New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
TWO DIE In CRASH
TRAIN MEETS AUTO
At CROSSING
another Nan Badly Injured in
Collision Near Long
Beach,,

Two men were instantly killed and a
thlrd was seriously injured about 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. when train
of the Long Island Railroad. running he
tween Lynbrook and Long Beach, struck
an automobile at the Wreck Lead Cross
Ing. The men who were killed were Rob-
ert Welch. of No. 3 Hart street. Brook
lyn. and DR.. William G. Terwiliger, of
NO. GIG Hancock street, Brooklyn. The
injured man is Gilbert Rhoades, a medL
cal student at the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, of Milton, n. Y. He was
taken to st. Mary's Hospital, Jamaica
Rhoades, who is twenty-five years old,
was nephew of DIR. Terwilliger, with
whom he lived.
The three men We're returning TO
Brooklyn in a runabout. with a rumble
seat, when they met the train going at
full speed toward Long Beach. A double
turn in the road at Wreck Lead shuts
off a view of the tracks, and it is almost
impossible to see train coming uhui
the crossing is reached. When the train
and the automobile came together the
occupants of the machine were thrown
fifty feet in the air, and the automobile
was demolished. flying pieces of the ma
chinery striking the telegraph wires
overhead and cutting them.
The engineer put on the brakes and
stopped the train few hundred feet be-
yond the crossing. The passengers
poured out, among them physician
whose name was not learned. The bodies
Of Welch and Terwilliger were found
fifty feet away from the road Fihoades
was found to be still alive. and, leaving
the physician in charge of him, the tram
continued on its way.
TWO KILLED INSTANTLY.
DR.. Arthur D. Jaques, of Lynbrook.
was summoned, and arrived in an auto
mobile within a few minutes. He said
that the death of the two men had been
instantaneous The skulls of both were
crushed. Rhoades was found to be suf-
fering from internal injuries, and he was
taken on the next train to the hospital
at Jamaica, where he lies in a serious
condition.
The bodies of the two other men re-
mained by the side of the railroad track
until Coroner EdV ard T. New gave or
ders for their removal to Ronad's un-
dertaking rooms at Lynbrook. Both were
found in their clothing.
Welch, who was a member of the real
estate firm of Ross & Welch, No. 19S
Montague street, Brooklyn, lived at the
Hart street address with his wife Sat
urday night they celebrated the eighth
anniversary of their wedding. among
their guests being DIR. and Mrs. Terwil-
Tiger Sumner Jones, another guest. who
is a brother of Mrs. Welch, met the re-
porters at their home yesterday.
MISSED BEING A VICTIM.
He said the automobile belonged to his
brother-in law, who had called in it at
DR.. Terwilligers house at o'clock to
take the physician and his nephew out
for Sunday spin. Mr.. Jones was
also a member of the party. But they
had gone only three blocks when he re-
membered that he had an engagement
with a friend and got out to telephone.
telling them to go on without him.
AS he was giving these details to the
reporters Edward Welch, a brother of
the dead man, who is a contractor in
Princeton. n j., entered the room.
Il couldn't get here for the celebration
Yesterday" he said; so | thought I'd
come over to- day"
Got some very sad news for you" said
Mr. Jones.
"Why, what's up?"
Your brother has been killed"
Edward Welch reeled and would have
fallen to the floor if the others in the
room had not jumped up and caught him
DR.. Terwilliger leaves, besides his wife
two little sons, one seven years old and
the other five.