The Washington herald., 1908-08-05

Twice within nineteen months District
Attorney Daniel W Baker has rniracu-
/ lousIy escaped a horrible death in an
l accident. He and his bride OF a few
weeks came out Of a sensational and
spectacular automobile mishap In New
Z York yesterday with only a few bruises
On December 81. 1915. AIr. Baker figured
{ IN the f-iEhJfUI wreck at Terra Gotta.
D c.. in which forty-nine persons were
killed He escaped with slight injuries
to his heel. while persons occupying seats
in the same car were killed outright
Yesterday afternoon an auotmobile- IN
which Ar. and Mrs. Baker. Dr. G. z.
JelliIe. who testified IN The Thaw case.
and for The government in the Anna n
Bradley case, Mr. Mangin, and Miss
MCNAMARA, OF Washington, were riding
crashed over a precipice. Topped the
loop" three times and landed il tree.
with the courageous District attorney
and his bride retaining their seats
throughout the performance
Dr. JeIine and the chauffeur Ieaped
from The ungovernsbIe machine before
II plunged over The brink OF the steep
blum The celebrated a-ierIst escaped in
jury The chauffeur's right ear was cut
OF as q result Of coming in violent coz
tact with the rough bark OF a tree. The
car was demolished.
Party Leaves New York.
DistriC. Attorney Baker and the other
Washinsto- members Of the party. Ieft
New York last night for Washington. but
ar q late hour their friends had not
heard from them. and the Baker home. IN
Columbia rosd. was lark
1Ir. Baker was married 10 Mss Henri
eta Wheeler Lewis. a popular Washing
ton and Maryland society girl. on 1as
evening Of June 3 The welding was
solemnize5 In s. Roses Catholic Church.
with several prominent priests oficiatiu<
The festivities attracted more than SO
persons. and proved TO be q great s1ci5i
function.
Mrs Baker IS twenty-one years old
she IS q daughter of AIRS. W ". Lewis
OF ClarksbUrg. Nd
Immediately after the wedding. M
Baker and his bride went on a honey
moon trip Of ten days Afterward they
returned 20 the district attorneys hand
some country home az Germantown Nd
Cards sent out for the wedding an
noUrced them at home" in Germantown
after September L
About a week ago Nr and Mrs Baker
and their friends went on an automobile
trip 10 New York 10 visit acqusintances
After Spending FIVE DAYS win Mrs
Michael W. Sullivan at Wanda Inn. Lib
erJy. y Z, the Washington party left
yesterday morning in an automobile
Shortly after leaving the inn. The party
decided TO travel to the top OF the his
torlc Walnut Mountain before leaving
New York
Up a Crooked Road
The road Up the mountain is crooked.
and difficult TO travel but the TOP was
reached without incident Trouble oc-
CURED shortly after the descent was be-
gun At one point on the rough and
rocky mountain side there IS a sharn
turn. with a Precipice 800 feet alongside
A few moments before this periIo1ls
point was reached. Harris Bradley. chauf-
feUr, who had never made the trip be
fore. lost control Of the machine. The
automobile gained speed momentarilv be-
cause the chauffeur was unable 10 make
the brake work Hurting down the
stony road at nerve-wracking velocity.
the runaway touring car seemed 70 sud
denly dart into the air and dive into
the gaping abyss below.
Realizing his peril DR.. Jellihfe was
seized with an irresistible impulse and
leaped from the rapidly moving car be
fore the edge Of the embankmelt was
reached The chauffeur also jumped. He
was hurled nifty feet from the machine
because Of the tremendous momentum
Penned in the Car.
District Attorney Baker. Mrs. Baker.
Miss AIcNamara, and Mr.. Mangin were
penned in the car by the heavy top.
As the car went over the side Of the
road 1t struck rock and turned com
pletely over. The side Of the preciplce is
a complete network Of rocks and trees,
and twice more the car made a complete
soIlersault before il struck the TOP OF a
tree and held fast. the wheels in the air
and the passengers huddled in a heap
in the upturned top.
DR.. Jeriffe scrambled down the noun
tainside TO the wrecked car. expecting 10
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