From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter on hotel-headed paper detailing a car accident with a horse and trap.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M10\ img086 | |
| Date | 25th March 1924 | |
| HOTEL ET CAFÉ DE FRANCE (Au Centre de la{L. A. Archer} Ville) CHATEAUROUX TÉLÉPHONE 21 Grandes Salles pour Noces & Banquets ADR. TÉLÉGR.{George Ratcliffe} DUCHET-CHATEAUROUX L. DUCHET, PROPRIÉTAIRE Chauffage Central - Électricité Salle de Bains Bottin de l'Année Garage-Auto Omnibus à tous les Trains R.{Sir Henry Royce} C. Châteauroux 87 X4199 Copy sent to O/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Châteauroux, le 25 - 3 - 1924 Re - accident to 9PK. 21-3-24. Mr Hives, As I R.Y. Bagley was proceeding from Bourg to Paris, I had the misfortune to meet with an accident about 2 mls from Saulieu. I was travelling about 35 MPH, & just about to pass a horse & trap, the horse shyed & turned broadside across the road. The only alternative I had to avoid colliding with the horse, was to turn on to the grass on the side of the road, in doing so, the rear of the car skidded sideways into a tree. The horse did not show any signs of shying until I was about to pass it. Under the circumstances the accident was unavoidable. R.Y. Bagley | ||