New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
Wealthy Mrs. Clement Badly
Hurt Going to Her Home in
New Rochelle with Health
officer of Mount Vernon.
ait IN PAVEMENT BLAMED
Sends Car Leaping Into Air, and
Machine, Acting Like a Wild
Bronco. Hurls It's Occu-
pants Out After Crash
ing Into Tree.

nr John =. Hughes. Health ofilcer Of
yourt Vernon. was killed. and Mrs
,ouise s. Clement. of Parcot avenue.
v.r Rochelle. was seriously injured
sst night when the physicians auto
rohle crashed into tree in New Ro-
dele
Mrs Clement had been treated by Or.
hughes in his office. No. 81 Archer ave-
,ue. Mount Vernon. for an abscess be-
,,pd the ear She went there late in
mo afternoon, and as she was to enter
,,in a party of friends at her home
,srly in the evening. DR.. Hughes Of
ssred 10 drive her home in his car.
The machine was speeding at a rate
=, forty miles an hour through Web
.,sr avenue. a fashionable section OF
New Rochelle. less than a quarter of
smile from Mrs. Clements home. when
,hs wheels struck q deep rut in the
brick pavement between the trolley
tracks
The car thereupon acted like a wild
ronco. II szidded toward the curb on
the west side Of the avenue. leaped in
the air and struck the curb with such
violence that the left rear wheel was
cut of as with q knife. while the ma
chine, propelled by a tremendous mo-
ynentum. leaped across the sidewalk
through hedge and crashed into a
tree on the lawn Of Clarence T..
Holmes
Mrs. Clement was thrown thirty feet.
part Of her right leg was torn out by
sons portion Of the automobile. Her
face vas scratched and she was bruised
all over her body.
Dr. Hughes, who had thrown on sec
oad speea when the car began 10 skid,
was hurled against the tree. His skull
was crushed around the left side from
front to back, and both legs were
broken In several places.
William Holmes, a son Of The owner
Of the property on which the accident
took place, was the first on the scene
he saws that Mrs. Clement was trying
to crawl TO the spot where Dr. Hughes
sy, and that she begged him 10 leave
her and see how badly the physician
was hurt Dr. Hughes was uncon-
scious Mr.. Holmes telephoned TO DR..
Euwiiam Dalrymple. who drove TO
he scene In his automobile FIVE min
aes later DR.. Hughes was hurried TO
The New Rochelle Hospital. where he
died on the operating table, two hours
kter
Mrs Clement was taken in an auto
mobile 10 her home. where she was
attended by Dr. Dalrymple and DR..
Benjamin Titou a surgeon OF Massa-
;husetts.
Though she was in great agony
when She was carried into the house
'he smiled, waved her hand 10 her
guests. who were assembled in evening
dress, and cheerilv called TO them 10
80 ahead with their festivities.
Don't mind me-" she declared. "IU
20 10 bed and enjoy hospital fare for
while"
Mrs. Cement is twenty-seven years
81 age and is a daughter OF the late
Nicholas Sans Souci. Of North Adams.
Mas. She and her husband. Willis d.
Viement. were separated by divorce.
sno she lived with her sister and their
slaroian, William r. Beal, Northern
secretary Of the Western Casualty and
guaranty Company. with offices at
no 20 Broadway, Manhattan.
me two girls inherited large
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