The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-05
RIGBY DIES OF His INJURIES.
lYTLE, VINO DROVE THE AUTO.
DESCRIBES THE ACCIDENT.
pesIdents Gather In the MineOla Court
House and sustain the Action OF the
Supervisors In Granting Permission
for the Vanderbilt Cup Race saturday.

n II Lwlc, who was driving the "a
horsepower Toledo car that met with the
accident on the Vanderbilt cup race course,
near Hicksyille, on Monday, in which Harold
Rigby was 50 badly injured that he died
Yesterday morning, was in New YORK
Yesterday He drove the car that had
the accident into Brooklyn Monday night
following the accident. He himself was
free from scratch or bruise. According to
Iytle. the accounts of this mishap have
been erroneous and exaggerated. His
story makes it appear that the accident
was lust such one as is likely to occur
when an automobile is not being speeded.
He saws there was no farmers wagon In
the way of the car. They had passed the
farmer and were running on the side Of
the road,
II WAS $50 o'clock in the evening and
growing dusty. 1t was his first trip over
tho course and he was running at less than
twenty miles an hour which is the per-
nissible speed at that particular place.
He was driving and Rigby was sitting
on the scat beside him. A. C. Anderson
was sitting on the gasolene tank behind
Rigby with his legs clasping Rigby's body
70 steady himself. Rigby and Anderson
were both mechanics from Toledo.
When Lytle was starting to turn back
into the road after passing the wagon the
steering knuckle broke. The tire did not
burst, as was reported. Lytle shut off the
power he SAYS, and damned on the brakes.
The car darted across a gully and went
one third It's length through a fence beforeit
came to a halt. The sudden application
OF the brakes threw Anderson and Rigby
forward Rigby underneath, and his ribs
were broken against the aluminium edge
of the box that encloses the seats on the
car
Rigby died at the Mineola hospital yes
terday morning, one of the broken ribs
having penetrated his lung. He was "a
years of age.
The Board of Supervisors of Nassau
county held what was called public hear
ing in the court house at Mineoa yesterday
on the question of permitting the big inter-
national race for the Vanderbilt cup to pro-
coed next Saturday over the thirty mile
course selected. The hearing was due to
petition Of protest presented by the Peoples
Protective Association and to the efforts Of
individual farmers against the closing of
the race may be held. 1t was said by some
that the Supervisors had exceeded their
authority in granting permission for the
race. There was talk of asking for an in
1unCuOn 10 prevent IL.
AS & matter of fact, the hearing turned
out to be mass meeting of citizens which
passed judgment on the Board of Super
visions and sustained it. There were only
four speakers in opposition to the race,
although the court house was crowded and
when the question was put to a vote there
was only one negative voice. This vote,
1t Is said, was the sarcastic utterance of an
automobillst who was feeling good"
Wagon loads of farmers had come to town
to attend the meeting and it was supposed
that they were on hand to oppose the race.
When, however, the time came to speak
the farmers were as fervent as any in
approving Of the action Of the Supervisors
In granting the permit.
William K. Vanderbilt, DR., who gave the
cup that is to be raced for on Saturday to
the American Automobile Association, was
1t the hearing. but he did not speak.
A. r. Pardngton, chairman of the A. A. A
racing board, spoke in favor OF the race,
as did William Wyckoff of the association.
W. r. Lewis, P. j. Powers, H. j. Dietz,
T. Parsons, j. Kraatz, D. NJ Munger and
W. Fl. Haydock, all residents Of the county,
spoke in favor of the race Those OPP
posed were II. NJ Bennett, secretary OF
the Peoples Protective Association, James
Vandeveer, A. Taylor and c. T. Meyers.
The question came to vote Of the as
sembled people when Timothy Tread
well, wealthy farmer OF East Willisted,
offered resolution giving the supervisors
vote Of confidence with respect to its
action In connection with the race. 1t
was this vote that was carried, with one
sarcastic vote In the negative.