The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
M|[L|ONA|RES IN FATAL AUTO
 CATASTROPHE Mrs, Francis Burton Harrison is Instantly Killed on
 Long Island BREAKS REFUSED ID WORK GOING DOWN STEEP HILL Machine Goes Into Ditch, Overturns and All of the Party Are More
 or Less Injured In
 the Crash.

New York, November 25.-Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison. wife of ex-Congressman Francis Burton Harrison, was instantly killed today In an automobile accident in Lond Island City. The machine became uncomfortable on a step hill on Thompson avenue, plunged to the side of the road and turned over. Mrs Harrison's neck was broken. Lawrence I. Scott and his wife of San Francisco, who were riding with Mrs. Harrison in the automobile were injured MT. Scott had rib broken and Mrs Scott was slightly injured Charles F. Crocker, brother of Mrs. Har- rison, and the chauffeur, were slightly hurt. About half mile out from the Queens county court house is the corner of Thompson avenue and Hulse street. There is a grade at this point and all automo- piles proceed there at a rapid rate.
 Reached for the Brake.
 When the brow of the hill was reached the chauffeur shut off the power and reached for the brake. The machine sud denly shot toward the side of the road and the chauffeur discovered that the steering gear was out Of order. The ma chine plunged into a ditch and turned completely over. Mrs. Scott and the chauf- feur were thrown clear of the wreck.
 Mrs Harrison and MT. Scott were pinned under the heavy body of the car. The chaffeur and Mrs. Scott were stunned by the force of their fall, and for some min utes lay unable to move by the road side. Another automobile came along in few minutes and it's occupants under took the work of rescue. The car was lifted and Mrs. Harrison and MT. Scott were taken out of the wrecn.
 Mrs. Harrison was just breathing her last. Her neck was broken She was un- conscious when she died. MT. Scott was suffering great pain from his injured rib and internal injuries. Mrs. Scott was hysterical from the shock.
 MT. Harrison Notified.
 Mir Scott was taken to hospital which he was able to leave in a short time. Mrs. Harrsons body was taken to the same hospital and was kept there pending the arrival of her husband. Word of the ac- cident was telephoned to Mr. Harrison at his law office, but he was not told his wife was dead. He had left his wife only short time before. and had promised to join her this afternoon. When he reached the hospital he was told that she was dead.
 The chauffeur said the steering gear broke and that the car turned over be- fore he had a chance to apply the brakes with sufficient force to stop 1t. He said Mrs. Harrison was laughing when the machine took the plunge that caused her death.
 Mrs. Harrison was one of three children who divided the fortune of between s12,- 100000 and $15. 600 left by her father. She was the daughter of the late Charles F. Crocker of San Francisco. MT. Har- rison Is the son of Mrs. Burton Harrison. the author.
 MT Scott is a son of the late Irving M. Scott the San Francisco shipbulder. He and his wife have been in New York for visit with Mrs. Harrison, who was Miss Mary Crocker. The Crocker and Scott families have been on terms of intimacy for years.
 Mrs. Harrasion and her guests were on their way to the Hampstead Colony on Long Island.
 Constant Ravert is the name of the chauffeur. Tonight it was reported that his shoulder had been dislocated.
 Harrison cref-Stricken.
 Mrs Harrison's body will be sent to San Francisco. Former Congressman Harrison was grief-stricken tonight, re- maining at the hospital with the body of his wife In explanation of the cause of the accident it was said tonight that the chauffeur threw off the clutches and allowed the automobile to run under it's own momentum which carried it fast In some manner thumb screw worked loose on the steering gear handle, releasing knucxle joint. which allowed the driver to lose control of the gear underneath the machine with the wheel As soon as the steering gear was released from the wheel-grip the front wheels swerved round, then the car turned over. This was the second accident in which Crocker was injured
 Mrs Harrison was regarded as one of the best automobilists among women driv- CTS of her set.
 Prominent in San Francisco.