New-York tribune., 1908-06-16
Alto DIVES INTO RIVER
roT-R CARRIED TO DEATH.
cor Plunges of Pier at West 56th
,Smeet-Tsoo Escape.

Sfreet-Tsc0 Escape.
,,othor tragedy was added to the already
,st caused by chauffeurs using their en-
-, automobiles without their consent when
car belonging to Mrs. C S Elebash. of
90 West Seth street, widow of DR.. Clarence
r1shash. an eye and ear specialist, OF
.,,xn driven by John Bauer. of No. "a
Do lane. Maspeth, Long Island. and con-
@" s,,e Of his friends. plunged into the
..--.b River at 56th street last night, four of
oocpnsrts being drowned AS the car hit
s.-ineniece Bauer was thrown clear of his
nhile John Nolan. living in 10th avenue,
g Go 44rh and 45th streets. jumped to safety.
-. automobile at the time of the accident.
=, t.auer were Mr.. and Mrs. John Cole
Of No. 531 West 51st street; her sister.
-,-,e knight eight years old, of the same
.s-.ss. Miss Adeline Berdon, nineteen years
. the same address. and John Nolan Bauer
W. 4sbe5 out Of the water few minutes after
the accident
TWO SWIMMERS GET BODIES
.--,,.-, Collins. of No. 557 West 9th street.
Z1-;,,isrn pougherty. Of No. $50 West 5oth
Az si,,A5 of the pier and recovered all the
- uit, the exception of that of the little
Knight girl
~, Since bodies were found in the automo
.o7-nr that the victims were unable to
-,,ve ter the accident
.o,or5ine 10 a number Of persons who saw the
...~A5v the car was going down 56th street at
snee5 If at least twenty miles an hour. AS
]. b+ the srringpiece the car turned completely
,- moment or two before the big machine
-,r,re5 into the river the women cried out in
s,-rn Several persons were at the end of the
few seconds after the car disappeared
.,5 found Bauer foundering about in the water.
4e was pulled cut. The chauffeur pleaded that
his friends be saved. but nothing could be done
rs YES held on a technical charge Of homicide.
r was 2 little before o'clock when John
Bauer appeared at the West 41th street station.
n 7command Of Acting Captain Kelly Drenched
"a The skin. he walked up TO the captain and told
him he was in charge of the car at the time OF
the accident. Bauer said he did everything he
could to stop the machine, but he was unable
70 control il.
BAUER TELLS HIS STORY.
II was about a quarter of six" Bauer said,
FEhen went down 10 see my friend Coleman,
vbo was 2 member Of the 18th Regiment to
ask hin i he intended TO go away this summer
IN a vacation When / reached Coleman's
.s-e his family asked TO be taken for a short
tw I told them 10 come along"
after they left the Coleman home Bauer said
rr went along Tenth avenue, when they met
ssrer Of Mrs Coleman. She was asked TO ac-
--pany the party. but she said she expected
<husband home TO supper at any moment and
6clined 10 90.
Al Es.b street they turned west and went
- --aor q
reached the pier the car skidded and he lost
control Of il He tried 10 run the car against
one of the trucks on the pier at the time With
= bound il sprang forward on a straight course.
An instant later il hit the stringpiece and went
over There was a crash which could be heard
for some distance.
Collins and Dougherty, who were on the pier
q the tine. had soon stripped off their clothes
and were diving into the river Just as soon as
rne would come Up the other would dive over.
The water was nearly twenty-five feet deep At
the time and the divers had great difficulty in
reaching the bottom. II was nearly an hour be-
fore they brought up the third body
CROWD CHEERS THE DIVERS.
The crowd and the policemen Joined in cheer
lns the TWO amateur divers, and one. more af-
tected than the rest approached Collins, saying
s0mething about heroes.
Heroes, nothing replied Collins, and medals
ihe same. What We want is some good booze,
quick 10 warm Us UP. Can't you see were
chilled 10 the bone?'' And inside OF couple of
minutes the TWO divers wants were literally
supplied
Al late hour last night police launch was
sill on the scene dragging for the body Of the
little cir
TIE Automobile was kept in the private garage
Of Frank ). Gould at No. 21S West 18Th street
Grs. Eebash SAID last night that the car had
neen taken out without her permission The
reason the car was kept at this garage, Mrs.
Eebash said. was because she was engaged to
marry 3. 4. Harmed. Mr.. Gould's private secre-
ary
II No. 531 West 51st street, q woman who
faid she was an aunt Of John Coleman said that
Der nephew refused at first 10 60, but it was
irough the uersua sion Of Nolan that he and
hs wife finally consented. Nolan is still miss
hg Acting Captain Kelly has detailed several
O MS plainclothes men 10 look for him II Is
Believed that he is still too frightened 10 appear
Naere he is known. Coleman and Miss Berdon
Tere wei known in the district in which they
hea
EXPLANATION OF WITNESS
Joseph Jackson. Of No 494 4th street. Brooklyn
vas One Of those who saw the accident, ne
@ engineer IN charge OF hosting nachlhe Oh
Ge pier, and he Was standing beside his engine
shen the automobile shot past de 'oio the
psAee that he thought the machine was eoiiS
scout twenty miles an hour The chaufleur was