The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-22
JEROME AVENUE SPEEDING.
RUN DOWN ny MR. WILLIAM H. YAM
DERBILT'S SMiLL HOPES.
Death aftcr n Lingering IiineS-A Case thnt
Puzzled the Physicians- What 10 said by
the Gentieman who saw the Accident.

the Gentleman who saw the Accident.
Matthew Riley, who was run over by VIM.
II. Vanderbilt on the afternoon of the 7th Of No.
vombcr last. in jerome avenue. near lGoh
street. died on Sunday afternoon. after lingering
in an unconscious state for seventy Ave days.
Mr.. Riley had walked from his house. about 200
yards northwest Of Judge Smiths hotol in Jc-
rome avenue. to Morrisania to got the latest
election ncws. and was returning home. Nearly
opposite Judge Smiths there are some bill
boards that conceal the road from Wow. and
from behind these Mr.. Riley stepped into the
roadway Just as Mr.. Vanderbilt was driving past
in n light road wagon. behind Small Hopes and
Lady Mac.
That part Of the avenue is favoritc speeding
place About two years ago the City Council
passed an ordinance against fast driving and
against its enforcement on this part OF the road
was vigorously objected to by the owners OF fast
horses hence the ordinance was amended so
as to exempt from its provisions that part Of the
avenue north OF 125th street. Since that time
everybody on foot has had to keep out of the
way.
According to several gentlemen who were
standing on the porch Of Judge Smiths hotel.
Riley had reached the middle OF the road when
Mr. ,vanderbilts team appeared at the turn:
Mr. Vanderbilt wns driving at n 2:30 gait and
anr,h rpnd Wr II icr ,,.,,s ,,,,nnsoir',s az ~ I'M
ger until MIR VnnInrbilt shouted Ia him TIrn
he paused looked IN threw mn his nrms and
spranr backward rirht in frnnt of the horses
Mr. Vanderbilt had rsinnl his horses shnrplv
la The richf anil ini,-ht LnVn ri.nred Mr. Eiinv
had he not s,rnuSd bick kwnrd A. II was
Small Hop,s's shoulder s,rurk Mr. Riley on tho
lnii t.n,nl,
The snnciators on the bo,cl balcony hoard
heavy lind and snv MIR Rii,v hurlnI through
the ar for ahout ton fsot ma thrown 10 thn
rround H. soon M NIr Nnnterhili rnulI check
his horses Lc turn"J nni Wr Ril.v was snend.
rwrfth sir,et who ,,,s 'iri,in,, In lbs avrun,
ncor ihs scnnc of th' nr,idrni ravn lin, ns iist
mn. Mr. Eilav wns Iranthi.ss and nulsnlnss
nnI en,nfn.,ix l.nI Tho hinv hnd iriv.n H.,
n,u,l ,i,,,,i II. tbrr,. nnI intc Lis .v.s nuI
rars ,r;ir',,nl r.s,i,,ti,r was ,rind and ,f,ar
some ,,inn,.,s NIr ii ii,,v hr',tLeI nm hn iii
no, ,,.,,i,, ~, ',,, H. ,yns milan L,c
~, 'i',,, ri ,,, 80, ~ b,,,~ hn r.
- - ,,.,,. ,,.rti.f .fi, r.,r.incJ
liz s,r,. ~ 80 Th.n H. " h,snn,, , III r',',t-' i,,'
With ,L., ,,.o,,i,m - lriof mi .r,et. ,,'hcu h.,
W. s,'u ne was ,n,,sri,,is un,i
Io lini V'' AZ "' v" W w
"a f.,v a,vs of,or NJ pucv.. injury ox Sur
,,.er ,'rsl uor,,,,,,,i n,1 ur tn1ncr W.,
,yy,i - '.,s ~ w. w. " q, ''l vi 81 r,,
WnmIun, 'r 'Se "' ,p uss',n ~ :" ~ we p,Y,m. KIN,
a, 49,, ,,,i W M a., r,,,,,. - 'i j., H., 'r,,
'.l .crit;,i, ,,,, r 80, a., ,,.,,l
u,,,,, nm1 Nr II l, ,,,s la, ,,,i', ina ,',, ~
H., IT,'''ii "i,' -i'' iii,''S WI ,ct w ",''i II w.
o,,p n" VIZ & &M"S - go an
dre, Ma ,s,i.u, iny In ii;tic
r,,,, ni,,ir'm, f'rIvS .i,tirg ,nn,
A. 'iii''~s..,',,.' I'll, t