The New York herald., 1921-08-02
ELIZABETH H. KUNZ
KILLED With WOMAN
FRIEND in RUNAWAY
Another Member of Driving
Party Believed to Be
Fatally Injured.
SPIRITED HORSE BOLTS
Daughter of Tiffany Off
cial Killed When Buggy
OverturnS.
SCREAMS BRING HELP
Miss Pryiple, One of Guests,
Dies i'm Hospital-Accident
Near Summer Home.
SCREAMS BRING HELP

Miss Elizabeth III. Kunz, daughter of
Dr. George +. KunZ, vice-president of
Tiffany & Co. and one of the worlds
foremost experts in precious stones,
was killed last night when a spirited!
horse she was driving near Mohcgan
Lake, N. Y, ran away, upsetting the
basket buggy in which three other
young women were riding with her.
One Of Miss Kunzs companions
Miss Pryiple, who acts as DR.. Kunz's
secretary, was fatally hurt and died
three hours later in Peeksiill Hospital.
A third, known to the Kunz household
only as Miss I<insey, was reported to
be so seriously injured that physicians
in Peekskill despaired of her recovery.
The details of the accident could not
be learned because. except for Miss
Gano, fourth member Of the party
there was no one to relate them. Miss
Gano, injured and hysterical, was un-
der the care of physicians at Peekskili
Hospital. They refused to let her be
questioned.
Father Away in Plymouth.
DR.. Kunz was in Plymouth Mass.
last night, having gone there as one Of
the speakers at the Plymouth celebration.
At midnight he was still unaware OF the
tragedy.
At Wild Farms, the Kunz summer
home at Mohegan Lake, it was said that
the Misses Pryiple. Kinsey and Gano ar
rived early in the afternoon for a va
cation visit. All were friends of Miss
Kunz. She had invited them to stay
with her while DIR. Kunz was away.
Miss Kunz's sister. the only other mem
Der of the family. Is in Europe with her
husband. 1t was said.
Late In the afternoon Miss Kunz led
her visitors to the barn TO show the
rev horse. They admired him and one
OF the grooms had him brought into the
stable yard. While he was being exer-
cised one OF the young women suggested
that he be taken out on the road for
tryout
The basket buggy was brought out
and the single harness thrown on the
new horse. He pranced about and ex-
hibited impatience and a tendency to
jump. but Miss Kunz. who was well
known as a horsewoman, said she could
handle him without trouble. The four
crowded into the buggy and the groom
let go the animals head
AS the horse started down the private
road leading to the highway there was
nothing in his actions that indicated he
would run away. He showed unusual
spirit. but there was no exhibition of
temper, and those looking from the
were safe.
Motorists Tell of Accident.
1t was after o'clock when the acci-
dent happened. Miss Kunz, 1t was gath
cred from the hurried stories told by au-
tomobilists wiso brought her body home.
was driving along an old country road
toward Clear Lake. She was at a spot
about three miles from Wild Farms
when something went wrong.
For an instant the lines were loose.
The horse quickly took advantage of
chance to take the bit. He reared and
then dashed down the road. dragging tho
buggy after him and AT every other
stride kicking his heels against IL. FOR
few minutes the four young women
clung TO their places. too frightened to
move. The road was good and Miss
Kunz, apparently feeling that she could
regain control was seen saving on the
lines and trying to halt the horse.
There came a spot In the road where
the horse had to make a turn. He swung
sharply and the buggy was whipped
across the road and overturned. Auto
mobilists on roads near by and persons
In faripnouses up and down the road
heard the crash. The screams for help
that followed brought farmers and others
who rendered first aid.
Miss Kunz, dead IL was proved later.
was lifted into an automobile and rushed
first to Wild Farms. An ambulance was
called from Peeks1till. a short distance
away. DR.. Hollow. who responded with
the ambulance. said Miss Kunz had been
killed Immediately she struck the road
way.
BY that time other automobiles were
driving up, one with Miss Pryiple, un-
conscious and suffering from fractured
skull. Miss Kinsey also was unconscious,
but Miss Gano wns only slightly hurt.
The ambulance was used to rush Miss
Kinsey and Miss Pryipel to Peekskill In
the hope that operations might save
ing carried into the hospital
Miss Kunz was 30 years old She was
prominent socially In this city and for
many years had been a well known fiE-
ure at horse shows.