The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-09

n tho side Of the road, letting that
corner of the machine drop down and
plough into the frozen roadway, The
machine stopped with a Jolt and the
rear Of the tonneau was thrown up
into tho air like catapult.
Mr.. Gilman was hurled far over the
hood 10 the right lie struck the ground
,pany feet ahead OF the car. head first.
His neck was broken and he did not
move again. Brennan, the ohauHeur,
was hurled of TO the right, only =
little less violently, while Miss Mckim
who had been sitting on the extra seat
lust behind him, was pitched on top or
him. All the rest were thrown ont OF
their seats and piled Up in the car or
alongside of Il on the road.
Miss Mcklm a Heroine.
As soon as they could extricate them
selyes Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Dixon. who Is
only few years over twenty, stag
gered to their feet and, dazed but
otherwise unhurt, began to help tue
young women. Miss Whpple was
stunned and Miss McKim was barely
conscious. Miss Bogert was merely
dazed. like the men themselves, Miss
Whipple refused all attention and Joined
Miss Bogert and Messrs. Lee and Dixon
in attending 10 the others, Miss Mck'm
refused all help, pointing to the two
inert figures IN the road ahead ana
,rotioning to the rest 10 30 to them.
Policeman Morris Ryan was on patrol
m Broadway a quarter of a mile away
when he heard the crash. He made Tor
the sound at once He found .the two
young girls, whose wraps had been
torn from them in the tangle. knee!ing
over Mr.. Gilman ana Brennan IN the
road, their delicate party gowns and
their bare arms all smeared with blood
and dirt. He volunteered to go t.
farm house quarter of mile away
and telephone to the Flushing llOspitaI
for an ambulance
When Or. Schmuck answered the call
he said at once thar nothing could be
done for Mr.. Gilman who must nave
been killed instantly, He found that
Brennans skull had been fractured and
that there was a chance OF saving him
Chauffeur Goes to Hospital
Brennan was taken 10 the hOspita
al once, and then Mr., Bogert went II
the farm house and reached one Of the
McKnights at his home In Bayside by
telephone, Mr.. Mcknight At once came
TO the scene of the accident with MS
own automobile with which 10 take the
survivors oaCk 20 Flushing. None ~
the party would leave the spot until MI
Gilmsn's body was removed. II was
taken TO Hami's undertaking eStab-
lishment III Flushing to await the COM
ing OF Coroner Amber.
Miss MCKim, who was seriously cut
about the head shoulders and arms,
was removed to the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Darlington Arnold. She became
unconscious later to-day and il was
feared that she had suffered injuries
which were not apparent at first
Mss Bogert. who practically took
charge OF all the work OF nursing thu
injured members of the party and Of
getting them to their homes, was stay.
ing with Miss Whipple. Her parents
are living for the winter at the Hotel
Frederick in this city. They heard OF
the accident and insisted that she re-
turn to them at once. When she was
that she could do nothing
more, she came to New York.
It was then discovered that she had
also received a bad blow on the head
and IL was necessary TO send her to the
home of friends away from the hOte'
In order that she might not be dis.
Iurbed by the constant stream of in.
luiries which began to pour in upon her