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Scranton, PA Auto Accident, Aug 1915

Posted October 27th, 2007 by Linda Horton

TWO INJURED IN AUTO

Man Seriously Hurt as Machine Turns Over

Special to The Inquirer.

SCRANTON, Pa., Aug. 17.---Two men were hurt, one seriously, when an automobile they were riding in skidded and turned over on the country road in front of the Mid-Valley Hospital today.

Andrew Eskiwatz, twenty-two, of Archbald, who was driving the machine, suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries. William Litfin, twenty-eight, of Jessup, was seriously hurt about the head and body. Both men were pinned under the car, which had to be jacked up before they could be gotten out.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA 18 Aug 1915
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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