New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-12
GARCIA WOER|SHOFFER
DIES IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Well Known PhiIanthroplst and
Labor investigator Falls
to Death.
OVER STEEP EMBANKMENT
Was on Official Tour of State
Defect in Machine or Loss
of Control Cause OF
Mishap.
n relerranh 70 The Tribune. ]

Binghamton. y. Y, Sept. l.-Mlss
Garcia Woerishoffer, Of No. Il East
45th street. New York City, died here
AZ o'clock this morning from in
iuries received in an automobile wreck.
The car she had been driving plunged
over an embankment near CannonsVllIe'
Delaware County, yesterday afternoon
mining the Young woman beneath IT,
Miss Woerishoffer who was a special
investigator under the State Department
NJ Labor. was on an inspection tour
with 4 woman friend. II is believed the
driving chains of the 50-horsepower car
broke. putting the machine beyond MISS
Woerishoffers control. Those who saw
the accident found the young woman
badly injured and unconscious. Her
friend however. escaped with shaking
ND and though she stayed with MISS
Woerishoffer until death came refused
10 give her name.
The injured woman was carried 20 the
house of DR.. Partridge, and other doctors
were called. It was found that three OF
her ribs had been splintered, the trag-
ments piercing her lungs. DR. Burr Ma
son. Of New York, was sent for. and AT
3 o'clock this morning performed an op-
Grafton i'm the hope of saving her life, but
the effort was fruitless.
Miss Woerishoffer was twenty-six years
old and wealthy. Her mother had just
started on a European trip, and efforts
are being made to communicate with her.
Miss Garcia Woerishoffer was the
daughter Of Mrs. Anna Woerishoffer
and the late Charles Woerishoffer who
in his day was conspicuous as a Wall
Street operator He was the head or
the old banking firm Of Woerishoffer &
% and thirty-five years ago that house
was one of the most powerful in the
Street
When he died he left a large fortune
10 his widow, which has been increased
by bequests Of her brother. the late
Edward Uhl. who was president OF The
New Yorker Staats-Zeitung,' and Os-
valid Ottendorfer. another relative. Last
wear Mrs Woerishoffer gave 100000 TO
the German Hospital and Dispensary'
on the condition that a building be
erected and called the Or. Abraham ia
ccbi Children's Division of the German
Hospital.
Miss Garcia Woerishofer had been
especially Interested for several years
I'm the study OF labor conditions she
spent some time working in. laundries.
and the result Of her investigation she
placed before the Wainwright commits
sion. which Investigated the workings
OF the employers liability law and COM
pensation measure i'm 1909 She also
made reports OF her Investigations TO the
State Labor Commissioners. She was
treasurer of the Women's Trade Union
League.
Miss Woerishoffer was the sister OF
Countess Antoinette Seilern, who mar
ried Count Charles f. Seilern. of Vienna.
The countess died in 1901 and left
$3.50. 900 10 her sister Miss Woerishoffer
gave much TO charity and took a per-
sonal interest I'm many charitable insti-
tutions
Mrs. Woerishoffer is now In Europe.
The caretaker AT No. ii East 4bth street
said last night that Miss Woerishoffer
had been visiting in upper New York
ever since May.