The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-14
BURNED TO DEATH AS
AUTO PINS HIM DOWN
Victim Orders Woman Away
From Leaking Tank When
She Attempts Rescue.
EXPLOSION MINUTE LATER
Driver and Friend Of His Wife
Thrown Out When Car
Is Ditchcd.

PATCHoGrE. l.. L.. Aug. Frank
Avery. who has summer hotel at Blue
Point and runs his own automobile.
saved a woman's life this afternoon
when he was pinned under the wreck
Of his own car.
She had been thrown clear Of the
machine when II turned over ON the
Waverly- -lioltsville turnpike When she
crept back to the broken car to help
Avery he told her to get out Of danger
blow up. The gasolenc exploded before
she had gone forty yards Avery was
burned to death.
Early yesterday afternoon Avery
asked Mrs. Francis Blake. who lives In
New York and Is spending the summer
at Bayport. to take a ride with him In
his machine. Mrs. Blake. who is a
friend Of Avery's wife. agreed to 20.
They were within five miles Of Bay.
port when the accident occurred.
Avery was driving his car. a six
cylinder machine. at top speed. When
he reached the fork In the road
"cOuN "NV lIoui ne
started TO make a fast turn into the
bayport road. which goes OFF at almost
a right angle. He lost control OF the
machine and 1t skidded into the ditch.
Mrs Blake was thrown twenty feet
When her senses came back she looked
around to see what had become Of
Avery. The car was upside down with
the wheels spinning. Averys head
n hnu yAA nd l.
Mrs. Blake could not see his shoulders
or the rest Of his body. lie was smiling
Mrs. Blake scrambled TO her feet
and ran up to where Avery was lying.
She tugged with the car but could do
nothing with II.
Il can't get up. Anna" he said II
guess I'm done for"
Mrs. Blake ran around to the other
side OF the car to see IL there was
chance somehow of showing the ma.
chine aside. There was nothing by
which she could raise II. no timber to
use as a lever nor anything to Jack
I up so that Avery could crawl out |
rhe machine rested SO solidly that Mrs. |
Blake had to stand by helpless.
Avery spoke to her again when she |
anne around on his side Of the car
THE tank is leaking" he said. "and |
'he'll go up in a minute. There's no !
rope for me. You go of somewhere |
md get help FOR yourself III take
nv medicine II | have to-
Mrs. Blake hesitated and again Avery
old her to go away Finally she did |
IL he told her. thinking that Avery's |
'nlv hope lay in her finding help. so
he started of down the road. She
lad gone about thirty yards when she
leard the explosion. She looked around
nd saw flames ten feet high rising out
Il the machine. She could not see
\very's head
Mrs. Blake sat down by the roadside
Waiting for help to come. In few
minutes horse and buggy appeared
lp the road with gray haired woman
irving. She was Mrs Lewis Conklin
4 Patchogue. who had been seeing
riends in Holtsville. She pulled up
harply when she saw Mrs Blake sitting
y the grass at the side Of the road and
card the latters story Of the accident.
Mrs Conklin got Mrs. Blake into the
uggy and drove five miles to the office
DR., W. :. Bennett In Patchogue The
romans Injuries amounted to few
ruises, but the doctor said that she
'as suffering great deal from the
hook.
party OF men went In an automobile
D the place Of accident. The machine
'as stlll smouldering. What was left OF
very's body was brought here
Avery was 80 years old. He had a
very stable business in Blue Point and
summer hotel with restaurant.
Mrs. Blake has been spending the
hmmer with Mrs. Jack Lowell on Bay
ort avenue. Bayport. She and her hus-
and. who is chauffeur. live at III
lorninEside avenue. New York, in the
inter. She Ia 2l years old