New Britain herald., 1915-08-03
.DR. ELMER STYLES
 STRICKEN IN AUTO
Taken From Machine on NeWins,, z .tOn Road and Dies in House
HIS CAR CRASHES INTO POLE

DOCUOTS NNSIl IOlIl Its SftS efses
 lice Ambulance is Sent to Scene But
 to No AvaiI-RcaIized He was
 Dying.
 Stricken with a fatal attack of heart failure to which he had been subject for the past few years, as he was driving his automobile along road in Newington at about o'clock this afternoon, Dr. Elmer l.. Styles, one of New Britains oldest and best known physicians, lost control of his machine and dashed into a telegraph pole by the road side, falling back in hIs seat in semi-conscious condition. HeNwas carried into Charles F. Howe house where he died shortly afrer- wards. pr. John Purney and Dr.. Jos eph Walsh, of this city, rushed to attend the dying doctor, but they could not stay the grim hand of death
 Sees Doctor Stricken.
 Mrs Charles F. Rowe, into whose nome pr. Styles was carried, witness ga the entire tragedy. She says that the aged doctor was driving along the road in his Ford car alone and at slow rate of speed. Suddenly, just as he was about in front of l CT house she noticed him stiffin in his seat ana lose control of the steering wheel. The next instant the car crashed into telegraph pole by the roadside Mrs Rowe rushed through the yard and hn pant, whom she did not recognize at the time As she approached him he had just opened his medicine case and had a bottle, of stimulant in his hand which he was trying to raise to his mouth. Even then he was took weak to raise the bottle and signalled to the young woman to pour the con- tents between his lips.
 Said ssI Am Dying"
 That the aged doctor realized that he was at deaths door is fact be- cause he muttered to Mrs Rowe "I'Jn dying He then feebly begged her to telephone to Meriden and inform, Doctor T. s. Stoddard, his son-in law. These were about che last words that pr. Styles spoke
 After giving him stimulants Mrs Rowe stopped c. W. Aver, of Hart fofd. q passing autom obilist, and hs carried the unconscious man into the house where he was placed upon couch and given every possible at- tention until the physicians arrived
 C Warrens of 293 Collins street hartford, passed by the scene short iy after the doctor was stricken ana he speed on to New Britain where be picked up Officer William Strolls ana came to police station to report tbe aHair Chief Rawlings at once ar- dered out the ambulance and hasten ca to Newington with all possibly speed At press time Medical Exam- iner Theodore G. Wright was about to view the remains.
 Car Slightly Damaged
 The spot where pr. Styles wa. stricken is just at the top of tha biI, under the bridge on Newington road It Is evident that the local ni,vsiciar must have been only partially con scfous when his machine struck tha pole. He was going quite slow at the ume as the car was not badly dam "ged The radiator was slightly bent ana part of the windshield was broken out The top covering of the machine was also shaved back and the. frail steering wheel was partially col iapsed where the physicians, body had been forced against it from the inn pact of the collision
 Friends of Dr. Styles state that he 1 had not been in good health for the past few years and had to take every against just suc.1 attacks as i proved fatal today He had been at- i tackled with these weak spells on many occasions, it is said, and it was very | seldom that he drove his automobile asout with no one beside him
 Report Soon Known Here. : pr. Styles sudden death under such | tragic conditions soon became noised | 2 bout the city and within a short time | after he died the Herald telephone | wire was kept constantly busy with | eager inquiries as to whether a report 1 that pr. Styles had been killed in an automobile accident was true.
 pr. Styles owned good sized | sh1cken farm in the town or Newing- on to which he went frequently and t is thought that he was on his way to ois country place this afternoon when Ieath overlook him
 Was Well Known Doctor.
 In the medical world Dr. Styles vas very well known. He had been practising physician in this city for many years and was he family phy- ician of the S te Philip Corbin. He vas also for years the regular physi- ian called to attend all accident ases at the F. & F. Corbin factor nd had also had large private 'ractice. A number of years ago his practice warranted the opening of a