New-York tribune., 1910-03-24
MRS. S.SL0CUM KILLED
GEN. BELL INJURED,
fChief Of Si0G MOI Seriously
Hart iR .sgto Collision.

v-asiington. March g Major General =.
Fgankln BcE chief OF stan ~ thC United
eStstcs army. Who vas injured to-day IN
tcoliisinn az ga automobile With trolley
raF or thc Tcnnallytown Road, I'm the
uorthWost outskirts 81 this cify. which
oiesiited ~ the death ~ Mrs Herbert J.
islortm. wife ~ Major S.OcUm l.. ;. A.,
"uRs reported tonight 90 he resting com
eia-fahly. one ~ hss rlhs was broken and
,ne suffered some scalp wounds. bat no in
faernal injuries have besn discovered ard
SEQ complications of Gns sort lave set in.
The surgeons attending General Ben TO-
tight stated thai he would be atie 40 Set
bout ir thc course az aav or TWO aIG
Uauld r,s,uls Eis work Within r week oT
ten daye.
Mayor Slocum. Nno g. s m.nhcr of tie
ft1 Cavalry and nov stationed a. Gov
fraiol's Island New gori, arrived tonight
tti'h MS sons. Germs. N. who rs also a. Gov
ssnor's Island. and Theodore, a student ~
,'rinocton Ut4versi;, !Ie was met az tae
;rnfn ny Inspector Goaerai Darlington. ~
most q lifelong friend. auJ hy ,oionel
f, ''row6er. - she Judge advocate generals
ofiios and Lieutenant Colonel Hoau. an as
sistant 10 tie surgeon general.
~ 40 rUrthor arrangements have aern made
for the funeral of MIS- S.ocum than that
me body Nil bo taken. aftcr tie inquest
tomorrow, a. tho home % her birth. Ossin-
sne, X. y. where the burial VII take pace.
NJ and Mrs. Robinson. the latter sister
~ Mrs. Slocum. and Miss Robinson. Of
Nsw Nori, also arrived here to-nishi.
Mrs. Slocum whose husband Is nephew
a Mrs. Russell sag. had beer visiting her
sister Mrs. fi. =. Green 81 the wyoming
Eparimen; house. 'n this ciiy, but yesterday
went 20 Fort Mvcr 70 visit Alr and Mrs.
Ren. v'f;h whom sho and her husband were
~ torus - intimate friendship. n was on
re Way hack 20 ,he wyoming that the
fttal collision occurred According 10 the
fuEt police report of the accident. Mrs.
Green was :n fhe automobile. This was IN
: ocrroct Tho only occupants ~ lie car
wee Genera Bell NTs Sloc-m and the
chauffeur.
Favo-ite Route for Autouobiies.
The Tsnnauyown Road. ofneiauy known
a. Wisconsin avenue. runs north from
Georgetown through tho westerly environs
~ the city and - n favorite route for au-
tomobnes. Crossing The Georgetown bridge
from F0rg Myer the automobile turned
north into Wisconsin srenue, and was about
90 turn essteriy along the northorly boun-
6Rry ~ the city when al Garfield street the
collision occurred.
b wac immediately seen that Mrs. Slo-
NNln COMMUNION was kffluNk. Hiu Etle was
placed aboard a trolley car To he hurI led 20
hospital After having Eonc some dis
= tance in tlc car she Wss transferred To an
sutomObiie AND ths driver basteued with
Hll Frsed 20 the Gooree' Own University Hos
p''al. When the hospital was reached ;hc
surgeons pronounced Mrs. Slocum dead
Major General Bcu al first also appeared
20 no in a serious condition. A passing au-
tomohile WAS hailed and tho general was
placed ln il and hurried 20 tho post hos
pitsl ~ Fort AJycr AFTER rs wounds were
dressed The general Was removed 20 his
home.
Ware, tho chaufour, VAS unhurt bui was
coon arrested. Together WITH the uoto-msn
and conductor - tho trolley car They
were later released.
Tive Chaufteur's Stery.
According a. tho soooun, OF tho acoidsn,
Eivsn by Ward, tho objective point was the
Naval ObsefsWors. While proceeding
along Wisconsin svonue General Bcu or.
dered him ~ tur into Garfcld strert
Lutlo time ves availahlc for making Size
furn and Tie chauffeur -toercd lis ma
N chino across g. cracks without rlsuciug
n hack to sec II uny cars were approaching
when ulc mschire VAS aboa; tN1-t ard,
across the frst track solt1bound sub
Urban car strIck it
The automobile Was hurled about dss
feei against a tr"Ile, pole. Do finally Ulrnad
Over. General Beli was throun out RNart
Nas pinned under rlc front - tho car. bui
managed 20 eNtricat. himself Mr. Slo-
clm was crushed under thc body ~ ,Ge
0ar Bleedlug about TIE hands and head
General Rrn directed tie passenger o. ti,
ar and or1crs 'u ilfrnE Jls autCuouiI,
fro- fhc injured woman
~. = Speiubaucl. rhr ulotormau on the
0sr SAWS thar he lad slowed down far fhe
NRssachuscttz avcauc rrossiug ana was
running ~ uot anon, shan sewer miles an
hour. General Bon shsol'a6 frc ulo'orman
from A.aUa fo~ tr. accident
pac6dens Cas-. March -s- Masa- S..phcn
socam. WHO. niib Ms s'ocum. SIS vtth
2Irs. Y sell saes .-g..e.d dlrra.,l TO-
fsv er~ouuonr tle accident f-cu3 Wash
.ugton in which fre v... o+ Dis 'rbtgcr.
Nafor 81 T.ricr d. ~'9.rr. was Killed The
SiocgIls r0d Mu- Sspo wH ieavo Pasadena
81 TTfsay for Erv York Major Sfruleu
~lecufa ~. 20 q" Aasa. .tuI mnl.- .-latoir
fo 20 rNfr n's hinIltc.
N,,-s of -he accidcn, oh.ch resulted n
30 acltn ~ Mrs. s.ecum and fr" INJURY
~ Na.lr CO -rai Isr'l va~ received ~ Gov
srno~'~ Tslars at r otlorls three hours
fsie- - fc- IFarh,-r o. Slocum haa de-
NaH.fH lf''... fH INSPECT fIIe
pc-taur. ars"aaL fIe was informed ~ his
IfC's 5rctr irmedil-cly. and rr returned
M time o." take tho lll t-alu 'cr Wash
. wgtor. Ic was uDcHwparirI rl l.s elder
eon. Gorr cln, and fE.- 0lu retr.u ro fa.s
effv to-morrrD with M-.. SIocnn.s fodx.
Mrf Slocum eft 1..- tou. on Governor s.
'Euo 0l saturday 20 Fl-iI .l,r sstfr. Nrs.
"a. IL Green. Iu Washington. sine, Ma i0r
Slocvn took up tu, duties % .UFpeg tor
genera slK months aEn hs s.d he wife
hud lived a fhe post. W'fh freir elder son.
General fsH and MafOr ~|oCum Ncrc
r..dCts at Nost loirt during tue carly COS
end ft WAS where that MaioF SlOCum 0fst
.r0f hi- wife, who was M-e Iraudrcfl. n.
r- Ossiulnr Ma Ior Elocuu foiucd tho .th
''aKalrv .u IHlG. and General Bell went 10
rhc same regiment Two years Eater. They
served sn rle sane regiment uufl IgQe
NrE BlOclm accompanied her husband ou
al the expedition in which ms regiment
took par. Before her marriage Mrs Sio-
eun vas ono ~ tle most popular .bel'es a.
Nest Point, and she Na~ well known ;r
army society lor her elferta iufne.t~ she
VIII b. LLri-d lu Tho family T.,t - C-slL-
ing y. T.
phDUCAi4 SENT TO Shh DOMINGO.
Washington March ~-~e Nsvv Dc-
rartmant tils affsrlo5a ordered tre iur-
boar TaGucau new 80 IflTaF- To- urn-