Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-28
DEATH RIDES
WITH JOY
Automobile Dashes Through
Fence and Plunges Into
Creek
ONE VICTIM WAS DROWNED
Five Others Including Young
Woman Were Seriously
Injured.

Chicago, June 2S,-One man was
pinned under his automobile and
drowned and five others and a young
woman were seriously injured a few
miles from Hammond, Ind, early this
morning, when the car plunged into
a creeN Peter Ripley of Hammond
was drowned. The injured include
Irving and Frank Beetz, Jr.. sons of a
millionaire manufacturer of Hammond
Irving was driving the car and racing
with an interurban car, he lost con-
troll of the machine. The car plunged
from the road through a fence and
turned turtle in the creek.
JOY RIDER DEMANDS
ITS DAILY VICTIMS.
Bradford, Pa, June 2S.-Harold
Backus, chauffeur, aged %, was kill
ed and two companions were injured
when their automobile crashed into a
telegraph pole.
Italian May Die.
Beverly, Mass, June 2S.-The seri-
Gus condition of Michael Thisthwilla,
an Italian laborer who was struck yes
terday by an automobile operated by
Robert Taft, a son of President Taft,
has caused a hurried change in the
plans of the Taft family, who were
preparing to depart on the Sylph for
New London today to attend the Har-
vard-Yale regatta Thursday.
Instead, of attending the races the
family will remain at Beverly unless
there is an unexpected change for the
better in the mans condition.
The report from Beverly hospital
last night was that his name was on
the dangerous list and he has only
a slight chance of recovery. DR..
Mixer, of Boston, sent at the request
of the President, arrived here late this
| afternoon. He is working with the
hospital authorities doing all he can
for the injured man. Robert Taft Is
badly broken up over the affair.
Chief of Police Ferguson has re-
ceived instructions through the Presi-
dert's attorney to see that the IN
jured man is given every possible at
tentiOn until his arrival when he will
take care of the matter himself Ron
ert has been in conference with the
chief several times and refused to go
! OUT in the automobile again today.
Secretary King of the board or
dents secretary today stating that
the President would arrive at Beverly
early Wednesday morning.
President Much Distressed.
| Washington, June 2S.-President
Taft was greatly distressed when he
learned of his sons unfortunate acci-
dent at Beverly, Mass. He immed-
| lately sent a long message to his son,
the text of which was not made pub
! lie, but which is said to have con-
( tanned instructions to do everything
| POSSIBLE for the injured man. The
following telegram was sent to an old
college friend of the President:
Samuel Carr, Boston, Mass: By
an unfortunate automobile accident
at Beverly my son Robert struck a
street laborer, featuring his skull
He is at Beverly hospital. Wi. you
not call up by phone the best sur
geon in Boston and have him visit
the hospital at once and tender SER
vice to the resident physician and do
all he can for the injured man."
(Signed) "WIELIAM H TAFT"
| The President then sent a PERSONAL
telegram to the injured man express
ing his profound regret over the ac-
cident and conveying to the victim
his earnest hope of a speedy recov-
cry. This telegram was not made
| nuhlic