New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16
Shouted and Beat on Auto
window as Black Shape
Sped Toward Them.
HEARD NO WARMING
ATL. |. CROSSING
vE Vanderbilt, Jr, at Trial,
GAYS Trains Could Be Seen at
Ioug Distance, Day or Night,

Ih,v her husband, William Lain
-, s Oscood Pell and a chauffeur
. tIls6 when train hit their
.-.A1s a. the Wreck Lead cross
- ,be Long Island Railroad on
,;-ht If August 8, 1914.
a., Pe,l +. suing the railroad COM
- ,o- $3.50 900 for the death Of
,.,,,bs,d Mrs. Laimbeer has two
"a -. ,.rsirg One, for $3.50, 900, is in
''- I-,,., n Nr Ls.mbeer's death
al''+ - - ~, ssns amount. is for
ne olhe!' -0' .-..,
riuTies Mrs. La'moeeI sus'a''eu ~
., time
LII .,,,r.roo-, 60 gloomy in at
4De o"'' -. Lr;-h.os+
rospAere tna'' eve" q" ''e
s,vs. the court visitor IS oppressed oy
i. h,lisf that il is raining, held just
-.o,.s+ovs nossible
about slI 'he SPeO'a'o'' Po''
Mrs. Pei. and Mrs. Lalmoeer were
"A. - eide 81 the table almost direct
..Le ho-.b { u p Pell
y h l'O", '' - -. nj L-o.hors
rd Theodore hooSe'e'N ca, O'o'','
q the wreck victim, were within leW
~. ~ ,le-, Both women were in
...5 -.o~e ,boir veils a
tssp mourning anu
ursiderab.e part OF the Day
", Tsirbaer was called 10 the
~. .s..-.oo- br Augus-
faha is'e .H ,'e a. ''' -, 49,,
Is Van NycK, MIS- feis attorney
ihsr she had given her name and resi-
=. 49,. ~;,,,- ;,,o her storv.
S'l" guy -.
Nido" SIorS VI
On August 8, or the night OF whlen
he seeident happened, sne salu'
vsrt 10 Long Beach twice from Hemp
stead. where we we're then living. MY
tr,b,pd. our two children and the nurse
ysfs with me in the morning. In the
sy,rinF Mr.. Laimbeer and ! went down
bbs The guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Pell
a dinner at the Trouville. Mr.. van
s,rbih was present also.
ave arrived about 1880. About 9:45
o',l9sk NJ Vanderbilt decided TO leave,
tr6 Il was then suggested that we 90
% another restaurant. As we were
rffffTu
:. changed our plans and went out 70
fg into the machines. Mr.. Pell, Mr..
hInbeer and ! entered Nh Pelps car,
Er, peu entering Mr. Vanderbilt's
an with Mr. Vanderbilt.
Mr. Pell drove the car. a limousine,
lni sat beside the chauffeur in the
e paI'ment sheao, WhICh "qe ui'Ioeu ,;,
hOM 'Ue ne man ISor o,, ca ,rore in CON
~, 'li' 70 E Z. 0.- .-,a,, NO ieft
'eIsatoh rom lle I"oi.yn. ~. road ~
~ e,v -. u'''S isrge garage
60 ~ eVixr., - ,rsioL ,-raT the car
,s,,sS - ~ - iof. the, n the right
"a .I :. ~ Wy
~ sws .aeu oy U,''o O ercrossed in opr con-
v,,,t;or tbst NC Ala moi know where
>, vsrs rr,iI CHANGED IN look through
"A, vindo,, and was startled on seeing
' t!nuoT anu |a9 sl'I 49,. 49, o'' ~an;5lS
saiu Us oI l"e U'oine.'' -. u.u Nv
v,y, 1S, n,rI " Ia' ~ ,,oad nm and ranned
en- tbs f,or, ,,.irlo,,, ,,,itb NV hands at
ne same TIM sboytine 70 Nr. Pell 10
vsrn him If the bIack objects ap-
vroseh. I turned my ewes sway from
he thing throw myseif hack on the
seat and circled nv arms about Mr..
Lsimbser's shoulders In the next in
rtnt il bsppened and lost conscious
ness"
WAS the r,o.or csr nroceedine swift
N m n tb. So "a * coIlieoo 30 Mr.
Van WI .,LaJ
~" ~
AUTO al Moderate opeeu'
me speed was moderate" Mrs
's.Ieoeer sT replied.
Dd you hear any sounds OF warn
hg before you reached the tracks
heard neither whistle nor OeIl;
to'hlng 10 caution US against attempt
hs 10 cross
NAIln ". Llttleton, counsel Tor the
.Sls Island Railroad, asked her TO state
ns distance between the automobile
80 Ine tracks when she saw the traln
Ns,
cannot tell you that she an
All tAp'alnlng that she could not re-
he contents OF statement she
70 coroner last OCTOBER Whlcn
~ Ltueton read 20 her-she sald
a. she had been under oplates from
Aght Of the accident TO November
i,. ,la mat her memory had suffered.
gsEs., interesting witness was was
a. "A. vanderbilt IT, VINO tee.'-
re- 'he morning session. he en- en-
us we courtroom WhlIe WIVES Ifs
Ey,k va a.. ,Ig s,sha; heh MI, ;..aI al
\. .A saw saw Mr., Vanderbilt he DISMISSED q
s7no,s,.i. "l,5hess ron tne jnsh;i, 80 an
NJ, w aha put Mr' EanIe' Dji. oa,
~. L Vanderbilt told Of the dinner
d, me Irouyille and lheh o'
sv.S She hotel ,
r,.s ne sad. 'Seing that Mr. rem
u,r u",Se could not accommodate moIe
is1, .AIee persons, besides the cGaui