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Show TOURISTS HAVE ;! NARROWESCAPE 1 Car Teeters on Brink of Wash-! Wash-! out as Passing Motorists Rescue Family Uninjured Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hummel and small son of Redlands, Calif., had i a narrow escape from serious injury in-jury or possible death Monday morning morn-ing during the heavy storm when an undermined portion of the highway gave way beneath their machine, the car balancing on the edge of a washout on the highway half a mile east of Washington. Heavy rains in the hills to the north filled every wash and culverts cul-verts beneath the highway were unable un-able to carry off the flood. At the point where the accident occurred the roadway was undermined, leaving leav-ing the packed surfacing intact. As the Hummel machine was driven on the weakened stretch one side gave way leaving the car suspended, the occupants being unable to leave the machine for fear the slightest movement would send them into the wash, about fifteen deep. They were rescued by passing motorists and escaped with only minor scratches. The combined efforts ef-forts of two wreckers was necessary to return the car to firm ground. Mr. and Mrs. Hummel were on their way to Buffalo, N. Y., and left St. George Monday morning during the storm. Mrs. Hummel was driving at the time of the accident and was traveling slowly which fact probably saved them from more serious seri-ous consequences. The front of the car was damaged, damag-ed, a spring broken and the frame bent. Repairs were made In St. George Tuesday and they continued their journey east. The washout necessitated the construction con-struction of a short detour while repairs were made. Another small washout occurred on the new highway between Santa Clara and the Indian farm, at Dry" Hollow. At this point the culvert was not of sufficient size to carry off the flood. The storm also caused the road bed to settle a foot or more for a distance of 25 feet at the eastern entrance of the tunnel through the Washington black ridge. |