The Washington times., 1905-08-20

/ bic. Mrs. Walsh asked Mr.. XFhitehouse
| to take her TO the hospital so that she
| could be with her husband and son.
! They tried to dissuade her. but she in
| sisted that 1t was her duty to go.
| So Mr.. Whitehouse took her. When
| they reached the hospital she found Mr..
| Walsh almost heartbroken. and her boy
dead
| Mr.. and Mrs Walsh drove back in
| sorrow 10 Beaulieu, where they found
| a number Of syrnpathizing friends. who
did all in their power to comfort them
| Miss Walsh is suffering intensely. but
| IS showing marvellous courage. She does
not know her brother is dead, and VIII
not until she is much better than
| she is Al present
Finson Walsh was seventeen Years OF
| age. and was Mr. Walsh's only boy. He
was tall and thin. Though this was
his first season at Newport. he was
nevertheless one of the most popular
young men in town.
During the past few months he has
been studying hard. He intended en-
tering Yale in the fall He had an In
| tense hobby for automobillng. and had
| just been presented with a new Mer-
cedes touring car by his father.
lie was an expert chauffeur. When
but fourteen years of age he was given
| q license TO run big touring car by
| the authorities in Paris.
He has taken special delight In
/ speeding his big car about town this
season. About two weeks ago ne was
arrested and fined $50 and costs for
overspeeding the car in AIiddletown.
Mr.. Walsh had purchased a string OF
polo ponies for his boy. Next season
| Vinson was to have Joined tbs ranks
| of the Westchester Polo Club players.
i The young man had a promising fu-
| ture. When OF age he would have
been immensely wealthy IN his own
/ right.
His sister Evelyn is twenty years Of
! age. and is one Of the most charming
| girls in town. She plays tennis. swims.
! is musical. paints, and is as clever as
she is pretty.
| Mrs Kernochan, who was consider
| ably bruised. is widely known She is
| one OF the most expert cross country
/ riders in the country and also one OF
| the best judges of dogs In the werld.
Mrs. Kernochan is here as the guest Of
/ her mother-in-law, Mrs. James 2. Ker-
nochan.
! PeH and Oelrichs are both young men
and are popular in the social set here.
/ Their injuries are slight.
| DR.. Stewart announced this evening
that Miss Walsh had a fracture OF ths
right thigh, but would recover.
Sorrow in Cottage Colony.
There was great sorrow in the cottage
colony this evening when the sad news
! was learned. Nearly every social func-
ton arranged for this evening was call
ed off Mrs. Walsh was TO have given
a dinner party tonight for her daugh-
ter and a number Of friends.
Hundreds OF messages Of sympathy
/ have been sent TO the sorrowing parents.
The Washes are greatly liked and the
tragedy has affected everyone in town
1t will also affect the balance Of the
season here in Newport. The affair has
cast a gloom Of sorrow over the entire
city. The auto is 4 total wreck
P F. Collier drove TO Beaulieu this
evening and took charge Of affairs there.
The doctors ordered Mr.. and Mrs.
| Walsh TO bed. Mr.. Collier will make all
/ funeral and other necessary arrange
ments.
The physicians reported late tonight
/ Mrs Kernochan has had 10 so 70 bed
suffering with a shock
Mr.. Oelrichs is hystertcal and is quite
i'll.
The body of Vinson Walsh was taken
from the hoSpliai 10 b6aullcu tiiIS even
ing.
Miss Evelyn Walsh recently refused
the offer OF marriage from an Italian
prince who became ardentIy devoted to
her while she was touring the Con
! tnent.
When questioned about the matter at
the time, Miss Walsh emIhatically de-
clared than when she married. il would
be an American and not a foreigner
She is brunette. with large, black
eyes, and a wealth OF dark brown hair.
These Were the Rescuers.
The three men who went TO the rescue
of the wrecked party were Charles NJ
Riley. of Newport; William Holt, OF Bos
ton, and Wilber f. Thompson, of Bev-
erly. Mass, who happened TO be walking
down the macadamized road ana saw
the car make its death-dealing leap into
the stream.
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