The sun., 1908-12-05
RUPERT HIGGINS INJURED
IN COLLISION or TaXICABS AND
COUPE IN FIFTH AVE.
sherry's Turned Into m Emergency Hos
pitaI fer the Sen OF the Director Of
Coyent Garden and Other Passengers
DIR. and Mrs. O'Hanlon In the smash.

pitaI fer the Sen or the Director Of
Coyent Garden and Other Passengers
DIR. And Mrs. O'Hanlon In the Smash.
Rupert Higgins Of London. son Of
Henry v. Higgins, director of the Covent
Garden Opera Company. who came here
10 be best man at the marriage of his
brother, Cecil Higgins, to Miss Ethel
Cryder on Tuesday. was badly cut and
bruised in collision OF two taxicabs and
coupe In Fifth avenue, between Forty
third and Forty-fourth streets late last
night.
Coroner's Physician Philip F. o'Han-
Ion and Mrs. O'Hanlon, who were In the
coupe, were also badly shaken up and
although they we're showered with glass
they escaped cuts. Albert Foster OF 65
West Fifty-ffth street, who was in the
second taxicab. had his face badly cut,
All were taken TO the managers Office
in SherTy's. DR.. Peter Gibbons was called
from the Hotel Belmont, where Mr.. Hig-
gins is staying. 10 attend him. and DR..
o'Hanlon dressed Mr.. Fosters cuts.
An ambulance from Flower Hospital
was called. but when It got there the
injured had been cared for
The collision, occurring just at the hour
6hen Fifth avenue was filed with the
after theatre crowds on their way to the
restaurants. caused great excitement
10 the neighborhood and tangle Of traffic
that lasted for half an hour.
Taxieab es1s. in which MIR. Foster was
riding. was bound south. with William
j. Smith Of 81 Amsterdam avenue driving
IL. just behind II was the coupe Of MIR.
0'Hanlon, which was being driven by
Arthur Glynn. The other taxicab. In
which Mr.. Higgins was passenger. was
bound for Sherrys. where Mr.. Higgins
was to join his brother and the bride.
The driver Of the second taxicab turnds
out before he reached Sherry's to pass
carriage going north. Witnesses OF the
collision said that In doing 30 he went to
the left instead Of the right Of the carriages
ahead Of him.
Asit turned over toward the southbound
traffic this taxicab, driven by Joseph
Swindel Of 23l East Sixty-seventh street,
struck the side of the other tanicab such
a powerful blow that the latter went
crashing over on its side The windows
in Svinde's cab were all shattered and
the fragments Of glass few over Mr..
Higgins.
The driver Of DIR. O'Haulon's coupe
had pulled his horse toward the sidewalk
when he saw that a collision was impend-
ing between the cabs. aud as Smiths
taxicab went over 1t struck the coupe
with enough force to break all the glass
in it and to send it over oa one wheel
almost TO the upsetting point.
The noise Of the crashing of Slass
brought hundreds OF persons and several
traffic policemen to the spot. The first
lifted UP the overturned cab and extri-
Gated Mr.. Foster from the wreckage.
His, face was gashed. He was bleeding
profusely m he was taken into SherTy's.
When the police opened the door Of
Swindel's cab they found that Mr.. Hig-
gins had not only been cut by the flying
glass but was badly bruised from being
thrown to the bottom Of the cab when 1t
struck the other machine. He was
helped into Sherrys and DR.. aud Mrs
0'Hanlon and their driver. who had been
thrown to the ground. also went In.
Mr.. Higgins asked at onoe that his
brother be sent for, as he was In the hotel
When Cecil Higgins saw his brothers
plight he telephoned to the Hotel Bel
mont for DR.. Gibbons, who went to the
restaurant at once. He dressed the
wounds sufficiently to permit Mr.. Higgins |
10 be taken to the Belmont in cab.
DR.. Gibbons said later that one piece |
Of glass had gone directly through the
mans nose, and in order to pre-
vent this injury from disfguring Mr.. |
Higgins the physician spent several
hours in dressing the wound. Mr.. Hig-
gins was out above and below each eye.
md his elbows were cut and bruised.
Mr.. Higgins expected TO sail this morn.
ng on the Cedric with Mr.. and Mira. Cecil
Higgins for London. and DR.. Gibbons
aid he thought the injured man would
be able to go,
The police took both chaufreurs to the
East Fifty-frst street station and DR..
o'Hanlon went along to make COM
olaint against Swindel. Swindel was
ocked up for reckless driving on the
Of both Smith, the other driver.
md DR.. O'Hsnlon. DR.. 0'Hanlon said |
ae would appear in court against him
his morning,