New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-22
r. H. Harriman's Son-in-
Law Thrown From Car
on Jericho o Turnpike
when Tire Explodes
Driver SwOOns and
Girl Is Injured
Former Congressm m a N
Browns Sedan Almost
Wrecked in the Accident

chsrles Cary Rumsey, information
ally known as a sculptor and polo
rlsyer and son-in-law Of the late rail-
rad builder T.. II. Hartman, was
hlled in an automobile accident on the
Jericho Turnpike at Floral Park. L. l.,
ibout 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
he was thrown from the car in which
be was riding when front tire burst
ss the same moment that the rear axle
housing collapsed, spinning the auto
mobile completely around. He landed
on his head and suffered a fractured
skull. from which he died within fifteen
minutes without regaining conscious
ness.
living Hare. Of l6 ingram Street
Forest Hills. L. l.. driver and owner
Of the car. was held in the seat by the
Wheel. but collapsed wnen he saw
Rumsey's body. and had 90 be carried
20 a nearby house. His fanccc. Miss
Jeanette Ransom. OF Forest Hills Inn,
was thrown out and landed on her
ficht shoulder. Her physical injuries
pere not considered serious. but she
suffered badly from shock, and had to
be assisted as she walked.
Former Representative and Mrs.
Iathrop Brown. OF 81 James, L. f..
had a narrow escape when Hare's car
t1eswiped their sedan as i; spun
around in the road.
Tried TO Pass Sedan
The accident occurred when Hare put
{, speed 20 pass the sedan just as the
TAO cars were approaching a dip in
the turnpike where the highway mar
fows 10 pass under another road be-
tweer Trlp and Mckay avenues, Floral
Park. without warning the touring
car seemed TO 60 to pieces just as the
two machines came abreast There was
grinding noise under the tonnesu at
the zane instant that the tire burst
viii report like a pistol shot One
tGs 81 the radiator eagged as the force
of ne blowout drove the car q little
O. snc SIDE The pur. .7ts. deg
in;o the road and the tonnesu swung
ei0rn5
y felt as though ! was playing snap
tfe whip with a giant" was all Miss
RsHs.n could say afterwaTd She and
Ramsey. who were together on the back
iest shct out over the side like bullets,
hndirr head first. Hare, dazed by
What had happened and jsmmed against
The wheel. remained motionlcss Tor
starly minute. trying 70 realize the
irarely Which had so swiftly over
taksn the caf. His hancee still lay
dszed By the roadside. beside the bleed
nj
body moved.
Is the tonneau Of Hare's car swurc
around IL crashed into the left side Of
,he sedan. sideswiping it with such
force as 20 turn u forty degrees from
rs course Edward Mulcshy. the chauf-
fsur iammed on the emergency brake
and rnansgel to brinc the heavy car t.
standstill Just IS u gr1ze1 into the
.f,one support of The bridge. # re h2i
been Going five miles IN hour faster
when the accident occurred the
BroWrs car probably would have been
wrecked.
Found Victim Old Friend
e. The former Congressman was the
first 10 recover from the shock. Jump
inr from the sedan. he ran back and
recognized the polo player as an old
friend whom he had not seen for FIVE
years The thought that their frst
meeting after so long q time should
core when en- he colld Go vas 10 make
hopeless cfol save Rumsey's life
was too much for him, and he was
tlmcst as helpless in tba confusion as
was Hare
D. Josph Nusaate, Of Floral Park.
rushed from his home nearby and
began worsinr over the dying man. II
vss ten minutes before ne could admit
TIA. tie unconscious oolc!st was dead
trc Sam 10 Hiss Ransom and her
ffnce
Hare insisted that he was not going
ncre than twenty-five miles IN hour
shcn 'ho tire hurst. He explained that
ke had met Rumsey on a Long Island
Railroad train and had agreed TO get
81 ,sgciher az Forest Hills, pick up
Mis- Ransom and 20 on TO the poloist's
home BY automobile for dinner. Mrs.
Rumsey was notified by telephone and
tsreed 70 return from the reception
after the marriage Of Miss Katherine
hsckay q Kenneth 0'Brien at Ros-
lyh in time to welcome the guests. She
Sss on her way home wnen tic acci'
cent occurred.
w Rumsey's body was taken to
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