New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15
SUNDAY Yields Unusually Big
Crop. with "Joy Riders
FIGURING Prominently.
CHAUFFEUR LOSES HIS LIFE
IN Another Accident Four Men
Are Pitched Out by Car Bump
ing Into Tree-Dog
Causes Another.


sands and many accidents were recorded
as result Of reckless driving one man
was killed when his machme ran INTO
hvdrant on Madison avenue. and eight
persons-four men and four women
were more or less seriously injured In
two spectacular accidents in The Bronx
and Westchester County
Most Of the accidents occurred in the
early hours of yesterday morning. but
Harlem was startled when party Of I'VE
men and women in a touring car ran
head on into an east hound Amsterdam
avenue car at 125th street and Seventh
avenue. None OF the party, however was
seriously hurt
One Of the first accidents Of the day
occurred when a large touring car was
sreeding along Pelham Parkway about
o'clock yesteray morning The machine
was Just approaching the crossing OF
East Chester Road when the front wheel
on the left side began 10 wabble. John
Conlev. the driver OF the car. saw that
the wheel was coming off and tried 10
shut of power. Before he could do so.
however the wheel slipped off and went
vhirling down the road.
The automobile careened along the
dark road for about forty yards before
u toppled over on one side and slid
down an embankment Just before the
machine hit the embankment the TWO
men and two women jumped from the
car. thus saving themselves from serl-
GUS injury Albert SeiXas. who was SIT
ting in the rear seat with one Of the
von1e. was the last 10 jump.
washed Car Abandoned
The car was pretty badly smasned
and was left by the roadside. while the
passengers jumped into another machine
and were driven 10 the Office Of DR.. W.
= Hendry, on St AIMS avenue Ihe
Young womens bruises were treated.
They said they were Miss Rooney ana
Miss Weston. Of Manhattan. and had
started out in the machine on saturday
night
The accident in Harlem happened
about II o'clock. Just as the theatre
orowds were streaming out. large
touring car was coming down seventh
avenue at high speed. the crowd within
evidently in a merry mood As the
machine approached 123th street an
4ast-bound Amsterdam avenue car was
crossing Seventh avenue. The motor
man thought he had room TO pass ahead
of the automobile. and kept on
With the women in the machine
screaming in fright. the automobile MI
the trolley car in the centre ana the
occupants were thrown out After bl-
cycle Patrolman Horn. Of the West
125th street police station. had taken
the automobilists 10 drug store. where
they were treated. they took taXicab
and disappeared
4 man said 70 be John Harris. Of 40.
314 West 117th street. had been taking
three friends out on a trip along the
Sound on Saturday evening After din
ing and stopping al various places along
the wav the car was turned back toward
the city late on Saturday night II was
making about forty miles an hour going
south on the Eastern Boulevard on Sun
dav morning. when IT suddenly ran of
the main road and landed on the grass
embankment 10 the left.
The road is very dark at this point.
rear the entrance gate 70 Hunters
Island Inn. and it is possible the driver
of the car. said 10 be Harris. did not
see that he was turning off the road
Persons who reached the scene of the
accident within a few minutes after
the persons were thrown out said II was
evident that the car hit tree stump
end was overturned.
The four persons in the car were cata-
pulled into the darkness and the shrieks
of the women and the shouts Of the men
were plainly heard Mrs. J. V, Wright
q widow. of No 412 West 115th street.
Mrs. George Arons. Of West 116th street
and Harris were all thrown clear Of the
car and were severely bruised and Jared
Pinned Under Fallen Car
The fourth person. W. NJ. Forney. a
contracting engineer. Of No 469 West
1s0th street. with an Office az No. Madi-
son avenue. was caught beneath the body
Of the car and pinned down. He at once
tegan 10 grosn and plead to be rescued
from his position. To add TO the danger
Of his position. the body of the car began
10 burn. having become ignted from the
spilled gasolene.
Forney was in imminent danger OF
serious injury when Mrs Wright. who
retained her courage. although painfully
cut and bruised managed To regain her
he
allied that she could do nothing 10 re-
lieve Forney as the car was too heavy
for her 10 move il. and Al once ran down
the road crying for help
Forney was crying. For Gods sake,
get me out Of here-I am burning and
his pleadings nerved Mrs. Wright 10
new energy. she finally found the en-
trance 10 Hunters Island and ran down
the dark wood road for fully half a mile
10 the inn, which is owned by John +.
Tappan. former police lieutenant. The
place was closed at this time, but Mrs.
Wright beat upon the door with her
hands and cried loudly for assistance.
Her cries at length awoke some Of the
walters In the place and they came and
opened the door. The frightened woman
on the veranda cried: Come at once
A man is being burned 20 death under
bn automobile-out there near the gate
hurry"
Car Lifted by Walters.