Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-04
HARRY HAML|N'S
NECK WAS BROKEN
Wealthy Horseman instantly
Killed in Motor Car Crash.
DUST BLINDED CHAUFFEUR
Machine Was Going at High Speed
Over Country Road.
TWO OTHERS BADLY HURT
Butcher in Buggy Badly Bruised and
Fifteen-Year-O Son Has Both
Legs Broken.
'WO OTHERS BADLY HURT

BUFFALO,. N. Y. June 4--Harry Hamln,
known to the club life of New York and
Newport. and central figure In the social
life of this city, was instantly killed yes
terday, when his automobile came into COL
lision with horse and buggy on the road
between this city and Williamsville
Jacob Schaller, a butcher, and his grand
son, John Heckel. fifteen years old. the oc-
cupants Of the buggy. were badly injured,
but neither will die.
Mr.. Hamlin went riding yesterday after
noon, accompanied by his chauffeur Peter
Minhard, and John Hanson, an employe in
his garage. Minhard was driving and Mr..
Hamlin had the seat by his side Hanson
was in the tonneau. The car was seventy
horse power Mercedes.
On the State Road.
Mr.. Hamlin told the driver to go to the
Country Club. which is on the State road,
in the direction of Batavia, and instead
of stopping at the club, he told Minhard TO
go to Williamsville. The car was travel
ing at high speed when a big runabout
passed it, going in the same direction. Mr..
Hamlin told Minhard to go on" and Min
hard increased the speed.
About a mile beyond the Country Club
there is a sharp turn in the road The
runabout was just ahead of Hamlin's car
and was running, according to varying es-
Inmates, at more than forty miles an hour.
The Hamlin machine was keeping up to
the runabout. The road was dusty and a
great cloud enveloped the two automobiles
as they sped along at this railroad speed
Minhard, driving Mr.. Hamlins car, was al
a disadvantage, as the dust shut out his
view. At the turn in the road neither car
pulled up, and Minhard did not see a horse
and buggy coming from the opposite direc-
ton until he was upon it.
Neck Broken in Fall.
When the impact came Mr.. Hamlin was
thrown through the glass front and landed
more than twenty feet away from the ma
chine. In trying to avoid the horse Min
hard had drawn the car to the left of the
road and Mr.. Hamlin was thrown to the
tracks of the Buffalo and Williamsvile
electric railroad. His head struck the
ties and his neck was broken He landed
with such force that his shoulder was
driven into his body, his skull was frac-
tured and bones in his arms and legs We're
broken.
The chauffeur threw off the power and
put on the brakes. He held tightly to the
steering wheel and was not thrown from
the car. Hanson also held on and saved
himself. The machine was stopped and,
after getting the new wheels, was run into
Buffalo last night on its own power.
Man and Boy Badly Hurt.
The man and boy in the buggy were
badly hurt, and it was thought at first IA
tally They were thrown to the ground,
and beth of young Heckers legs We're
broken. Schaller who is butcher in
North Parade avenue, was thrown VIC
lently to the ground and was badly bruised.
He is suffering from shock. The doctors
late last night said he would recover and
that the hoy also was out of danger
Mrs. Hamlin was notified and was driven
in John n. Catcherd's automobile to the
scene Of the accident She had the body
OF her husband removed to their home, at
Delaware and Utica streets.
Harry Hamln was the son of Cicero j.
Hamlin who established the famous Ham
lin stock farm at East Aurora. He was
fifty-twO years old.
Formerly he took an active interest in
blooded horses for racing and show pur-
poses. Automobiling has been his favorite
pastime for the last five years. He had
several automobile accidents in this city,
in one of which Miss Busch, handsome
society woman, received injuries which are
said to be permanent.
He was known as fast driver, and on the
road where yesterdays accident occurred
a constable had been stationed with in
structions to keep special watch for Mr..
Hamlin. Mrs. Harry Hamlin is the daugh-
ter of former Supreme Court Judge and
Mrs. Charles Daniels. They had one son,