New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-02
AUTO ACCIDENTS ABOUND
Two PeekskiII Women in the
Sunday List of Injured.
CARS IN HEAD-ON COLLISION
Big Grist of Motoring Mlshaps
Includes Killing Of Aged
BicycliSt.

The Sunday grtst or automobile accidents
and arrests for violation of the speed laws
was as plentiful yesterday as on previous
Sundays this spring. Long Island, New Jer-
sev and Westminster County furnishing the
bulk of the fatalities and arrests.
Two women and two men we're hurt early
yesterday morning when machine owned
BY Burton Robinson. a son OF Franklin ID.
Robinson, of New York, turned over on the
Albany Post Road a short distance north
of Ossinng.
The women were Mrs. Bessie Jackson and
Mrs Julia Conkin, both of Peekskill- Rob
iueon and his chauffeur, a man named
BirdsalI we're also injured The automobile
was rounding sharp turn when the steer
ing gear failed TO work properly and the
car UP the sidewalk and turned tur-
tie. The occupants we're thrown clear of
the machine. The women were taken 20
the Ossinng Hospital Mr. Robinson g
cousin, Mrs. S1ocum, wife of Major Her
bert Socum, L. S. A.. was killed in an
automobile accident In Washington few
weeks ago.
Charles Dunn, of No 10 West oath
street. was seriously injured yesterday af-
ternoon, when his motorcycle was in col
lision with an automobile on the Merrick
Road at Seaford. Long Island The chauf-
feur Of the automobile. which contained
six men, put on speed and drove away.
Dunn received q broken leg, three broken
ribs and numerous cuts and bruises. He
vas removed to the Belmont Memorial
Hospital, at Hampstead his being the first
accident case in that institution, which
was opened on Saturday
Taylor Sherman. sixty-five years old.
died In the Spring Lake Hospital yester-
day the result of injuries received near
Asbury Park early yesterday morning.
when an automobile owned and driven by
Walter Voorhees,. of Philadelphia, ran him
down IS he was riding on his bicycle
Voorhees, was arrested pending an inyesti-
cation by the Coroner
Several persons narrowly escaped scri-
Gus injury yesterday. when car owned
BY Robert a Drysdale. of No. 1t7 South
Mountain avenue, MontcIair, and another
machine, owned by DR. Thomas H. Reyn-
olds, of Avenue and Gath street, Bay
onne were in a head-on collision on the
road between Dover and RoCkaWay. Both
cars were badly damaged.
Caesar Santini a chauffeur. Of Nc. 3e7
West 56th street, was held by Magistrate
Kernochan in the Torkvflle court yesterday
on a second offence charge. He was ar
rested in the forenoon, charged with gong
twenty-five and a half miles an hour IN
Fifth avenue between 18th and SD streets.
When he was arraigned in court he was
recognized As a second offender. and he ad-
mtted that he had been fined in Special
Sessions about a month ago for speeding.
Motorcycle patroimen in The Bronx
rounded up twelve ehauffeurs yesterday
The police of Jamaica made fifteen arrests,
and there we're three arrests in Flushing.
Among the speeders who fell into the hands
of the police was ex-State Senator Joseph
DALEY. of Patchogue. Reginald c. Wander
bilt and several others who. were arrested
on Long Island on Saturday were arraigned
in the Jamaica court yesterday morning
and held by Magistrate Connolly for Special
Sessions.