The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-04
In AUTO ACCIDENT
OWNER AND GUEST PINNED IN
DER OVERTURNED MACHINE.


biy cut and Bruised. but viii Recover.
MrDpLETowN. n. ". Aug. s.-Two men
we're almost instantly killed. a woman was
rortslly injured and three small children
we're terribly cut up and bruised in an auto
mobile accident at Cuddebackville. Orange
county, at 80 O'Clock this afternoon.
The killed were William }. Maxwell. a
~eal,hy young man OF Wurtsboro. Sullivan
county. and John =. Fields a contractor
and builder Of Port Jervis. N. Y.
The injured are Mrs. j. c. Eglinger. the
wife Of nm Erie Railroad conductor: her
two children. Stella. u years Of age, AMI
Russell. 0 years. and Gordon Maxwell. m.
.n Of W. }. Maxwell. 10 years Of age.
William J. Maxwell was about 30 years of
age. lie was the son Of a Sullivan county
farmer. About five years ago he began to
receive legacies from relatives and in time
had a good sized fortune. He married
h. Gordon, well to do residents Of wurts-
boro
This morning Mr., Maxwell. with his
wife and son Gordon. left Wurtsboro for
n pleasure ride to Port Jervis, about thirty
mllss. On arriving at Port Jervis Mr..
and Mrs Maxwell and son visited friends
until after dinner. Mr.. Maxwell then
drove his machine TO the home OF John s.
Fields and invited him to take a ride. Mrs.
Maxwell preferred 10 visit with friends.
Mr.. Fields spoke of his daughter and SON.
in-law and Mr.. Maxwell drove the ma
chine 10 their home and asked them to 90
along
When the party started out il was COM
posed Of Mr.. Maxwell and his son Gordon.
John 3. Fields and his son-in-law, J. C..
Fglinger. and wife and two children, Stella
and Russell. II was decided to take a run
"a Charlottesville. five miles away. The
road between Port Jervis and Wurtsboro
is az level and smooth as any in the county.
Nr. Maxwell had had a number Of auto
mobiles. but the one he had recently pur-
chased he was very proud of and he desired
TO show its speed. The run from Port
Jervis to Charlottesville was made with
out event
In the centre of the village Mr.. Maxwell
endeavored to turn his machine around
for the start back to Port Jervis. II is said
that the machine. which was of 90 horse
power, wa running about fifty miles an
hour when the accident occurred. In
turning the machine something went wrong
with the steering gear and in an instant
the big touring car was upside down in
the ditch alongside the road. There were
several witnesses to the accident, who ran
10 the assistance Of the injured. MIR. Max
veil and Mr.. Fields Yere found TO be
Pinned unde the overturned machine. Mr..
Fields had been instantly killed. but Mr..
Maxwell was still breathing. Mrs. Eglinger
and her two children and MIR. Maxwell's
son we're thrown some distance from the
machine. Before the two men could be
extricated from under the machine Mr..
Maxwell had expired.
The bodies Of the two men. with Mrs.
Eglinger and the three children, were carried
into the house Of Benjamin Cuddeback, and
physicians from Port Jervis were sum
moned. Dr. H.. y. Swartout and Dr. c. n.
thinner responded. They found Mrs. Egg
lnger terribly injured. and it is believed that
her back is broken. h three children
were fearfully cut and bruised. The in
jlred were taken to the Port Jervis hospital
Tonight. where il is said that the children
will recover, but the recovery OF Mrs. Egg
hnger is doubtful.