New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-27
CRUSHED UNDER AUTO"
MACHINE Il. p. HANNA'S.
Beyond Control 1t Jumps Stone
WM-TzCO Men Injured.
Copyright. y. W. Penheld. 1sO4)

A twenty-five horsepower Winton touring car
said to be owned by Alfred P. Hanan, the
wealthy shoedealer. became unmanageable last
night in James's or Riverside Lane, a twisting
thoroughfare twenty feet wide. leading to the
Albany Post Road from Riverdale-ave.. jumped
a stone wall. turned a half somersault. and, turn
ing around Topped completely over. pinning
two of it's four occupants underneath it.
One of these was Christopher Woerz. said to
be the son Of the wealthy brewer of the firm
of Beadlestoa & Woerz The others were Will
lam E McGuirk. who was driving, OF No. II
East One-hundred- and -twenty-nin Louis
Bress and Louis Heinschmidt, who said they
lived at No 128 West Twenty-eighth-st. No. 12S
West Twenty-eighth-st. is public school,
McGuirk ard Heinschmidt were taken to Ford
ham Hospital. bruised and scalded and. it Is
feared, with serious internal injuries. Word Of
the accident was sent to Mr.. Hanan and he went
to the scene in an automobile. He TOOK Bress
and Woerz away. leaving two men to guard the
wrecked machine
The men had been riding about Tarrytown
they said and through Sleepy Hollow. Coming
down Broadway. through Yonkers and River
dale. it was decided there were better roads on
the other side OF Vsn Cortlandt Park and cut
through Jamess Lane was decided James's
Lane has a mean incline. which is narrow
that two carriages have trouble in passing each
other
McGuirk was acting as driver and about one
hundred yards of Broadway he began TO work
at the machine gear. pulling the levers and
putting brakes. Then he burst out with;
'The running gear is broken can't control
il! I don't know what to do!"
He continued 10 work at the lever but the
machine which he had not allowed to so fast
down the HILL got beyond his control and
whizzed ahead, gaining in momentum every
yard
To the left of the machine was a stone wall
three feet high. The automobile. speeding forty
miles an hour, darted to one side Of the road.
and the front and rear wheels on the left side
skidded along the top of this wall Then IT
darted to the other side. II shot back again
and leaped over the stone wall. half tipping over
It did 1t struck the ground. turned com
pletely around. and went back at the stone wall,
tipping over bottom side uP, with its front
wheels resting on the top Of the wall.
WOerZ and BTeiss, who were in the rear seat
were hurled from their seats and shot down the
rolling declivity inside the wall McGuirk and
Heinschmidt were pinned under the front part
OF the machine
The wall inclosed property surrounding the
ssnatorium of DR.. Theodore II kellogg He
was sitting on his front porch and heard the
shouts of the injured men and their compan-
ions He ran to the spot, and calling TO somr
OF his employees, with their aid and that of
Breiss and Woerz pulled the automobile from
the men underneath.
In the mean time woman driving by had
seen the accident She drove her horse Tn.
run TO Mosholu Parkway. where she met BIZ
cycle Policeman McNally. and told him of the
accident. He rode to the scene and again called
the Fordham Hospital ambulance, already sent
for by DIR. Kellogg.
McGuirk said after reaching the hospital that
the steering gear hit him in the stomach when
it broke. and 1t is feared he has serious interna.
injuries.
DIR. Kellogg and a neighbOr. Dr. Joyce helped
DIR. McGowan. Of Fordham Hospital dress tha
injured mems hurts. McCiuirk and Heinschmidt
each sustained broken ribs and badly
bruised.