Ogden Sun | 1905-12-19 | Page 1 | Automobile Accident

automobile ACCIDENT wealthy new yorkers are injured in france new york dec 18 A cable dispatch received in this city last night from paris says A automobile smash occurred sunday at a level railway crossing at A car owned by J W spalding a new york merchant who resides in florence dashed into the barrier and was badly damaged mr spalding and a friend were seriously injured about their heads the former Is in a critical condition A woman who was one of the party and the chauffeur received contusions J walter spalding of the farm of A G spalding bro manufacturers of sporting goods left paris several days ago in a touring car with a party of friends to make the trip to florence where mr spalding has his winter homo according to relatives in this city mr spalding had as his guests mr and mrs robert wilmarth Wll marth appleton of brooklyn it was his intention to reach florence with his party in time to spend the christmas holidays mr spalding lives at monmouth beach when in this country but spends his winters at florence where he has a very fine home his elder son Is a student at yale