New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
WOMAN KILLED IN AUTO
CAR PLUNGES INTO DITCH.
DriUer Isleep Uhen Accident Oc-
cured at Hastings-On-HudsOn.
GUsTAvE V, THE NEW KING.

Miss Carrie Clark of No so Cathedral Park
way was killed instantly when the automobile
in which she was riding was overturned in the
SawmiIl Road. about half mile east Of Hast
fugs- on the Hudson. early yesterday morning
The machine. a taxameter cab. No. 41,721 n. Z.
owned by the New York Transportation Com
pany. was in charge of William O'Halloran, a
former employe of the company. while the
chauffeur Robert Burdick, was asleep in the
rear of the machine
While attempting 10 get the wheels OF the
machine out OF a rut in the roadway O'Halloran
turned too far TO the side of the road the ma
cr.ue plunging into a ditch. Miss Clark. who
was riding on the front seat with OHallorsn,
was caught under the machine as 1t toppled
over and her neck broken. Attracted by
the noise, several persons ran to the rescue or
the party and found O'Halloran and Burdick,
who were only slightly injured trying to raise
the machine from the wonan's body. With
their assistance the raised
Dr. S r. Lyman. who lives near by. was
summoned, but Miss Clark was dead long be-
fore his arrival. O'Haloran and Burdck were
arrested and taken to the Hastings police sta
tion and detained until examined later in the
day by Coroner Wiesendanger. who paroled
them for further examination Wednesday.
According to the story told by O'Halloran. he
and Miss Clark dined at McGown's Pass Tav-
srn on Saturday night. and about IL o'clock
called up the New York Transportation Com
pany and ordered a taxameter cab. The ma
chine was sent in charge of Burdck. Burdick.
believing that OHaloran was still In the en-
ploy of the company. raised no objections when
he ordered him to take seat In the rear of tho
machine while he himself drove the The
party proceeded up Jerome avenue to Frank
forts Hotel, in Yonkers. wheret refreshments
were obtained. 1t was shortly after leaving
there that the accident happened.
The roadway where the accident occurred
crosses the railroad tracks of the Putnam
Branch of the New York Central Railroad and
then makes a sharp turn. O'Halloran evidently
ran too far the side of the road, and then, In
attempting to get back out of the ruts. swung
into the ditch
After being placed under .A-rest, O'Halloran
asked that a Mrs. Hammond. whose telephone
number 6O04 Riverside. be Informed of
Miss CIark's death. This number is at No. 80
Cathedral Parkway, where Miss Clark is said to
have lived. At Mrs Hammond home last night
it was said that she knew Miss Clark slightly.
she having been visiting her for a few days.
After the accident Miss C1ark's body taken
TO the Hastings morgue. where il later
claimed by representative of Boyd & Mulcahy,
undertakers at io9th street and Webster ave-
nue. and it in his custody that the two men
were paroled for further examination.
When arrested O'Halloran said that he was
superintendent of the New York Transportation
Company but refused give his home address
to the coroner. saying that his business address
would be enough.
At the undertaking establishment it was said
last night that Miss Clarks address was No. 80
Cathedral Parkway and that she was twenty
seven wears old. The undertakers were called
into the case early in the morning by O'Halo-
ran, who told them he lived with his two sis
ters at No 224 Central Park West.
William ]. Palmer. jr.. secretary of the New
York Transportation Company, when asked
about the accident last night, said that O'Hallo-
ran, who was in charge of the cab at the time
of the accident was formerly foreman of driv-
ers for the company. and had been discharged
few days ago. He said that Burdick had agreed
to let O'Halloran take charge of the cab beev-
ing that the latter still in the employ of the
company and was competent to manage 1t. Cor
oner Wiesendanger will make further investi-
CATION of the accident.