New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-18

,.nna az the time of the accident and was awitnesS
az every detail of the scene and of the incidents
which followed He asked DR.. Comfort Just AFTER
his examination of Mr.. Vanderbilt for an exact
statement of the results of the accident. 1.-The doc
for said: 81 have been unable to find broken
hone in Mr. yanderbit's body OF course ms
sboulder is badly bruised and undoubtedly he has
suffered some sprains. There is no evidence that he
is injured internally. He says he does not feel any
main in the region of his heart OF lungs. Ills heau
was neither SCARED nor bruised. He received very
bad shaking up the effects of which he may feel Tor
some time but no danger is apprehended as uuecI
result of the accident"
Mr. Vanderbilt said before he left that the accl-
dent was his own fault. He should not have held
the pole when going back toward the judges stand
When the wagons struck Early Rose reared, and
inst as Nh Vanderbilt fell to the ground the mare
made plunge; the wagons were torn apart, ana
Early Rose dashed by the judges stand at a terrlhc
pace but she turned when she had run to point
midway between the judges stand and the quarter
pole and came down the track at an easy pace
She saw that the gate leading TO the road was open
and passed through it safely and up the hill, where
she was caught by a groom. This was the gate
through which Nh Vanderbilt passed to enter the
track. The mare was found to be cut in the right
hind pastern She remained in Mr. NanderOuts
stable at the track all last night. The wagon was
wrecked by the collision, the front axle beng
broken and several spOkcs knocked out OF the
wheels.
Nr. Bonner's groom was thrown TO the ground
when the collision occurred, but the colt stopped
and stood still The groom never let 20 the mes
and as soon as be jumped to his feet he INsheU 10
the horses head. Mr. Bonners wagon was pauiy
damaged but neither the groom nor the colt was
injured. The groom says he saw Mr. vanderbilt
md tla q,
dcrbiIt SAW him. When he perceived that Mr. Van
derbilt was holding the pole he tried TO change his
course 1t was while he was changing his course
he saws, that he saw Mr. Vanderbilt look up and
then he realized that Mr.. Vanderbilt saw HIM then
for the first time Each did his best to steer clear
of the other and within few feet the horses heads
were turned first in one direction and then another
He saw Mr. Vanderbilt give vigorous pull on the
left rein, and he pulled his right and he thinks
that by so doing he avoided more disastrous acc-
dent. The opinion among the members of the asso-
citation was that the groom was not ID fault.
MR. vANDERBUTs CONDITION LAST NIGHT
Mr.. Vanderbilt dined at home and after dinner
conversed cheerfully with few friends. lie went
to bed at o'clock 1t is his custom to retire early
AT his house it was said that his injuries were slight
and that be had appeared TO be in unusually good
snrits One of Mr. Vanderblt's most intimate
friends who had seen him during the evening, sand
that though the shoulder on which he struck was
bruised, he could use his arm easily. I" His arm Is
no more stiff" the friend said, !" than both arms
sometimes are after he has been driving ms holseS
Ii was almost miracle that he suffered no greater
injury Int The heavy ulster which he wore must
have broken the force OF hls fall and the iap-ToOe
NAV have had something TO do with II alsO.'