Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-22
He has been arrested since Jan. 1 Of

He has been arrested since Jan. 1 Of
this year Ave times. No case has
come to trial. There are. however.
four cases pending In which he Is
He is an active advocate In the auto
mobile clubs for enforcing tne penal
ties against speeding on the high
ways. Out of the Ave times his ma
chimes were pulled up this year he
was at the wheel himself four times.
The fifth time ne was in the car.
Reginald Vanderbilt is a sample of
the fast driver. though ne has killed
no one. He has been arrested four
times since Jan. 1-once in Rhode Is
land, once in Connecticut, once in
| Long Island and once in Greater New
York. In Rhode Island he deposited
the bail of $40 and let the cnarge go
by default. IN Connecticut he paid
the fine exacted, $40. and went his
way. In Nassau county ne did the
same, but being held In Manhattan
he appeared before the court OF spe-
cial sessions. pleaded guilty, paid 500
| fine and drove on.
There have been every now and
| again accidents which are aggravated
| by the utmost heartlessness. The
other day man was run down in
Brooklyn by an automobile in which
| In addition to TWO men were two wo-
men One of the women shrieked
| nt,t rnt ha,, 1T Lad
him" and the automobile fed, leav-
Ing the victim dead on the ground.
The occupants OF the car escaped. A
few days before that a party in a
touring Ger and apparently under the
influence of liquor pursued an eques-
trienne up Central Park West, toot.
ing their norn. The horse ran away
and threw its rider violently dislo-
eating her shoulder and breaking her
ankle bone, The autoists went laugh
ing and scouting on their way and
have not been apprehended.
| About the same time an autocar
speeding down Lenox avenue in the
vicinity of One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street attempted to pass street
| car TO the left hand. Two women and
child were waiting for the car to
pass when the automobile suddenly
norm, and one jumped in front Of the
car and was knocked down. The
other seized the child and attempted
TO escape to the sidewalk The auto
mobile driver swerved from his course
and without stacking speed ran down
the woman and child Both women
sustained broken limbs and the CHILD
such injuries that its leg mad to be
amputated.
Henry Auferheide, president of the
Kings County Automobile club on
May struck and fatally injured a
900. Louis Miller ran Into wagon
in Nassau county and threw Its driv.
Ell from his seat The man died soon
after In the Jamaica hospital. Miller
was neld blameless and discharged.
Alexander Grace. boy OF ~ years
of age. was run over In Jersey City
and is dead The automobile driver
was released on 800 bail Luigi
Renguilli. in Brooklyn, was killed In
the street by a red touring car occu.
| pied by two men and two women.
The automobile went on, leaving a
dent. This clew has not resulted in
| the chauffeur's capture as yet.
Annie Moller, child Of s years,
| was run down and killed In Hoffman
avenue by touring car conducted
by Enos Wilder. Jr., who was driving
to the races at Aqueduct. To nis
credit II can be said that he stopped
the car and carried the child to the
| hospital She was dead before he
reached there. Wilder was paroled.
Joseph Redier was struck at Eighty
sixth street and Lexington avenue
touring car before the machine was
stopped. He was taken up dead.
The driver OF the car, Frederick II.
Ihlenberg. is held without bail. Frank
Moselee. years old. was run down
in Borden avenue, Brooklyn. by a
| party Ittuihlhb lIoH ehe iatCS. 'ic
is crippled for life. The automo-
bilists were paroled and went on their
way. Wilson Pardonner was killed
by speeding automobile on Dyker
Meadow bridge May 6.
These are only a comparatively
small number o: instances from the
chapter OF serious accidents for the
last week In this city. New York
however, has no monopoly OF such oc'
currences. In Philadelphia and vicin'
ity In the last week there have been
four fatal accidents Pittsburg nad
three, and so the list goes on.
NEW YORK, May 18.--The Cunard
liner Caronia. which was purpoBely
run aground yesterday in order tc
avoid "a roi1iatDp with "A German liner