New-York tribune., 1905-07-17
CLOSE SHAVE FOR AUTOS.
BUMP on BRINK OF CLIFF
POPe-TOIedO Runs Into Columbia on
Mount Washington.
IBT TELEGRAPH 70 rHn rurBrvE.


Breton Woods. y r., July ls-Harry woIiavs-
and Frank Shay. in a Columbia 40-horsepower ear.
had narrow escape from death 20 day ths
Mount Washington carriage road. Trey
speeding over the road the ascent and SHAY
looking after the engines while Woilave-
stesred
A 45-ho-sepowsr Poue-ToIedo came into view
shortly after passing the three mile post. Charls
soue and George Soule were driving it az tos
speed. Shay. leaning over The bonnet Of the Co.
hImba. the other oarelv in time. Both
engines were making such a noise thar 81 was i'm
possible for either to near the other approach
ing
WolIaver shut or the power and. put on ths
brakes. Just as Shay yelled. fwhIe Charlie Souls
ala the same with the Pope-ToIedo. The lseway
too short. however and the cars coIiided but
without damage. The Columbia. the right
almost the edge OF a cliff Two seconds lOuger
would have sent the Columbia crashing down hf>
teen hundred feet over the precpice.
The Glen House busy place today. Many
entered In the climb came over 10 enjoy a
rest before the anaI FOR supremacy some Of
them however. could not wait and tried the elim1
to-day
F. E Stanley and Mrs. Stanley. IN Stanley
steamer sped the SUMMIT n exactly % minutes
Hiard. in Napier. and Eddie Bald. IN Column
bia, went the road. and Otto Nestman, IN .
Stevens Duryea, Webb Jay. IN a White. and R. =
Olds. IN REQ. lid the same. The first two men
toned negotiated the eight miles OF road be-
tween the Glen and the summit
Mr. Stanley pronounced the road IN better snaps
than year ago. and thinks new records wiz %
established in all classes tomorrow and Tuesday.
This afternoon the motorists on parade and
had pictures taken by a moving picture machine
the Mount Washington and Mount Pleasant hotels.
besides which several amateur photographers prac-
ticed upon the victims.
Governor MCI4ane and former Governor Jordan
occupied prominent places with the officials OF ths
A A A After the parade the members wsrs
photographed IN a group OF twenty cars. Later
several Jr1ps were taken various show places,
but few OF the Glidden tourists risked long runs
William Burke. in big Columbia made the best
run Of the day He went around the mountains
% the OEien making the return Irp IN the record
time OF one hour and forty minutes from the Glen
House 70 the Mount Washington Hotel Ths
distance OF thirty-hve miles is a succession oe
nOtches-
Several grades on the Glen Road are even harder
Jhan the crawford notch road. as several are over
q mile long He carried four passengers. Tbs
Packard truck, laden with party of newspapers
men, started for Mount Washington this afternoon
When II was under way II carried dozen pas
noon. II Is doubtful IL the start I'D the mountain
will be made before daylight.
Al DenisOn and Al Campbell, Of the Knox COM
pany, walked tC the summit to-day, starting ar
and returning az 3. The train beat them ths
upward journey by only twenty minutes. although
they strOve 10 break no records Some OF the
officials are spending the night the summit %
be in readiness for early timing
The telephone communications WITH the Glen
were IN perfect order Yesterday as reported by
Senator Morgan An operator viii be stationed
every two miles to report the progress OF each
car as II climbs I'D the rocky
Mrs CuneO did not attempt 70 climb the noun
steamer has been stripped Or IT'S rouneau and
is ready for the fray. The Knox motor truck has
Woods. through the kindness OF President 2 A
Cutler.