Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-08-31
Ne WARKEkS IN
WILD AUTO RIDE
HURT By CRASH
Nurse, Another Woman and
Three Doctors Run Against
Gates Near Trenton.
SPEEDING TO PERFORM
OPERATION, ONE STORY
We're Going Some" and Riders
Declare Crossing Flag
man Was Asleep.

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In a wild auto ride early today an
Oldsmobile car, in which were DR..
Henry ]. Schireson, of the Peoples
Medical ---stitute. of 80 Central avenue,
this city; DR.. L. Poster, also Of the
institute; DIR. s. P. Ritter. Of New
York, and Miss Helen Hackett, a
trained nurse, and another young wom-
an, whose name has been carefully
withheld. and Edward Asst. chauffeur,
crashed through the gates of the Con-
over crossing of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, just outside the city limits of
Trenton, between 4 and 8 o'clock this
morning. All were more or less injured
and the auto was wrecked.
Immediately following the accident
it was given out by the doctors that
they were on their way to Phiiadel-
phia to perform an operation, and for
this reason the car was being driven
at high speed. Miss Hackett, however,
saidSin a matter-of-fact way:
you can put it down that we were
going to Philadelphia to perform an
operation. That looks good, but 1t is
not true" Miss Hackett was more
reticent regarding the Identity OF the
other woman in the auto.
Taken to Hospital.
Following the crash all were taken
to st. Francis's Hospital, in Trenton,
The crew of freight train, which had
been halted BY the red light of the
automobile. helped to give first aid
to the wounded, and assisted in their
removal to the hospital
The party left Newark shortly before
midnight. About 4 o'clock the machine
sped through Trenton. There is a
down-grade near Conover Crossing.
Those in the auto say that no lights
were displayed at the crossing, and that
the fagman was asleep. This is denied
by the fagman. He said he had just
| lowered the gates when the auto ap-
peared, going at terrific rate.
The fact that the gates were down
bears out, 1t is said. the statement
that the fiagrnan had prepared for the
| freight train which was coming east
ward.
The engineer of the freight saw the
red light of the auto on the track and
| brought his train to a stop. Before
| the crash came DR.. Schireson and DIR.
Ritter jumped, and escaped with a few
slight bruises. The others in the party
were cut by flying splinters and glass,
and were taken TO the hospital. The
machine was put out OF commission.
Miss Hackett complained of a pain
| in her side when she was seen at noon
today at the Peoples Medical Institute,
which is housed in brick building at
| so Central avenue. She is the only one
of the auto party who came to this
city The others are still in the Tren-
ton hospital.
81 had my eyes closed and was seated
in the rear of the car" she said, de-
scribing the accident. 81 win admit
that we were going some DR.. Ritter
was singing He has a fine voice. and.
like all good singers. required lot of
coaxing. He finally started to sing,
and I tell you was fine.
Like q Dream.
"It was like dream. l never felt
80 happy in my life. Then all of sud
den there was a crash, and / remem-
bered nothing more. I was unconscious
for a tine and then was revived. The
others remained at the hospital while
came to Newark. am all right but
for this slight pain in my side.
mo, l will not tell who the other
young woman is. Her people are well
known in this city. and they might be-
come alarmed If they thought she was
badly hurt. DR.. Poster is the most
seriously hurt"
When DR.. Schireson was assured
that the injuries to his guests were
receiving proper attention he and DR..
Ritter went to the Trenton House and
engaged rooms where they could rest
from the shock Before retiring DR..
Schireson telegraphed to Newark for
another machine. The new machine.
it was learned also met with an acct
dent near New Brunswick.
When interviewed late this afternoon
DR.. Schireson still insisted that the
gateman was asleep. He said when he
called for help the gateman seemed be-
wildered and was rubbing his eyes. The
doctor still insisted that there were no
lights on the gates, and reiterated that
the gateman refused to give him water
for the injured passengers who were
lying on the ground.
Although there is an incline in the
road leading to the crossing, the doc
tors machine managed to go through
both gates, and was stopped by COM
ing in contact with a pole. resulting
with nearly a complete destruction OF
the car.
Besides the loss sustained in the
destruction of the car Dr. Ritter claims
he lost gold watch, fob and dia-
mond ring, in all valued at about $500.
LITTLE GIRL, WHO FELL