New-York tribune., 1910-05-09
LLOYD GR|SCOM HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE SMASH
President of County Committee
Badly Bruised, but Goes on
to Eidman Funeral.
OTHER MISHAPS OF THE DAY
Joy Ride Ends in Grocery Store
Window and Two Women Are
Hurt Policeman's
Dog Killed.
OTHER MISHAPS, OF THE DAY

While. Llayd c. Griscom. president of
the Republican County Committee: Mrs
Griscom and John Boyle. jr. secretary
of the committee. were on their WAY tn
| the funeral of Ferdinand Eidman. at No.
o1 9TH street, yesterday morning. a
westbound crosstown car in 18th street
crashed into their automobile at Fifth
avenue, driving it up against a hydrant
on the sidewalk crushing in the radi-
ator, breaking off one of the wheels and
causing other damage
None of the party was thrown out of
the machine, but Mr.. Griscoms leg was
cut and bruised. Although suffering
great pain he refused to go home. sum
moned d taxicab and went on to the
funeral. 1t was said that the motor
man could not stop his car, because the
rails were slippery. and that the auto
mobile skidde ! on the damp asphalt. the
emergency brake being powerless to
hold back the car. No arrests were
made.
Mrs. Ada Glade. who is seventy-one
years old and lives at No Sc Newark
avenue. Jersey City, was knocked down
and painfully injured by d motorcycle
at ST Nicholas avenue and 125th street
last night. She was removed to the j
Hood Wright Hospital and later was
taken to the home of her daughter. At
No 81 Manhattan avenue. The police
arrested the motorcyclist, who said that
he was Herbert Sake. of No. 40 Con-
vent avenue.
A Joy ride which began ON Saturday
night al a garage al Amsterdam avenue
and 1o1st street and ended early yester-
day morning i'm the show window of a
grocery store at Columbus avenue and
1O1st street resulted in INJURY 10 two
women and the arrest of the chauffeur
George Mura, of No 166 West 99th
street, on several charges.
His employer. Clarence Isaacs. who
lives at the Hendrick Hudson apart
ments. at Riverside Drive and 10th
street, said that Mura had taken the car
out without his permission. and when
the chauffeur was arralgned before Mag
istrate Barlow. in the West Side court.
on charge of grand larceny, he was
held i'm 5000 bail for examination to-
morrow. He was also held in 5000 bail
for Special Sessions for operating an
automobiIe without license.
Mura had two women and d man in
the car with him when the steering gear
failed to work properly and the machine
plunged into the window of the grocery
store of Gristede Brothers. The car
was overturned and all the occupants
were thrown out The women were at
tended by DR. Wardner. of the j. Hood
Wright Hospital. and went to their
homes After Mura had been locked
up Sergeant Duran and four patrolmen
from the West Tooth street station
worked two hours before they succeeded
in removing the car out of the wrecked
window The front wheel was torn off
and il was otherwise damaged.
\ big Newfoundland dog, the con-
stant companion. on post or off, during
the last fourteen years of Patrolman
George Burnell, of the fremont police
station. was struck by an automobile NJ
Washington avenue and 143d street last
night. and all the precinct is mourning.
The dog started to cross the street. when
A touring car flashed out of the fog and
broke both its hind legs. a bullet from
Burnelrs revolver ended it's life