New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-09
AUTO KILLS BOY.
DRIVER ATTACKED
BALL PLAYER RUN DOWN
IN FRONT OF HOME.
Comrades and Brother Harl Them
SelC6S at DTJCT WOmaH an
Car Nag Die from Shock.


injured in front OF his home last evening az
O'Clock by large touring car. in which wers
Samuel Hrschbach. owner OF the car. a cloth
ing merchant. living at the Hotel Regent.
Broadway and 10Th street and three other pas
sengers. Mr.. Hirschbach was attacked by the
boys companions and his brother. and ths
mother swooned as she saw her son IN the car
to be taken to a hospital Mrs. Rose Mayer. an
aged woman. who has been an invalid for seven
years. and who was taking her first outing at
that time. swooned at the hospital when told
that the boy had died on the way there. and II
was said that the shock might cause her death
The Kimrnich boy who lived with his mother
and an older brother. had been out in the street
In front Of his home ali the afternoon. He vas
captain and manager of a baseball team. and
every day after school he would take the team
out for practice Yesterday the boys had been
practising for a game to-day. and as they wcre
about to stop their little captain ordered cna
more bit Of practice
Rudolph was everywhere. directing the play
ers. showing them how to catch swift ball and
how to make q "bunt." and a final demon
stration of how they should handle swift ball
he ordered the boy at the bat to hit ball with
all his strength. which he said he would catch
This was done. and. true TO his word. Rudolph
leaped high in the air as he was running hack
ward. caught the ball and on the point %
plauded his skill when the automobile appeared
from behind wagon Before the boy could re-
cover his balance the machine had passed over
him and crushed out his life.
DISTRACTIONS IN STREET.
Al the point where the accident occurred ths
north side Of the street was Uttered With build
ing material On tho south side coal wagon
vas backed NJ 20 the curb. For vehicle -
pass between the coal wagon and the building
material fl vas necessary to make sharp -
turn
According TO eyewitnsssss the autornobile vas
/ not making more than eight miles an hour when
/ it rounded the middle os the - turn and han
II not been for the fact that Rudolph Jumped
/ from behind the wagon almost directly In tront
| Of the wheels OF the car the accident could havs
/ been prevented M Hirschbach applied tbs
/ brake on the instant that the boy was hurlad
/ beneath the wheels. and the machine cams 70 a
\ stop within almost its OWL lsngth- Ths right
/ front and rear wheels Of the automobils had
! Passed squareIy over the boys body and head
I As soon as the machine came 20 a stop BTr-
Hirschbach Ieaped rom the seat, and went back
/ and lifted the limp body IN his arms and carried
| II N The automobile. Convinced that the boy
was seriously injured. he laid him On the seat
beside him. preparatory 70 going 20 Washington
| Heights Hospital. in West 165th street In th>
Q
5o4 West 146th street. a dealer in aurouobiis
supplies his sister Jeanustts and Mrs Ross
Mayer. his mother.
ATTACKED BT BOTS FRIENDS
As Mr.. Hirschbach bent down TO grasp ths-
crank the boys who had seen their leader struck
down by the automobile made a rush for the
merchant and knocked him to the street. at ths.
same time yelling threats and curses a. him
q, ard
10 climb into the drivers seat. AT that moment
Victor Kirlraich. who had seen the accidenti
from the window OF his home. dashed out into
the street and rushed at him He Ieaped the
running board ot the car and rained blows on
the merchants head and face. and az the sarns,
.lne tried 10 drag him from the car Sevsrs>i
men who had witnessed the accident rushed 10
NIr FIirschbach's assistance and succeeded in
pulling young Kimmich from the machine and
holding him
While Mr. Hirschb bach was defending himself
from the enraged boys. Mr.. Mayer and his sis
ter devoted their attention to the injured boy
They placed him on the hoor OF the tonneau and
made bandages Of handkerchiefs and Miss
Mayors skirt Mrs. Mayer. who has been an
invalid for seven years. was taking her first
outing during that time yesterday. ar the invi-
tation Of 1Ir. Hirschbach. Sne held the lads
head in her lap. Although suffering great sgi-
tduOns MIS-. mayer 44+S-9t-- 5iA -1---s Ga $50
could to help the boy
While the women and Mr.. Mayer were thus
engaged the boys mother. Mrs. Sophie kim
r1feI. ran from her nome. hatless and hystericaL
She tried TO reach 81r. Hirschbach and shrieked
fncoherentIy at him. Restrained by the group
of men about the merchant. she rushed 20 her
son and fsH senseless across his form She vas
led away by bystanders. sobbing Historically.
DIES on WAY TO HOSPITAL.
BY this time Mr.. Hirschbach had succeeded in
getting the machine ready to start, and the big
touring car fairly flew over the ground to the
hospital Before it had come to stop Mr.
Hirschbach was running up the steps, two az
a time with the boy in his arms
Dr. Jacobs. the house surgeon. met him at the
door and the boy quickly placed on the
emergency operating table Dr- Jacobs placed
a stethoscOpe TO the lads heart and then shook
his head In spite Of the speed with which the
run to the hospital had been made. il was t0o
late. The surgeon said that the boy must havs
died Oh the way there
When Mr. Hirschbach told that the boy
was dead ne fell in swOon to the hoor- Mr.
Naver who had also entered the room. ran to
the automobile to tell the women what had hap
pened His mother tainted and had 70 b.
treated BY DR. Jacobs. II said because ot
her extreme weakness and long invalidism she
might not recover from the shock
NJ. Hirschbach was arrested by Bicycle Po-
Iiceman McGough. of the West l52d street poles
station. on technical charge of homicide He
was released $1,000 bail fixed by Coroner
Hamburger
Mr. Hirschbsch said that he and his guests
had been in westchester County all the after
-. sr5 that ou-ins 70 the moor health Of Mrs.