The Detroit times., 1915-10-11
III. o. Robins Is Victim
of Accident at Wood
ward and Jefferson
Transfer is
FATALLY HURT
Three Persons Meet
Death In Sunday
Nlishaps

Attempting 10 tloSS tHSfs"u'a ave,
~ WoodNard.aye. shortly before
noon. Monday. Harry o. Robin. 40
Years old. OF No. 46s Brush-st.. was
struck ny an east-bound Jefferson
car, in charge OF Conductor 5. Garth,
Of No. 1872 Lemay-aye.. and Motor
man &. r. Ruge. and was so badly
crushed, under the car. that he died
as he was being placed on the oper-
a,ing table at ST. Mary's hospital.
one leg was severed and his body
and head were badly battered.
Robin was crossing the street
diagonally. and stepped in front OF
a standing west-bound car, and
walked directly In the path OF the
east bound car. being drawn under
the wheels OF the car.
TIE heavy car was raised on jacks
before the dying man could be ex-
tricated.
willard Warner. iAyeaF-eia team
ster employed by the ID. p. w. was
probably fatally injured shortly aft.
er ) o'clock. Monday morning. when
the asphalt wagon which he was
driving was struck by a ID. L. X.
freight car on Michigan-ave., oppo-
site the Western market.
Warner was thrown headlong TO
the pavement. and II is thought that
his skull was fractured. Police were
unable to learn his address. He was
taken 10 Grace hospital annex In a
police auto.
Deaths Of two women and one
man and serious injuries to many,
added 10 the heavy toll of traffic ac-
cidents in Detroit during the week
end period.
Miss Alma Sullivan. "a years old,
daughter OF Jeremiah Sullivan, a
Highland Park gardener. was so
badly injured that she died later In
Grace hospital; her brother. Jere-
miah, Jr., was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured. and her sister Julia,
aged Is, and brother George aged
l9. had narrow escapes when their
auto was struck by Woodward car
at Elmhurst-aye., about o'clock,
Sunday morning.
Jeremiah Sullivan. Jr., was driv-
ing the auto. taking his brother and
sisters TO the church of the Blessed
Sacrament, and was forced on the
ear track. II Is alleged. when anoth-
or auto suddenly flashed out OF Elm
hurst.ave, and compelled Sullivan
10 swerve his machine to avoid q
sollfsion.
The street car. In charge OF
Motorman George Dean. veteran.
Was close behind the auto a. II made
the turn. Dean jammed on the
brakes, but the heavy card slid into
the auto. with its momentum hardly
checked Tha-esF- struck the auto
almost I'm the middle, and carried II
30 feet before coming to a stop.
George Sullivan jumped when the
crash occurred and escaped injury.
Miss Alma and Jeremiah were un-
conscious when taken from the
wrecked auto, but Julia was only
slightly bruised.
In Grace hospital. II was found
that Alma had suffered fracture Of
the skull and internal injuries. from
which she died two hours later.
Jeremiah's skull is fractured. and
he wac injured about the legs and
body. Little hope for his recovery
II held out.
Mrs. Christina Shefferly. A years
old. who lived at Grand River and
Livernois-aves. cied shortly after ar
irving tn Grace hospital. Saturday
afternoon. from injuries which she
Suffered when struck by an auto
driven by Mrs. Lorenzs Armstrong,
OF No io5 vancouver-aye., at Grand
River and Whitney-aves.
Mrs. Sheferly was accompanied by
her 14.year-old daughter. Gladys
who shouted a warning To her mother
when the auto bore down on them
A. they started across The street. AZ
Mrs. ShefferIy turned hack, she was
struck BY the machine md Knocked
10 the pavement, uutohstipu5s c"e
died an hour later.
Mrs. John II. Warrington. OF No
22s Harrison-ave. wife of Lieut.
Warrington, OF the fire department
and her two daughters. Olive and
Mabel. were In the auto with Mrs
Armstrong and corroborated Mrs
Armstrong; statement; 10 Assistant
Prosecutor Speed. ~ police head
quarters. mat the accids mt was un
ayoidable. Mrs. Arrnstroug was not
held.
Arthur O'Leary. a switchman. crn
pioyed for six weeks IN the Gran
Trunk yards. was killed while help
Ing TO make up a train at the Mt. Ell
liott-ave. crossing, Saturday Ills
head was crushed. and both legs cut
on
Alex Mamot, Of No. 1874 Victor
ave. was struck by Grand Trunk
train near the Clay-ave. crossing al
which they were riding was cut In
two by an interurban car ut Tho
southern limits OF WyandOtte. Sun
dav nfferuoor Harry r. Qf~lo h~>~h