Palisadian., 1915-10-16
MORAL ON CARELESS CONSTRUCTION

at about 4:3O last Sunday afternoon
when something went wrong with the
six-cylinder auto driven by her hus-
band, Frank J. Bauer, on the Frank
lin Turnpike, at Mahwah, the car
leaving the road and landing in the
ditch. The front part of the car
was found on the stone wall, twenty
feet from the roadway.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Bauer as guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Fielder,
of Camden street.
Mr. Bauer is suffering from cuts
and bruises on the head and face,
and suffers from shock.
Mr.. Fielder sustained severe scalp
wounds and bruises.
Mrs. Fielder suffered dislocated
collar bone and was cut and bruised
about the head. She also suffers
from shock.
The first to reach the scene of the
accident was James j. Bertholf, OF
the Central Auto Garage. He was on
his way home from Suffern and was
within 300 feet of the spot when the
crash came. Mr.. Bertholf did not
know who the injured people were
until he wiped the blood from the
faces of Mr. Bauer and Mr.. Fielder
All were unconscious and laying in
huddled shape in the ditch.
The first he approached was Mr..
Fielder, and as he wiped the blood
from his face and recognition became
possible he exclaimed, "My God, it
it isn't my friend Frank Fielder!'
Turning around he wiped off Mr..
Bauer's face and utter da similar ex-
clamation.
Mrs. Bauer's face was buried III
the earth, and Mr.. Bertholf at a
glance concluded she was near DEATH
No time was lost, and he hurrledly
carried Mrs. Bauer to the rear seat
of his auto and helped Mr.. Bauer in,
and swung around and speeded away
to the Good Samaritan Hospital at
Suffern.
Mrs. nd Mrs. Frederick H. Frick,
of Bogota, also happened along that
wav shortly after Mr.. Bertholf and
thew hurried to the hospital with Mr.
and Mrs. Fielder.
Mrs. Bauer is said to have expired
fifteen minutes after reaching the
hospital. Her skull was factured.
The other injured were said to be
doing nicely this morning, but may
remain in the hospital for two or
three days.
Mrs. Bauer was daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Tracey, of upper
Union street, and was thirty-fou!,r
years old. The couple have no chill
dren.
Mr.. Bauer is son of eX-Commis-
sioner Jacob Bauer, and is associated
with his brother, Louis, in the litho-
graphing business in New York.
Mrs. Bauer is survived by her hus-
band, her parents, three sisters, Mrs.
Oscar Demarest, Mrs. George T..
Winnie, jr., Mrs. De VauX, of Paris,
and brother She was popular in
large circle of friends and her un-
timely and tragic end came as a
severe shock to all.
Just how the accident happened IS
difficult to determine, but Mr.. Ber-
tholf says that from what he saw he
Judged the Bauer auto had left the
amesite roadway in order to let an
other car pass and struck rut in the
soft dirt at the spot that has proven
a terror to many autoists. The steer
inc gear no doubt became disar-
ranged and Mr.. Bauer was helpless
to keep the car straight.
From another source it was said a
front tire exploded and that the car
swung around several times on the
smooth roadway and finally plunged
into the ditch, turning a somersault
Mr. Bertholf says neither of the
tires exploded and that the auto did
not swing around on the roadway
and didn't turn turtle.
Mrs. Bartine, sister of Mr.. Bauer,
was among the first to hear OF the
accident and she hurried to the Sui
fern hospital in an auto.
To an Evening Record representa-
tive Mrs. Bartine said this morning:
"I can't believe that Frank was
travelling so very fast, as some say
he was, because re has always been
a careful driver. Another thing, Mr..
and Mrs. Kenzie, of Carlton Hill,
with whom they had lunched just, be-
fore the accident, and with whom
they were going to view the Suffren
fire ruins, asked Frank to go on
slowly until they could catch up,
Frank having a self-starter. So
under those circumstances | don't
think Frank would be travelling very
fast"
1t is understood that State Motor
Commissioner Dill, of Paterson, will
make personal investigation of this
accident, to determine whether or not
the condition of the road was in any
way responsible for this fatality.
County Physician Ogden has the
case also under advisement.-Hack-
ensack Record.