New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
MRS. F. B. HARRISON DEAD
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the builder of the battleship oregon He was
president and general manager of the Union
Iron Works of San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs Scott arrived in this city from
California four days ago, and had been enter
tanned by Mr.. ana Mrs. Harrison. They are
staying at the Hotel Arlington. They were not
expected to return to the city last night
E B. Gallaher, proprietor of a garage at No
30 West 5Sth-st., where the Harrison automo-
bile was stored, said last night that the accident
was not caused by a defective steering gear, as
had been reported. Mr.. Gallaher went directly TO
Long Island City and made an inspection of the
automobile and the scene of the smash-up. he
said:
Hoffman Boulevard. where this distressing
accident occurred, is sixty feet wide. The CEN
ire of the boulevard, a macadam road thirty
feet wide is for the of automobiles. WIllG
on either side is an asphalt cycle path' ana
beyond that stretch of sand twelve ieet Wlde;
The Harrison automobile was going az d Soou
rate of speed up an incline but IN i pIuel ~ 10
made the ascent easier for the machlhe tne
chauffeur running it partly on me
cycle path The right wheels eAtehoeG
over d few inches the cycle path as
is commonly done by auto7nobilists WIitn 1
climbing hills on this road. Then the tire on tiie
front right wheel exploded from some ullhii1Mn m s, ~
cause and the wheel sagged about iou[
inches This swerved the machine TO the flsht
and it darted the cycle path INTO the
stretch Of sand. 1t took a diagonal course, ana
when If struck the sand the chauffeur, of course
was unable to manage it. 1t is impossipie 70
handle a machine that is going at good SPeco
in a stretch of sand, and it forged ahead 1or lNo
feet even after the tire burst. striking tele-
graph pole the impact of which turned the au-
tomobile over.
There was positively nothing anlss with the
steering gear, the running gear or the prahe'
/ personally inspected every part of the machlhe
as soon as I arrived at the scene of the accident
and the whole trouble lay with the bursting tlie'
The automobile was removed to Mr.. Gallaher's
a;o oft a.
chine there, it was said, proved Mr.. Gallahers
assertion.
BODY BROUGHT TO MANHATTAN
In a state of collapse Mr.. Harrison brought
the body of his wife to his home. at No $40
5th-ave., late yesterday afternoon. His orother
Archibald c., and his secretary. A. O. Thayer'
accompanied him. The members of Mrs Harrl-
sons family were Immediately told of her death.
Mr. Thaver said last night that Mr. Harri-
son didn't know that it was his wife who had
been killed when he received word from the
hospital in Long Island City about the accloeht.
The person who telephoned to Mr., Harrisons
office said that one of the party had met death'
but didn't say which one. He then MADE the
trip to Long Island City unconscious OF the
fact that it was his wife VINO mao 9eeH
billed and it was not until he reached the nos
pitai that the news was broken TO MN. MI.
Thayer said that Mr.. Harrison could noI YET
thoroughly realize the horror of the accident
It was decided last night that the pody OIL
Mrs Harrison will be sent to San tranclsco on
New-Yorl< Central Railroad Only the near reia-
tives of the family will be in the fuheraI partyc
The body will be buried in the private plQt Vi
the Crocker family in Cypress Lawn Cemetery
outside of San Francisco.
Mrs A. NJ. Eeston. grandmother OF MRS. HaI
rison left this city three days ago for the coast;
Her train was intercepted at Omaha, Neb., ana
the news conveyed to her. She replied that she
would return Immediately to this city