New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
ALTOS In FATAL CRASH
IMPORTER THE TICTIM.
re DurneWs Car, scith Dugans in
Tt. Hrecks 4nother.

- nan was killed and several others were
,-..,-a5 early yesterday afternoon in an auto
.rs accident on the -Sethpage Turnpike, a
a. asst Of Hampstead Farms. Mineola, Long
,.,5 According 10 a number of witnesses
-. accident was caused by the chauffeur of the
= =, which Jose " Arosemena riding. try
- n avoid a collision with a machine. which,
-.,o-sine 10 the automobile register, is owned
E. C"Boots'l Durnell, a trainer and owner
- .horoughbred racehorses and at one time
.,c,s+ed with John w Gates on the turf.
Incidentally. II was learned yesterday that IN
ss,nr5av Mrs Charles E. Durnell. wife of the
sn-se owner, who had brought suit against him
s,- absolute divorce. obtained her final decree
BROOKLYN.
-nsrNFNa joss X forty-tno years old SIS
washington avenue, New Rochelle.
TIE INJURED
..,sr,rrNA Mrs Jose X bruises and shock
sRosEMENA Josephine. daughter of Mrs. Arosemens
bruises ara shock
,--rar .-E5die~ Jockey. cut about face
-r-csN William. jockey. cuts and bruises.
rp.raN Emma. about face and
Al those injured We're taken to the Nassau
uosntal. al adineola. where il was said late last
zo-ld be able to leave the institution to-day.
driving the car in which the Arosemena fam
~ rode was William GrfpYlan. They were
--ayelling westward along the pike at a fair
x,eed. As they neared Hampstead Farms they
cav TWO cars approaching at fast rate In
.be first car were several men and womer. Close
ssbin5 this one came the machine owned by Mr.
ru-nel Witnesses say the second automobile
was racing to pass the first
When Gripnan saw the danger he drew out II
.be right as far as possible and put on his
brakes The first car went by safely, and for
g, instant II seemed that an accident had been
svs-ted Whether the driver allowed it TO
svs-ze or n7iscalculated the distance is still un
tnozn. hut the second car crashed into the one
c,rrsining the Arosemenas, hurting out the oc-
,.neuts Of both Both machines were wrecked.
: Dusan said last night that he did not see
the car into which his machine crashed because
9. the dust from the first automobile
Several persons saw the accident, and tele-
rhoped 10 the police that several persons had
bssr killed II 2 short time all the physicians
:. she neip.oorho~- as we'll as two ambulances
.-,n The Nassau Hospital. were on the scene.
NJ Arosemena was thrown violently TO the
-sa, and it was plainly evident that he was
hsdlv injured He was hurried to the institution
h-ecord time but despite the efforts Of the sur
r,7s he died 2 few minutes after he reached
at hospital
those in the car owned by Mr.. Durnell were
= two Dugan brothers. Mrs William Dugan
j Is Emma Graham and John Roller. all of whom
re al No o1J0 East 10Th street. Sheepshead
Bay and John Benedict, the driver who lives
in 47th street Manhattan. Eddie Dugan is
one Of the best riders on the metropolitan tracks
A. present and is under contract to Harry
PAYNE Whitney
Among those who arrived on the scene soon
after 1 accident was c. F Citizens. a Justice OF
the peace. He said he would hold an investiga-
ton into the death Of Mr- Arosemena at once
No arrests have Yet been made. though it is IN
ds-stood that Benedict will be taken before the
Justice as soon as he Is able TO leave the -los-
pitsI
Nr. Arosenena. who was Of Spanish extraction,
was forry-two years old. He was an importer 81
south American products. and was connected
with The American Color Plate Company. With
Offices al West and Hubert streets Manhattan.
Els home Nas al 10. So Washington avenue.
New Rochelle Mr. Arosemena was married
twice his first wife having died about eight
years ago. -Four years ago he married Miss Ruby
Eorenette. music teacher. He leaves his wife.
iEo daughters by his first marriage and another
girl BY his second marriage. He was a member
q the Larchnont Yacht and C-mera clubs
The DurnelIs had been married about Ave
years Mrs Durneu began ker suit for absolute
oFoToe about eight months ago. Before her
marriage she was Miss Beatrice Grew, a daugh-
Ter Of Ms. Elizabeth Grew. who has made many
conirlbutions TO Brooklyn charitable institu-
tons