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Show U.k ..WWIgt 3nnTTTrrr1 t ,,nnww t)w mMWm Auto Pitches Off Road In Canyon, Landing In River, Two Escape Death Oa Jacobs Dragged From Stream Unconscious; Orval Cars- tenson Unhurt; Car Turns Turtle But Lands Right Side Up Miss Oa Jacobs, 2527 Gramercy avenue, ave-nue, and Orval Carstenson, 107S Twelfth streol, miraculously escaped death shortly before midnight last night when an automobile in which they were riding ran off a fifteen foot ombankment in Ogden canyon, somersaulted somer-saulted In the air, crashed into the river and catapulted the girl headlong into rocks in the river bottom Miss Jacobs suffered injuries to her side and hip and was badly cut and bruised. She may have internal injuries. in-juries. Carstenson, pinned in by tho steering wheel during the mad flight of the car, escaped irijury, but was badly shaken up. Drags Girl From River. Prompt , action on the part of Carstenson following the crash probably prob-ably saved the gril's life. He climbed from the car and dragged Miss Jacobs Ja-cobs from the water where she lay in an unconscious condition. The scream of the girl as the car went crashing over the wall attracted the attention of nearby campers, bur by the time they reached the scene, Carstenson had the girl safe on the embankment Miss Jacobs was taken to the summer home of Dr. J. W. Pid-cock, Pid-cock, which was nearby, and received medical attention. She remained in tho home of the physician during the night and was brought to her homo this morning. At noon today she was reported re-ported to be resting well. Near Lime Kiln. The accident pecurred 100 yards abovo tho lime kiln and a few yards above a bridge which leads to camps, on the other side of the river. At this point the retaining wall ends just be-j fore a curve and the drop to the river bottom is fully fifteen feet over a vertical ver-tical wall. Lights Fall. According to reports, the lights of the automobile failed just as the car reached the end of the wall and Carstenson, Cars-tenson, blinded by the glare of headlights head-lights from another car, could not see tho road. The car slipped to the river i edge and shot into the air. It turned one complete snmersauit and landed 1 upright in tho bottom of the river. As the car left the embankment Miss Jacobs screamed and attempted to jump out, It is said. She was thrown several feet in t'.ie air and landed upon rocks which protrude from the water. Unconscious from the fall she slipped into the deep water where she was res- cued by Carstenson. j Tho car, a stripped down Ford belonging be-longing to .Ralph Springer, 1738 Wash-j I lngton avenue, was not badly damaged. I The car was loaned last night to Carstenson Cars-tenson for a trip to the Hermitage whore the couple attended a dance. It was on the return trip to Ogden that the accident occurred. Carstenson Unhurt. Beside a shaking up Carstenson was not injured or cut and was ablo to appear at Ills place of employment this morning. While it is believed by Dr. Pidcock, who Is attending the girl, that her injuries in-juries are not serious, he said that Internal In-ternal injuries may develop later. He-condition He-condition is being ciosely watched today. to-day. j Miss Jacobs, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Jacobs, was graduated grad-uated from the Weber academy early j this month. She has been attending: summer school at tho academy since. |