New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-08
POLICE HERO KILLED
RACING TO FIRE
Hodgins Crushed When
Auto Hits Trolley-An-
other Honor Man Hurt.

Yesterdays toll of killed and injured
in automobile accidents in and about
this CITY included Sergeant John f.
HodCinS. Of the Charles ST. station, an
honor man in the Police Department,
who met death on his way to fire at
80 West nth ST.
Sergeant Hodgins and Patrolman 10
scph II. King. another honor man. com
numbered the automobile TO go TO the
fire. They were standing on tho run,
ming board. when the machine crashed
into an Eighth av. trolley car at Abing-
don Square and Bank ST.
Hodgins was crushed between the
car and the auto. King was thrown
some distance into the street. Both
men we're taken to st. Nincents Hospi-
tai where Hodgins died a fen minutes
later. Patrolman King was not badly
hurt.
Sergeant Hodgins was thirty-eigh
years old. and lived at los West 96th
81. He was appointed to the police
force in July, 1901. lie was made a
sergeant i'm October, 1919, and assigned
to duty at the Charles 81. station. lie
received honorable mention and a
lives Of several persons at the Park
Avenue Hotel fire on February %. 1902.
Patrolman King was awarded a medal
for stopping Il runaway on March 3,
1906
Driving his machine at high speed
along the Merrick Road. near Blue
Point, early yesterday morning. Daniel
Rellman. secretary of the Bellman
At.,p,nhf1C (Cp1p.pN of Datp hoVlp.
was instantly killed, and the other five
passengers in the car were injured
when it skidded in the sand and upset
i'm rounding the curve known as Suy-
dams Corner. near the home of Walter
L. Suydam. II was gay party of young
men and women whom Bellman was
bringing home from Sayville.
Bellman was crushed beneath the
car. The injuries Of two or three of
the others may prove fatal. Daniel
Murdoch. twenty-one years old, Grip
pie. of Sayville, was the least injured,
and the only one found conscious and
able 10 give an account of the accident
to the residents. who were aroused by
the crash. The others and their in
juries were:
Irene Burkhardt, eighteen. daughter
Of William Burkhardt, Of Blue Point;
fractured skull.
Evelyn Burkhardt, twenty three
! sister Of Irene; arm broken, eye
gougcd and possible internal injuries
Lulu Gull, twenty, daughter Of Eu
gene Gull, of Patchogue; fracture
skull.
Frank J. Drehcr, twenty five, son o.
Thomas J. Dreher, of Patchogue; frac
/ tured skull.
While riding about town last even
/ ing with a number Of his comrade;
aboard the auto hose wagon of th'
Washington Engine Company, in Nor
ristown, n. j.. David Connors. thirty
five years old, foreman of the com
pany, fell under the wagon. He die
on the way to All Souls Hospital.
was the annual inspection day of tn
department, and the iiremen got per
mission from the chief to take out tn
auto hose wagon for rice about tn
streets of the town.
The apparatus was making modera'
speed along Park Place, when Connors
who was standing on the running
board, saw his wife walking along tn
street. He waved to her and then at
tempted TO get off the vehicle, lost hi
balance and fell. He was throw
and before the driver could check i
the wheel passed over Connors's chest
His wife. who witnessed the accident
screamed as she saw her husband fal
and the tainted He leaves two chill
dren besides his wife
Frank Mitchell, eleven years old, o
5l5 West Hath ST., was knocked dow
by an automobile, while playing il
front Of 255 Audubon av.. last nigh
Ray McPhail of 522 West 153d st
chauffeur and only occupant of the ma
chine. which is owned by Samuel Tow
ack. o. 80 Pinehurst av., placed tn
boy in tho car and rushed him to Wash
iaeton Heights Hospital. His skuI
was fractured and he will probably die
William j. Mccormick. a bushes
man of this city. who has d home d
New Monmouth. y. j., died yesterda
at the Monmouth Memorial Hospita
from injuries received by being struc
by an automobile Tuesday night q
Red Bank. y. J. Mccormick was abou
tc board a trolley car on Broad 81
Ped Bank. when he was hit. The auto
mobile was drivn by George Brown
son OF Louis Brown, Of Red BanI
McCormick's skull was fractured.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Newton. Conn, Oct. Frank {
Gernert, commission merchant o
bridgeport, and Mrs. X. c. Seeley, ais
of Bridgeport, were killed, and Mrs
Gernert and Mr.. Seeley seriously in
iured late tonight when their auto
mobile upset on the highways. All wer
pinned under the car. Mr. Gernert die
instantly. Mrs. Seeley succumbed o
the way TO Danbury hospital In
automobile IN passing another Gu
| sLidded into "A ditch