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Show (MRS. JOS. MLLMffTYHE IN MOMENT Mil Mr- Joseph Ballantyne and (laugh-tei (laugh-tei Gladys of Ogden. Mrs Richard li.ilLmtvne of Logan, and Miss Doro-the Doro-the Hyde, daughter of Mr. and Mr? Alonxo Hyde of Salt Lake City, mi-n mi-n culously escaped serious injury carh veRtordav evening, when an automobile au-tomobile in which they were riding wont into the Ogden river off the bridge at the west end of the Lewis camp As It was Mrs Ballnntyne received re-ceived a scalp wound and had a small bone broken in her rlpht arm. just above the wrist The other membprs of the party escaped with bruises and a bad shaking up. According to the story of the affair told bv Mrs. Ballantyne last nicht, the partv "had been visiting friends at the Lewis ramp dnrlnc the day and late in the afternoon she decided t0 take her sister-in-law and nlein lor a r;.l-up r;.l-up the canyon. With Miss Gladys at the wheel, they started out The automobile was driven slowly down the Lewis road to the bridge and Miss Ballantyne made the first turn oti to the north side of the bridge all npht The turn at the r.outh side ot the bridge goinp east is er short and either a slight miscalculation on the part of the driver or thp sticking of the steering gear, sent the mnchine through the fence at the side of the bridge and into the hut bed I' turned over once, throwing both of the older ladies and the little girl out into the rivrr and hen righted Itsr-rr Miss Gladys held tightly to the Wheel and was not thrown out Mrs. Joseph Ballantyne and Miss Hyde received a slight wetting, yvhlle Mrs Richard Ballantyne was thoroughly thor-oughly drenched Seyeral ladies at ill. Lewis camp heard the crash ot J the automobile as it went into the, river and rushed to the scene The assisted the injured ones out of the river bed, but all four of the victims walked to the summer camp of J. Earl Ballantyne, a mip of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ballantyne, where they yyere made as comfortable as possible. possi-ble. Dr E. 1. Rich was called and found that, with the exception of Mrs Joseph Jo-seph Ballantyne, none of the party needed much attention Mrs. Ballan-tyne's Ballan-tyne's wound bled profusely and re-, quired one stitch to close, yvhlle the extent of the injury to her arm could I not be exactly ascertained without the J use of the X-ray. The members of the party all rest ed well last night and were extremely extreme-ly thankful that their injuries were not more serious The automobile was taken out of the river today J. Earl Ballantyne Is at present passing his vacation on a fishing trip, in Weber canyon and his fellow camp-1 mates at the Lewis resort willingly gaye up their camp lo the injured! women la6t night. |