New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
Robert Mitchell, Brooklyn,
May Die as Result
of Injuries.
NY. BANKER ARRESTED;
CHAINED TO WRECK
Four Children Hit by Autos IN
City, One Probably Fatally
Woman Also Hurt.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

stamford. Conn. May 1.-Two men
we're seriously. perhaps fatally, injured
tonight in an automobile coilisioh VI"
the BOSTON Post Road at Sound Beach,
The cars came together in head-on COL
us;ou and the debris caught fire. Inc
Mianus fire department was caiieu ou'
The injured men are in the S'afiiioru
Hospital.
One of the automobiles, high pow
orod touring car. was owned and driven
nv J. D. Curtiss, New York banker
living in Greenwich. The other was
driven by A. d. Clark, OF Li''ie'o"'
II Curtiss was uninjured. ROBERT
,,;,ob.u of GO Westminster Road
BROOKLYN, his manager. received
fractured skull. 1t was reported at
midnight that he was dead Out ho
confirmation could be obtained at the
hospital.
Nv C1ark's left leg was broken anu
he was badly cut and bruised. lie was
mined beneath the Curtiss car ana MS
clothing caught fire before the oiaze
was put out by Constable Jones CLARK
was burned terribly from feet 10 waist
Hts condition is critical. Jones. VINO
with Peter Carpenter, saw the accident
said Curtiss was driving his car at d
high rate of speed. Curtiss was piaceu
under arrest and handcuffed to the
steering gear Of car while the DEBRIS
was being cleared up and the ln)ureo
taken to the hospital
81 was not driving fast he said.
Thought the other car was at stand
still. thought ! was allowing l.
plenty of ROOM
II was said that the black car was
really at a standstill and that CLARK
was tinkering with it when Curtiss
era shed into him. The Curtiss car
forced the other car back forty feet
and then turned over. Both cars were
wrecked.
Mr. Curtiss is head OF John ID. cur
tiss g. Co.. bankers, 80 Wall St, New
York He is being held without bail
pending the outcome of the injuries of
Mitchell and Clark. Mrs. Curtiss said
tonight her husband was on the way
to Stamford to leave his car at deal
er's for repairs.
Three little girls and a boy were struck
by automobiles yesterday In the city
streets. A woman was run down by
motorcycle at Fifth av. and 18th st.
One of the little girls is in serious
condition and may die. She is Margaret
Heerlein. eight years old, Of 80 Taylor ST.
Williamsburg, and is in the hospital suf-
fering from conclusion Of the brain and
other injuries The automobile that ran
her down in front OF her home speeded
away across the Washington av. bridge
of the Wallabout Canal and disappeared
before another car came along and
started in pursuit.
AS crowd of children playing on
Washington av. near lid St. The Bronx,
yesterday scattered at tho approach OF a
car owned and driven by Charles W
Pierce, OF l37 Milburn ST.. Greenwich
Conn. Lena Orlando. six years old. of 46t
East 172d St, was hit. She was taken "a
Fordham Hospital. Celia Wisatky, eight
years old, also was struck. but after
! being treated by the ambulance surgeon
was able to go to her home.
Mrs II. 3. Harrison, of the Hotel Bres-
lin. Broadway and 29th ST.. was struck
Yesterday at Fifth av. and 2Sth st. by a
motorcycle operated by Nelson Samson,
Of 3O7 West 10th St
Mrs Harrison refused TO go 10 New
York Hospital when the ambulance ar
rived. Shortly before o'clock last night
call was sent from the hotel to the
hospital, and Mrs. Harrison was taken 10
the institution, where IL was found that
her shoulder was dislocated and the drum
of her ear injured.
Mr. Harrison went to the West Goth st.
station last night and reported to Cap
tain Ward that his wife had with her. at
the time of the accident, handbag con-
tanning money and valuable Jewelry; also
a gold handled umbrella. Both handbag
and umbrella disappeared. Detectives are
looking for the articles.
Edward Robertson, seven years Old OF
"A Glen st, Elmhurst, Queens Borough,
was run down and badly injured at Elm
hurst ave. and 9Th ST. yesterday BY an
automobile driven by Arthur W. Chat
field of East Elmhurst.