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gap until he was right upon it, and even with the application of the emer-1 gency brake, tne momentum of the car carried the front wheels over the side, and only by reason of the rear end of the car being heavily loaded was a fatal accident prevented. The party at this late hour of the night was compelled to walk to Fossil, where they remained over night, and securing assistance, Mr. Carollo returned to the place early in the morningCarolloe Have Narrow Escape With COMider«bIe difficulty the car rrnm Heath Mear il- was extricated, and it was noon Wed-Uea,il yeat * 088,1' nesday before the journey into Kem-No Warning Signal. merer could be resumed. Had the carrun over the embankment it would have turned a complete somersault, Three weeks ago the heavy rains and fatalities surely would have re-wushed out a galvanized iron culvert suited. Mr. Carollo had driven over two miles west of Fossil, leaving a | the road several weeks ago when lie gap in the road about 10 feet wide left on his extensive trip at which ind probably as many feet deep, with time there had been no washout, and precipitous sides. This culvert lies at on his return he was not expecting it.' in elevation of several feet above the j Mr. Carollo, as well as other travelers i oad, and is not readily observed un-jare indignant that no warning signal il the traveler is right up to the brink Has been placed to apprise them of f the dangerous place. Scores of the danger.persons have gone around this wash- Between Fossil and Sage there are a •jut since it occurred, and several nar- number of dangerous places, espe-*ow escapes have been reported. Dur- cially the bridges. While considerable ng all that time no warning signal work would be necessary to put the las been placed. 1 roads into good shape, it would entailAt 1 o'clock Wednesday morning little effort to repair the extremely B. J. Carollo, his wife, his mother, j dangerous places.Mrs. J. J. Carollo, her small son, and •fohn llainsworth were passing along ; the road. Kemmerer-bound on their William Pitt, local plumber, has -eturn from ua.overland trip to Seat- just* completed the installation of tie. Mr. Carollo, who was driving the plumbing and heating fixtures at the] •ar. did not observe the dangerous new Huff residence.FRONT WHEELS OE AUTO HUNG OVER WASHOUT
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The Kemmerer Republican
Kemmerer, Wyoming, US
Fri, Jul 05, 1918
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