A Miraculous Escape on the Embankment
A terrifying automobile accident in Everett leaves five people reeling, but miraculously alive, after a plunge down a steep hillside.
EVERETT, April 14.—F. H. Wright of Everett is today suffering from severe cuts on the neck as the result of an automobile accident yesterday in which the five persons in the car narrowly escaped death. After falling a distance of 15 feet, the car turned over and slid down a 20-foot embankment. The occupants were thrown in every direction, but all except Mrs. Wright miraculously escaped injury.
“The occupants were thrown in every direction, but all except Mrs. Wright miraculously escaped injury.”
In 1909, the automobile was still a dangerous novelty in the Pacific Northwest, with road infrastructure often ill-equipped for the weight and speed of early vehicles. This harrowing story highlights how common, yet terrifying, industrial accidents were during the early motorized era.
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