New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-22
CHASE HURDLING AUTO"
CAB. CAP.WAGON And MEN
Machine Which Struck Vehicle Con-
tanning Haylers Escapes

Three policemen. two hanson cabs. a Delivery
wagon ana a surface car and several hundred
people last riEht chased an automobile from
SIxty-sixth-st. and Colu-r bus-ave- 70 fly
third-st. and Broadway. There one Of the cabs
caught up with she AUTOMOBILES long enough 70
set the u-5er-22G. In the run the autouno-
bile. a touring ca. IN which four persons were
seated. hurdIed the tagging surrounding one
Of The air shafts OF the subway IN Broadway
at Sixty-fOurth-st.
While turning from Central Park West into
sfxty-s.xth-st. the autorobIe had struck a
horse attached TO a hanson cab. In which were
seated two members or the family OF John &
HuyIer. the candy rnauuf1ctrErer. who i've at No
: West Seventy-secOnd-st- Al the house u vas
said that they were probably Coulter and Mss
1Iargaret Huyler. TIE CAB was driven By Henry
Mullen. Of No. 1SJ West End-ave The h0rse
soon reezined his feet. and Mr. Huyler shouted
to Mullen to follow he automobile. which was
then speeding west in Sixyy-sixth-st- Mullen
did go. but the horse went lame As he nearsd
Coiuun bus-ave. Mullen shouted 20 some caouen
to follow the automobile Two Of them started
in pursuit.
The automobile. going az a terrific rate Of
speed. turned down Broadway. Patroman Hop
kins. OF The West Sfxty-eiEhth-st- station. heard
the shouts OF the cabnsn and gave chase He
Jumped on the front OF southbOund car and
fo1rth-st the touring car hurdled the light
shaft and the pursue-s thought II would topic
over II went several feet in the air. but landed
"on all f0ursr and continued It's Journey AZ
Sixty-fourth-st. Policemen MaIlOn and McDon-
aid Joined in the chase The car On which Hop
kins was riding was Blocked By several ether
cars at Sixty-secoud-st.. and the officer gave up
the chase However at that point a delivery
wagon Of 4 Sixth-ave. department store wa
going south. and the policeman shouted 20 tns
driver to catch the automobile. saying that q
man had been killed The driver whipped ID his
horse and Joined the other pUrsuers. In the
mean time several hundred people had been at
tracred BY the chase, and they TOO. joiner N II
One Of the cabmen, Thomas woods D. name
who is known for bis pluck. kept nearest % ths
touring car. At Fifry-ninth-st- the latter mar
rOwly missed running into a surface ear. and
80 did Woods The autornooiie continued %
Fffty-thi-d-st- and started TO turn west. Two
coal wagons were standing side oy side In th5
street and blocked the narrow tnOrOugnfare.
The automobile driver was obliged 20 bring ais
machine 20 a stop and WOODS cauSht ID Win Il
Hey! You fellows stop theres he shouted
What do you want Us fOrr asked one or tas
men IN the car.
7 want your name; you somebody down.
said Woods
pointing to the back Of the machine
Woods says the number was 226 He had no
power prevent the automobile from cont1nu-
ing, and as TO policeman had followed that TAR
the automobile got away
Mullen says he win trace the machine through
the number, and viii make complaint against
the driver. Policeman Hopkins says he wants
the man for reckless driving.
Mullen says that the Huyiers were on their
v-av 20 a FOrtv-scCond-st theatre ar the tine OF
the accident. They left hts Gao at Sixty-sixth-
St and COiumhUs-ave- and took another