New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-13
WOMAN KILLED AS
AUTO TURNS OVER
Mrs. r. B. GentIes Dead;
Her Husband Escapes
with Slight Injuries.
SANDY ROAD SENDS
CAR INTO DITCH
Sixteen Injured in Accidents
Near Danbury, Conn, Since
Wednesday.

Danbury. Conn, oct. 12.-Mrs. Rob-
crt y. Gentles, wife of member OF
the New York Produce Exchange, died
tonight in Danbury Hospital from IN
iuries received this morning, when she
and her husband were pinned under
their auto on the road from Sherman
twelve miles from here. She was thir-
weight years old Mr.. Gentles es-
capped serious injury
From their summer home at Sher-
man the couple started Tor TINS clty'
where Mr.. Gentles intended TO take Il
train for New York. HIS wife, VINO
vas an expert automobile driver, was
TO return with the car, close the sum
mer home for the season ana go W
New York tomorrow with their three
children. A.
In his anxiety to catch ms tram Mf.
Gentles drove faster than usual over
10 drv and sandy roads. Suddenly, IN
a particularly sandy spot, the machine
skidded and got beyond his control
AZ be vanked the steering wheel IN an
effort TO get the car back on ITS course
il shot into the ditch and turned over
Husband and wife were held fast uh-
dor the weight of the heavy machine
until other travellers came along ana
released them.
Mr. Gcntles Immediately ran to
nearby farmhouse. where he telephoned
for -. nhvsiciap. His wife was attended
and brought 70 the hospital here, wnefe
she fingered until evening.
Since Wednesday sixteen persons
have beon injured in automobile acct
Jerts near here, three of whom nave
died Seven are now in hospitals.
Tho home Of the Genties family IN
tbis CITY is in the Iroquois apartment
bousc nj 1870 Convent nv. Their apart
ment was unoccupicd last night. ne
superintcndent of the house said they
had been away all summer aud MAJ
returned about the middle OF Septem-
her. They went to Sherman on r.
dav 10 spend Columbus Day ana 70
close their summer place. mere arc
three children a girl, thirteen years
old. and two boys, eight ana iour' 'he
Younger being cripple. H.
An auto truck, the property. OF tuo
Flcischmann Baking Company Mamma,
tan. ran Wild through the s,ree'S y.
Williamsburg Yesterday, and before ~
co,oc 20 sudden stop by crushing INTO
l..
street struck and injured, probably "a
taily. Sylvester Adams, five years Oh
~ Dos Hooper 81. One of the chill
Irr,,s was punctured. At William burg
Uospital il was said the boy had no
chance cf recovery.
The police found that the truck was
lott unguardcd i'm front OF grocery
store At Harrison ay. and Hooper ST.
that several boys interfercd with. H.
releasing the brake, and that u tneh
started in the direction OF BroaGGAG.
Mrs. Alice Miller. OF 240 Eas. l78th
- Tho Bronx. was taken 10 FordhhIh
Hospital Yesterday afternoon III a Sc
riors condition rs the result o. pc
inc, struck by an automobile owned by
niotrich Ctubc. Of 1855 Nyso av., Tho
Rronx. and driven by his son william;
Tho accident occurred az fremont and
Webster avs. ,
Johr Loughlin, miro years old, or
$40 Fast l42d st., Tho Bronx. was
knocked down yesterday ~ llHth s.
and 81. Ann az. by an 2uiomonhe
owned and driven by Frank y. CooneY'
Of 1884 Southern Boulevard. The BOY
was placed in the automobile ana
Grivon 20 Lincoln Hospital. whore y
va. found that be was suffering from
b~iken leg a possible fractured skull
and cuts on the forehead.
Walter r. Willis, Of 1856 Cherry
Lane. West New Brighton. ~ dying
I'm the 5. Y. Smith Intirmary, n Ne"
Brighton. as the result Of an automo-
bile accident which occurred .yester-
dav afternoon. Frank See, who was
injured a. the same time. is suffering
from coucussion of the brain, but ne
is expected to recover.
Mr. Willis. who formerly was q
battalion chief in the New York FIRE
Department. was driving his car along
Manor Road. West New Brighton, and
Mr.. See was just ahead of him in a
carriage. According to the reports
made to the police. Mr.. See turned INTO
the middle of the road in front OF the
automobile Mr.. Willis was unable 20
stop, and crashed into the carriage.
Both men were hurled to the ground.
Willis struck on his head, sustaining
a fractured skull. The victims were
unconscious when taken to the hos
pital in an ambulance.
Robert Dollard. seventeen years old,
Of 1903 Park av., Manhattan, died in
-. Johns Hospital. Long Island City,
last night from injuries he sustained
few hours earlier when run INTO by
an auto truck. Dollard was crossing
,hc Q,eens Boulevard at Forest Park
when he was knocked down by the auto
truck Of Isaac Frost. of Noble St, Lynn
brook