New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-07
WRECK IN DASH FOR LIFE
AMBULANCE HITS AUTO" "
Speeding Machine Carried Boy zcith
Diphtheria-T5cO May Die.

Tearing along Bedford-ave. at forty miles an
hour, with four-year-ol boy choking 10 death
from diphtheria the big automobile ambulance
of the Kings County Hospital. Brooklyn. jumped
into the middle of the avenue. near Hewes-st,
last night, and swung headong into a huge tour
ing car coming from Sheepshead Bay. The oc-
cupants of the touring were thrown out head
foremost, and the chauffeur pinioned between
his seat and the controller.
In the car were the owner Commodore COOK
of the Southern Yacht Club, of New-Orleans'
and his wife Annie and Mrs. Thelma Lake,
wife of e B. Lake, of No ia West 4ith-
ST Manhattan Mrs Lake is in the East
tern District Hospital with a fractured skull
and internal INJURIES from which, the physi-
clans say she is not likely to recover Mrs.
Cook is badly bruised about the face and hands
and NAV have some broken bones. but her con-
clifton is not critical. The chauffeur, David c.
Monticaer of Nc 316 West JJth-st, is thought
to have sustained a hernia, though this will not
be definitely known for few days His condi-
ton is alarming He bled profusely from the
mouth, eyes and after being released from
the seat Of the car to which he was pinioned.
Commodore Cook forgot his bruises and gave all
his attention to his wife and guest, and hearing
that there was a child dying from dphtheria in
the ambulance he told the physicians to hurry
TN get along here ne said. Hurry up with
that youngster, then if you've got time we'll
need you guess"
The colonel exhausted himself. however, and.
in the end, had TO be taken to the Eastern DIS
trict Hospital with his wife and the others
Both machines were completely destroyed
Commodore Cooks 16-horsepoWer ma
chine. purchased yesterday for $500. 1t was
his first trip in it. The physicians inside the
ambulance. Drs E. r Lynch and s H Howard
and the chauffeur John schellberg, were only
slightly injured by pieces of glass.
Dr. Lynch explained the unusual speed OF the
automobile by saying that the condition OF the
diphtheria patient demanded it. The patient was
William Kuntz four years old. of NO 81 South
2d-st.. Williamsburg The chauffeur let the ma
chine out to the speed limit on advice OF the
physicians Near Hewes-st a brewery wagon
GOT in front of it. and the chauffeur flung off
his brake and steered the machine into the
middle of the road 1t had no sooner turned
than il became unmanageabe. Commodore
Cook and his party were coming leisurely down
toward the Williamsburg Bridge. The ambulance
swung across the avenue and drove INTO the
big car with terrific force.
..I tbink the accident could have been
avoided" Commodore Cook said. 1t was both
careless and too daring for even hospital am
bulance to tear along at such a violent rate
NV opinion is that had the chauffeur lessehed
his speed by at least 30 per cent when he tried
to pass the wagon ahead Of him he could have
done il without this accident If l had been on
tho same side of the street there might have
been some excuse
The commodore said he had come up from
>-o, Orleans TO steer clear of the yellow boys
and had bought the machine to while away the
time IN here. He is staying at No a West
35th-st.
Now-Orleans. Aug. 6.-Commodore A. NJ COOK
Is one of the best known yachtsmen in the
South He was the owner Of the susie b
s,oop which won many honors around New YORK
,birrv wears ago and champion OF the
South for wears He was commodore OF the
Southern Yacht Club up to a short time ago.
when he retired, against the wishes OF ois Ioi-
lowing He is owner of the Calypso: formerly
BOSTON champion and at the close OF Ihe sedsou
on he seacoast here went North WIN ms VIE ne
formerly Miss Richard. to look about Tor an
other vessel