The evening world., 1907-08-24

The automobile was completely
wrecked. Mr.. Higgins his chauffeur and
nis women guests came to Manhattan
on the trolley car their machine COL
hded with. Young Mr. HRgtns kept
closely 10 hiB room IN the Hotel Man
haitian. When asked about the accident
by an Evening World reporter. he said;
Nobody was hurt q particle. not .
particle
Young Mr.. Higstnu has been cutting
quite streak through the streets OF
New York with his automobile. Only
YESTERDAY his chauffeur was nned SO IN
Morrisanta Police Court for breaking
the speed laws on the way back from
Empire CITY race track with Mr.. Hig-
gins and voung woman.
With Ethel Levcy and her cousin a.
his suestn. Mr., Higgins went to tho sea
began to fall about II o'clock, and i,
appears that they waited at Coney ISL
and for II TO let up. for 1t was quite
late when they started back TO Man
haitian. In the mean time the storm mad
Increased In violence, and a wind from
tho southeaat had assumed the proper
tions OF gale.
SatSfiS1 sFta1tG0 fHut.
In order TO keep snug and dry SIR.
Higgins had the eanopies covering Inc
big car from stem to- stern ugnt.y
cinmped. He was IN the tonntau with
his guests. The chaureur. Schureidt.
Who halls from New Haven and has
had experience making time with opn-
lent Yale studonta, was instructed 10
70. to Manhattan as quickly as pos
sibie
The roads were deserted and tho few
policemen on duty along the boule-
varts were keeping under shelter. 80
Schufeldt had no dificuity about hit
ting up a pace.
Crossing Coney Island avenue
the machine skidded on the we, as
phalt pavement. There was a Smith
mobile struck It. But for the strorS,
canopies the passengers
would have been hurled from the car.
They escaped WITH injuries InnTtrsd
by being smashed against the frame
work. schufeldt was thrown out and
relied In tho mud. The crew and pas
sengers On the trolley car had some
in estEscating young M.g Hig-
sias and his guests from the wreckage.
Miss Levey and her cousin were hys-
tertcal from path and shock, The
Sheels Of tho automobile had been
mashed and the machinery was out of !
gear There was no way OF getting /
mother machine or a carriage without |
i. long delay.
Mr Higgins brought his party to 7
Manhattan on the troiey-oar. which |
sad escaped damage. \ policeman In
sisted upon getting the real names OF |
he people In tho party. despite their |
protests.
Ethel Levey's mother was seen al the I
'onomn tu-dly. She said thar Ethel I
fkas sstrs11 a tEt>caGtsa not sse disturbed
'lt gave the following version or the
lcciden,:
Mr. Higgins Is hardly more than
10Y and Is great friend OF Mr.. Ede-
on. He invited Mr.. Edeson, Ethel and |
athers cousin out for q ride last night
hr. Edeson was In tho car when II
herfre. where he had a rehearsal
Didn't Tell Her Methsr.
.When Ethel xot nome Aae said moth
othinS nf us,ll-i was sailed nas 81. i
he telephone this morning. 1t could
" have been serious or shs Mould
fys EtseI sa'd .Tsn .oms'hins s,s e ns asou,
'ns before he had begun to accumu-
- fsi.t and money as playwright i
pa produrer. Al that time George WAS
iaylng with his father. Jerry. his 4
'other, Helen. and his sister, Josephine
vaudeviilc. They were billed as Tho
AFTER George married Ethel Leysy
'e Four Cohans team broke 10. Ia
'phlne broke away from the family I
remained In vaude-
George Cohan made his nrst b,r nj,
playwright with Little johnny
,nes In which there was a fat part
Y mn wife. The couple separated last
lnter ana Mlss L%vey lost mo tins
SECURING dlYnrca Her hnshana