Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-08
HURT IN FLYING LEAP
WOMAN sUsTAINs SHOCK IN
"AUToMoBILE ACT"
Miss Bocseinau Suffering From Slight
Conclusion Of the Brain as Result
Of Perilous Performance.

In the presence of thousands of specta-
tors whom she had a moment before stirred
to high pitch of excitement through her
thrilling "somersaulting automobile" act,
Miss Dolly Bocseinau, the nineteen-year-
old understudy for Mile. Yvonne Darcy.
sustained painful injuries last night at
Luna Park.
Although it was not the intention of the
manager of the automobile act to allow
Miss Bocseinau to perform last night. she
had insisted taking the ride for the
reason that she had some friends from
Baltimore present before whom she was de-
sirous of appearing, and her request was
gratif1ed. She had not been well for sew
eral days and during her entire engagement
at Luna Park had been under the care OF
DR.. Alva s. Hudson of the emergency hos
pital at the resort. The fact that she had
also made the flying leap in the afternoon
Is thought to have contributed to her in
ability to Withstand the ordeal of the even
ing exhibition.
Witnessed by Many.
Last night at 10 o'clock the young wom-
an, with all of the composure that has
marked her previous performances, mount
ed the automobile, and after being care
fully strapped to the seat and padded with
pillows and clusters of cotton, assembled
the steep incline for her perilous ride Of
&eventy-two feet. There was nothing in
her manner to indicate that she was in
any way i'll or indisposed. as she showed
great vivacity and lightheartedness while
gazing down at the thousands OF eyes
raised toward her.
At the accustomed signal the big machine
was loosened and shot down the steep in
cline at the rate of eighty miles an hour,
made the regulation foreward somersault
in safety and landed on the platform be-
meath with perfect precision. For mo-
ment there was intense excitement among
the throng that had witnessed the per-
Torrance, but no one present had the
slightest idea that the young woman had
been injured. AS soon as Mons. Maurice
Garranger, the inventor of the act noticed
that the young woman did not throw back
her hair, which is always disheveled when
she lands on the platform, he rushed to
her sde where he found her unconscious,
and with the assistance of several park
attendants, conveyed her to her dressing
room at the main entrance.
Removed to Hospital.
An examination by DR.. Hudson, who was
hastily summoned, showed that Miss Boo
seinau was suffering, apparently. from a
slight conclusion of the brain. She was
removed to the park hospital, and other
physicians, who were present at the park,
corroborated the diagnosis Of conclusion.
There were few patrons Of the park that
knew of any accident, and every precau-
ton was resorted to by the management
to prevent any excitement among the Ia
dies present.
After a restful night at the hospital the
young woman was removed from Luna
Park at noon today in an ambulance, and
was taken Immediately to her apartments
at the Oxford Hotel. No serious conse-
quences are expected, but her injuries are
sufficiently severe to prevent her from TAX
ing the ride again for some time. Her
place will be taken this afternoon and to-
night by Mile. Darcy, the original chauf-
feur of the big machine.
Miss Bocsenau is said to have had a
premonition that something wrong would
happen in the performance.
Last night was but the sixth time that
she had ever made the terrific descent.
she having only recently joined NJ Garan-
ger for his tour of this country.