New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-20
Auto, Skidding on a Hill IN
Corona, Hits Car.
E. E. BERNHEIMER VICTIM
Broker and Wife Injured, but
Not Seriously, Also Chauffeur
and Policeman.

Edwin E. Bernheimer. broker, WIN
offices at No. 100 Broadway. Manhattan
and living at No. s8 Central Park west;
Mrs. Eta Bernheimer, his wife; u r.
Long. OF No. 357 West SD street; Carl
steadman. a chauffeur. of No. SO Central
Park West. and Sergeant John Gargen'
OF the Flushing police station, were all
more or less seriously injured yesterday
afternoon at Shell Road. near Jackson
avenue. Corona, Long Island. when the
Bernheimer automobile crashed into
trolley car.
The four persons in the automobile were
ali cut by flying glass and splinters, whiie
Sergeant Gargen was gashed in the neck
by a piece OF wood as he sat on the front
platform OF the trolley car. The Bern
heimer party refused to go to the hos
pital and the chauffeur disappeared after
the accident Gargen had his injuries
dressed In the Flushing Hospital and al
terward went to his home. No arrests
were made.
The point where the accident occurred
has long been known as dangerous spot
by automobilsts. 1t is called Comoes's
Hill and has grade OF almost 80 per
cent. The centre OF the hill Is paved
with asphalt and the space on either side
is laid with granite blocks.
Only last week Borough President Con-
molly OF Queens went by automobile 10
Combes's Hill and made an investigation
OF conditions there with a view 10 having
the place made less dangerous to trafhc'
The Bernheimer automobile was travel
ling west on jackson avenue. on the way
TO the Greensboro Bridge. the chauffeur
taking the westbound car tracks. AS the
machine approached the Shell Road he
turned to the left TO avoid farm wagon
directly ahead OF him on the tracks lie
did not see an eastbound trolley OF the
New York & Queens County Iroliey
Company coming toward him.
Steadman swung his machine over TO
the eastbound tracks and just at that
moment the trolley car doomed up In
front OF him. The chauffeur applied his
brakes sharply. but the front wheels OF
tho automobile skidded on the wet as
phalt and the heavy machine crashed into
the front OF the trolley car. wreckinB the
forward sections OF both car and automo-
bile.
Gargen had no time TO avoid piece OF
wood torn from the trolley car, and II
struck him fairly on the neck. making a
Jagged cut and almost throwing him on
the seat Steadman. the chauffeur. was
catapulted from his seat on TO the 'front.'
platform Of the trolley car. Broken glass
cut him about the head and he was Sc
verely bruised. Mr.. and Mrs. Bernheimer
and Long we're thrown from their seats
against the forward section Of the tom
neau and were bruised, cut and shocked.
AS soon as possible an ambulance was
summoned from the Flushing Hospital.
and Steadman, according to the police.
was placed inside AID started for that In
stltution At the hospital II was said the
chauffeur had never arrived there. Car
gen in the mean time had been taken 10
the hospital in another automobile. stead
man was later located in st. Johns Hos
pital Long Island city, where he had
been taken in q private automobile.
Bernheimer. saying the injuries OF MIN
self his wife and Long were not serious
enough TO warrant treatment by the am
bulance surgeon. rented another automo-
bile and continued on his way 10 Man
haitian.