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Benvolio, a nephew of Montague tried to calm the fight, but in vain. As soon as lady Capulet’s nephew, Tybalt, made an appearance on the scene, the old grudges came to the surface. Although everybody has forgotten the real cause of this long lasting vendetta between the two families. In a trice, fighting broke out between the two noblemen. Gradually, citizens of Verona joined the fray and took sides. Swords were drawn, along with the crowds. Animosity and pernicious rage flaired with increasing tension and aggressiveness. Drawn by this violent up-heaval, the heads of the respective families arrived on the scene to exacerbate the general feelings of the crowd. Immediately, they asked for their swords even though Lady Capulet and Lady Montague tried to talk reason to them. By God’s grace, our Prince was there to put an end to this strife by imposing his just judgment and, thankfully, no lives were taken. The lads attracted considerable attention at that time on account of his youthfulness  as well as the skilful manner in which he handled the machine. He was the chauffeur who handled the machine Sunday when the accident occurred which resulted so tragically for the happy party of autoists. The Gray family resides in Plum Tree and the tragedy happened in sight of their home. In front of the Souers Locust Glen Farm. The accident was due to a gully in the road-bed which was washed out during recent heavy rains. The car was speeding along at a fair rate of speed when the gully was reached, into which the front wheel of the machine dropped, taking control out of the hand of the young chauffeur, much the same as the tongue of a wagon is wrenched from ones hands when backed down a hill when the wheel strikes a stone or some other obstacle. The sudden stoppage of the machine caused the auto to careen and turn turtle, throwing the occupants out after which it settled down over some of them holding them prisoners. The  Shafer  girls were seated in the front seat with young Gray and were thrown clear of the machine. Miss Cleo  alighting on her head and shoulders causing concussion of the brain which County Coroner  Dr. Taviner  says caused her death. Her sister hastened to her side, although painfully injured herself, and carried her sister over to the grass, where she gave a gasp or two and her spirit took flight, while the heroic sister fainted away. The cries of the frightened and injured autoists attracted the attention of  Mr. and Mrs. Stutesman  who reside on the Souers farm and they were the first to reach the side of the victims. The sight which met their gaze was more than  Mrs. Stutesman  could stand, and the terrible agony and suffering of the injured caused her to swoon away and for a time her condition was quite serious. It requiring some time and considerable work to bring her to. Russell Gray  the chauffeur, escaped serious but not painful bruises as his legs were peeled and bruised in a painful manor. (several sentences i cannot read)  Miss Shafer  the young lady who was killed, as well as her sister who was injured, are the nieces of  Mrs. Perry Keller  of this city, who was notified by phone shortly after the accident occurred   |