The Washington times., 1908-12-13
Phelps B. Hoyt in Speeding
Machine Which Hits
Coal Wagon.
FOUR OTHERS HURT
IN PARK ACCIDENT
John Borden, WeIl-KnoWn IN So
ciey Circles, Also Severely
Injured.

CHICAGO, Dec. E.-Phelps B. Hoyt.
millionaire clubman, former Western
golf champion. and prominent IN excIu-
sive society circles, died early today as
a result OF injuries receiver IN an an
tomobue accident last evening IN Rogers
Park. IN which four other men were Sc
riously injured
Hoyt died in the Evanston Hospital.
with his wife and other members OF his
family at his bedside. His skull was
fractured His body is a mass Of cuts
and bruises
John Borden, another Chicago mil
lionaire. well known in society and
member Of the well-knOwn family 9f
Bordens, was with HOyt in the auto
mobile. He was severely injured, and
was first taken TO the Evanston Hos
pital, but later removed TO his home
Hits Coal Wagon.
The big touring car, owned BY Borden,
running at a high rate OF speed, struck
a heavily laden coal wagon AZ Ridge
boulevard and Pratt avenue, in Rogers
Park Besides Hoyt and Borden. the
injured are;
Albert ". Langkau. Bordea's chaut-
feur, tWenty-seven years old. head bad
Iy cut and bruised and body bruised;
not serious
Peter KieI. driver OF the coal wagon.
scalps wounds and body cut and bruised
Julius jain, KieI's helper cut and
bruised
After the accident, which occurred
little after s O'Clock, Hoyt. unconscious
and bleeding from many wounds. laid
unattended in the snow at the side az
the road in the sDarsely settled neigh
borhood until assistance could corue
from Evanston Then he was hurried
together with Borden and the chauffeur
70 the hospital
Machine Was Speeding
Passing through Evanston AZ a good
rate Of speed, the chauffeur got his Or
ders 10 "Iet the machine out A speed
OF thirty miles an hour had been at
tanned over the smooth road when the
accident occurred
Ridge boulevard Is not vel lighted
Snow was falling. and this further Oh
scured the vision OF the chauffeur As
the machine thundered down the bouIe-
ward. Just as Pratt avenue was reach
ed, Langkau. the chauffeur, saw the
coal wagon loom up before him he
tried 20 stop the car II was TOO late.
he swerved the machine, bet It skid6e5
on the slippery road The front wheel
Of the auto became locked IN the rear
wheel Of the coal wagon. Kiel and
Jahn were thrown from their seat a
large piece Of coal was thrown from
the wagon II struck Hoyt, who Wa,
with Borden in the back seat The
young man fell back into his seat un-
\ conscious. Borden was not thrown
from the machine he received his il,-
! juries from pieces OF the shattered
glass screen Langkau vas thrown IN
10 the road, but escaped serious injury
Kiel and jain made heir way 10 the
| office Of Dr. r. w Clark The Roger
Z Park police were notified, and assist
ance was teIephoned for. Borden EOt
a passerby 70 telephone 10 his frienC
John d TOwne- TOwne sped 70 tht
scene and took HOyt. Borden. AMI
/ Langkau 10 the Evanston Hospital in
1 his automobile
/ At the hospital il was learned that
/ Hoyt's injuries were probably fatal
/ In the Towne auto Langkau and Bor-
den were taken 70 the Rogers Park po-
lice station Langkau was formally
/ charged with assault His bonds were
/ signed by Towne, and he was released
1 Mrs. Hoyt, her father. Benjamin Al
/ len. and Ms Benjamin Allen. jr. start
I ed at once for Evanston in an auto.
! speed records were broken on the run
/ out When they were Ushered into the
room in which HOyt lay he was IN
! conscious. Mrs Hoyt threw herself on
the bed and begged her husband 10
speak to her Wesping Historically, she
was led from the room.
Well Known IN Business.
| Phelps B. HoyI was thirty-eight years
old, and is the secretary and treasurer
OF ". NJ. HOyt & Co, wholesale grocers.
he was a graduate OF Sheffield SCien-
| tifc School, and OF Yale, having been
conferred with his degree in the class
Of ISSS. He was a member OF the Chi
icago Club. the University Club, and
the Glen View Golf Club, three OF the
most exclusive organizations in Chi
cago. In 1902 he won the Western golf
championship after a hard struggle
/ John Borden is the scion Of an arls-
tocratfc and wealthy Chicago family.
/ He is a member Of the University and
/ Chicago Clubs. is manager OF the estate
Of his father. the late William Borden
He IS thirty-eight years Old His VIE
is a daughter OF the late James B. VAL