Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1912 — Car Plunges Auto in Ditch. [ARTICLE]

Car Plunges Auto in Ditch.

Huntington, June 7.—When Huntingtons Chief of Police Philip Baker attempted to prevent the wind from blowing away his hat while he was driving his automobile at a rate of thirty miles an hour the car plunged into ditci east of this city. The car was overturned and caused serious injuries to County Clerk Charles Griffith. Chief Baker and his other companions. City Treasurer Frank Strauss and Councilman J. W. McCullom, escaped with painful bruises. Mr. Griffith is believed to have received internal injuries and hospital physicians express doubt as to his recovery. Chief Baker's car was in the procession of twenty-five containing 120 members of the Huntington Commercial association en route for Fort Wayne.