The San Francisco call., 1909-04-26
AUTO ACCIDENTS
ARE DECREASING
Police Records of New York
Show in Favor of the
Motor Car
Streetears Head the List of the
Greatest Cause of
Injury
BY K. K. PHommedieu

1t is interesting to note that acci-
dents caused by automobiles are far
less than would be supposed. In New
York, where there are more motor cars
than in any other city in the United
States, the records show that the per-
centage is small as compared with
other modes of conveyance. From
January 1 to April 10. 1909, the police
records show that in New York city
there were 434 vehicular accidents. OF
these 162 were due to street cars, 1O2
to wagons and 80 to automobiles. The
remaining were caused by horse drawn
trucks (5S), horse drawn cabs (12)
and trains (15).
Down the coast to Los Angeles,
thence across the Sagebrush state to
Long Trip In attle. to the ex-
to Montana, then
h e Yellowstone,
is the itinerary planned by NJ. W. Levy
for his next big tour in his famous
combination sleeping-touring Stude-
eaker & Forty with which he has COW
continent. Levy is at present COM
pleting plans for this coming trip and
said yesterday that he may eliminate
toured that state in his Studebaker. If
this is done Levy will ship his car
from Los Angeles by boat to Portland
and resume his journey from that point.
He Will leave in about 10 days and
will be accompanied by the members of
his family. The trip will consume the
entire summer.
L. H. Bill. manager of the San Fran
cisco branch house Of the Thomas B.
Jefery company,
Many RambIers yesterday reported
Are Sold Of efe TGlIoH,ng Ramblerg eaIss sars:
A As horsepower
four cylinder touring car to each of the
following-P; s. Grant of St Helena.
j. F. Dorm Of San Jose, c. NJ Willis OF
Auburn, and ]. Forrest Wyman of this
city The following persons have pur-
chased Sc horsepower four cylinder
land. Adolph Blaich of this city, L. de
Martini and George Nipple of Concord,
Richard Martin Jr. of Portland. and a
SO horsepower. four cylinder roadster
to H A. Wilder of Honolulu Tony
Silva of Richmond has purchased a 40
horsepower four cylinder touring car
and Henry Funk of Portland has taken
delivery of a 20 horsepower two cylin-
der touring car, The company also re-
ports the following sales from w. X.
Cowan. Los Angeles agent for the Ram
bier: A 40 horsepower four cylinder
INdlHDlSA lOuliuE 10 NJ. MCOdI-
ter of Long Beach, P. J. Sturr of
San Diego, Mrs. Joe Friedrich of Ok
nard. A. NJ. Goodhue of Long Beach,
DR.. l.. Z. Landone of Los Angeles. and
a &5 horsepower four cylinder roadster
to Charles A. Cowan of Los Angeles.
J. II. OReilly of Pasadena has pur-
chased 36 horsepower four cylinder
touring car and the company delivered
a 45 horsepower chemical fire truck
to the Pomona fire department
Andrew Mahoney. who recently took
delivery from the Howard automobile
company OF a Az
Long Run in horsepower Buick
Buick Car fGaFing p1easagt car; run had Iase
week, the party
being made up of Mr.. and Mrs Ma
honey and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs.
]. W. Colby and son. The distance
covered was 700 miles. and was ac-
with an average consump-
ton of gasoline amounting to one gal
lon for every 1SA miles. The route
covered was Santa Rosa to Headdsburg
thence through Calistoga and ST. He
lena to Vallejo. thence to Merced and
Modesto via Livermore. over Pacheco
pass to Hollister and returning through
San Juan and San Jose. Except from
Banta to Modesto where deep sand
was encountered. Mahoney reports all
the roads in splendid condition.