New-York tribune., 1908-12-26
TWO VICTIMS MAY DIE
IN AUTOMOBILE HIT BY
CAR.
Skulls of George c. HurIbut, Amer
icau Geographic Society Libra
rion, and Daughter Fractured.

George c RurIbut, the aged librarian Of the
american Geographical Society, and his daugh-
,er Miss nione Hurlbut, were seriously injured
,.st night in a collision between the automobile
=, which they were riding and surface car in
,le S6tn street transvers road In Central PARK
1,a+5er and daughter were removed TO the
-,-.s,,,--erian Hospital where 1t was said that
,he skull Of each was fractured Miss Hurlouts
-. arm was broken. Both were unconscious
,-ber they were received at the hospital and 1t
.-,s said they could rot recover.
A. F5,,rIbu. lives at No. $50 West End ave
=. and IS seventy years old His daughter
,,;,-s is thirty-fIve years old and is his as
-..s1t IN his worE- Yesterday afternoon they
.,oaced William Agg, Of Seth street and Broad
u-e,- 10 take them for drive in the Fifth ave
- eac-ion. saying they would afterward have
,,-, drop them at No. 106 West both street
80 rhev intended TO have their Christmas
,,s- with William Hurlbut, nephew Of Mr.
HurIbut-
40 started toward Fifth avenue by way on
49,. +-ens,erse road. Less than half Of the dis
- n Fifth avenue had been covered when ne
ts.-s : westbound car approaching The auto
.,;io mas At that moment opposite the Park
-,,---,ar+ workshops Agg attempted to turn
:. A,,+ the slippery road and rails caused the
...r wheels Of the automobile TO skid both 'ne
80 the automobile were travelling at rapid
- and The front OF the car str''ck the p0oy u
-, machine overturning Il Before the MOTOR
- corld bring his car to stop the auto
l.,,. had been crumpled up like cardboard
- ,,,a aged librarian and his daughter lay un-
.,s,io,,s among the wreckage- Agg had saved
,,-o,e ~ summing before the struck the
machine. $4,000
Tic ra- VAS crowded. and there was intense
.v,,-a7,ent among the passengers. who We're
shaken I'D and struck by flying glass foIce-
,,sn Talt heard the noise made by the coliisio"
.ns i-7ne5tately telephoned for an aIlpulallCo'
before II arrived however, a passing au'oInoo4le
.e dressed into service. and the injured man
s7d woman were placed IN II anu
.he Presbyterian Hospital
T,eu,enan- Araett. of the Arsenal station or
5s-sd the rotornnan Of the car, James cannon
~ No. 419 Third avenue, and Agg' VINO HNeS o.
M $50 Manhattan avenue, arrested
~ FzurIb,,t has been the librarian OF the
American Geological Society at NO ID
slst street for twenty-five years anu - O
si5ered the foremost authority on mat Cta<S "a
--,-,, =, this country He was born at ChaTIes-
eho,,+ seventy years ago. and before
be came here was engaged in geological stuos
s,s writing in San Francisco and was president
Of the Mercantile Library
The library Of the American Geological society
consists OF 10000 volumes and IS second "-iiS
n completeness TO the geological library aO
paris NJ Fylrlbrt is also editor OF the liloll'iii'
b,Ilet.n which the society publishes. Geofse
r--ae-o7,zr the secretary Of the society was
e-sa+Iv shocked by the news Of the accident 10
yr Hurlbut and his daughter he said las'
night that the loss Of the Librarian services
90 cor 2 short time. would be an irreparapIe
l,ss % science and 10 the society.
Since the death Of his wife elght years as''
NJ Hurlbut has lived with his daushIer' liIo'[e
They occupied e suite in the bul'olhe a' NJ ~
West End avenue, ana MISS f1uIIo1'
ner fathers assistant
u. ms -zro rephews. William J. Hurlbut' au-
-,,,- - me MAY The Fighting Hope" now al
-. e--,--z-esarr Theatre. and stephen A HurI-
t,,, r-ofessor Of Greek at Barnard College MT
Eurlbrt's brother is said TO have been the owner
zrd editor Of The New York World peloie II
terarre ire property Of 3Ir. Pulitzer.