The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-07
Three Metropolitan Club
Men Hurt and Chauf-
feur Killed.
AXLE BROKE At HIGH SPEED
John 7. SIN Breaks His Arms,
G. n. Robinson q Rib-Mr.
Rooseveits- Head Cut.

! ssshs IeBOsrNtit OF SlS Ll6ulSpn
avenue, "A cousin Of the ex-Presioient,
attempted To drive his 90 horse power
automobile yesterday morning past
another car owned and driven by Henry
Sanderson of the Metropolitan Club on
the State road three miles west of Mont
gomery. Orange county. Both cars were
full Of members OF the Metropolitan
Club ont for a three day trip. The for
| ward axle of Mr.. Roosevelt's car broke
at the knuckle on the left side. the car
whirlsd in half somersault into the
ditch and then skidded on the top of the
tonneau for fully fifty feet
Alexander +. Ehbel. Mr. Roosevelt
chauffeur. was instantly killed John
I. Sill. a retired merchant who lived
at the Metropolitan Club. broke both his
arms a little above the wrists. George
II Robinson. a banker Of this city. broke
"a rib and internal injuries are suspected.
and MIR. Roosevelt. who was knocked
unconscious by the fall from the car.
came OIL, 81 il with mis- head and faco
badly lacerated Mr. Roosevelt was able
| TO come back To New York Mr. Sill and
Mr.. Robinson are in St Luke'S Hospital,
Newburgh
A farmer who was one Of the first to
reach the overturned machine said that
the two cars seemed 10 him to be making
little less than sixt v miles an hour Just az
Mr.. Roosevet's car took the leap into
the air. The accident came at the min
ute that the car was taking the side Of
the road in an effort to pass the car which
was driven 10y Mr.. Sanderson. The front
wheel struck a soft spot in the hard oiled
road and tn. breaking Of the forward
axle folio wed instantly
Just a. soon a. SanderSon could bring
his car To a stop he whirled back 20 where
the Roosevelt car lay. bottom up. with
every wheel hut on.. twisted from its
body. Only three Of it, passengers could
he seen; these wer. Mr. Roosevelt. Mr.
Sill and Mr. Robinson all Of whom w,rs
turned car unconscious
In Sanderson'- car were Henry r
Taylor Of Es-t Sav"rty-fir-t street.
Edward & Wallace. who lives ~ - East
Sixty-ninth street; Oliver & Tav--scll.
who nake~ hi- homo 1T IN. ~. ropui n
Club. and Dudley OIcott I'd Who was in
Morristown. y ! When All of rNsm had
nut their united strength on il, lido #
the tonnenu they managed - III t'la
wrecked machine 80 it, aid" linru"4.l
the body of III" cnr they found tlrrl
with "A deep hole in the c"ntro VI IL fore
head Death had been inst r1'arcpu,
Tn" accident came r"lr thr clos. =
week end l1uut over ~" 'il.i- - ,'s' -..l =
ware Water Gap and pnc,,. upon WA
the eight men. all club friends and .l-i-
ness associates had embarked nv 'l' TO
automobiles In" .Nr.r-iou h.d ,ciG
New York ON Friday mrr'in. nd topped
a. MnntclaIr aud ou Frl.tly night rntI.i
the DriGwlrc Mater Gap Nfr"- riglt
~ motel there tho parry -pcur -" net
morning IN rrrIndiirc up ard down tas
adjacent countrywide and on - urigy
might reached Ellcnv.llc in t'l-rrr county.
TIL" night Wa spent ia tn" Waysldc Inn
Ih"r.
Early yesterday morning th" twp
automobiles l"ft E.len-il,". t"aha,. -nu,n.
u was planned To max" TN" Tuxedo Clup
by noon for luncheon and gct hack 10
New YORK ~ lhe afternoon
From Eli.nvIll. the, party followed the
Stat" roads that lead down IN" w.r-r bank
Of tn. Hudson un'itfh"y turned 90 tIs
a few miEr outside of New
hurgh. Nine miles west of Newburgh ~
tn" villag. of Montgomery. Beyond
three miles il IN" hamlet
of Allards Corners FROM Mont sorlory
l,k 81. II ~
there il n haid oiled stat. road winch IS
nearly perfect for automobiles until nc
enters the Rampo Mouatains at Monroe.
When IN" two automobiles struck the
fine road beyond Allard's Corners it seems
that a friendly rivalry sprang up b"twa"n
Sanderson. whose % horse power car was
in the Lead. and Mr.. Roosevelt. who did
not purpose 80 take any 81 Sand.rsou
dust when he had car 81 the same cnoac-
Ity Several farmers heard tho scr"ech Il
siren and pulled Of tho road
none too soon an the Leading ear whIrlcd
by.
Mr.. Roosevelt's car gained on sander
son and on straight road. with no OH
vehicle in sight ~ far a. rs
could see. Mr.. Roosevelt attempted 70
make the swing and pass 'he ear ahead
II him. II was just then that tn" right
front wheel sank in "a small Tlrcu NJ
oos" sand filing oppression in tNs
roadway. Their. was a violent wrnnrA.
the car skidded for a fraction ~ q So, oui
then the axle -na pp-d and m" hig machine
turned turtle.
Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. Sill and Mr. Robin.
son wer" all thrown far f.p"ad and clear
n the car when IL :nrned Apparently
the clothing oi Ehbel tho rhauRs,ir wlc
waA sitting IN the front seat heatdn Nir.
Rooaevelt. was caught ny tho -'nsrina
wheel. for when the machine turned rs
ras under II The wreck n the au'o.-r.
bile plough~d up the roa died for e 4 -.
lance Of almost fifty feet before =. ca-.s