New-York tribune., 1908-07-30
G. W. SANDS KILLED
Continued from frst page.

his two-year-old daughter, who there win
Mrs Vanderbilt and his brother Stepnen-
| Sands was driving, and we were goins n hour m
rapid pace. probably seventy-five miles an ,re
as he was anxious to reach the chateau' "
Mrs. Sands and the baby were.
The machine was 5O-horsepowe- car ana
| capable OF great speed. Two enforced deiays az
| railroad crossings had somewhat annoyed MT.
Sands and approached the chaI
grounds he asked the hour. 1t was ~, 10
| a. m. Were late" he muttered and al the
same time opened the throttle wider AinioSI
Immediately the right hand forward tire prev S
up. The machine skidded and bumped. ana
then jumped off the road. striking tree VIII WIN
| such force that 1t rebounded against anotner. l
climbed up it's trunk, and then toppled over
backward. mprisoning Mr.. Sands under the for-
ward part.
Only my feet were caught under the rear por-
ton of the car. and lost consciousness for a
moment When 1 recovered the wreck aITeady
was in flames. the motor having exploded IRON
where l lay could that Sands was utterly
helpless amid the burning wreckage. His rlsht
leg. which crushed and almost severed was
bleeding profusely- He was roasting as thousn
on a spit in the roaring furnace
Mr.. Sands was groanins. but keeping ms
nerve. I struggled, but could not free mysei1.
I turned as far as I could and asked. Are you
| suffering much?" And he answered My God!
horribly
I again lost consciousness and when I came
to was lying on the roadside. and the peasants
were tearing apart the hot twisted iron IN
extrcating Sands his leg was left in the wreck
age separatng from the body as the man was
dragged out. The frightfui sight will haunt me
to my dying day
The servants, fearing the effect on Mrs
Sands. concealed from her the gravity OF the
accident and persuaded her not to enter the
room where her dying husband had been placed
doctor summoned from Poissy arrived soon
afterward but Mr. Sands was beyond mortal
aid Never had he seen, the doctor said. such
a pftfful human wreck. The stump of the leg
haa been burned TO crisp. the face and body
were black and scared With flames IN addl-
tion to terrible internal injuries Mr. SANDS
right arm and shoulder were broken Inc
physician could only try to alleviate his suffer
ings with opiates Several times the man re-
gained consciousness and cried out IN agony
his last words being a cry for water
Mrs Sands was not informed at once Of her
husbands DEATH but William Duke, trainer OF
MI Vanderbilt's racing stable, advised MIN py
telephone and Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt, accom-
panied by Stephen Sands. went to Poissy by
train arriving there at 2:;s0 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon
Mrs Vanderbilt broke the news to her daugh-
ter-in-Iaw who bore up bravely under the
strain kilograms of coincidence began TO ar
rive late in the afternoon. and score OF auto
mobiles drove out from Paris. 1t was an
nounced tonight that the funeral arrangements
, had not been completed It the service would
probably be held In Paris. and the body later
Members Of the family apprised of the
accident by telegraph. George w Vanderbilt
is at Dinard. Harold s. Vanderbilt left here
this morning for London. W. K Vanderbilt,
jr is at AK es-Bains.
AS result of the agedy ". X Vanderbilt
has withdrawn all his horses from their rae
ing engagements.
One of the farmers who aided In extricating
Mr. Sands says that he watched the machine
fly by at a tremendous pace and saw the tire
fy off and the car strike a treey 1t described
a half circle Of about thirty feet, and almost
Immediately flames leaped out some twelve
or fifteen feet as marks the tree trunk
show Mr. Sands pinned beneath the heavy
car was perfectly conscious. and seemed 10
think only of his wife and children Servants
from the chateau cleared away the wreckage-
G. Winthrop Sands was the son of the present
Mrs William X Vanderbilt ST., by her first nus
band Samuel Stevens Sands. She Miss Ann
Hartman, daughter of Oliver Hartman, and was
married when about eighteen years old Both she
and her husband were devoted TO outdoor sports.
and he was killed while riding to the Meadow Brook
hounds. EIe left two sons, 6. Winthrop Sands and
Samuel Stevens Sands. tr. A few years after the
death OF her husband Mrs. Sands married his in
innate friend, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd- They
had two daughters Mr. Rutherford died in 1901
In 1903 Mrs. Rutherfurd became the second wife of
w K Vanderbilt. sr-. who had three children.
ConsueIo now Duchess of Marlborough; William
X, jr., and Harold s.
G. Winthrop Sands went to Harvard but left
college before his completed and be
came connected with the banking house of Taller
& Robinson. at No. Wall street. In 1905 he was
married to Miss Tayo Newton daughter of DR..
and Mrs. B. Newton. of No. 12o West 57th street
The father and mother of the bride did not attend
the wedding which took place in the Marble Col
legiate Church. in Fifth avenue. The witnesses were
Mr. Sands's brother, Samuel Stevens Sands and his
friends J. NJ. Alexander, Jr.. and Mr. and Mrs. C.
/. Waterbury While the bride and bridegroom
had known each other from early childhood, the
parents of the former had opposed their marriage
on the ground of their youth, but after the cere
mony there further opposition. In June.
1906, Mr.. Sands purchased seat in the Stock Ex-
change for $SSOOO. the record price at that time.
but he the last year and went into the
motor vehicle business in the Day and Night Bank
Building Mr.. Sands always devoted to ath-
etics and outdoor sports. He was a tall, hand
some man and had hosts OF friends In recent
years he had been enthusiastic mOtorist. He
was a member Of the Kuckerbocker. Harvard and
Rockaway Hunt clubs.