Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1909 — RUN OVER BY J. M. OTT’S AUTO. [ARTICLE]

RUN OVER BY J. M. OTT’S AUTO.

J. B. Reed of Gillam Tp., Has Miraculous Escape From Death On Street Wednesday Morning. J. B. Reed of Gillam tp., had an experience on the street here Wednesday morning that he will not care to undergo again during his lifetime. With Chas. Odom of Gillam Mr. Reed had come in early in the morning to attend to some business matters. About 9:30 o clock he was crossing the street from the State Bank north, and J. M. Ott of Remington was coming in from the west in his Cadillac auto. The machine was running slowly and not making a particle of noise. Mr. Reed had glanced west but did not see the auto, while Mr. Ott thought he had seen it and would stop until he got by. Instead he turned his head east and walked directly in front of the machine.

He was struck and thrown down and dragged a few feet before the auto could be brought to a full stop, and it had to be backed up to get the man from under the machine. Mr. Reed wate pulled out from under the machine as soon as it could be backed up and he pulled himself together to see how badly he was hurt. Except for his side hurting’ him somewhat where the front wheel of the auto struck him, he said he did not feel badly hurt. Mr. Ott insisted on his going to a doctor and being examined, which he did being examined, which he did and it was found that one rib was broken. He had on a heavy fur overcoat which no doubt saved him from more serious injury, as its thick folds broke the fotce of the shock of striking the ground and the contact of the auto with his body. Mr. Ott felt very badly about the accident, saying it was the first one he had ever had in the two or three years in which he had owned an au#b.