New-York tribune., 1909-04-28
TWO AUTO VICTIMS DIE
Il BOY KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Another Hurt and Many arrests
Also Marx Day Of Speed History.

Two children died yesterday as the result o. oei'6
-an down by automobiles, another "as seriously
hurt and several arrests were made foi eAoeeo'i's
the speed limit
.-to-,as F-l,--7 eight wears old MAS playing near
SIS home Al Nc ls3 West 65th street, last night
when he was ran over hv automobile owned iIle
police say by Leroy " Baldwin. president "i lile
F,ranire Trust COMPANY and operated Toy Hector
Cavalera- Mr.. Baldwin was not III me Il4eiIlie
The boy was instantly killed
witnesses Of the accident said the car Vas not
going very fas,. hut account Of The wet pave
r7eut the Chauffeur unable 20 stop the Hlaclie
when the boy in front Of it, The lamp on 'i!e
left side OF the automobile struck the boA mead
fracturing his skull He was thrown 70 the street
and the car passed over MS entire body as he lay
leugthyvise on tle pavement
The BODY was taken 70 a drugstore at AnsteT-
dam avenue and 9th stfeet 4 large crowd gath
ered and threatened the chauffeur, Sc that II Was
necessary TO call oct' the reserves Of the West
esth street sta1ion prevent violence. TIE boH :
father said that he slightly deaf and pTooaoi3
had no; heard the approach Of the machine IaF-
sIera was arrested
Mary Abend. the nine-year-old daughter Of Her
man Abend. Of No. 80 West 18th street who was
run over by a newspaper delivery wagon at Ien'n
avenue and 45th street last Thursday night oieu
yesterday in the Flower Hospital She Naihe"
behind A streatcar directly in front Of the "aSo"
and received 2 fractured skull The little girl was
attended constantly by her mother or father at
the hospital
Calvin Dodd fourteen years OLD. was knocked
down and run over Icy a speeding automobile YES
terdav afternoon w,le his way fro. scilooI 90
his homo in Moore avenue. near BeauforI sIee',
Duuton. Ions Island and received ooi'l'oiiiu
fracture Of the leg Hes condition was considered
so serious that ne later removed 10 81 NI1'9 ,
J5oSDiral. Jamaica The accident occurred At
Broadway ani sherman street. AFTER IIl-Ii7
down the hoy the occupants OF the ar. a man
ana woman put on fun speed and escaped lilTee
ot,,er F,o,s were with Dodd but all escaped hJ1'N-
-Tbe1 said they remembered the NUMBER oL 1le
automobile, buJ the police say there : l'o SUI"
number as the one they gave
Sfeeding up Seventh avenue on hls way 10 uie
ro Grounds Al Inc rate Of twenty miles an noun
-,-li,,r "a 7il. stop watch Of Bicycle PatrollIalI
c,,,,,erer Iohu J. AcGraw. marager OF the HlallS'
49, a.reste5 Yesterday afternoon At l5oia street
Nscray r,r,este5 that he must get 10 the sfoUilus
IN time fer a scheduled game, nut the la'iolll- -
insisted On taking the chauffeur 10 the "eSl I-'
Street station The manager said ilal ne VIZ VIZ
- , ,,ops-rDar and boarded elevated tram
for the grounds Magistrate Crane hela lIe Si-'~'
eur in s3ee laH for trial although the latter as
serted thar he Was not exceeding '!ll' teen l-'' ~
hour. -,,
,1,-ie,r7te Steers in the New Jersey avenue
,.,a,t East New York. almost confessed 10 eA-
csediue tie speed limit himself at yesterday :
=e.ssi-r Joiu Swain. who lives at Bedford avenue
,-s Tzerren street was charged with gong at me
rate Of rreaty-tvo miles hour Swain s4lu Illa'
he was not guilty. and The magistrate re'oIten
..e1cv- ,zn an automobile and isn't Il lac,
..,.t man breaks the speed law every 1hne ne
..rez his machine out Of The garage2 swan Ie-
- and she fact that lie was held in 81" bal loI
rial were lost in bosteroUs laughter which GIeeeu
the magistrates query