New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-28
AUTO TURNS OVER,
TWO MEN KILLED
Speeding Car Near Bea-
con Skids Under Ditch,
Injuring a Others.
BROOKLYN BOY LOSES
LIFE STEALING RIDE
Car Hits Wall in MorristOWn and
Five Are Hurt-Fred Stone
Escapes Harm.

BEACON. y. 7, May 27.-Two men
wore killed and four others were m
iured when an automobile, driven by
Charles Dav. turned over eleven miles
north Of here tonight. One other death
is expected. 80,
The men who were killed were James
GOV owner Of the Grand Hotel OF this
city' and John SCHUMACHER. an attend
ant AZ the Matteawen State Hospital
Fred ] Roche, a theatrical advance
egont. Is suffering from fractured
SKULL and internal injuries; samuel
Dav. the chauffeur; Charles Duoetsky
and Abner Davis are also in highland
Uospital with cuts and bruises.
The machine was running along the
Fishkill- Wappinger' state road "nen
a rear tire blew out. The car skidded'
loft the road and turned over as It went
80 ditch. Cox and SCHUMACHER
were pinned under the car.
Norristown. N. j. May 27.-An auto
uobiIe driven by Edward Crosby
crashed into the stone wall surround
inc the estate OF DR.. Hunter McAlpin,
at tho intersection of the Parsippany-
morris Road and the road leading TO
the Uensler farm. this afternoon, part
" wrecking the wall, demoli;hlng the
car and seriously injurlng the hve
occupants. Two are expected to die
In the machine With Crosby were
Thomas Huestin, a saloon keeper OF
Belleville, who has fractured skull!
David Honeyman, a professional goli
PLAYER Of BelleTlle, whose left leg
was broken and into whose nip spin
ter from the dashboard, two inches
thick. was driven; Christopher Crosby,
of Orange, who suffered conclusion OF
tho brain. a broken Jaw and internal
in iuries, and John McCrickard. OF East
Orange, decorations of the scalp and
( head
Tho chauffeur was badly cut about
the knees and arms. He apparently
did not know the road, for he made no
attempt to take the sharp turn. Inc
machine hit the wall with terrific force
and parts of the heavy stones were
hurled twenty feet.
I Passing automobilists released Ed
ward Crosby and all five were put IN
other machines and rushed to AL
Souls Hospital.
Fred Stone, the actor, escaped with
! out a scratch Yesterday when his I'm
CUISINE was struck by another machine
in Queens Boulevard, near Packer'
Street, Long Island City. Two men
who were with him were slightly IN
iured and all four occupants OF the
other car were bruised. One OF them
Mrs. Andrew Henry, Of 53l East Sew
enty-eighth Street, was taken 70 81
Johns Hospital, suffering from frac
tured ribs and wrists and decorations
of the face.
The Chin Chin" comedian was re
turning from the Globe Theatre to ms
home at Amityville, after the nlgn'
performance. With him were fau
Stone, also an actor, of l49 Grand Az
enue, Freeport, and James Minnick,
Western ranch owner.
In the other car were Mrs. Henry
Charles Silver, the chauffeur, or Az
East Seventy-e eighth Street, and. JohF
Smith, of 60 Third Avenue, and Thomas
Meyers, of AIS East Eighteen street
This machine, owned by Mrs. y.
Stein, OF "a East Seventy-third Street
was badly damaged.
Silver was locked up when Mrs
Stein informed the police she had mo-
given him permission to use the car.
Stealing hitch" on the back Of
truck on his way from school, Franz
White, thirteen years old. of 568 Thir'
Avenue, Brooklyn. jumped from tn,
truck az Fourth Avenue and Sixteenth
Street, directly in the path of an auto
mobile owned and driven by Herman
Huchital, of 81, Fifth Avenue, Brook
lyn. The boy was thrown several fee
and his head crushed. He was dea'
when Mr.. Huchital picked him up.
Another boy, Joseph Duffy. sever
years old, of 81 Rose Avenue, Jer
sew City. was run down and serious
" injured in front OF his home by al
automobile owned and driven by Mrs
Ella Sharrott, of 231 Union Street. Mrs
Sharrott picked the youngster up an
took him to the German Hospital. III
had fractured skull and little hope i
held for his recovery. Mrs. Sharrot
was arrested, charged with assault.
Frank c. Dodd, secretary of the Dodd
Mead Publishing Company, was IN nj
automobile yesterday when 1t wa
struck by a northbound trolley car a
Broadway and l96th Street and over
turned Mr.. Dodd was pinned under
meath his machine. He was remove
to Washington Heights Hospital h
sustained contusions OF the stomach
and chest and was taken 10 his home
SO Gramercy Park, late last night
The trolley car left its tracks, an
the windows OF the car were shattered
Besides few minor cuts, the lnJurle
Of the passengers were not serious.