New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
SAD ACCIDENTS AT LONG BRANCH.
PLANS FOR FINE BALL-PRINCE E1SENBURG
VISITING g. VI. PCLIMAN-TnE
NEWCOMERS

NEWCOMERS
Long Branch. July 90 gpcclaD.-The week mas
been prolific OF accidents visitors, some OF
Which were slight, some serious and some fatal.
II has been n kind OF carnival OF accidents. The
first was the runaway 81 the Misses Ryle's horse,
which was attached t. doc cart. This occurred on
Occan-ave.. the United States HOTEL ard but
for the heroism Of young Benjamin De PeySter
might have resulted fatally to ut least one OF the
occupants Of the cart. At one time there was imm-
ncnt danger of the vehicle being dashed over the
high bnH north Of IN, United States Hotel. This
was only avcrtcd by the bravery OF young DE
Peystcr, who sprang from his mothers side, like
flash seized the bride OF the mad animal and turned
IFS head from the bluff Just in the nick OF time.
Another accident was that which bcfcl +. H. Flock
Of Now York who Is ut the Vest End Hotel. lie
was driving in open buggy on the Ocean Drive
way when his horse took fright and ran away. Mr.
Flock was thrown out and made unconscious. At
the Atlantic Hotel standing on the
lawn as the horse came dashng along. 1t came
directly toward her and she fed TO the hotel passing
through a door, the horse In hot pursuit II released
Itself from the buggy and chased her through the
room to low open window through which she
passed The horse was finally elected from the hotel
by the colored servants after considerable damage
had been done. Mr. Block, while not seriously In
ured Is still laid mp. and the buggy is total wreck
Again Wednesday afternoon George and Ella
WMtcomb, OF 40. l6l West seventy .second-st, New
York. whose father has II cotag" here In North
Occanave.. met with an accident which came near
resulting fatally. The two girls driving In their
blackboard when n re. llesS hackdrlver dashed into
their turnout completely smashing one Of the wheels
At the same instant their afrightencd horse started
to run away The two girls were thrown out head
first. Ella was picked up and taken to the Monmouth
Memorial Hospital. George chung To the r'inS ana was
dragged some distance before the horse was brought
10 "A siandslll. She sustained n number Of bruises
and ght cuts. and her left hand was badly lacerard
A fourth and excel tlonally sad occurrence was The
accidental killing OF young Thomas j. Human ny inc
discharge Of iowlng piece which had just been gwen
to him by his father, tx sheriff Human, Of Richmond
County New.York The family living Mt the
Waters homestead for the season. and young liinmah
was about 10 start out on a sprrow-sh"'u"s UP
As he was passing through the grounds the STOCK
caught In 4 hcncoop and the gun was pulled from
his shoulder. II Is supposed that he tried 10 gran
the gun before II fell to the ground, and as he ctchu
the trigger the gun was discharged with fatal re-
suit.
Tn, tenth annual proprictors' ball Of the West End
Hotel will De held In the West End Amusement Hal
on Thursday evening next. The M'S'rs lildreth are
leaving no stone unturnCd 10 make inns one Vi 'h'
finest social affairs Of the season at Long Branch
Five thousand invitations have been issued some
elaborate toilets are to be worn. NuP'rp supper
will lc served in the dining hall
Ekwooi Park. near this place. was formally opened
last saturday. and he""af,'r throughout the sasoh
there will be- pony racing every saturday morning
at II o'clock There VIII De- three races for 500
to br made by wcnrn and the mounts To BE- gentle
men riders Fashion la> dccrscd that this j. proper
amusement and 1t Is expected 10 be another OF the
Institutions which VIII 20 10 make up TIE gay aT
attractions 81 this resort. -
George NJ Pullman is entertaining at his princey
home ~ Elbcron, Prince f. scnburg OF Austria, WHO
viii make a long stay in Long Branch Congressman
II. We'll, Ru.k. Of Eamorr, Is guest OF The VEST
End Hotel as also John r. sullivan ana MS VIE,
formerly Miss Rose Cogllau.
mi, bure PM" l. picturesque figure on the broad
porrhc, Of the IL ,t' BItghOn. where he mas engagcd
"A sutc of rooms for him .clf and mother.
Professor g. ". ~toddard. ~ III" Catholic university
81 Washington. Is nc the United States Hotel. other
late arrivals
IlotI Brighton Major ". Turner. II. +. Harris,
T.. VI. Conu"lly. James Campbell Frederick lialtor,
f. Lee. MIR. ana Mrs. George 4. IlartL. Miss FANNIE
lInri1. Emil Is. Levy. Mis-, Marie Hilton. Harry
Conner Mrs. William Tau,,ig Felix rauSsig Mrs.
George Lester and Miss Lester. Of New York.
/-an Iipiel--Mr and Mrs. william II. Lamprecht,
r.. = stokes ~ the Hoffman House" Henry Walter.
Of Sew York. Frederick Williams. ~ san Francisco.
and Henry Gud.n and VI. K''iS"nbure Of Berlin.
United states liocl-Iohn j. Paxton, halph Moss.
Henry Moss Miss II. Mos. John +. Shields Miss
shields. Miss 4. T.. Wooli and G.. ". Fuller. Of
w-lorh
west End Hotels " Jacobs. ". NJ. Lcvick.
I:yron. Of Nov York: Max strauss and family. Of
Now Haven: Inm"~ Rrsch-rt Of Rochester. and Mr.
and NrS. ". II. Whitley and \. Parrish. Of Phila-
d.ir