New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-04
Electric Flyer Hits Machine
Containing Guests of w. X,
Jr., on Way from Long
Beach-Fatal Accident
Occurs Near Lynbrook.
CAR IS DRAGGED 100 YARDS
Wife of Real Estate Millionaire.
Swoons When She Sees Death Of
Husband-Doctors Work Over
Wounded at Hotel Where
They Are Taken.

They Are Taken.
Long Beach, Aug. as. Osgood Pell.
New York society man and real estate
broker, was killed tonight at the Long
Beach crossing of the Long Island
Railroad, when an eastbound train
struck his motor car. He was instant
" killed, as was also his chauffeur.
William Laimbeer, the Wall Street
banker, and his wife, formerly Miss
Natalie Schenck, who were in the Pell
car, were thrown out. Mr.. Laimbeer
was taken in dying condition to
Mercy Hospital, in Hampstead. Mrs.
Lambeer, it was said at the Hotel
Nassau, where doctors are attending
her, probably will recover.
William K. Vanderbilt. jr.. and Mrs.
Pell were in car following that oc-
cupied by Mr.. Pell. Tho party had
been dinner guests of Mr.. Vanderbilt
at the Hotel Nassau, at Long Beach.
Mr.. Pell. who owned a beautiful home
at Wheatley Hills, was interested in
many large real estate operations on
Long Island He was driven to the
beach by his chauffeur in his big seven
seated automobile. and 1t was while the
party was on the return trip that the
accident happened.
Ool1 rfA IN
runabout with William X. Vanderbilt
jr.. and that this ear was directly in
back Of the one that was struck by the
train. TIE automobile parties spent
the day at the beach. dined at one Of
the hotels. and watched the dancing
there for some time before starting
home.
The Long Island Railroad runs cars
on a single track at the place where
the accident occurred. The road cross
es at right angles and leads to Rock
willie Centre from the beach. 1t was on
this road that the two machines were
travelling. The electric train was COM
ing from the opposite direction.
Car Carried 100 Yards.
The train and car came together with
crash that could be heard for mile.
The fast moving electric train caught
the automobile in the centre and lifted
il from the road carrying IL along
ahead of il for over hundred yards
before IL hurled the automobile, masa
Of wreckage, TO one side Of the road.
The train was quickly stopped and,
the crew ran back TO ascertain tha
damage. They found Mr.. Pell lying
dead alongside the tracks, with his
skull fractured and neary every bono
in his body broken. His face was ter
ribly crushed and battered. and his
clothing almost entirely torn from his
body.
Mr.. Laimbeer and his wife were
found lying unconscious some distance
further down the road. Laimbeer. IL
could be seen. was dying. His Wife
also was picked up and placed aboard
another auto. and the machine made a
swift run to the Hotel Nassau at the
beach.
There was no trace Of the chauffeur,
and at first 1t was believed he escaped
injury. But later on his body. terribly
mangled, was found wedged in the
trucks of one Of the cars. He had been
killed outright. 1t was necessary to
tack I'D the car to get the body from
beneath IL.
Royal Turner, a chauffeur. who was
near the scene OF the accident offered
his machine to carry the injured to the
Hotel Nassau, where they were at
tended by DR.. (. II. Johnson and DR.
William A. Rogers, OF the hotel staf.
Caimbeer May Not Live.
1t was found that Laimbeer was bad
" injured about the head and body and
,re doctors believe he is internally in
iured and also that his skull is fract-
ured His condition is such that he is
not expected to live.
Mrs. Laimbeer was badly injured
also She was cut on the head, but the
| physicians do not believe ner SKULL 10
fractured.
When the two automobiles left the
leach Pell led the way in his large car.
Following closely behind him was the
car in which Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Pell were riding The Long Beach road
is a lonely one and dark. 1t crosses
the Long Island Railroad tracks about
two miles from the beach. This cross
ing is not protected by watchman or
gotes. but there is bell there. which Is
supposed to ring upon the approach OF
a train.
1t was said there was no warning
from the bell of the electric trains