The evening world., 1917-02-22
Joy RIDE SMASH
INJURIES SEVEN MEN
AND TWO WOMEN.
Mrs. Brittner'S Chauffeur Had
Party Out in Her Car With
out Her Permission.

Mrs. Mary Brlttner Of the Hotel
lI,rgravc, No. 1906 West seventy-sec-
ond street, telephoned TO Arthur
Brown OF No. 1I6 West Slxty-eighth
street, tho manager OF a garage, and
said:
MIR. Brown. under no circumstances
arc you to let my chauffeur or any
ono else tako my car from your place
except on my explicit and personal
order"
yes. ma'am," said Brown. This
wa. less than twenty four hours ago.
A. $50 A. NJ. to-day Mrs. Brittner's
$4,000 touring car carrying eight hilar-
ious passengers and, according 20 the
police. going seventy miles an hour.
smashed into a taxlcab at One Hun
dred and Eighty-first street and AM
stcrdam Avenue. Both vehicles were
wrecked and nine persons hurt, seven
Of them being still in St. Lawrence
Hospital
Harry Breckner. twenty-five years
old, of No. 172 Amsterdam Avenue.
Mrs. Brittncr's chauffeur. is among
those in the hospital. lie * n pris-
oncr Brcckncr Is charged with grand
larceny and felonious assault. Each
is auffcrIng from severe lacerations
and bruises.
The other injured are:
Charles Woods, thirty-eight. a sales
man. NJ No. 1Ol West One Hundred
and Thlructh street: laccratlons Of
the head and possible internal in
jurics.
Joseph Scott, twcnty-four. a chauf-
feur. Of 40. 2l2 West ono Hundred
and ninth street; contusions.
Mrs. Marion Evans, tHirty-two. OF
No. 2l2 West ono Hundred and Ninth
street. shock and broken right arm.
Mildred Crane. twenty, OF Wilt
mantle, Conn, "A visitor at No. 357
West Fifticth Street; broken nose and
laccrauons OF the face and body.
Arthur Branlgan. twenty, IA drug
clerk, Of No. 2l2 West Sixty-sevcnth
street; internal injuries.
Mel Overland. twenty-elght, a
chauffeur. of No. I'll West Eightieth
Street; bruises.
Daniel Donovan. flfty-three. a taxi
cab chauffeur, OF No. 4s wadsworth
Avenue: broken nose and contusions.
Despite Mrs. Brlttnor's request,
IA "a Ia
ganizcd a merry party last night.
Tho region of bright lights was WIS.,
tied. numerous stops made, and, ac-
cording TO witnesses who caught sight
Of the speeding vehicle shortly before
tho collision, Amsterdam Avenue was
chosen as the course for death defy
ing dash northward.
Donovan, coming along at six miles
an hour IN his empty taxi, was cross
ing the avenue from the east when he
saw the heavy touring car bearing
down ON him. lie tried unsuccessfully
to turn out. The ear struck the taxi,
ripping of the latter's front wheels
and Itself swCrving and crashing into
u metal electric light pole with such
force that its radiator was almost
completely wrapped around the stand
ard. Amid tho splintering OF wood
work and tho shatterlng OF glass, the
nine occupants OF tho two vehicles
were pitched headlonR.
Policeman James Reuchlo OF the
West one Hundred and Seventy
Seventh Street Station summoned
two ambulances and reported the ac-
Cidcnt.
None OF the injured persons Is serl-
ously hurt.
T.. II. Brown, owner OF the garage,
reported by the police TO have been
on the Joy ride, said to-day that he
was not ono OF the party. lie was
reported az having been in the hospital.
hut appeared In person to deny the
allegation.