Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-30
CLAIMS
RECKLESS
DRIVER
G. WINTHROP SANDS DEAD
IN AUTO WRECK IN FRANCE
VTCtTm Step-SOn Of W r Van
derbiIt and Famous Among
Friends for FondneSs for
High Speed Chaffeur Hurt
iBy Morning journal sDeei.I Leased wire

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ou''''S ,'''S s'''' 'Ne C"a'e"u -, LouM ue
I l","S n''Ies from
''"iiu9 was u''N'r6 ms iH'S
i'''S' power car ",o's ut q lefrlile cup
AZ - " u,ai'5 10 l''Vii t"e C'i"'eau "Hels
MIS- SdHuS ana her Ihiait uau6hte:
7''pp'"s ne n"u Always peth
i,no"i as reckless ut.Ner' ana rs he
| ,''u o'Sh uelaEeu at raHroau ero'slas9
ne opened the throttle vide as he ap-
p'ooched the chateau grounds.
ei'''"St i'lilleul"teiy a llIe ouISt an u
the machine crashed into t.eec,
turning turtle ana burylng Mr.. 81 IDS
uHu'l lIlr Ior"aru part anu piihihs
me chd eur ficKihs' 10 the Bf"ahe
an eAploSIoh IoHoWeu, ana III mo
HleHt the ear was IN llames'
IeasahS working IN the adJointhS
lielus were the only witnesses TO the
"o''ueHt. Ihey fushed To the rescue
oui ieailhs turihef explosion 'I ne
sdS"I'He lahk' ana deferred by the
sweep OF ilalhes' they stood idly by
not SHOWING now TO give assistance TO
me injured men flhaily they man
'seu 10 raise the rear OF the car ana
iele9se 'iie claulleufi poth OF WI ne
ieet had Deen held tghI ana hlle
Iater' alter DeatlhB down the llte' taey
9rassed out the torn bleeding ana
lneu p"ug OF Sahds.
heip soon arrived lron the cha- s'u,
Wnlch Is III lhe center OF MT. Nah1es-
pIits $ great preceding Iafm' The m
luieu men were carried TO the no L.
"uere II was iouhu ihat sands was
peSohu the nope ol recovery, put mat |
me ehauIIeuf was not seriously M
Jureu.
icNehs ateI gave the Assnci"tFd
S9 s'aPhic account Oh the Hccl-
'ei., !!,,,
wy Flt p''uN me- ne salu' u >
T" e''oN III ,i'e MOI h'is' MI Sahos nav
us s'"e ,iieIe SeSteruay 10 see ms
w.. "a oiu uauBhtei WHO was Nlth
- -. '""ueI oit ana ms proihes
pi'i' Az Ha'luS was uriNlhs' AMI
WIZ SUNS at rdpld pace efop-
i"iS seventy i've hllies an hour' as
~ was tIl"iou9 10 'each lhe chateau,
w, y, '''' MiS' 9anuS ana the papy We're
ii' niaci''ne was H'ty-hofse power
ear ana capable OF great speed. Two
~ 0ou uTl"yS III Ia',rolu cross ihgs
'"u soii' "Il"' an!oyeQ MT, SANDS
lHu as We upPIoached lhe chateau
siou"uS ne asheu me lhe houf. 1t
"as eA"ctIy $40 a. m we are late,
ne multered, ana at the same time
'peHeu the throllle Wlder. An eXplo-
''on ioiio"eu ann III moment the
was III i'o'
AliloSt Annledla'ely me rlsht mana
~ ~, "aru tire pIeW up me machine
uueu anu pu"lP'u ana lheh seem'd
y Jump Oh tHe fodu
H' ucN Tree WIN Snch forte
hat it rebounded against another, lit
,""9 ei"loIns up the trunk ana TOP
''iis over oack"drds' lmprlsohing Mr
mus uhuFr the forward part
o"y my leel were caught under
ne I'"r poItIoh ol the car and l lost
Tor moment When
recovered the wreck already was IN
id'iies' the motor having exploded.
oiii NheIe lay conId see that (
anus was utterly helpless amid the J
uIhlhB Wreckhse. Ills right leg.
men was crushed and almost severed,
'as bleeding profusely. lie was roast
's as though on spit in the roaring
dfhace
Mr. Sands WAS groaning In agony.
NJ kept his nerve. | struggled, but l :
ouid not free myself. | turned as far V
could and asked: Are you suffer .
lg much?' and he answered: 'MyI =
"d' horribly.
i again lost consciousness and ,
hen | came 10 ] was lying on the )
'adside and the peasants were tear -
ig apart the hot twisted iron. In ex- j;
ieating Sands. his leg was left in the
feckage, separating from the body "a
he was dragged out The fright <
al sight viii haunt me to my diving c
'y. "