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!HAS SKULL' FRACTURED.PLANS FPrivate Philip Noveiie of Fort] Adams in Critical Condition.HorticuUi Dates f-TrarIs Struck -and Knocked Down by Machine on Wellington Avenue.'Unconscious day, evening: fracture at the other Injuries cident, Private pany C, 13tHBtnce 8 o’clock Tuc-s-when ho sustained .1 base of ihc skull and In an automobile ac-Philip Novell*, Com-Infantry, stationed atThe New Tuesday c upon Tuc Thursday, she dates at the Xei that tlio I den Assoc I lions ere larger am than that summer. 1Img jirepa tho amaic U\ iho At|serious condition early th:s afternoon____. 1___T.-Umrn Wr. Ir l.r. . JU J j'VlirSiPort Adams, -was regarded a* In *at the post hospital, where he Is tin* der treatment. The *cckicnl occurred on Wellington avenue, almost op-opslto the band stand In Ktngr park an Nwelle and a companion, Ser* gent Max N. Hammers of lire same company, were returning to the reservation after spending the evening In town.An Investigation, conducted by live local authorities soon after the mishap had - been reported by Frink yilvla of Middletown, operator of the Ford coupe which struck Novell e, disclosed that In all probability the driver was not responsible and the aucl-jdem was unavoidable. Novell© on I his companion were walking west on Wellington avenue, on the right sidendtheiteondietheinrfta-lllsof the road. Hammers being on ths Inside nehr the park, when Silvia, idriving In the same dlreellon, cam*;along, and in addition lo striking Novel I c also brushed the olher enlisted.man- with sufficient force to Injure bis leg slightly.After rushing the semi-consciousman to thO hospital. whero Captain Marry 11. Melton, post doctor, made a thorough examination to determine the os lent of.tho injuries, Sih’ia went in the police station and reported the details of Iho accident. According to his story, he was driving about 15 miles an hour, on the right slile of the road, and because of the rain arid heavy fog was tin able to see thelt;rk.Ida11s/P.attwo pedestrians In time 1ostriking them, lie thought ihoIn -and aln. dng i or ■n am-L Lu•voidrightthethefeetfront fender struck the man 0:1 left and knocked him down, axle dragging tho roldler five bcfore#he could'halt tho cur, .When Interviewed fbla morning by Inspector Furey, Sergeant Hammers said he was walking along on the soft patch between the macadamized* pavement and* the grass, while his companion- was on the edge of, the hard surface. They, were about opposite -tho- band'Etand in Ike • park,The roc presidents ter, Fast and Mess Arthur Yi and Thor pointed a ranseinco • One nt In a 'Utc gardenias Andrew J dock pari The solt; silver me-Occkr isclvMr. Svhul Cat ilea i was lt;!Lscc never bee voted to gravel with apolMr. A pies Went elation, Sprlngfie of the la country, grimase mcr. to s lu their K rime, go luncheon will hi pro minor chuselts. Springfle will not consukai whose g cantlnua aUcnllon Ihrougbc • Mrs. 1 of the £ the la 1grower lt;llie orij of tl'.e.brom when,-without hearing aii au comob Iklace i of om-toom-Tom 111 ted fleet liter aiis-ha here • -5napproach or seeing any light*, 1ft*was brushed to tho side of the roSdas something struck-his leRvNovelte bad-been'knocked down ' and V was partly under tho frdnt ox\6 of '.th* machine, tvhlch had-stopped five' feet away. Novello was- lying almost on Ids side-And was wedged under theaxle, after being pushed- along theroadway. Ho assisted-In extricating tho Injured man, and with tho asSsl-aneo of Silvik put him in the inachl na and took him to the-post hospital,’ : Captain Melton after an examtria-DATESecon 1 Fracatmber \Tew-pns; tghls of Rllo art-on ry. vjort iwral anlshtills s' the ev. 1.thejncrylion • found that' Novell© was in a critical condition. In addition to the fra cl ured skull, he had a. bid cut ^on Iho head, numerous culs and scratches about the fce.and blood was flowing from one ear.Wellington avenue, almost In the same section, was tha scan* of a similar accident several months go, when another : soldier-was knocked down and seriously Sltfurcd by an ftutomoblla. Bc'causa of conditions on the road, and* facU learned through an investigation after .the accident, - wfren- Inspeclor Furey. Sergeant Sullivan and Patrolm.m Butler went to‘the scene, Indications apparently ' point to an unavoidable accident.;.The 4gatta -J held F IT and mer,t 11 annual ers' G drUM f nlns ir the So rcgaUn the. At tlOTl. chalrm annour which thd K Cenfra Hr. Narfay tlon, 1 chalrrr charge next 1 mcmbi leudin
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Newport Journal Weekly News
Newport, Rhode Island, US
Fri, Jan 27, 1928
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