New-York tribune., 1904-10-09
KILLED ON THE COURSE.
Arents's Car Ouerturned-Machinist
De.d and Ozcner Hurt.


The first intimation the large crowd at Queens
had OF the accident IN which Carl Menzel. a
driver. was killed, was at about S:11 a m when
the ambulance OF St. AIary's Hospital, Jamaica
dashed around the sharp south turn at full speed
and was soon lost up the Hampstead road.
A bout three miles from that point not far from
Elmont on one of the best sections of the course,
the 6O-horsepower Mercedes owned and run by
George Arents jr, upset, and threw him and his
machinist Carl Menzel. violently TO the ground
According TO the only witnesses. c. w. Ben
jamin a patent draughtsman. of No. 200 Broad
way; his son. c. Ray Benjamin; Otto Post, Of No.
90 Morgan-aye., Brooklyn, and Henry Nemeyer.
Of No. 242 East Eighty -third-st., the machine
had just put on full speed. when the LEFT front
tire exploded and caused the steering gear to get
out OF order.
With the axle of the front wheels twisted TO
q position parallel to the road the ponderous
racer skidded along for fifty feet at terrific
pace tearing up the hard oiled road into
binding dust. The car houndered around. de-
scribinsy a letter s. and finally. the south
side OF the road turned completely over. on top
OF Mr.. Arents and his machinist. Mr.. Arents
had shut off his power in taking the slight
turn Of the course where the accident occurred,
and the tire blew out few seconds after he
had started UP again
Mr. Benjamin, his son and Otto Post had
cleared the fence on the approach of the Mer-
cedes and were dumfounded for a while after
the machine turned over. The three men. after
recovering from their fright promptly under
took to drag the victims from under the heavy
of machinery. The elder Benjamin sue
ceeded in getting out Arents. who was uncon-
scious. and young Benjamin worked the dis
abled man for five minutes trying TO produce
af he els
of Menzers coat Mr. Benjamin finally dragged
him out Menzel was unconscious and bleed
ing profusely from the nose and ears The
wrecked racer took up third of the road
Suddenly the sharp cracking of Tarte's 90
horsepower Panhard heard in the distance.
and Benjamin, leaving the bleeding man. rushed
out into the road and signalled the Oncoming
racer. The latter who had already seen the
blockade. slowed up and gave the wreck a
wide berth Benjamin shouted for him to send
on an ambulance from Queens, and seventeen
minutes after Tarte passed. the ambulance of
St Mary's Hospital arrived with Or. q. A.
Fenesterer. visiting surgeon of the Nassau Hos
pital MenZel covered with blood and II
was thought that he severely cut. DR.
Fenesterer examined him carefully and saw
that he had fracture Of the base Of the skull
and that he could not live
Arents had apparently been thrown from his
place on the drivers seat before the machine
went over and escaped being caught under it,
He was stunned to Inconsistencies by the fall
The injured men were taken to Nassau Hos
pital IN Hampstead. where the machinist died
at 30 a. m. The machine was thrown out of
the way at the roadside, where il was the centre
OF interest for a curious crowd until the race
ended.
AT the Nassau County Hospital last night It
was said that the condition of George Arents,
jT.. very serious He has a fracture at the
base OF the skull and is suffering from cerebral
hemOrThages He is unconscious and his con-
ditiOn is such that IL Will be impossible the doc
tors say, to perform an operation tonight. His
chances Of recovery considered not to be
good. DR.. McCosh, Mr.. Arentss family physi-
clan, and DR.. Lanehart the hospital physician.
are in attendance. The injured mans. father,
mother and brother are at his bedside.
The place where the wreck occurred
the stretch Of the Hampstead Turnpike that lies
between the farms of Jerome Van DeVere and
George r. Ludwin and near the same point but
machine. designated as "12," and driven by A.
Clement, an hour after the accident involving
%" made the same swerving diversion from the
direct course that marked the loss of the tire on
Arents's machine. but escaped accident.
The first news of the accident which happened
20 George Arents. jr. the young amateur driver
and his machinist, was received in this city at
the Office OF the American Tobacco Company
No. III Fifth-ave. when the injured mans wife
telephoned to George Arents. ST. who is a large
stockholder in the American Tobacco Company.
Mr.. Arents called up the Nassau Hospital to in
quire about his son, but had hardly spoken a
word when ne dropped the telephone receiver
and started Immediately for the hospital.
Mr.. Arents had heard a Tumor that another
contestant, who trying to pass the machine
his son was plotting, had been injured and that
his son mad escaped injury. I'm sure" said the
father. that George could not have been hurt
trying TO pass anybody He's too cautious for
that"
Il was reported that the injured mans mother
was III ana that all news of the accident was
withheld from her.