The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-09
MOTORCYCLE
 POLICEMAN DIES
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Important information was given the police this morning by Col. Elmer H. Ravens, secretary of the board of education and we'll known manu- facturer. MT. Haven and his wife, with Hanford c. Plumb were driving over Barnum avenue, toward Laurel beach, when they met the motor cycle policeman going in the opposite direction. Col. Ravens and he had a speaking acquaintance, and they nodded as they passed.
 A few moments later, when the Ravens party was still some distance from Bishop avenue, Lowe's machine flashed by. Lowe passed the Ravens car on the right side, cutting close to the curb. His speed was so great that the two men in the car com mented upon it, and watched him progressing down the road. They kept the machine in their vision until, two blocks ahead, they saw the Hamilton machine turn out from back of a billboard that com pletely hides the side street, up close to the sidewalk. Collision was in- evitable. Hamilton's car was going slowly, but Loves cycle was alto gether out of his control, according to the witnesses. Lowe struck the rear of the machine, diving head first against the tonneau, and falling limp and bleeding in the roadway. The
 
 toms car, lcaped off, jumped on Ha- vens' running board and rode back to the Whiting factory whence the ambulance call was sent. Meanwhile Dr. H. E. Warehouse and Dr. George B. Cowell, passing in their machines, rendered what assistance could be given the man, Dr. Pratt hurried Lowe to the Bridgeport hospital in the ambulance. His motorcycle was literally smashed to pieces, com plete wreck.
 Hamilton's tonneau was cracked where LoWe's head struck it. The l imprint of his teeth was plainly cut l into the woodwork. The machine was not badly damaged, except the smash l ing of a rear wheel.
 At the Bridgeport hospital it wa. 1 found that Loves face was crushed His skull was fractured in the fore | head, his jaw badly shattered. He re mained unconscious until the enc came at Il o'clock this morning. Immedia tely after the accident Pc lice Sergeant Philip BlansfieId wa. ! dispatched to the Lowe home at 1881 Park avenue to impart the news t, 1 Mrs. Lowe, a bride of less than a year l She hastened to the hospital and re | mained there through the night unti I the end came.
 1 Investigation of the accident was a | once undertaken by the police depart nent. The police ran down stor. ! that Lowe was pursuing Hudson | touring car bearing a New York Ii cepse number, but when they talket I with the eye witnesses in the Ravens party, and other witnesses, they dis missed the tale as unfounded. The, l are convinced that Lowe's death wa 1 due to his own recklessness. No later than yesterday 1nornin
 Lowe had been warned against speed ! fTa0r TT fTxrrsS o+ Jso I headquarters with his machine whel Captain Russell, who is investigatin the local department, and Superintend ent Birmingham walked through tn | yard. The New York policeman ex
 a,lnined the motorcycle and the thre l talked over the possibilities of the ma l chine.
 4sI can make 70 miles with that ma
 chine, .. said Lowe, with a show Q I pride.
 l You'll be getting. into trouble i I you }tfy to make any such speed, W@.ned Superintendent Birmingham T Lowe smiled confidently, and rod away to his post, in the East End. Lowe was B years of age. He wa
 a native of Italy, the son of William and Mary Lowe. He came to Americ; l as boy, and developed much abilit. | in the handling of horses. He wa
 employed as a coachman by Henr, | S0tZeT, dHu. OlH0TS, ana tedrn0u drive an automobile. With high rec
 on1mendations he was appointed t the police department as patrolmal on July 2S, 1911.
 More than a month ago Edward Daley, a motorcycle policeman. wa. idangerously hurt in a similar collision
 with an automobile. He is still of ! duty.
 Lowe was married Nov. 30, last by
 Rev. C. J. McElroy, P. R., of St 1 Augustine's church His widow was Jennie F, the daughter of Thomas ant Mary Morris.
 Funeral Director M. J. Cannon took charge of the remains. Arrangement. for the funeral services have not ye' 1 been made.