New-York tribune., 1910-07-17
DASHED To DEATH IN
DEEP RAILROAD CUT.
Horse Carries Family of Three
90 Feet Down to Tracks
Woman Instantly Killed.
MAN AND BABY IN HOSPITAL
Both Thought To Be Fatally In
jured-Accident Happens So
Suddenly Escape from
Wagon Is Impossible.

Mrs Florence E Voorhees, was in
slantly killed, her two-year- old daugh-
ter. Florence. was fatally injured. and
her husband. John J. Voorhees,. jr., was
seriously hurt in Jersey City yesterday
afternoon. ~hey were riding in run
| about on t. Boulevard when the horse
SHE'D at ar Ytomobile as they were
crossing the Idge over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroat ut. --r-..
Before Mr.. V 'hees could regain con-
troll OF the amin t dashed against the
side rail of the .dge so violently that
| it carried away portion of She- rail and
! fell into the cut to the tracks, ninety feet
below. carrying with it the wagon and
! its occupants.
AutomcbilistS stopped to volunteer
their services. and the wounded father
and daughter Nere quickly conveyed to
Christ Hospital The surgeons there
said the child was mortally injured. out
expressed hope OF saving the. father. The
body of Mrs Voorhees, was taken 20 an
undertake ker's establishment.
The VOORHEES, family has been prom
fnent in Jersey city. The injured ma n :
father is Finance Commissioner John ]
VOORHEES,. the founder and head Of the
; VOORHEES, Rubber Manufacturing Com
parv. Of which John J. Voorhees, ir., was
! treasurer.
( The horse was instantly killed. and the
wagon su1a shed to fragments
Mother's Body Saved Child.
/ II is thought that Mrs. Voorhees, s
head hit a telegraph pole. as her skull
was crushed and she was found close 10
the pole when help came. Her little girl
was living over her. and it is supposed
( that the mother seized the child in an
/ instructive effort 10 protect her as the
( carriage went OFF the bridge. Mr.. Noor-
hees was hurled in a different direction
He was unconscious when picked up
and il was reported that his back was
broken. but this report was not con-
brIned-
The accident caused intense excite
+ n.rnt and the bridge was quickly Blocked
1 " TN 4 crush OF automobiles, carriages
and pedestrians Patro.meu Southard
aud Doian We're the first 10 reach the
scene on their bicycles. and Word was
telephoned TO the Oakland avenue sta
ton. From there the reserves. headed
by Captain Cody. came with q rush
The police summoned Or Adams, Dr.
Russell and Dr. Putnam all of--~ hof7
ave near tho scene 81 the. accident
Il vas seen At once that Airs. Voor-
hess was hoyond help. An examination
showed that ber skull had becn crushed
and her neck broken.
Father ans Child IN Hospital
MIR. Voorhees, had landed on a grass
pot. which in some slight measure les
s.ned the force Of his fall The little
girl had probably been saved from in
stant death by falling on her mother,
County Physician Converse reached
the scene soon after the accident hap
pened and he had the body of Mrs
VOORHEES, taken TO Leaks morgue in
-, Place Mr.. Voorhees, and the child
were hurried to Christ Hospital in an
ambulance. Al the hospital the dos
tors would not admit that Ny Voor-
hees's hack VAS broken. but they said
tha, both he and the child we're suf-
ferins severely from shock. Il would
be impossible 20 tell fo- twenty -four
hours. the doctors said. what the out
come Of M Voorhees, injuries would
l,e The laby-s condition was also said
- be critical