Show SHOCKING ACCIDENT NT mrs heber M wells may not recover from injuries the herald says mrs airs heber 1 M I wells wife of former governor wells joseph T richards and mrs richards were injured in an automobile accident at the eagle gate at this morning n mrs rs wells suffered ak r broken bokon leg and it Is thought that thal she has been internally injured to a serious extent 1 mr and mrs richards sustained severe bruises and were wore slightly cut the members of the par party ty had been bee n enjoying a ride in the out outskirts of the city and upon returning to town had stopped at a downtown down town restaurant for a luncheon going thence to the homo I 1 of william perry ferry they had left the tho last mentioned place and were s speeding idec d homeward at a hight ra rate 0 of f s p e 0 d T in tu turning r n ing the corner at the E eagle a g 1 e at gate i alte mr N i r richards who was driving thebie the mg touring car discovered that there was something wrong with the steering gear but it was war too late to avoid avold the accident tho the heavy car driven at a high speed crashed into one of the 1 big I pillars supporting the arch of the gate the cai was smashed to fragments and t tha I 1 I 1 1 I occupants ts were thrown upon the pavement mrs NI rs wells was divas caught beneath the wreckage and her leg was crushed and broken she also received severe cute cuto and bruise bru tsei the nature of her othor injuries cannot bo be ascertained at this time air mr and mrs richards were more fortunate in that they escaped being pinned under the wreck of the car besides being scratched and sevc severely rely shaken it is not known at this time whether or not they were severely injured dr pinkerton was called as soon as the police were noti notified fled of the accident and in a very few minutes both the doctor and the police were on the scene mrs wells was removed to her home at no 01 61 first street fortunately tuna tely just around the carner corner from the place where the mishap occurred 1 mrs wells did not lose consciousness at any time and borg bo rethe the severe pain unflinchingly mr and ani mrs richards were assisted assiat cd to their home where doctors were summoned to attend them the large touring car bearing license no was reduced to splinters from the shock of the collision pieces of glass and splinters of the framework being hurled across the street and upon the lawns of the surrounding residences before her marriage with governor wells mrs airs wells was miss emily katz kaaz for many society editor of the herald and well known aa one of the best newspaper women in the I 1 west joseph T richards is a member of the law firm of richards richards ferry |