PORT
DOVER
The following is quoted
from the
London Advertiser of 24 Jul 1920: --
"Ingersoll, 23 Jul 1920 -- Mr. and Mrs. Frank McCormick of
London were both severely injured about 6 o'clock tonight on the
Tillsonburg gravel road, near Mount Elgin, when the Chalmers coupe
in which they were traveling to Port Dover, struck the side of a
cement culvert and partially turned over.
Mrs. McCormick was pinned
under the auto and Mr. McCormick was caught and held in the car by
the steering wheel.
They were found and
released by K. Clark, who resides near the scene of the accident,
and after medical attention were bought by him to Alexandra
Hospital, where they are reported as resting quietly.
The most serious injuries
were received by Mrs. McCormick, who is suffering from a
dislocated hip and injuries to one shoulder and knee. Mr.
McCormick was badly cut about the face, thigh and knee. Some 25
stitches were needed to close his wounds.
The car was badly smashed
by the impact, and the escape of the passengers with their lives
is considered little short of miraculous.
Mr. McCormick is the vice
president of the McCormick Manufacturing Co. of London. Mrs.
McCormick is the daughter of Mrs. Jos. Ivey of this village.
Late advices from the
hospital state that Mr. and Mrs. McCormick are resting as easily
as can be expected after the terrible ordeal to which they were
subjected.
