The evening world., 1912-08-14
FOUGHT IN VAIN
!. TO AID HER ESCORT
UNDERB BURNING CAR
Avery Warned Frantic Mrs.
Blake Away as He Whispered
Message for Wife.
PINNED DOWN BY AUTO.
Then Tank of Upset Machine
Exploded and Enveloped
Hotel Man in Flames.
PINNED DOWN BY AUTO.

Mra Francis Blake. who hcroically
risked her life in q vain attempt to
rescue Frank Avery. n wealthy hotel
. man OF Blue Point. l.. l.. as he lay
pinionsd undsr the overturned and
burning automobile In which they had
been riding. II IN state Of nervous
collapse to-day at the home Of Or. w.
8. Bennett IN Patchogue.
Mrs. Blake. alone. struggling impo.
tcntiy TO raise the battered and heavy
car from the doomed man and scream-
Ing for tho aid that did not come. was
forced to watch Avery burn to death.
She also received his last message to
his Wife from lips quiverlng with
agony. When assistance finally arrived
and the car was lifted from Avery's
body. the hands and feet had been
burned on.
Z Mrs. Blake has been unable to tell
how the tragic accident occurred. and,
~ the quito was nearly consumed by
ths fre resulting from the explosion OF
the gasoline tank that followed the up
ast of the machine on the Holbrook
road. two miles from Patchogue. no ex-
bianation could be obtained from an
s&amination Of the car.
Mr.. Avery. who was proprietor OF
resort hotel known as The Coop. was
taking Mrs. Blake TO visit Mrs. Avery
when the auto. travelling at high speed
over Q road In poor condition. was over
turned. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake have long
been close friends OF Mr.. and Mrs
Avery. Mrs. Blake was stopping at the
Bous Point home OF Jack Lovclls
Avery stopped thers on his way to st.
James and invited her to 20 with him
ana TO to his home on their return.
ne invitation was accepted. MI
avery and Mrs. Blake were returning
10 Blue Point when tho accident 90.
cured.
Al the point where the car was upset
q stretch OF sandy road II succeeded
b. . stretch Of hard road. At the IN
Giant the machine toppled down the
.embankment eionsside the front wheels
were on the hard road surface and the
rear wheels were yet in the sand.
MANNED WOMAN AWAY LEST
s she, TOO, PERISH.
Y Mrs. Blake was bounced from her rear
eat ana Avery from his position BY the
wheel. Mrs. Blake landed free. and
Avery thought he had. too. but the
~, turning over and over. crashed up
side down upon his back. His head wa
clear Of the car and 30 were his hands
and his feet ana Nrs. Blake. Jumping
70 auic,SIy. for she had not been in
3nrsA. tried 10 pull him from beneath
DE heavy machine
~ Vas pulling hard when the gaso'
Ne tank exploded and snvsiopsd th'
ants n aAmsa. To Mrs. Blake It sssmst
Ihsss vAs stil . chance OF savini
Avsry's life and she tried to lift thu
~. His faos vas white and pain hs<
almost deprived him Of the power 0
Qsesh. but hs said to her:
ITS 20 use; you can't help me. ~
- - ~ here and v you don't 80
task eFem me you'n b burned 70 death
tse."
Nrs. Biaks said she must save him
He paid no hssd to that. and said:
TEL mamma (his wafs) have lei
hss wen provided for. I have insure
ayssk cor eB.ooo"
MA FRANTIC GFFoRTs WERl
OF NO AVAIL.
\. r - intsudsd to cay any more h
was prsvsnted by the nrs. The flame
nut I'm from sight. Franticaiiy Mr.
Ahks bent down and scoopsd sand o
~ are. And when that apparent
lnllsA 10 have any effect she screams
~ hslp. But the road was empty.
Aolsr what seemed q long time
Nm. Bake Mrs. Louis Conkiin carr
a,anG the road In . buggy. II w
posabjs thAx Avery was stir alive ar
Y vas Sev1ous that the two woms
Wou1d lose time, u this were 20.
ery1ng 10 raise The oar from him.
they hurried back 20 Patchogue nj
notinsa Dr.. w. s. Bennett. He rae
To the scene in his motor car. Aver
Was then dead.