The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-13

l arrived Ifound MrA. SchuSchnigg lying, crushed and dead, beside the road.
 Son Was Tn Agony
 "The son was in agony nearby.
 'The chancellor was sitting on the wreckage, stunned and unable to move because of shock"
 Apfelgruen said the chauffeur. Hans Tichy, was seriously hurt, suffering broken ribs. Detective Rudolf Punkenhofe, also in the au. tomobile, was only slightly injured, and it was understood a nurse in the party escaped with slight in- juries.
 T returned to Ebelsberg,' App felgruen said, Ito get a doctor and then went to Linz.
 President Wilhelm Miklas went to Linz this afternoon.
 The cabinet decided that, in view of Schuschnigg's comparatively slight injuries, there would be no governmental changes. Suffering From Shock A later official announcement said Schuschnigg ;. was suffering from nervous shock and both he and his son were reported to have been taken to a hospital. His son may undergo an operation this aft ernoon.
 The accident occurred at 12:30 p. m. near Ebelsbe, about three miles from Linz. At that point there is a dangerous stretch of road. According to private reports the automobiles crashed with suct force that Schuschnigg was thrown. from his machine, but suffered no serious injuries other than nervous shock.
 On Way to Villa The Schuschniggs had rented d villa for vacation at Saint Gilgen' and were en route there when the accident occurred.
 vlce-Chancellor Prince Ernst Ruediger Starhemberg, who was at Venice, was advised and it was expected he would arrive here by airplane this afternoon. Meanwhile, the cabinet was con- vened and received a report of the accident, including additional in- formation that a nurse in the 7Schuschnigg automobile had suf- 3Iefed cuts ana DrulSes. Unknown Years Ago
 Schuschnigg was practically un- known in Austria when NaZi bull lets killed Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss on the sultry afternoon of July 25, 1894.
 He was absent from the chan cellory building when his chief was murdered. As the vice chancellor, Prince Ernest Rucdiger von Star |hemberg, was absent from Vienna, Schuschnigg, then minister of edu- cation and justice, presided over the rump cabinet which met in the war office and made plans to dislodge the rebels from the hcan- cellory building.
 Named Chancellor
 Five days later when the Nazi revolt had been crushed, Schusch- higg was named federal chancellor hnd took over the office at the a"' bf 37. He retaliated for the kill Ing of Dollfuss by establishing summary military courts which hanged Nazi rebels daily. Schusch- higg swore to carry out the Dollfuss program of an authorittive Chris fian cooperative state.
 For months Schuschnigg worked 6 and 20 hours daily. A crucifix always lay on his desk in his home |hnd on his desk in his office lay b death mask of the boyish. bril- liant Dollfuss. Still practically un- known to his countrymen. Schusch- higg began to make public appear knces and speeches and became known as an excellent orator. He had time for no private life of hob pies because of the duties of his bffice.
 Was Born in Riva
 Schuschnigg was born in Riva. then South Tyrol and now in Italy, bn December 14, 1897. He was the ion of a soldier. Brigadier- Gen. eral Arthur von Schuschnigg, com nander of the Austrian forces in Riva. The young boy went to a secondary school in Feldkirch and Folunteered for military service n he age of IS. Within the same year he saw action on the Italian front and was decorated for brav- ery. In November of 1918, he was captured by the Italians and re- nained a prisoner until after the lrmistice.
 Following collapse of the Aus TO Hungarian monarchy. his father retired to Innsbruck where his son Completed law studies in the uni- Fersity and started law practice. lis political interest began at once md he joined the Catholica Cler- cal Christian sociar' party. At he general elections in 1927 he vas elected to the Austrian fed eral parliament at the age of 30. Ie attracted the attention of Mgr. ;eipel. then chancellor, in Vienna nd became his protege.
 On Seipel's suggestion, young ;chuschnigg organized the Catholic torm troopers to counteract the ascist Heimwehr.