The evening world., 1905-07-17
TWO GIRLS in
AUTO WRECK
BADLY INJURED
Pinned Under Big Machine
Upset by Crash with
Trolley Car. ,

Pinned under a wrecked automobile
and 4 Third avenu trolley car. two
young girls were held for more than
half an hour at Seventy-ninth street
and Third avenue to-day. For a time
they screamed n begged piteous!y TO
be rescued aS the great weights crushed
their bodies. Then ;uc.r cries became
feeble and their voices sank into silence
as unconsciousnoss cane upon them.
The girls are Cora Michaclis, sixteen
years Old, Of No. PC East Seventy
eighth street, and Helen DunnG-
c%hluser, eighteen, of No. 229 East sixty
third street. With Joseph Johnson, a
salesman. Of No. gOG West Forty-,hird
stleet. and william Lohse, OF No. S3i
West Fifty-hftn street. chauffeur for
Frederick q. Marshall, 4 81. Louis capt.
ialist who IS nov living at the WAL
doTf-Astorla. the girls were riding IN
MIR. MarshalIs tourins car.
According to the story told by the po-
lice. Lohse went out in his employers
automobile yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Marshall is now in Boston, and 1t is not
supposed l49hse had permission 10 toke
the machine out OF the garage.
Invited Girls to Ride.
Spinning through Central Park Lohso
met Johnson, whom he had known be-
fore. and later the TWO came upon tho
two little girls. An automobile "trip was
TOO tempting for the girls to rcfus IN
invitation to Join the men, and they
scrambled into the big car. both taking
rear seats.
Where Lohse took his new friends
| during the afternoon. evening and first
part OF the night the police have not
learned. The police can only trace the
automobile when it spun from the Park
ana came dow tf!th avenue. Both the
girls were OUT hours later than they
had ever been before. They had eX-
pected to be away until dinner the
vening before. and here IL was close
on TO dawn. They were dead tired.
Their clothes We're dusty and they were
n fear and trembling of the reception
they would get from their parents. They
were urging Lghsc to make better time.
Already he was going as fast as he
dared, with the police all about watch
ing for law-breakers.
Car Crashed Into Auto.
Lohse whlrled into Seventy-ninth
street and dashed off to the east, mean
ins to get Miss Michae!is home first.
He rounded the corner Of Third avenue
Just Gs trolley car No. 1895, in charge
Of Motorman Moses L!pman, Of No. $50
East Thirty-c!ghth street, came bowling
along at terrific pace.
LohSe thought he could beat the troll
ley car TO the tracks and then outdis-
lance 1t. He m~isjudgod the speed Of
tho car and. just as his machine spun
on the track, the trolley car jammed
against it. hurting II into the air. The
automobile fell on the tracks ahead and
the car ground II to pieces before It
was jolted from the tracks and smashed
against an elevated pillar.
There were q score or more OF pas
sengcrs on the car. Som. of them wero
hurled from the open sides to the
street. Others were thrown from their
seats.
Girls Pinned Under Machine.
In the collision Lohse was thrown
clear OF the wreck and escaped with
few bruises. Not so with Johnson
and tile two girls. Johnson escaped
being caught under the wreck. but he
was thrown against the pillar. HIS
nose was broken and he received Sc
rious cuts Of the head and arms.
l4Nf wv N'IF 'N'AlN Nv
the heavy touring car. which was held
down by the front of the trolley. LIP
man VAS also caught and held fast.
Passengers and scores OF citizens tried
10 lift the trolley and automobile from
the pinned-do"n victims. but their
strength was not equal to It. and the
girls continued to cry for help. The
wrecking car was sent from the stables.
and the girls and motorman released.
but not until all of mem had been badly
hurt.
Both girls are injured internally, be-
sides receiving many wounds about tho
head. legs and arms. Lipman escaped
with a broken shoulder and leg and Sc
we're cuts on the head. Lipman and the
girls We're taken to the Presbyterian
Hospital. Johnson went home In a cab.
Mr.. Marshall's automobile is a COM
plete wreck. No arrests have been mada.
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