons’ Machine Turns Turtle Near Momence and He Is Nearly Killed.

Fred Lyons, a popular young man of Brook, was almost killed in an auto wreck near Momence Wednesday forenoon while enroute to Grant Park with Howard Myers, O. M. Lyons, John Wise and Fred Longwell to play in a ball game of the business men of that place. They were making the trip in Fred’s machine, a big heavy car, and Geo. Ade with aother party was not far behind them in George's auto. They were running at about 35 miles an hour, when Fred attempted to turn out a little to avoid a mudhole.. . The machine skidded and he lost control of it, and in a twinkling the auto, had turned cross-wise of the road and upset. The others escaped serious injury, but Fred was held down by the steering gear and it was first thought he was dead. He was picked up in an unconscious condition and so remained until the next day. After a hasty examination by a Momence doctor he was brought home on the train and a more thorough examination of his injuries made. It was found that his skull was not fractured, as at first feared, but the lower jaw was broken and he was badly bruised about the head and face. He regained consciousness Thursday and his physician says he is now out of danger. But it was a close call sure enough.