New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-11
BLINDED TN CRASH,
MOTORS TO HOTEL
Man Hurled Through Wind
Shield-Child Killed in
Jersey.

Although so badly injured that ne
may lose the sight of his right eye
and suffering from a slight fracture
of the skull and a badly lacerated
back. II. Dunton Seymour, Of 80 Ma
maroneck Avenue, White Plains, drove
a high powered automobile in which
he had Just had a collision, nearly
four miles to the Gedney Farms Hotel
at midnight, Thursday. There he LETT
tho Young woman with whom he was
riding and started to the White Plans
Hospital. In the hospital yesterday MI
Seymour said he could hardly see and
that he had suffered great pain during
the desperate ride.
As Mr.. Seymour was going out OF
the hotel gate leading to Mamaroneck
Avenue the automobile collapsed
struck a pole and he was again thrown
out. He did not lose consciousness
but hailed passing autoist. who took
him to DR.. II. T. Kelly. the doctor
sent him to the hospital, where he be
came unconscious.
Young Seymour was returning
through Harrison on the Sound, after
having been at Rye Beach, wnen just
outside of the village his car col!lded
with an auto driven by f. F. CONNER,
of Harrison, in which were several
women. The cars crashed at the bot
tom of a steep hill. Mr.. Seymour was
thrown through the windshield. The
Young woman was uninjured. Mr..
SEYMOUR is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. d. Seymour, and is a member of the
Crescent Athletic Club.
James Hill, of Portchester, and Will
lam Callahan, of White Plains, are IN
the Kerbalgh Hospital, at Valhalla,
near White Plains, following an auto
mobile accident Thursday, in which an
automobile, said to be owned by Ma
ior General John F. Organ, figured.
IL is said the Organ car ran into g
delivery car owned by Morris David
son. a White Plains egg merchant,
while trying to pass an auto standing
in the road.
Fiye-vear-old Josephine Coughlin,
the niece of Chief of Police William
Coughlin. of Clifton, n. j.. died in St
JOSEDH
as the result Of being run down by an
automobile.
As a Third Avenue surface car. in
charge of Motorman Patrick See was
Passing north between TwentY-third
and Twenty-fourth Streets, it was
struck by a Wanamaker delivery auto
mobile.
Annie Reyfus, of 1919 Neptune Ave
nue.. Brooklyn, a passenger, was struck
by a piece of flying window sash. Miss
Reyfus refused medical aid George
Ruhl. the chauffeur. was arrested.
John Roell, of 81 Fulton Avenue. As
toria. Long Island. and Antonio Ra-
cotti. of 68 Sullivan Street, New York
CITY. narrowly escaped death on the
Palisades. near Englewood, y. j., yes
terday. when the steering gear went
wrong. causing Roell TO lose control
a. an auto truck. which crashed into
TELEGRAPH pole Both are in the Engle-
wood Hospital. Roell's legs are
broken.
The killing of John p. Joyce, special
policeman at the Long ls!and-hemp-
steod Turnpike crossing on Thursday
afternoon By Martin II. Conroy's auto
mobile. which occurred with two other
accidents within two hours. called forth
q protest against present tranc laws
from General Manager IcCrea OF the
Long Island Railroad. $50,
when railroad employees are killed
Nv the persons they try 20 protect"
said Mr.. McCrea, lit is high time fof
cur legislators TO get busy. The grade
crossing problem must be solved;
solved by eliminating al such. cross
ings. Meanwhile. we need legislation
fixing heavy and specific penalty for
reckless driving over grade crossings