New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20
Hurled from RaCer--Man
and Woman in Other
Car Injured.
LIGHT CAUSED SMASH
ON MERRICK ROAD
Crowd Seeks to Lynch Chauf-
feurS Here After Boy Is
Fatally iiyrt.
Il relegrap.. I. ~ T:Lbun. !

Freeport, Long Island, July 70. --
Prince Ludovic Pignatelli de Aragon, "a
Spanisrd with an Italian title, and
we'll known in Manhattan. was seri-
ously injured in an auto collision on
Merrick Road, mile east Of MerrioH,
early to-day. He was returning alone
from Babylon. when his car, French
racing machine. struck an auto owned
by +. Y. O'Connell. Of 1882 60th s.,
Brooklyn, in which four persons were
The headlights on the cars az
they approached blinded the drivers.
There is a sharp turn in the highway
about hundred yards to the west Of
the spot where the accident occurred.
The O'Connell machine. moYing a, 4
fair rate. came into view as the prince
was preparing TO round this curve. In
the O'Connell auto besides its owner
was his wife. Mrs. .O'Connell, John
O'Conncl and Mrs II. Ycagcr, also OF
Brooklyn.
Prince Seriously Injured.
The cars met at a point a few fect
20 the west of the New Bridge Road
The prince was thrown against a tree,
He received three broken ribs. lacera-
,ions of the chin and face. besides pain
full bruises Of the body. He vas taken
20 his home at Hampstead BoulcyarI
hy Franklin e.. Hill. Of Merrick.
O'Connell, who was riding in nc
'front.' seat with his son. was hurled
through the broken windshield Of has
machine and landed i'm the ROADWAY
He received four broken ribs. double
fractures Of the kncccaps and laccr"-
tious Of the body and limbs. Mrs.
! eager was thrown clear Of the wreck
age and severely bruised.
The O'Conncll party remained al the
Commercial Hotel here until noon.
when the injured man was taken 10 inc
Nassau Hospital. where he is in Scrl-
Gus condition.
According to O'Counell the accident
occurred while De Aragon was driv'n.'
on am uncertain route. sWcrving 20
either side of the road The prince
says the other machine was on the
wrong side of the thoroughfarc. Both
cars were wrecked. Late this afternoon
they were towed 10 the Merrick garage.
The O'Counclls we're on their way 20
Massapequa. where they planned 70
spend the summer.
\ crowd Of men and women be
sieged the Union Market police station
last night after two automobiles.
owned by The same man. struck Ste
pncu Hroborkv, ten years old. o. PIG
East 3d -. They demanded that the
drivers OF the two machines be deliv-
cred over 10 their hands for punish
mcn'. When the crowd declared that
only lynchirg was q proper ending Tor
the two chaufeurs OF the cars. the po-
lice we're forced TO use clubs 20 dis
pcrse the hundreds that had congre-
gated in front Of the building. The
drivers remained i'm the station until
the sympathizCrs with the boy had
been forced to vacate the street.
Save Two from Crowd.
The boy was struck az Avenue Is
and Sd 81. by an automobile which was
driven by Antonio Donoiinio. Of 3l4
East l2th 81. The child was PROSTATE
in the street when following ma
chine. operated by Joseph Colarusso,
Of IA First av.. struck him. Detective
Phagicr. Of the Union Market station.
arrc ted both drivers and took them
TO the station in time 70 escape the
vengeance Of the crowd.
The boy was taken 20 Bellevue Hos
pital. where it was said that he was
probably fatally injured.
John Alticri. builder. his son and
e.. L -. A.