New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-28
Driver of Unmanageable
Car Leaps to Safety
at Brink.
SALVAGE WAGON AND
MACHINE IN CRASH
Man Dies Saving Two Children
Wife Badly Hurt Racing
with Husband.

In one Of the most spectacular auto
mobile accidents Of the year, Henry "
Allen, a contractor, Of 602 Sunnyside
av., Weehawken, escaped with his lie
yesterday by jumping as his car be-
came unmanageable and dashed over
the Palisades.
For 800 feet the machine plunged,
uprooting trees and dislodging large
stones. Finally, a mass OF JUNK, ~
brought up against a large tree ana
stopped,
The car was not working we'll when
Allen took it from his garage, but, Al
ter he had tinkered with 1t on the
road, it seemed to run smoothly, ana
he put on speed. As he approached
the Palisades the steering gear went
wrong. Although he shut of the pow
or and iammed on the brakes, the auto
kept on. Allen stuck TO his seat until
the car was almost on the brink. Iheh
he jumped, just in time.
Allen was slightly cut and bruised
As he picked himself up, he saw the
machine go over the edge.
One man was seriously injured ana
a dozen others were stunned and
bruised yesterday, when the heavy
wagon Of Salvage Corps 2, Brooklyn,
on its way to q slight fire.. crashed
into an automobile at Roebling ana
North 7th SITS. Michael Greavery, OF
Tie Humboldt ST., one Of the occupants
Of the auto, Is in the Eastern District
Hospital, suffering from internal in
juries. he was unconscious for sew
eral hours.
With Greavery were Theodore Wal
tiers, Of 100 Oakland st., owner ana
driver of the car; his brother, Edward
Walters, of 1872 Oakland St, and Fred
erick Schlegel, Of $50 Noble st. The
cwner, it is supposed, thought he could
pass ahead of the fast moving wagon,
but the pole and horses crashed at full
speed into the machine. All were
thrown out.
Lieutenant Ray, who had been clang-
ing the wagon bell vigorously, was
thrown from his seat and the members
of the corps were hurled into the bot
tom of the wagon. The horses were
so badly hurt that they were unable to
proceed to the fire.
Chauffeur Arrested.
Theodore Walters was placed under
arrest and held later in the day for
hearing in the Manhattan av. court be-
fore Magistrate Dodd. lntoxieatton
and driving an automobile. without
chauffeur's license were the charges
preferred against him.
William V. Danielson, Of Roekland
Lake, after saving two children from
Ieath yesterday, was himself struck by
an automobile. He died later from in
juries consisting of four broken ribs
and other internal hurts.
The children for whose lives he gave
his own were Edna Osborne and Caro-
inc Scotsman, three and four years old,
They ran from behind a
wagon directly in the path of car
driven by Harold l.. Davis.
Beatrice knight, eleven, Of Ossining'
vas knocked down by John Dyckman
On a motorcycle and had her left leg
broken in two places. Mrs. Helen B.
Lannon, racing on q bicycle with her
husband, who was in his automobile,
vas knocked into a ditch. A broken
arm and two broken ribs were the re-
suit.
Henry Rosen, twelve years old, died
IN Lebanon Hospital yesterday after
noon soon after being struck by taxi
cab in Third sv. at 156th st. His skull
was fractured. Sergeant Cramer, of the
Morrisania station, saw the accident,
and Coroner Healy paroled John Dan
ahey, the chauffeur. The boy lived at
SIT East 156th st.
Boys Skull Fractured.
Playing in front Of his home at log
East 18th st., John Angular, eight
years old, last night was struck By. an
automobile owned by Henry Messing,
of 457 Broadway, and operated by
George ]. Farrell, of go West seth St.,