Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-27
AUTOS CLAIM VICTIMS
NUMBER OF PERsoNs KILLED AT
RAILWAY CROSSINGS.
Chauffeur Loses Control of Big Four.
Ton Machine In New York
and Creates Scare.

dispatch from Chicago last night says:
While crossing the tracks of the Aurora.
| Elgin and Chicago Electric railroad in Aus
| tin today in an automobile George E. Dixon.
head Of the George e. Dixon Company.
| manufacturers of heating apparatus. and
his wife were killed in collision with an
electric car. Mr.. Dixon's death was In
Simultaneous. Mrs. Dixon lived about Ave
minutes after the accident, but did not
regain consciousness. Her body was part
ly burned by the gasoline that escaped
from the automobile and caught fire.
At the point where the accident occur
red there is a sharp bend In the road and
the occupants undoubtedly did not notice
| the approaching electric car until it was
too late to avoid the collision.
One Killed and Three Injured.
A dispatch from Milford. Mass. last night
says; A passenger train of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad struck
an automobile containing a party OF five
at grade crossing near Hopkinton this
evening. killing one person and injuring
three others.
1. s. Wood. the owner and operator of
the machine. had his skull fractured. both
his legs were broken, and he sustained in
ternal injuries. He died soon after being
brought to the hospital here. His wife.
their two-year-old son Sumner. and Mrs.
A. E. Brigham were badly cut and bruised.
Mr. Brigham jumped and escaped injury.
AS the automobile approached the grade
crossing Mr.. Wood. in order to avoid chill
dren who were playing in the highway.
increased the speed OF the machine so much
that 1t moved quickly up on the railroad
tracks before the approach Of the train was
observed. The engine struck the machine
squarely, hurting the four who remained
In the oar several yards.
Women Flee From Big Machine.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: Causing panic among score Of
women and girls who were leaving the
Eden Musee, yesterday afternoon. new
forty horse power. four-ton. 10000 automo-
bile. which was brought from Philadelphia
a few days ago, was badly damaged when
1t got beyond the control or the chauffeur,
Ernest Stearns. Stearns was tossed out.
knocked unconscious and his head cut. but
he revived and was not seriously injured.
Stearns was alone in the machine when
the automobile careened, shot this way
and that. seemed to spring of its wheels
into the air and zigZagged until 1t made for
a fire hydrant In front Of No. 40 West I'D
street. 1t shaved this OF the surface Of the
sidewalk exactly even with the walk. Then
1t tackled up. shot forward again. with
angry puhs of the gasolene engine. and
rushed at the sidewalk again. as II bent
On an attack. 1t ripped up the fiagstones
and then stopped. With the last rush the
chauffeur had been shot thirty feet over
the front Of the, machine. clutching the
wheel of the steering gear, which had come
off with the shock OF throwing the man
out. The automobile lost three of its
wheels. its front was smashed its steering
gear twisted out of order and its maehin-
cry generally derapged, A wrecking wagon
from a garage took 1T away.
Prussian Count Killed.
WIESBADEN. Prussia, June 27.-Count
Chamberlain Won tSpecht was killed while
riding in a motor car yesterday in COM
pany with hereditary Prince Adolf Of
schaumberg Lipps. The accident occurred
near Langenschwalbach. In turning to
avoid striking a dog the car swerved and
dashed against a telegraph pole. which fell.
killing the court chamberlain on the spot.
Prince Adolf and fhe chauffeur were
thrown out, but escaped with slight inju-
rieS.