The evening world., 1911-07-24

Goddard sld from her seat to the floor
Of the car and was huddled there whe'
the machine turned over AID tne oil
tank exploded.
Surrogate Mobiles car, containing the
Surrogate. his chauffeur and two
friends, was out over the FIRST OF the
four tracks when the chauffeur managed
90 stop It. He had received a double
warning. with two touring cars shat
tered before his eyes not ffty feet
sway.
The occupants Of the Noble automo-
bile piled out and ran TO pick up the
Two women and Chauffeur wasisy. Peter
Horns body had been funs 90 far up
the tracks that II was not Bred
for several minutes
The Hampstead train stopped in half
It's length and moro than one hundred
Of It's passengers disembarked TO see
what had happened and TO lend what
aid they could. The train was In
charge Of Conductor George Briggs n
Motorman II. Lefferts. The latter de-
clared that he had no warning OF the
Peril OF the automobiles until his car
had struck the frst OF the two ma
chimes.
MRS. GODDARD DRAGGED FROM
BENEATH BLAZING WRECkAGE.
The Goddard car was sheeted in flame
by the time Mrs. Goddard was dragged
from beneath It. She was terribly
burned about the upper part Of the
body and 10 not likely TO survive. She.
Mrs. Giiroy and wasley were taken 10
81. Johns Hospital. Long Island City.
In the Noble automobile.
Mrs. 9ilroy was unconscious when
she was picked Up. but revived quickly.
ShA had fat1Sn m har aiAN In tina aanA
etwee the tracks. but In such q man
ner a. TO escape with n few cruises and
commissions. Wesley had fallen on his
back.
John Mexican. q special policeman
employed by the Long Island Railroad.
10 posted at the Thompson avenue
crossing. II Is his Job TO stand in tho
middle 81 the four tracks and direct
vshicular trafic. while Gateman Wal.
ley hsndle the gates. As far as the
police could learn after tho accident,
McKean was not at his post when the
double collision occurred. When he
was seen by an Evening World re-
porter he refused to make any state
ment.
Al the ofices of the railroad Il was
said that no oficial statement explain
ing the tragedy could be made until
VALLEY and Mexican had been uues-
toned. Neither of the two was arrest
ed. When Coroner Schaffer OF Queens
was notified Of Chauffeur Horns death
he hurried TO Winfield and promisd 70
make an arrest at once 81 he found the
accident was In any way due to negli-
gence.
ELEVEN KILLED At CROSSING
WITHIN TWO YEARS.
Tho crossing where the wreck oc-
CURED II oficiaily known as the
Thompson avenue middle" crossing.
There are two Thompson avenue cross
ings. The middle" crossing has long
been noted for its peril to motorists.
and during the past two years eleven
lives have been lost at hat point In
various kinds Of accidents.
One unofficial explanation the police
received was 20 the effect that the au-
tomato bell sienal hat IL supposed 20
warn tho sateman OF the approach OF
trains had failed to work properly. He
had heard a faint tinkle and lowered
the gates. The bell had stopped and he
had raised them. Then the bell had
started again. but before he could bring
the gates down the second time the four
automobiles had shot ahead.
Mrs. Gilroy 10 the wife of Major John
J. Gilroy and n lives at the Plaza
Hotel She 10 a sister.in-iaw Of Magis.
trate 0ilroy OF Far RockawaS. shs
vent to Whitestons this morning to
spend the day with Mrs. Goddard. They
had planned an auto trip and were on
their way 10 New York.
hoToRMAN's TRAIN KILLED
SEVEN ON JULY 2.
Coroner SchafYer learned early in his
investigation that Harry Lefferts. tho
motorman OF the train. was the same
man who on Sunday. July 2. was In
charge Of the train which ran down a
wagonload Of men and women at the
Glendale crossing. which resulted In the
deaths OF seven persons.
Coroner Schafer questioned Lefer,s
closely o the accident and the mo-
tormsn said he blew his whistle, as
Q no vas the required dis
tanoe from the crossing and made no
other effort to reduce the speed OF the
train. ~ the crossing was protected by
gates, and . trafic man.
He was almost upon the crossing
when. 10 his horror. he said. the three
automobiles started across the rails d.
rectiy ahead OF him. He damned on the
brakes and ala everything he could to
prevent the accident. but the autos were
too close 10 him ana he was unable TO
prevent the train from hitting them.