New-York tribune., 1911-12-01
Eiuht Persons Fall Before Wild
FIiqht of Volunteer Chauf.
feur at 42d Street and
Broadway.
LITTLE RAGAMUFFIN KILLED
Car Plunges Over Cliff at Haver.
straw, Carrying Five Men
Six Children Hurt
While Playing
in Streets.

bile accidents ngureo IN tho hoWS Josto'@
day in and around New York City.
Though score or moro persons were In
Iured, several Of them seriously, only
one Of the many accidents resulted fs-
tally.
The first accident occurred early In tbs
morning, five men being hurt, two So.
rousIy, when an automobile plunged
over a cliff at Haverstraw.
A boy, dressed as a rasamuffin and
wearing a false face, which may haVs
prevented his seeing the approach OF an
automobile. was run down in the after
noon in East e6th street and died hsIs
an hour later in a hospital.
Early in tho evening a car ran wild In
Long Acre Square, moving down a
crowd of theatregoers and lnjurlns eight
so seriously that they had to be treated
by ambulance surgeons.
Strung out through tho day were .
series Of accidents in which children were
hurt. Six youngsters were run down in
the streets, and a man on a bicycle was
caught and crushed between two care.
A touring car ran wild last night near
42d street and Broadway and smashed
into the sidewalk crowd In front OF
Louis Martins, knocking down a score
Of persons, eight Of whom had to be at :
tended by an ambulance surgeon. Theirs
were plenty OF others who slipped away
without attention. but nursing bruises
and cuts. No one went to hospital.
The automobile was operated for time
by William McGovern, OF No. 2I5 West
11th st. eet, but McGovern had only one
victim. A much more enthusiastic and
as yet unknown chauffeur was respon.
sible for the other injuries.
Those injured were:
BUGAN, Edward j.. No. es Church street; hof
erations shock and abrasions.
DERBY, Miss Annie, fcrty-eight years old. No,
3l5 West 13ith street; lscerations OF the head
and abraslonS Of the knee.
FOLLETT Louis T., thirty-one years old. No.
1859 woodman avenue. Brooklyn Manor. Long
Island shock and minor laceratons.
GOLDMAN, Emma, No. 325 West 43f street;
lacerations and shock.
KING. william, 80. 50 linton street. sersoy
city: shOck.
KING, Mrs. William, same address: contusion-
OF chest and lacerations Of knees
| I1ARMOS, Samuel O.. No 32J West 43d street
abrasions and shock.
LAWSON, Miss l. T.. twenty seven years old.
No. 765 Park Place, Brooklyn. slight abra Of
sons and shock
The lights were gllttering and sizzling
over that part of Manhattan that the
true person about town" calls tho heart
of the universe Broadway and 42d
street -- and the thoroughfarc was
thronged with automobiles. a big crowd.
satisfied after Thanksgiving dinners, was
on It's way to the theatres. McGoyern
was running south with other automo-
biles almost in front Of Martins. Miss
Derby crossed In front OF his machine,
and although he was not running par
ticularly fast the mudguard OF tho car
struck her and knocked her down.
The chauffeur jumped out and aided
Patrolman Mcdonald, OF the Tcnderloin
station, I'm carrying Miss Derby into tho
Heidelberg Building. The patrolman
called for an ambulance and McGoveru
went out to the sidewalk. Patolman
Thomas, of Traffic &C." told him 10 run
the machine close in to the curb.
He never had a chance 10 do IL. for
bursting through the curious crowd cams
man in evening clothes, a big fur
overcoat muffllng his neck. his silk hat
on the back OF his head.
"I know all about automobiles" hs
yelled. when 1t comes 10 running
motor cars I'm the greatest little play
boy Of the Western world"
Before McGovern or Patrolmsn
Thomas could stop him he Jumped into
the car and threw in the clutch. Me-
Govern had left his engine running, and
the car leaped forward.
AS the car swerved this way and that
tho gruff shouts Of traffic patrolmen
mingled with the shrieks Of frightened
women. Men ran out from the sidewalk
and grabbed at the wheels and side ot
the car I'm an endeavor TO stop II, but
their efforts were Intellectual. The auto
mobile ran on and up over the curb.
crashing in through the crowd. and
bringing up against the window of n
jewelry store. AS broken glass showered
over tho hood of the machine tho CAV
roisterer In evening clothes leaped out oc
the car and disappeared.
People were sprawlng over each other
on the sidewalk and hundreds OF others
had fed for safety into neighboring
doors The traffic men had a difficult
time 10 restore order out OF the chaos.
Or. Victor arrived from New York Hos
pital with an ambulance TO attend 10
Miss Derby's bruises, but the surgeon
found additional work to do. for seven
others had minor injuries. Mr. King
said the car had run over his wifes
chest.
The automobile was damaged only
slightly. and after someone stopped its
engine il was rolled back OFF the side
walk McGovern owned the car, but no
one seemed TO blame him. so he was al
lowed to proceed without any complaint