New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-05
.DR|SCO[L HITS PAVEMENT.
Police Commissioner Thrown
Hard as Auto and Car Crash.
MACHINE BADLY SMASHED
Nobody's Fault, His Comment on
Accident Slightly Hurt, but
ALI Right, Says Doctor.

When a northbound Broadway surface
car smashed the automobile in which Glenn
ent J. Driscou. First Deputy Police Com
missioner, rode yesterday morning, 1t was
only luck that saved the official from seri-
GUS injury AS il was he was thrown
from the motor car and stunned His RIBS
and one arm were bruised, but he expects
to be al his desk to-day.
The Commissioner was driving in de-
partment automobile from the West Side
court to the Tombs court, and the car,
driven by Edward Naun, a police chauffeur,
was running down Broadway at a noder-
ate rate Of speed. Just as the chauffeur
turned the car into 14th street going east,
he saw another touring car coming out of
University Place On the other side was
a surface car going south and just passing
the motor car. Naun took his chance and
tried 10 get across in front of the north
bound car. which was very near, but just
as he swung his steering wheel around the
wheels of the automobile skidded on the
pavement and the vestibule of the streetcar
crashed into the tonneau of the machine
The motor car turned almost over and
was wrecked. The Commissioner, who was
stunned by the accident. could not tell eX-
actly what happened, but when the chauf-
feur. who was thrown completely out over
the steering wheel and hood, came to him
self he saw M. DriscoH standing on the
sidewalk 4 traffic patrolman wished TO
send for an ambulance, but the Commits
sfoner and his driver were taken to Police
Headquarters in a taXiCab-
Eugene Driscoll, the Commissioners
brother. was telephoned for and went
around to Headquarters where he found
his brother talking 10 Second Deputy Com
missioner Flynn.
You're going to get killed some time.
Glenn his brother said to him.
We'll, I'm all right now" answered the
Deputy. although I guess there are some
fellows in town who would have liked to
see me get mine. The accident was one Of
those things that is nobody's fault"
After he was taken 10 his home, No
Oliver street his physician, DR.. A. Pisani.
looked him over and found that aside from
a bad shaking UP the official was all right
His right arm vas bruised and there were
several Commissions on his right side. Naun
was hit in the stomach by the steering
wheel when he did his aerial dive, but he
recovered quickly.
The streetcar was not badly damaged
and the motornan was not hurt, but the
automobile was IN bad shape and had lost
wheel Policemen dragged it from the
car tracks and took away the p D" sign
from the hood. The car was similar to the
red one in which Chief Croker PUSHES TO
fires. and this led 10 rumors that the chief
had been killed.
commissioner DriscoI had been al the
West Side Court in connection with a RAID
on q disorderly house in West 54th street
which ne inspected with Detective William
Cody After the Commissioner had test
fed in the case he started for the Tombs
court, intending 10 60 10 church afterWard-
The case in the Tombs court was adjourned
because of the accident to the Commls-
sioner and il will come up to-day before
Magistrate Breen.