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Show v V V V ? V V V V 1 Detective R H. Chambers Injured J VETERAN CITY DETECTIVE HIT By AUTOMOBILE Robert Chambers Suffers Broken Collar Bone and Injured Left Leg iCLYDE RICKER, 2234 MONROE. DRIVER OF CAR Icy Condition of Street Saves Policeman From More Serious Hurts Roberi Chambers, veteran plain clothes man of tho ii!'-n p-:lico le ! partmen-, was run over this morning b an automobile, his collar bone Broken Brok-en and his left leg probably fractured The automobile was driven by Clyde" flicker. Monroe avenue. ih pblice say The accident took place at Wash-ingtoQ Wash-ingtoQ avenv.e and Twenty fourth street about 6:30 o'clock. Mr. Chambers v.as removed t bis borne at 232Q Monroe avenue. He is be-in be-in attended by Dr. Henry Y. Nelsm, city pbyalcdah. .Mr. Chambers was on his way to the! police station to report for duty on he morning shift was crossing Washington avenue. It was i?i.rk end be railed ih sec th-i approaching car, Tho driver 'old ihe 'police his vision wafl obscured by the morning haze and ho did not see ih-oificer ih-oificer until too late to avoid striking blm. The police say the UgbtB on the- au- loninbile wer not burning; and this 'accounts for Mr. Chambers not seeing the machine, they said. Mr Chambers was knocked u thu pavement. The ear pa-; d ever hi-i h ft log He was dragged for about 15 feet or.d had it not been for the sheet of Ice on the paving, which les-ened les-ened the friction, injuri' -i U) Mr Chambers mity have resulted more seriously, Dt, Nelson said. oo |