New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-30
AUTO CRASH HURLS
MAN TO HIS DEATH
Civil Engineer Killed When Ma
chine Runs Into TeIe-
graph Pole.
THREE OTHERS BADLY HURT
Car Had Just Made Way for
Another on Staten Island
Bridge, and Driver
Lost Control.

Annandale. Staten Island. last night
Henry Wilcox. a Yale student. turned to
the right Of the narrow roadway to
avoid another machine coming in the op-
posite direction. The road declines
sharply from the roadbed of the bridge
approach. and before Wilcox could swing
his car back 70 the track again the ma
out Charles Humphreys. a civil engineer,
Of No. 800 Benent-,avenue. West New
Brighton. and killing him instantly. Mrs
George Humphreys. the dead mans
mother. and wife of the vice president of
the G. ". Hunt Iron Company. Miss 4.
Loche. her guest. and young Wilcox were
all thrown ont and probably fatally in
iured.
passing automobile. which arrived at
the bridge within few minutes after
the accident. rushed Wilcox to the ;. X
Smith Infirmarv. Mrs Humphreys and
Miss Loche were taken to the Humph-
reys home. where it was said their con-
dition was critical
Yesterday afternoon Young Wilcox.
who lives AZ No. 115 Davis avenue. West
New Brighton. drove up to the Humph-
revs house and invited Charles Humph-
revs. who was one Of his closest frlends'
and his mother and Miss LoChe To take
ride in the machine with him. The IN
,-itation was accepted and the party .
laughing. AMI in the best ot spiri'''
started off
The hie machine toured through me
lower section Of staten Island for more
than two hours. As the car approache'
the Great Kills bridge II vas CROWNS
dark and the spot was poorly lighted.
At one end Of the bridge, and JUST
after the wooden planking Of the struc'-
uro ends. there is a sharp curve 10 the
left where the bridge approach joins me
,,,bov road. An automobilist IN the
centre of the bridge cannot SEQ more
than one quarter If this curve the resi-
of the ROAD being hidden by high bushes
Wilcox was sending the car along "l
good speed. and his guests were ENJOY
-r the swift ride TO the utmost. Nhen
hH1lf f0flA NfIUH ii'ii Wv
bridge. Wilcox heard the warning souhd
of an automobile siren. and the next
instant could see the glare of mead
lior, coming around the curve Of the
Amboy road.
The bridge is narrow structure, there
being not much more than enough room
for two automobiles to pass each other.
knowing this. Wilcox turned his ma
chine sharply to the right. just a. the
ca. began 10 roll down the incline of the
bridge aprroach. The other machine
coming up the grade at high speed
turned slightly to the left and then shot
across the bridge.
The Wilcox automobile. however
seemed unable to stop skiddng. as it ran
with two wheels on the bridge roadway
end the other two on the incline at the
side. Wilcox made desperate efforts To
swing his car back again. but his
strength was not equal to the task.
There is a heavy telegraph pole on the
right hand side Of the road, and toward
this the machine with undiminished
speed sped on.
Seeing their danger, the two women IN
the car screamed and rose in their seats.
Charles Humphreys turned in his seat be-
side Wilcox and tried 10 reassure them.
At that moment the car struck the pole
with terrific force and everybody was
thrown out. Humphreys struck the pole
with his head and his skull was tract
ured. The others fell clear Of the car.
except Miss Loche. whose right leg was
pinned beneath.
All the occupants we're unconscious
and lay beside the wrecked machine until
another automobile drove mp and took
them away. II was found that Wilcox
had a crushed chest and possible internal
INJURIES. while Miss Loche had a fract-
ured right leg. ContusiOns about the
breast and possible internal injuries.
Mrs. Humphreys suffered from four
broken ribs and possible internal in
juries.
The run to the Smith Tnfrmary with
Wilcox is about a twelve-mile drive. with
the roads badly lighted most Of the way.
The injured man and the two women
we're rushed to the institution at reck-
less speed. however. and We're all at
tended bv Dr Bryant Wilcox remained
at the hospital. but Mrs. Humphreys and
Miss Loche insisted upon being taken to
their homo. The body OF young Humph-
reys was taken To a local undertaking
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