The New York herald., 1921-10-05
WOMAN DIES; 5BOYS
F: I: HURT AS CAR SKIDS
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Automobile Carrying Nine
Crashes Into Tree Near
Pelham Park Links.
15-YEAR-OLD LAD DYING
Mrs. Mabel Hendricks Is
Hurled to Death as Head
Strikes Pavement.
l5-YEAR-OLD LAD DYING
CADDIEs BESOUGHT RIDE
Chauffeur, Under Arrest.
Taken to Hospital-Aged Man
Kns-cked Down by Car.

An automobile in which Mrs. Mabel
Hendricks of HI Clinton avenue. The
Bronx. and seven boys ranging from
10 to 16 years "a ag, were riding
skidded late yesterday afternoon on
the curve in .he Ne,v Rochelle road at
the Split Rock roal. near the Pelham
Park golf links. The machine struck q
tree and turned over, killing Mrs.
Hendricks almost instantly and injur-
ing five Of the boys so seriously that
they were taken to the hospital. One
OF them. boy about Is years old, who
has not been identified had a fractured
skull and the surgeons at the hospital
said that he probably would die. ~
The police of the City Island sta
ton said last night that the automobile
was owned by a man named Snyder,
living in West 120th street, for whom
James Lynch Of 81 Cedar street, Nor
walk. Conn, is chauffeur.
Lynch was driving the machine when
the accident Happened. The police said
that he and Mrs. Hendricks had been
driving through westchester county dur
ing the .sterEoon and shortly before
dark passed the Pelham Park golf links.
where several of the caddles were
quitting work and starting for home.
Five Of the caddies asked Lynch for
ride and jumped into the back seats OF
the machine. watch was a sedan, and
little farther down the road Andrew De
Fiore, 1o. of .25s Crotona avenue. The
Bronx. and his ten-year-old brother
John. who had been gathering flowers
for their teacher. hailed Lynch and
asked for a ride into The Bronx.
Lynch let tie two boys into the car
and the macnine went down the New
Rochelle road with Mrs Hendricks In
the front seat with him ana the boys IN
the back.
The chauffeur and Mrs. Hendricks
were thrown from their seats when the
machine struci. a tree and Mrs. Hen
dricks's head struck the pavement, killing
her. The boys were hurled through the
windows and the doors OF the SEDAN,
and most of them were unconscious wnen
the police arrived and summoned TWO
ambulances from Fordham Hospital.
The boys taken to the hospital were
the unidentified boy. Andrew de Fiore !;
Paul oliver, 1o, OF 632 East lSstn street,
whose head was cut: Ralph Cipiani. It,
OF 2s34 Cambrelling avenue. The Bronx.
whose right leg was fractured. and An
drew Pollclo. 16, of 2477 Belmont avenue.
The Bronx. who suffered concussiofi
of the brain.
Lynch. the chauffeur. was also taken
to the hospital suff ering from bruises.
The police placed him under arrest on
a technical charge Of homicide. Tho
body of Mrs. hendricks was identined
by her husband. She had two children.
An unidentified mar about 80 years
old was knocked down by an automo-
bile yesterday at Tenth street and Fifth
avenue. and was taken to st. Vincenfs
Hospital. where IT was said he would
probably die. In his pocket was bank
book OF the German Bank bearing the
nc me Of Herman Halses. The automo-
bile was driven by Charles p. Weeks OF
Freeport. L. /. ~,
A man and q woman who were hurt lii
automobile accidents on Monday died In
hospitals yesterday. Thsy were Louis
Englese of 261 Bridge street, Brooklyn.
and Mrs. Catherine Pesch, "A. of %
Woodruff place. Maspeth. L. l. Mrs
Pesch was struck while crossing Grand
street. at Woodruff place. in Maspeth,
by machins driven by Aureiio Puccini
of Corona. Englese was struck in front
OF c5 Lafayette street.