The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 3

TODAY, APRIL 15, 1937. THE OTTAWA JOURNAL FRETWELLDEAD AND THREE HURT IN ACCIDENI TO AVTO ON CHAVDIEREBRIDGL National Defence Employe Pinned Under Wrecked Car and KffledSerfct John Whitehouse and Mrs. Louisa Ban Painfully Injured. PERSONS WHO ARRIVE ON THE SCENE AFTER MISHAP TELL ABOUT FATALITY When a touring ear travelling towards Ottawa suddenly skidded and swerved into the aide of the road just south of the Chau-diere bridge, ahortly after two o'clock thin morning, one man waa killed, a woman and a man seriously injured, and two other paa-nengers escaped with alight hurts. One Man Dead Three Hart.

Sergeant-Major Seth Fretwell, clerk of the Department or Rational Defence, living at io. avcrley street, is dead. Mrs. Louisa Burr, 237 Bank "Street and 133 Lauricr avenue west, ia in Civic Hospital in a' painful condition. She has cuts to her forehead and many bruises.

Sergeant John Whitehouse, clerk of the sama department of National Defence, has a fractured shoulder and his knees were injured. Ilia address ia given as 133 Laurier avenue. flint U.nl.,1, 1 C. mnrntiiliillv; loV' Bayswater avenue, also an occupant of the death car, escaped with bruises. Boiled Upon Man.

According to Sergt. "Whitehouse, the ear was upset, rolled over once or twice, and some of the occupants thrown out. The automobile, it is understood, rolled upon Sergeant Fretwell as it came to a atop, a complete wreck, on the east side of the road, and facing Ottawa. lone Woman Occupant of Car Injured Rushed Semi-conscious to the Hospital Fretwcll, apparently was Instantly killed, bavins recelred terrible head Injuries when to was thrown srom the automobile and crushed beneath It. Dr T.

J. Scoble and Dr. W. A. Burgess were on the scene within a few minutes, but a eursorr examination was sufficient to satisfy them that Sergeant Major Fretwell was dead, althoufh they searched closely tor slircs of lif In bti battered body.

A motorist, one of the first upon the scene after the fatal crash, stated that whr" he arrived en the seen of the accident the automobile was resting up'-a Sergeant Major Fretwell, whose legs were protruding from tenealh the cat A closed car was standing on the bridge, and from rear wiedow a woman, apparently with an injured head, was leaning. The motorist rushed for police assistance, and when he returned this othei automobile and the woman had disappeared. Captain Hsrdo-i also ha." Machine Badly Sasaahed. According to the police, and Judging by the badly wrecked condition of the touring car. It may hare been travelling at a fast rate of speed.

The rear of the ma chine waa smashed to matchwood, while the windshield and headlights were shattered. According to Dr. Scoble the man died Instantly from a fractured skull and possible Internal Injuries. Wsn -t --wrmtkm -BnacS-ilw wan found lying vader a debris or broken automobile parts and glass. His face was smeared, with blood and covered with dirt from the read; "and ntvmtne -ftpped and torn.

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a tftaakrul at havlac kar-alf that eet of pare sratltada eke I. lasseos te ull all atkee aaeren (at kw te aret rta ef tkatr lenare a alms way at keiae. Mrs. Harst haa aatkiaa; te MIL fj.ra)y eat eat tkle aaiiee, asall te bar witk year ewa mm aa4 eSr.e, aad eke will (laalr ea4 tkw KlD.ble lafermallMl eallrelv freav aVMaa kr at ease before lv l(s ambulance and Dr. Scoble and Dr.

Bnrgess made a quick examination. Thinking that there might yet be some life la Fret wells body they worked frantically for soma min utes, but eould locate no signs of consciousness, following an examination of the man's skull, botti physicians decided that death had been Instantaneous. Gives Incoherent Btory. John Whitehouse, who suffered injuries ta one of hie kneea when his Ug waa ismassd of tk ra "sat ls Jed.ilo' seat, could only give a broken, -incoherent story to the police officers. He told them that he waa driving towards Ottawa and that Just as he had almoat reached the south end of the bridge another ear, coming In the opposite alreetloa, awerved Into the centre of the road and crashed Into the side of his car.

Whitehouse. Capt. Haydon and the womaa. were able to get out of the wrecked -machine Which had turned over qn Ita aMe on top of 8ergeant- Major rratweii. They attempted to move the car but could not.

Admitted To Hospital. "When the police arrived on the scene Captain Haydon and the lady passenger had left and White-house could not tell the officers where they had gone. Saw Wrecked Car. -A more detailed story of the ac cldent was related to a Journal re porter at the Civic Hospital this morning by Eugene Barbe. 7S Car-ruthers avenue, who rashed two of the Injured occapaata of the wrecked car to the hospital.

Mr. Barbe was driving home from Hull to Ottawa about I.St o'clock this morning when ha saw the wrecked car lying at the east side of the road Just sooth of the bridge. He saw a womaa standing In the roadway who waa bleeding profusely from a deep gash In the forehead. The womaa was greatly agitated and was crying for help. Mr Barbe at once stopped his car and went to the woman assistance.

To The Civic Hospital. Realising that quick action was necessary Mr. Barbe placed the man and the 'womaa 4a his ear and rushed them to Dr. 1. M.

Lafrara- botee's odes at 1 Bt. Patrick street. Dr. La framboise at once gave arst aid to the Injured womaa and pnt a number of stitches In the gasa across her lore sea a He then ordered her removed to the Civic Hospital. Again placing them la his ear Mr.

Barbe rushed them to the hospital where the woman was admitted to the public ward and placed under the rare of house surgeons. Shortly after her admit tance the womaa lapsed lato an- eensclousaess. While her condition Is serious every hope for her recovery be ing held oat or the doctors attend-lac her. "Car Baddealy BkkMed. Captain Haydon stated -that he and Sergeaat-Major Fretwell.

spent the evening a the Begal Club, la Hall, and had bees oa their way home when they Were picked ap by sergeant wnitenouee, who knew Cretwall. Two mea and a womaa were la the ear when they entered. According ts Captain Haydoa. theywere crossing the bridge. sT wi'iaw-'fa'S when tb neighborly in a Are threatened the Damage early 4 ifTJlift-.

JM not be readily co. loss on the rink la set4 af The rink was the nnest'V per Ottawa Valley. The iQk the fire Is unknown. The blase had gained great way berore, It was noticed, apt. ently -starting between 10 and 1 o'clock, and despite efforts of Bre- dghters end hundreds of resldenteT who quickly gathered and epared no effort to check the advance of the lames, tbe Are spread quickly.

By midnight the rink waa razed, while houses la the Immediate neighborhood had been set afire by flying embers. The O'Brien rink was noted as one of the foremost Ice emporiums In the Ottawa Valley. Many famous games were played there, and it was the headquarters of the Renfrew team, which played In the tipper Ottawa Hockey Association. The rink was a fine structure, well appointed, and a splendid view of hockey games could be seen from Its four corners. In tbe old dsys It waa tbe home of the Renfrew Millionaires, and many famou-hockey players hare competed within Its walls Three years ago the pipe organ was Installed at a cost of J1S.0O0 Tbe organ Is fully Insured.

The 1 1 the annex which had not been la' use for some years. WAS ONCE RESIDENT OF CAPITAL CITY April 14. David Kemp, aged ap years, died here to day. He waa well known In An gltran Church circle, having act-ad tn the capacity of secretary- treaanrer of the Anglican Synod executive lor OTer a years. The deceased was born in Am- herstburg and lived in Kingston.

Ottawa. Montreal aad Brantlord la hlf earlier life. He as survived by oae son. coward Kemp of thia city. HISS EOSE McEVOT HAS PASSED AWAY Miss Rose MeRvoy, well knowa resident of Ottawa East, died yes terday at tn noma of aer brother-in-law.

Thomas Doaohar, tog Main street, Ottawa East. at. the age of 77 year. Her death occurred after a brief lllaees. aad, eomlag as dooa after a long life of perfect health, will be learned ol with great regret by a wide circle of friends, who.

greatly esteemed her for bsr cheerful dlsposttloa aad asany MM man la qualities. She Was- bora la Bowasvllle, a daughter of the late James and Margaret Me'Bvoy. For wiaay years she lived la Boweaville, but for the peat St years was a resident of Ottawa. Surviving her are two brothers, P. McEvoy, MeLeod street, aad James MeKvoy.

Toronto, aad an nwomsw laomaa iJoawnarj 11 Mata street. -The funeral will be held from fhe rasMeae of her brothesMa-lew a Batarday at 1.1 p. ax. to Holy Family Chsrcb aad Soslh Olosce- laf cemetery. 0 a a rinXiWas tosured: foriy.uOQ...U.

c.oai,U3,Ua (Qj)q14 ieAr.a ff With Improvements it was valued eat at J35.00r The rink waa situated on Argylo street, two blocks from the C.N It. station and eae block from the main atreet of the town. For some time the entire business section waa threatened. It was a wooden atructure built 25 years agj. tix-rellently furnished, the complete fittings Included a valuable pipe organ, which also fell a prey to the flames.

Fire started to tbe north side of the rink. Irom unknown cause. Before it waa discovered It had swept throughout the Interior of the rlnk. When the alarm was given at 11 o'clock, the rlnk was a mass of flames, and the efforts of firemen were futile to check the sdranre of the blase, A Chinese laundry situated next to the rlnk was totally destroyed by the flames together with a number of sheds to the rear of the laundry. It Is thought that the Are may have started In the sheds as a quantity of hay had been stored there for some Tbe wooden annex to the Ottawa House, a hotel owned and operated by Magistrate Charles Oravelle, suffered heavy damage.

The hotel proper, a fine brick structure, was closed off from the wooden annex which was practically completely destroyed. The resideace of John Bremner which stands to one side of the burned rlnk waa badly scorched aad the occupants were forced to leave the dwelling and take their Tbe Interior Of the house was undamaged, however. A number of other residences nearby were badly scorched by the Intense heat of the flames. The occupants of the hotel did not have to leave their rooms a the hotel had been shut off from' 0 a a a a a a. a a i saaaa aT urowi BBS a a Flowers are coming back to their own.

We are showing Mllaa, Prria-line. Vlsra ami tH combined Kllh Htraw, and II is interesting to note the nvmher that are flower-trimmed. Olbara feava draped rrowna and designs!" but flowers are ao'leeebly to ne fore. Price $3.95 to $14.95 Ai 1 hk uins SHOES Sixes 2a to 7 $0.95 Pair New rttyles in Cherry Patent Shoea, with browa orerlay; also two lines of Smart Oxfords, in black p. ana Drown can.

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