The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-03
DR.. REMbAUD IS
VICTIM Of AUTO
Famous Director of PasteUr
Institute May Die of His
Injuries
DOCTORS REFUSE TO
GIVE OUT STATEMENT
Nine. Gerville-Reache, Noted
Prima Donna, His Wife,
Also Injured-Baby
Escapes

POUGHK EESPIE, \. Y, Aug g.
Nine. Gerville- Reache, former prima
donna of the Manhattan Opera Com
pany. and her husband, Dr. George
! Rambaud. director of the Pasteur
Institute OF New York, We're gravely
injured to-day, when, on an abrupt
turn of Violet avenue, four miles
east OF this city, their auto jumped
the road, turned over four times and
crushed six of its occupants beneath
Il.
DIR. Rambaud. one OF the most noted
physicians in the world was reported
in such a critical condition in the
Nassar hospital that the doctors of
the institution refused to express an
opinion as to whether or not he will
outlive the night.
Nine. Geryille- Reach liz also in
serious condition. She suffered frac-
lures Of two ribs and the collar bone
with consequent Internal injuries but
the physicians hope that she will re-
cover.
Others Injnred
The others injured were:
Mile. Valentine Gerville- Reache,
sister OF Nine. Gervine- Reache. con-
cussion Of the brain.
NJ. Jean Gerville- Reache, of Paris.
an artist Of wide note In France, two
ribs and collarbone broken.
Mile. Pauifette Loren. OF Parts,
niece Of DIR. Rambaud. conclusion OF
the brain.
Mile, Lemerine Loren, another
niece. internal injuries and proba BILE
conclusion OF the brain.
Albert Joquet. friend OF the fam
lily. who was driving the car. bruised
on head and body.
The only one In the machine who
escaped serious harm was Paul, the
two-y ear-old son OF DIR. and Nine
Rambaud. who. although flung TWEEN
| ty-five feet through the afr. alighted
on q soft earth bank and was only
slightly bruised.
The party was returning by auto
mobile from Saranac where they had
spent the early part OF the summer
1t Is believed that the man who
was driving the car was unfamiliar
with the course of the road. for the
machine was approaching the dan
gerous turn at a speed Of thirty miles
an hour.
1t leaped the bank on its side and
then with its engine still pounding,
went rolling sidewise into field.
The men and women were strewn
behind 1t, all but Jaquot and the
| baby. unconscious. The shrill cries
OF the frightened but uninJured child
alone broke the silence at the scene
Of the accident
W. II. Eckert. OF poughkeepsie, was
driving about half a mile from the
scene of the accident when he met
! breathless woman running along
the road. She had found the injured
people and had been begged by ia
| quot to hasten as fast as she could
for assistance.
| Eckert hurried to the scene.
| He saw quickly that It was impos-
sible to carry all the injured In his
I buggy. SO ne dashed to d farmhouse
| for aid.
| He saw telephone wires running
into the house, and unable to arouse
anybody, smashed a side window.
through whcih he climbed. He called
| two physicians from Poughkeepste
| Drs. John A. Card and John H. Cot
tar. All the injured except DR.. Ram
! baud had regained consciousness and
were in the greatest pain when the
/ physicians arrived and were hurried
to the Vassar hospital at Poughkeep-
sic.
| DR.. Rambaud's fame liz interna-
uonnl Al Is also that OF his wife, who
In regarded as one OF tho most re-
narkable sopranos who ever appear
ed on the grand opera stage In this
city.
They were married secretly Nine
Gerville -Reache did not wish the re-
port of her wedding to become pub
! lie at the time because OF her WORK,