The Washington times., 1905-08-20
Forty-HorsepoWer Auto Hurled Them
Through Bridge Railing Into Creek
and Turned Turtle
YOUTH GOT DEATH BLOW FROM
BROKEN TIMBER AS He FELL
Evelyn Walsh's Leg Fractured---Other Oc-
cupants of Car, Mrs. Kernochan and
Messrs. Oelrichs and Pell, Hurt

NEWPORT, Aug. 19-Vinson Walsh.
the eighteen-year-ol son OF Thomas F.
Walsh, the Colorado copper king, who
recently rented one of the handsOmest
cottages here, and whose family has
become one Of the most prominent in
the summer colony, was killed today in
the worst automobile accident that has
occurred at Newport IN recent years.
His sister, Evelyn Walsh. was MANNED
at the same time
A huge 40-horsepower Mercedes tour
ing car crashed through a rail fence
on a bridge, overturned, and Dropped
into the stream below. killing the youth
and breaking the right leg OF his sister
and injurIng Mrs. J. P. Kernochan,
Harry Oelrichs. and Herbert Pell.
Mrs. Clement c. Best gave a luncheon
party this afternoon al the Clambake
Club. A Jolly party Of some thirty COT
tagers was present. After the lunch con
there was vaudeville entertainments.
It was $3.50 o'clock before the guests
commenced te leave.
Drove at Full Speed.
Young Yinson Walsh had his new AIer-
cedes car at the club and he proposed
that he, his sister, Mrs. kernochan.
0elrichs and Pel1 drive over to witness
the polo match.
They left the club shortly before
o'clock with Walsh at the steering gear.
Walsh. more or less OF a reckless chauf-
feur as he turned the car into the shore
road leading 10 Newport. let her otit.
driving her at high rate Of speed
Walsh is fond of fast speeding. He let
his machine go today. When he came
along the shore road from the club he
was driving at a speed exceeding forty
five miles an hour
On the main road at the commence
ment Of Easton's Beach there is a small
bridge under which runs a creek, the
overflow from a reservoir Into the ocean.
The bridge is six feet above the water.
Today the water underneath was about
six inches deep.
AS the auto approached the bridge
the rear tire came off and the auto
skidded. Walsh tried hard to keep the
machine in the road, but failed. The
ear smashed into the end OF the rails
on the bridge. the rails going complete
ly through the car. Almost instantly the
car toppled on the edge and then fell
upside down into the creek, carrying the
Ave people.
AS the machine smashed through the
railing the top rail broke in twain. One
end of il struck Walsh's skull with
such force that he died within an hour.
Fishermen to Rescue
The screams of the men and women at
tracted the attention of three men who
were fishing nearby. They rushed with
all speed TO the creek. The two women
and three men were in the shallow wa
ter underneath the car. With the excep-
w
out.
Word was telephoned TO the police
station. In record time the police, doc
tors, nurses and ambulances We're rush
ing to the scene OF the accident.
Young Walsh was lifted out and laid
on the bank unconscious. Next Mrs
KeFnochan was helped out, and then
Oelrichs and Pell
When the men rescued Miss Walsh
she smiled calmly and said:
BE careful. My leg is broken"
Thomas Walsh. the father of the
youth and his sister, was at the Casino
hen the news was brought to him He
hurried TO the beach as fast as a car
riage could take him.
Don't mind me. Dad. said his daugh-
ter Look out for Yinson. He is hurt
worse than I am"
Vinson was lifted into a carriage By
his father and two policemen Then a
record run was made to the hospital.
1t was useless. No sooner had they
reached the hospital grounds than the
young man died.
Miss Walsh was placed on stretcher
put in the ambulance. and carried to
--Beaulieu." Ihe Walsh residence. On the
way down sne asked a policeman who
was with her TO hold her hands.
i am SO cold" said she, and my leg
pains dreadfully."
Mrs Kernochan, Harry OeIrichs. and
Herbert PeI We're not seriously injurss
They suffered much. however, from
bruises and shock, and were hurried to
their cottages.
hrs. Walsh was at ''Beaulieu" when
her daughter was brought in. She
stood the shock wonderfully, and did ev-
erything 10 make her daughter COM
Portable. with the assistance of three
GqctOrs ana several nurses.
Found Her Boy Dead.
Mrs. James II. Stlllman. Henry White
house, and II. G. Gray hurried TO Beau
lien" and yollnt eeled their services.