Evening star., 1907-09-02
AUTO SMASH HURTS SEVEN
GASOLINE CAR HITS HORSE.
BUGGY AND A TREE.
travelling Fast Along Public Road.
Chauffeur Says the Reinsman
Was to Blame.

MlNEOLA, l.. l.. September AT the
Nassau Hospital here today are five per
sons who were seriously injured yesterday
afternoon when the automobile in which
they were riding crashed against a horse
and buggy on the Jericho turnpike between
New Hyde Park and Mlneola. After hitting
the buggy the car ran against a tree and
was wrecked. The chauffeur may not re-
cover. Two farmers who were in the
buggy were also hurt They were taken to
their homes The injured are:
Wllfred b. Lynch, thirty-five years old. of
1I6 Woodlawn avenue. New Rochelle COM
pound fracture Of the left leg contusions
OF the body, contusions and decorations of
the face.
Mrs. Lynch. his wife. both ankles
sprained, bruises of body and contusions of
left eye.
J. H. Neemes of the Neemes iron foundry.
Troy, N. Y. left leg broken, bruises and
lacerations.
Mrs. Neemes. his wife. bad scalp wound,
contusions of the body.
Frederick Laporte. chauffeur for Mr.
Lynch, two right ribs broken, bruised about
BODY. believed to be seriously injured inter-
nally.
Michael Huttner. farmer. living in the old
nassau county court house building on Old
Court House road contusions OF body and
scalp wound.
John Kempskey. farmer, living at same
place, similar injuries.
Mr.. Lynch is connected with the realty
company of Jackson Bros, in the Flatiron
building. His New Rochelle home is closed
and he Is living at the Hotel Cadillac He
and his wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Neemes
were on their way to look at some land
near this place. after which they intended
to go to Garden City for dinner.
They were travelling at good pace
along the Jericho turnpike. Mr.. Lynch
,of t1,A rl,aa
him. The two women were in the rear
seat. Laporte was sitting on the floor of
the car forward. with his feet on the rum
ming board.
Recovery Doubtful.
After leaving New Hyde Park there ap-
peared ahead two farm wagons and a
buggy. They were strung out in line with
the buggy between the wagons. In the
buggy were Michael Huttner, his son James
Huttner. twelve years old, and kempskey.
The boy was driving.
Coming up behind Mr.. Lynch says he
sounded the horn three times to warn the
drivers he was about to pass them. He in
tended to get by on the wide road, where
Old Court House road branches off the
pike. He had plenty of room. he says He
came alongside the hindmost wagon lust
as the junction was reached, and at that
moment the buggy turned sharply from be-
tween the wagons, 1t being the boys inten-
tion to drive into the side road to go TO his
home
AS he turned he saw the automobile and
tried to swing back, and Mr.. Lynch tried to
turn short into the side road. but the auto
mobile hit the horse. The two men and the
boy were thrown out, but the boy escaped
without bruise. He says he did not hear
the horn.
After hitting the horse the car under the
impetus Of the swing Mr.. Lynch had tried
to make to avoid the collision, went on and
hit tree and was wrecked.
All in the car were thrown out. The two
farmers and the boy were able to get up
and went to the house of Michael Collins.
who cared for them. He had seen the acci-
dent and telephcned to the hospital and DR..
D. A. Murray went to the scene with two
and later brought the five of
the automobile party to the hospital. Mr..
Collins took the farmers home after their
hurts were dressed.
Mrs. Lynch will be able to leave the hos
pital within a week, but IT will be much
longer before either her husband or Mr.
and Mrs. Neemes can. Laporte will have a
long stay even IL he survives.