The evening world., 1907-06-07
WIFE OF AUTOS
VICTIM IS NOW
At DEATHS DOOR
Wife of Clarence Mckenzie,
1 Killed in Auto Accident,
+ Tries Suicide,
BEGGED HIM NOT TO GO
Had a Strange Fear that He
Would Never Return
Alive.

ciinrhr 10 Photograph of hsr hus-
band Sho WAS KILLED las- night near
Albsnyh hn tie New YORK Motor club's
soo- mile endurance run. Mrs Clarence
MrRenzls Sovcrs between life and
death to-day al her home N 81 James
Court No It West Ninety -second
stree, HOY physlclans say thar the
shoci, OF hls tragic death and her d"s-
rs-ate attempts ~ suicide on rccsipt
OF the news hy wire viii probably prove
Tatli
Frustraiei IN her Efforts TO pat m
end 20 her own Ufe by he mntHer Mr.
Catherine Brisher Mrs Mckenzie sank
into s;atc o, semi-consoiousness.
Aroused from these hy her family phy-
sclan and mother. abe becomes maily
dellriout and cries out Tor her husband.
She had q he guarded every moment
20 prEent her from repeating her
sttemrt to hurl hersel' from high
yiniof of her apartments
GriefNAeeentuated BY Premorliion
\ rrcm6nltlon that her husband would
never return alive from LIE run ul ihe
niotoF -tlub has served only 10 aece1-
tuais -rr grief over his dcath In her
lucid Intervals She walls ont ihe faet
that kr DAYS she had dread foret,erI-
Ing tkkt he was doomed 20 meet Wi,h
some errlbl. acridcnt n hc 1olned ia
the 4iJ 70 Albany. Warned by this
she hSaded with her husband not
20 I'd
He1 kincority and anxiety 80 affected
him r. finally. on the eye OF his d.
psrtuH be said he wished It were not
too iail TO back out aud promised to 80
no fuA1h her than PouEhkeepsie
As At ear. the last OF The tweuty-ciEht
40 pasi 81. James Court YESTERDAY morn
ing I'd the start wAisked by he waved
her 4 Starewell from rear seat. which
she ~ vcred from the window
y ~ soon return" he said
"H@ will never return. l Feel sure
his 3te said. turning 10 her mother
who y standing behind her
A stegram was received from him
yeatei4Hy afternoon from Great Bar
ringtR. saying all was we'll and BE-
would soon be home. lie had ro' re-
turnch by dinner time and bis wife
bscarii more uneasy
Hkhrd News over Telephone.
sh.llent FOR her mnther-iu-laN. .-.ys
yi-telh Mckenzie Of West Eighty
sixth ktrset. who attempted to cheer her
m
Finiriy she called up the Ten Eyck
Hoiellat Albany. which was 10 uo the
g. N the run. and while waiting FOR
the "a inectbpn htl-i a voice say: Hos
all cad .. Don't tell his wife
She Screamed. dropped tne receiver
and Tinted Ac. mother ran 10 hcr
10 and dow and was forcihly stopped
in u1i 20 prevent her throwing herself
oft
TheH Z was that she attempted 10
beat brains out against the walls
!. and 1tnlslre.
AR. kicK Krnzie met Ms death about
I. an ~ niTht at Clinton Heights. three
} n. PES ,r: ~ Albany. Ia a coils on be-
tweed trolley ssr ana ghe automobile
! In whltl ho Sas riding
W ~ Mosher. a New York bicycle
polIeoitnn q the rhirty-arst Precinct.
hvinEIi 80 SIS West F1fty-nrst street.
kustaAt,d fractures OF the skull. hip ana
;au ! probably Internal injuries and
mlii rStbabiy do while W. J. swan. OF
New Nrtain. Coma. taauneur OF tl1
maehHc received injuries about the
head hbt body.
rheI hrce men Eere IN a runaboui
ehd tfi nnlsh ~ the run Nas 10 be at
AiharH Despite the bad condition Of
the tds they had been making good
Tine hnd their machine WAS one OF
Ills II fiers IN The contest
low Accident Happened.
The main road a State highway.
c. ots'H tss track Of the Albany ANA
HudsIt line At Clinton Heights and
therc steep lneline. The automobile
Was 4 tho bottom OF ths hill and the ca
was aAinK up tlie grade tho mnchinc
makiH good time when u crashed nto
she ~ which tho occupants of the
auto dnnld not see for the Clinton
Heisiet Hotel
The Occupants we're thrown out Nc
KenEii being buried forty feet over one
wire lenco against another and in-
ntantlH killed His body was taken 10
Rensa lser and the two Injured were
taken 10 hospitals In Albany. The car
was abtnpleiely demolished
Mostlr the policeman. was AZ one
time famous racing cycliat aud was
nha 0|Ulal gbHErggF an fng car