The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-25
NEW YORK SOCIETY MAN
 KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT
JAMES E. MARTINS AUToMO- BILE TURNS TURTLE AND
 KILLS HIM.

Strikes Strip of Loose Dirt on Side of
 ROad-SIrs. Martin an Eye Witness
 of the FataIIty-Othsr Occupants of
 Machine Escape Serious Injury Ex-
 cept S. Clarh--Mr. Martin a Member
 of the New York and Other We'll
 Known Clubs.
 New York, Dec. 24.-7James E. Martin, prominent in New York society, a member of the New York Yacht club, the Metropolitan club and the Country club, was instantly killed near Flush ing, Long Island, when his automobile ploughed into a strip of loose dirt on the side of the road, and turned conn pletely over. S. Clark, who was in the car, was seriously injured. MT. Mar tins skull was fractured.
 The accident was witnessed by MT. Martins wife and his son and daugh- ter-in-law, who were following in an other automobile. In the machine in which MT. Martin was riding were Mrs. Clark, Mir. and Mrs. Allen Townsend, MT. and Mrs. Daniel Daton and Alex ander Flori, the chauffeur. In the sec- ond machine were Mrs. Martin, MT. and Mrs. James E. Martin, jr., and Mrs William Marice.
 The party had spent Sunday at the Golf club at Bay Side, Long Island, and it's members were on their way home in the automobiles when the acci- dent occurred:
 The machine driven by the younger Martin started first from the golf club, and made fast time, as the entire par ty wished to be in New York for din- ner. The larger and heavier machine with Mir. Martin ST., and party, follow ed not long after, and midway between Bay Side and Flushing overtok the lghter mchoine. The leading machine and an attempt was made to do so. The gave way to allow the other to pass, road appeared to be smooth and in good shape, but, as 1t proved, this was only a surface condition.
 Gas mains are being laid between Flushing and Bay Side, and the recent rains must have caused settling of some of the earth in the newly filled trenches without disturbing the sur- face. When the automobiles wheels struck the. soft, earth they cut down in- to 1t until the machinery hit the hard edge of the trench, and that caused the machine to jump and turn completely over. When It. fell 1t landed with the wheels upper1nost. g, .,..
 All the occupants were thrown out, but with the exception of Mir. Martin and Mir. Clark they escaped serious in- jury MT. Martin sustained a. fracture of the skull at the base of the brain, and was dead when picked up. The others were cut and bruised. All were carried into a residence nearby, and an ambulance from the Flushing hospital was called.
 The chauffeur was arrested and charged with criminal negligence. Magistrate Connorton later accepted | bail in the sum of S1,00O. MT. Martin lived at So3 Fifth avenue. a. Mir. Martin was a brother of Bradley Martin, and a brother-in-law of w. Gould Brokaw. He was a retired bank CT and possessed great wealth.
 Mrs. Manice, who was in the second car, is the well known golfer, who as Miss Frazer won a number of cham pionships. Alexander Faure, the chauf- feur recently came to this country from France. He was chauffeur in the James Gordon Bennett cup race two years ago. Daniel Bacon is well known banker.