New-York tribune., 1902-08-27
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Long Branch. \. j, Aug. 26.-Two are dead
and three more or less injured as the result of
a bad automobile accident at Elberon this after
noon.
,-0RB Mrs I & thirty tao years old. nj Richmond,
"a died without resslninE consciousness.
MATHEWS Frank J. six years old o. Jersey City;
THE INJURED.
New York suffering shock
escaped serious injuries.
P1zZINI. Mrs. Louis Richmond Va. sister Of Mrs
ins G'' rom shock
The accident took place at the Park-ave
bridge over the NeU-York and Long Branch
Railroad In trying to avoid running down
man. Mr.. Matthews lost control Of his machine,
and it plunged against the rather frail railing.
breaking it, and dropped to the rails thrty-tive
feet below. Mr.. Mathews instantly killed.
being crushed under the heavy machine. Mrs
Cobb. one of his guests. died later at the Mon
mouth Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pizzini. her
sister. is badly injured and the Rev Father
Grant. Of the Paus, Clorch. Re York. suf-
fers from shock and bruises. The motorn,an
escaped with slight injuries. he leaped TO the
bridge just as the machine plunged over the
side.
Mr., Mathews had been spending the summer
at Aenhurst At p m. to-day he called at
the Hathaway Inn and took into his now auto
mobile the two women and Father Grant They
started for A trip along the coast They had
gone only short distance. and we're going tow
ard Ocean-ave.. when the accident took place.
TRIES TO AVOID GARDENER.
William II. Havens gardener for G. 6, Mines
heimer. was crossing the bridge which spans the
railroad tracks. and 1t is said was close to the
end from which the automobile was approach
ing There is an ascent to the bridge. and the
power of the machine is said 70 have been
turned on full to reach it. As the machine hit
the bridge Havens appears 10 have been almost
directly in front of it. Mr.. Mathews a. the
lever and turned the automobile to avoid hit
ting Havens. who had a narrow escape from
being run over. AS it was, he was knocked
down when the machine shot by.
When Mr. Mathews turned aside he headed
toward the rail at ra ther sharp angle Whether
he shut off the power a the moment of turning
or lost his head and neither applied the brakes
nor shut off the power. cannot he told. At any
rate it is thought that the distance was too
short stop in. and the heavy machine plunged
against the railing The impact caused the rail
TO give way and the machine with four Of its
occupants dropped the edge. The motor
man. VINO was on the rumhe. realized the dan
eaped when the machine hit the railing He
fell heavily but beyond a shaking up and few
scratches escaped injury.
THREE FALL CLEAR OF MACHINE.
Mrs Cobb Mrs. Pizzini and Father Grant fell
clear of the machine as it dropped to the track.
Mr.. Mathews fell under it, and the two ton
weight crushed him almost to a jelly as II
landed on him a second after he struck the
rails Mrs Cobb was injured about the head
and hack and was unconscious when picked up
bv those attracted the spot by the crash of
the machine against the railing. Mrs Pizzini
unconscious Father Grant stunned and
dazed He seemed the least injured OF the four
who went over with the machine,
Mrs Cobb and Mrs. Pizzini We're hurried here
on the first train available and sent 10 the hos
pital Their doctors had been summoned while
the injured persons their way, and four
physicians gave their attention to Mrs. Cobb.
She stood very little chance from the first and
at O'Clock died. Mrs. Pizzini regained CON
sciousness and the first to tell her own ana
Mrs Cobb's names She has a fair chance of re-
covery but internal injuries may he discovered
later.
Father Grant was placed a trolley car and
taken to Alenhurst He appears to suner oniF
from the shock. although, as in Mrs. Pizzini
case il is still too to say there are no in
ternal injuries.
GIVE ATTENTION TO SURVIVORS,
Those who reached the scene first realized that
Mr. Mathews dead. and devoted themselves
TO aiding the survivors. The motorman was
sent ~ Deal where he now is. With the injured
ont of the way, the rescuers turned their atten
ton to Mr. Mathews. 1t was for a time impos-