Albemarle Press
Mr. Jack Russell, well-known Stanly county citizen, was killed Saturday afternoon as a result of an automobile accident on the Swift Island bridge highway, the accident having been about 8:30 o’clock, his death following in about two hours.
Mr. Russell and his son, Dewey, were going home from Albemarle and stopped their car, a Ford, on the right side of the road. Mr. A.C. Parker of Albemalre was coming toward Albemarle and stopped opposite to render assistance to Mr. Russell, whose car was in trouble. After the repair had been made Mr. Russell crossed the road to look at Mr. Parker’s new car. As e turned to re-cross the road to his own car, a third car approached, one driven by Mr. L.A. McFarlan of Gastonia, and Mr. Russell did not appear to see the car or hear the warning signal.
Mr. McFarlan, who was accompanied by his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Delahunt of Gastonia, in order to keep from hitting Mr. Russell deliberately turned to the right and plunged into Mr. Russell’s car, which collision resulted in Mr. McFarlan’s car turning over and in doing so pinned Mr. Russell to the ground and injured him so severely that he died two hours later in the office of Dr. J.N. Anderson, where he was taken for treatment. Mr. Russell’s hip was completely crushed.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, December 1, 1923
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