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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
2
The witness describes a man named Sands crushed in a wreck. He recalls Sands groaning and bleeding heavily as the speaker struggled to free themselves. Sands says he is suffering badly before losing consciousness and awakening to peasants tearing apart hot twisted iron.
London reports the Poissy accident near Paris caused a painful stir among Americans. Initial Reuters word named W. K. Vanderbilt as the victim, later corrected to W. K. Vanderbilt Jr., with fears of leg amputation and the possibility he would not survive the night.
George Winthrop Sands, son of Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt Sr., had a career spanning banking, Harvard, a failed marriage with Miss Taye Newton, and ventures in New York stock and the auto trade. He lived with his stepfather W. K. Vanderbilt in New York and was active in the Paris motor car business.
George Clows, Long Island Railway chauffeur, faced second degree manslaughter charges in Centre Moriches related to the Hutchings family death. Adjourned to September due to time. bail set at 1500. Ring believed stolen from William Hutchings’s finger was sent back to John Havens by mail with a cryptic note. Hutchings warned of possible prosecution if not returned.
Four people were injured when the steering gear failed on William Stafford’s touring car on the Post Road in Darien. William Stafford and Devon Stafford, eight, were among the injured, with Walter Gorham of New Rochelle receiving concussion and severe cuts. The car overturned twice in a curve, plunged down a four-foot embankment, and landed wheels up in a two-foot-deep creek while speeding at about fifty miles per hour.
Greenwich July 29 Miss Edith Howell daughter of Edwin Howell a retired New York merchant saved Wallace Irwins dog by crashing her auto into the Cos Cob laundry after a dog bolted in front of the car Her invalid mother was badly shocked and carried home Miss Howell shut off the power and remained in the vehicle until help arrived at the scene.
An automobile owned by unnamed New Yorkers toppled a surrey at Huntington Hill last night. In the wreck were A. E. Post of Elizabeth New Jersey and his 70 year old mother who was thrown out and injured about the head and shoulders. She is expected to recover in a few days.
National Chairman Hitchcock sparks unease among Ohio Republicans led by Vorys and Williams by missing a planned meeting for Taft notification. Taft joins the International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredge Men. incident on the Island Queen injures Mrs Russell slightly as it travels the Ohio River near Dayton Kentucky.
Governor Hughes praised Taft’s nomination acceptance speech at the Saranac Inn New York noting it is an able straightforward statement that will appeal to the country’s common sense. He said he was very pleased with Taft’s address and enjoyed reading it.
The Republican National Congressional Committee opened on the fifteenth floor of the St James Building with Congressman Loudenslager of Camden New Jersey in charge. A five room suite and assistants prepare for Chairman McKinley to take over Monday as the party pledges a bright outlook and unity in fundraising.
Frank Hitchcock, chairman of the Republican National Committee, will depart for New York to establish headquarters and push a nationwide campaign. He envisions a conference driven strategy with New England focus, Maine and Vermont elections, and Western headquarters in Chicago or nearby territory. A Denver–Bryan dynamic prompts Southern raids into Georgia and Tennessee.
Anti McCarren forces prepare to take their Kings County election machinery fight to the Court of Appeals after the Appellate Division ruling that county committee tied to primary voters is the regular party. McCarren supporters predict sweeping primaries while seeking to deny opponents a role in the June contests.
On the White Star liner Oceanic bound for Liverpool voyage, F H Butler Republican delegate, Victor F Lawson Buffalo News publisher, and J J Delany Democrat, share optimism. Butler predicts Taft win aided by a third ticket. Lawson notes surprising Wisconsin sentiment for Bryan. Delany expects Bryan to carry New York State. Also aboard Court ney Bennett British Consul General and C H Phelps Jr of Austro-American Line.
Venezuelan schooner Maria Abigail from Maracaibo arrived at Willemstad amid a boycott by locals. Police and troops guarded the wharf, the ship saluted on departure after dipping the Venezuelan flag.
State leaders and President Roosevelt may block Gov. Hughes from a second term unless the GOP rank and file show strong support. Timothy Woodruff reports the President and Taft will stay hands off, leaving delegates to decide the nomination amid opposition from Albany and Western New York factions.
President Roosevelt, during his visit by Timothy Woodruff, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, indicated he kept within bounds in the Hughes matter. Oyster Bay dispatch notes Loeb spoke out, and Oyster Bay residents suggest Woodruff was told to proceed slowly.
William J. Conners, Democratic State Chairman from Buffalo, joined Charles F. Murphy in Rochester to discuss the upcoming State Convention likely on September 2. The pair kept a low profile, sharing meals at DeMafico’s and the Waldorf while avoiding reporters and offering few public remarks.
The Merchants' Association of New York announces that most western railroads from the Mississippi to Denver and south to Arkansas offer cheap return rates to New York for travel Aug 15 to Aug 30. The fare is a fare and one half round trip under a certificate plan, with a second series planned for Aug 15 31.
The city opened training stables on a forty five acre site between Jamaica and Flushing with space for about fifty horses and adequate pasturage. The $105000 project faced controversy over land pricing and a suspension in the Controller Metz office. Commissioner Bingham aims to boost locally bred police horses and send traffic officers to Syracuse fair on September 15.
Two southbound Ninth Avenue elevated trains collided on a Columbus Avenue trestle near Eighty-sixth Street. One guard was injured when the rear car’s platform collapsed. Firemen freed the man as passengers and bystanders watched. motorman Porter faced a technical assault charge.
A passenger from Glasgow on the Columbia became Mrs Hayes after a brief romance. Miss May Anna Meldoun, traveling from London to Ottawa relatives, wed G Edward Hayes, Royal Geographical Society fellow and coal company superintendent, in a rush ceremony as the ship docked. The couple planned to continue to Canada after gathering belongings.
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