New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
WOMAN AUTOlST
FIGURES In DAYS
DOUBLE KILLING
Runs Down Boy in Only
Fatality of Series of
Accidents.
TRUCKS CHAIN DRAGS
SMALL BOY TO DEATH
Three Policemen Among Vic
tins of Weather's Quality and
Traffio's Quantity.

Mrs. Eugene r. Cox was driving her
husband, an invalid, and brother-in-
law Of Frank A. Nanderlip. of the Ma
tional City Bank. and her son from the
Memorial Day parade to their home at
Great Neck, Long Island. last night,
when her automobile ran over ive-year-
old Frank Vona. at Amsterdam Avenue
and Eighty-thrd Street. The boy died
Ill hour later
Mrs. Cox became the wife of the
former Chicago lawyer in June, 1913,
after she had divorced Charles Char
tiers. q Christian Science practitioner.
Mr. Cox, too, was prominent in Science
circles. and for a time was at the head
; OF the Publication Committee in THIS
city. During the administration of the
First Church Of Christ, Scientist by
Mrs. Augusta Stetson Charters and his
wife were considered two of the most
prominent Scientists In this city.
While riding a bicycle in Stanton
Street Yesterday Kedero Wokay, six
teen years old, OF 100 Orchard Street,
collided with a rear wheel of an auto
truck driven by Allie Dillon, of 2l5
West Twenty-ninth Street. lie was
caught by the chain and dragged be-
, could be stopped. Hundreds of persons
rushed at the driver. and he was res
. cued by Patrolman Dillon.
The boy, whose mother is i'll in Belle
we. was taken to Gouverneur Hos
pital. suffering from internal injuries
and a fractured thigh. He died there
last night
Henry D. Plant, son of Morton F.
Plant. director Of the Atlantic Coast
Line and vice-pres dent of the Chicago,
Indianapolis Louisville Railway, was
operating his car along Riverside Drive
last night when he misunderstood the
signals that passed between. him ma
Charles Madison, of GIG west l44th
Street. The cars collided, and Malli-
sons broke through a fence on the
west side Of the drive and hung for
several minutes over the edge. Inc
machine nearly dropped thirty feet TO
Fort Washington Park below.
Automobiles, their owners attracted
bv the warm holiday weather, were out
a-plenty yesterday. and numerous acct
dents in which they figured were re
ported 20 the police of New YORK and
neighboung cities.
In Jersey City a motorcycle "a
trolman was tossed from ms machlne
20 the street. and his death Is prob
able; two patrolmen were hit by auto
mobiles upon the greensboro Bridge
and i'm Long Island City man is in
critical condition following an acct
dent i'm which mis- motorcycle struck
trolley car. Three persons were also
badly burned in a launch explosion.
Takes Victim TO Hospital.
Frank Vona. Of $40 Columbus Ave
nue.. was playing short distance from
his fathers fruit stand, and as he
dodrcd through the traffic he was
struck by Mrs. CoN's car.
She Jumped from the machine and
took the unconscious lad from beneath
the rear wheel. Both parents had seen
The accident and hurried 20 the car. As
Mrs Cox handed the boy to her son
end prepared to drive TO hospital
they came up. They climbed into the
machine and all went to Roosevelt
Hospital. where DR.. Carlisle worked
over the boy for an hour, but he did
Tot regain consciousness.
Two accidents occurred on the
Greensboro Bridge in almost the same
spot Patrolmen Grecnlay and Web
ftcr were the victims. The former was
pursuing a speeding automobile on his
bicycle last night when his wheel
caught in a car track and he was thrown
against an iron Pillar
-atrCrind.l MCGOnEn communicated -
machine. and Greenlay was taken to 81.
Johns Hospital. Long Island City. The
speeGcr escaped.
Patrolman James Boyle is dying at
The City Hospital Jersey City. Al
Communipaw Avenue and the Boule-
Iard he was struck by an mobile
and thrown from his motorcycle.
The machine. owned and driven by
George F. Ludeking. of 29S Monroe
Avenue. Elizabeth, swerved as Boyle
attempted 70 pass. The patrolman
landed on his head and his skull was
fFsctured
Ludeking, charged with assault, was
paroled for further hearing.
y. Y. Pstrolman Run Down.
While attempting TO stop an auto
mobile. which speeded across the
Queen sboro Bridge early yesterday
morning Patrolman Rush A. Webster
Of the East Sixty seventh Street sta
ton. was knocked down and badly in
iurcd The machine did not stop when
Re shouted and he ran across the road
way for "a telephone TO the Long Island
City end of the bridge.
As he was crossing he stepped in
front Of another car, driven slowly by
Hubert Harder. of Bayside, Queens In
it were 4 ISIS Marion Stone. Of Bayside,
and Miss Margaret Burns, of Flushing.
returning from the Grand Central Ter
mnal Harder carried Webster TO
Flower Hospital lie has a fractured
skull. bruises about the body and in
ternal injuries.
Two persons we're hurt last night
when the motorcycle on which they
were riding crashed into a trolley car
AT Jackson Avenue and Trains Meadow
Road. Long Island City. David Dowd.
Of 391 Van Pelt Street. was driving the
machine. His companion was Miss
Eliza ShaFer. eighteen. Of 349 Bragaw
Street. Long Island City.
Dowd lost control Of the motorcycle
rs he climbed the Jackson Avenue hill
and it turned into the car. where there
was much confusion among the women
PASSENGERS. Dowd was thrown over the
handle bars and his head struck the
side Of the trolley. He was taken 10