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ONE DEAD AND SEVEN INJURED
IN HORRIBLE AUTO ACCIDENT
Continued from Page One.
writ machine, preceding It by BO or iS
fret. It «'(I elated by eome witnesses
of the accident that the two care were
racing, Tidwell .undertaking to catch up
with Collier. In contradiction of thle. It
wna alao atated that Collier knew noth
ing of the car that waa following him
and returned to the acene of the acci
dent aome time afterward, without
knowing until then what had happened.
Edward Traynham. who waa anting
on the front porch of hla father'a home
and wltneaaed the entire accident, gave
thla atatement of It to a Georgian re
porter Thuraday night:
"The Brookwood car had Just atopped
at Ita termtnua. Two automobllea came
whizzing from toward town. The front
automobile paaaed by the atreet ctfr.
avoiding two negroea, who had Juat got
off.'"nnd-went on.* At that time the
lights were on In the car. The other
* automobile, close behind. I suppose. In
alao attempting to avoid the negroea.
ran Into the car with the front end of
the machine so far as I could see. The
machine then akldde'd and turned over.
1 don’t think It struck the telephone
pole. When the last automobile reached
the street car, lights on the cor went
out from the trolley being changed.",
An Eye-Witneai.
Tom Smith, a negro who lives at
Buckhead, waa standing on the side
walk and saw the accident alao. Ho
said:
"The atreet car waa standing. One
automobile came along and came near
running over twu colored men who got
off the car. The next automobile rnn
Into the cnr. turned up on two wheels
and then turned over. It did not strike
the telephone pole.”
■ other witnesses say that the rear ofj
Tidwell’s automobile struck the car on
account of Tidwell’s having turned hla
car toward the sidewalk on the right.
H. Black, who lives near by; Ed
ward Traynham, Dr. J. M. Crawford,
who waa dining at the Cloud home. 100
yards away; Dr. Edward Crawford, who
was sitting on the Crawford porch. 500
yards away; Dr. Willis Jones and Dr.
Johnson, who live mar bv also, and Dr.
T. J. Collier were on the scene In a few
minutes.
The car waa lifted off of Its pinioned
occupants and the physicians at once
began to look after the Injured.
Mr. riack. In attempting to slop the
flnuice, threw his coat and vest over
them. .The garments were destroyed.
Two fire engines from No. 11 engine
house went to the scene. No damage,
tvas dohe from the flames, which were”
soon put out. ■ ' i
Five ambulances went out, racing
MRS. C. B. TIDWELL.
C. B. TIDWELL.
MR8. MAMIE TIDWELL.
Mr. Tidwell waa the owner and driver of the ill-fated auto which collided with a trolley car at the
Brookwood bridge Thuraday night. He died at the Qrady hospital a few hours after the wreck. Mrs. C. B.
Tidwell, hia bride of ten days, waa slightly injured. Mrs. Mamie Tidwell, a sister, was injured internally, possi
bly seriously.
ALL HIS LIFE TIDWELL HAD
WISHED TO OWN AN AUTO
madly one after the other.
The two automobiles passed
F. I.
Seely, who had Just slopped In front
of his gate In hla own car. The last
automobile at this time was going at
about 40 miles an hour, and the front
one also at a high rate of speed. Mr.
Seely did not see the accident, but was
notified of It later and went there In hla
machine. Mrs. Mamie Tidwell, Mrs. C.
J. Hightower and Willie Tidwell were
placed In his car nnd taken to Wesley
Memorial hospital. They were accom
panied by Dr. Boland.
The street car was No. 258 and was
in the charge of Conductor T, B. Mil
lard and Motorman W. M. Dodson, both
of whom state that the cnr was stand
ing still and that their lights were
burning at the time of the accident.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. R Tidwell were
taken to the hospital In the Grady am
bulance. In Patterson's nmbulnnce
were placed Mr. Hightower and Ruth
nnd Mamie Lou Tidwell.
The Grady ambulance got a hot box
In front of the English home on the
return trip nnd Mr. nnd Mrs, Tidwell
"ere transferred to the car of H. L.
Collier, which was passing.
Dr. W,' 8.- Goldsmith nnd Dr. Per
sons. of the Elkm-GbUMmlth sanitari
um, Were rushed to the Grady hospital
In nutomoblles. I * , “‘
Groaning ’continually, occasionally
crying out ns If In mortal terror. ’’Oh.
don’t let the car fall on me.’’ Mrs.
Mamie Tidwell. Injured In the Brook-
wnnd automobile accident Thursday
evening, lies deaperately III at the Tid
well home. 82 Kendall-at. Mrs. Tidwell
was not thought to be badly Injured
Thursday evening, but developed seri
ous symptoms during the night and
Friday morning waa delirious, with ev
idences of Internal Injury. Arrange
ments nre being made to move her to
Grady hospital.
Roy Collier, who lives at Peachtree
circle, after coming back to the scene
of the accident, told Edward Traynham
that he was not raring with the other
car. and. In fact, did not know If wna
behind him and did not know of the
ueddent until his return trip to town.
Mr. Collier stated to Mr. Traynham that
he went to Peachtree creek and re-
t rned. finding the crowd on the bridge
and* learning then of the accident.
Owing to the similarity of names nnd
the Incident misunderstanding that
might otherwise result among friends
and relatives In the state. It Is an
nounced that the Charles Tidwell who
met hla death In the automoblte acci
dent at Brookwood Thursday evening
Is no relation to Charlea R. Tidwell,
son of Reuben W. Tidwell, who for
many years has lived on W’aahlngton-
st„ In Atlanta
Was Born in McDonough.
Charles B. Tidwell was born In Mc
Donough. Go., In 18?i. When about
20 years old he began work as a jew
eler and continued thla business until
,he came to Atlanta in 1*01. In Atlanta
Worked and Saved That He Might Buy Machine—About
a Week Ago His Hopes Were Realized—On First
Ride With Family He Was Killed.
For Chari®* Tidwell, who loat hla Ilf**
In th© automobile accident nt Brook
wood Thuraday night, death came when
life wan at Its rosiest hue and when
happiness anfl contentment were at the
flow of the tide.
Years of waiting, years that were
Oiled with Industrious nnd honest toll,
preceded the ownership of the hand
some car that carried him to his death:
And It was on his first ride with his
family, accompanied by his young wife,
a bride of but a few days, that he took
the trip that ended fatally. '
(Charles Tidwell was the son of thd
late \V. R. Tidwell, for many yean ti
well, known Jeweler of McDonough.
Right yenrs ago ho came to Atlanta to
make his home, his brother. Frank Thl-
wejj, having previously moved to At
lanta.
From the time that automobiles were
first put on tho market It was the am
bition of young Tidwell's life to become
an automobile owner. He was Interest
ed In automobiles and to this end he
worked nnd waited nnd saved his
money for years, nnd even went so far
as to secure a position with the Atlanta
Taxicab Company In order that he
might become more familiar with their
complicated mechanism.
Ten days ago Tidwell was married to
Miss Alice Martin Pope, of 190 Jones-
ave.. and a few days thereafter the tdll
of the years was rewarded when, with
his brother. Frank, he purchased from
llarry English for 1900 the big 50-
horsepoyer Stearns touring car.
The thflchlne had been* tested and
found to be In good running order, Tid
well was recognlzfd as an expert In Its
operation nnd In the minds of the little
fnmlly party that climbed Into the big
machine for the first ride Thursday
night there was no fear of the danger
that lurked In the shadows of Brook
wood bridge.
WORLD SALUTE FOR
FREDERICK COOK
Continued From Page On,.
from the minister of marine, waa ill,
patched Inal night from Aarhue to meet I London,
tho Incoming veaaeL and a flotilla aet j Frederick
out from tho harbor today to convoy
the itramer In.
Banquet a Notable Evant.
Dr. t'nok will bo th, gueat of the
Geographical society while In thla city.
They equipped a steamer today nnd
•ho went forth resplendent with flags
to greet the explorer, Tho minister of
commerce took charge of affaire nnd
preparation! for a series of royal en
tertainments have been aet on foot.
The banquet In hla honor will be n
notable event. Taurlats, scientists nnd
others Interested In Dr. Cook’s marvel
ous feat poured Into Copenhagen to
day. All the newspapers print com
mendatory articles and call upon the
people of Denmark to Join In welcom
ing (he American.
King Frederick to Receive Him.
King Frederick, of Denmark, will
R ersonally receive Cook and extend the
ospltallty of his nation. There has
never been any doubt among Danish
scientists of the truth of Cook’s narra
tive. Commodore Hovganrd today de
clared;
■T ‘believe Dr. Cook’s story Is true
because he Is entirely trustworthy and
opposed to all exaggeration.” ’
C. A. Nielsen, of tho Greenland ad
ministration department, said:
’’When Dr. Cook said he discovered
the pole there enn be no doubt of It.”
Dr. Mnurlce Egnn. the American
mlnlater. hoarded the steamer fltted out
by the Geographical society before a he
he obtained a position with the Amer
ican Can Company, where he remained
for some years, nnd then became a
conductor for the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company. He remained with
the railway company but a short- time,
going then Into the employment of the
Taxicab Company as an operator of one
of the machines. But a abort time
K st he and his brother purchased the
■ f Stearns car from Harr}’ English,
and he was testing the car at the time
of the accident.
steamed out of the harbor today.
Roams have alrendy been prepared for
Dr. Cook nt the Hotel Phoenix.
The Jutland wna expected to meet
the Hons Egede off the Pknw.
CONTINENTAL PRESS
AWAITS MORE FACTS
London, S«pt. 3.—The return of Dr.
•ederlck A. Cook, ^he American ex
plorer, will precipitate the moat stu
pendous war among scientists of mod
ern times, It Is thought here from the
varied manner In which tho explorer’s
.story of his discover}’ of the pole Is
received.
England, the continent, and America
are awaiting with breathless Interest
tho homecoming of Dr. Cook with his
ilnta, 1 nnd It Is known now that scien
tists snd former leaders of polar
dashes nre preparing a cross-examina
tion, ns It were, to put Dr. Cook’s story
fully to test.
The English press, with the exception
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New Mexico and Arizona Intend mak
ing a great effort at the next session of
congress to obtain the passage of a bill
which will give the territories state
hood. The territories have many
friends In both houses of congress
who are In favor of admitting them to
the sisterhood of states, but there are
some senators and representatives who
are distinctly opposed to this plan.
Each time the statehood bill has come
up In congress something has occurred
which apparently offered good argu
ments to the opponents of statehood
for use In the attempt to defer the
admission of the territories ob states.
Now the opponents nre again pre
paring to raise objections In the next
congress that may prove serious. One
lies In the fact that If New Mexico
and Arizona are admitted to stntehood
It will require thirteen states Instead
of twelve to defeat the Income tax
amendment to the constitution. It Is
believed that both Arlxona nnd New
Mexico would be In favor of the In
come tax amendment.
The opponents of tbs tax feel that
It would favor their plan to defeat It
by opposing the admission of the ter
ritories. Republican senators nre op
posed to nddlng these two new etars
to the flag for the reason that both
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willing to wait more facts, while the Republican senators from New Mexico
Danish press has taken Dr. Cook at end Arlsona would be almost sure to
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of the age. The London Times heads
Its editorial on the Cook expedition.
’’A Bald and Unconvincing Narrative.”
French Praia Awalta Facta.
The French press, while willing to
accept Dr. Cook’s narrative, la waiting
more fncts.
The Tennis, In lie etory of the die-
cover}’, followed Ita caption with a note
of doubt. In -fact the feat was so
stupendous that the scientific world
has not been able to fully grasp Its
Import.
Srlentlsls and other* Interested In
arctic dashes can not credit the re
markable story which Cook tells snd
they feel that they are Justified In
doubting until they have positive proof.
In Berlin The Morgen Post declared
that It would be well to wait before
lauding Dr. Cook too highly. The Voa-
slche Zeltung, alao of Berlin, opines
that better confirmation than the word
of two Eaqulmnux la needed.
The man most sought In the north
countries Is Dr. Nansen, but he I, on
an arctic cruise and can not be reached.
MRS. ROBERT E. PEARY
DERIDES STORY OF COOK.
South Harpswell, Me., Sept. 3.—”1
have been expecting to hear this re
port ever slncq Dr, Cook started for
the pole,” said-tfre. 'llpbedt fc I>ir v .
wife of the explorer, now In the'arctlc.
today. "It has been a standing joke
nt the Explnreri’ club nnd In our set
In New York, but please don’t quote
me as being Incredulous over the re
port. It would look too ugly coming at
Just this time.
”1 can't help recalling the story of
Dr. Cook'a ascent of Mount McKinley
about which he wrote his book. In his
book he says he ascended the moun
tain. looked at his aneroid and came
down again. When the scientists
wanted to know how high the mountain
was, he said he was In such a hurry
he couldn't stop to compute the alti
tude.
Not Much Faith in Story.
"I heard that when Dr. Cook start
ed for the pole, he said he was going
to get In on the ground floor. When he
went up tbere and bought all the dogs
he knew Mr. Peary, .would need tenter
It showed what manner of man he was.
’’Until I hear thut he has these with
him, I shall be waiting to hear some
thing confirmatory from Mr. Peary. 1
expect to hear almost any day. but
not much bet)re the middle of the
month.
"One reason why I don’t put much
faith In the story of the discover}’ li
that Dr. Cook writes that he was living
on tallow. Now. Esquimaux do no*
live on tallow' any more than we do. As
for conflrmstlon of any reports from
Esquimaux, they couldn’t tell the north
pole fpr.m a barber pole.”
Urs. Pear)- gave other reason, why
with the "Inaurgenta” represented by
Beveridge, Cummins and LaFollette..
This probable condition would
strengthen the opposition among the
old wing of the Republican party In
tho senate, which, It Is expected, will
make a bitter light to defeat the bill.
There Is one strong chnmplon In con
gress who Is working hard to obtain
the passage of the . statehood bill. In
the person of Representative Edwarft
I.. Hamilton, of Michigan..chairman of
the house committee on territories. He
has for months been busily engaged
planning to push It soon after congress
assembles In December. He has an
nounced that he hdpes to have It
passed by the house before the Christ
mas holidays.
There Is little doubt that the house
will pass the bill by n large majority.
There will be an cfTort to defeat tho
bill or defer action In the senate, nnd
It ts possible that it will meet defeat
there by the parliamentary strategy of
those senator* who are opposed to It
until too Inte to take It under con
sideration at that session.
she doubted Dr. Cook, but bound th,
reporter to sllenre on them. Her skep
ticism la shared by her daughter. Marie,
who say# she won’t accept the report
till she "hears from dad."
TAFT WILL BE FIRST
TO GREET ARCTIC EXPLORER
New York, Sept. 3.—President Taft
will be the first to greet Dr. Cook upon
his arrival In his native land, according
to present plans. .Innumerable festivi
ties of various sort* are already under
consideration and the explorer will be
received in a manner befitting the
greatest explorer of the age and the
man who has brought to America the
greatest honor In time of peace.
The Arctic Club of America will give
a grand dinner to Dr. Cook, at which tt
Is expected he will reveal for the first
time fully the data by which he will
conclusively prove that he reached the
pole. The Explorers’ club will co-oper-
nte with the Arctic club and all the
Ml f .u I’M-l 11. i - r.f Uiui l« »lll 111' 111 ■ - •
ent to extend their congratulations In
person. vC- • ■ *7 >
The' Duke d'Abruxxi. Dr. Frltjof Nan
sen. Dr. Bold A. Mundsen. who discov
ered the northwest passage; Rear Ad
miral George Melville. Anthony Ftala.
General A. w. Greely and Captain Jo
seph K. Bernier are among those to
whom Invitation# will be sent by the
Joint rtubs.
Dr. Cook. If he returns home at once,
should reach New York by the middle
of September. Captain B. 8. Osborne,
secretary of the Arctic club, speaking
for the two clubs today, said that It
might be necessary for Dr. Cook to
make many atop*, because the Euro
pean countries are clamoring for the
Freeman, Rollins & Co.
Driven to Wall and
Suspend.
New York, 8*pt. 3.—The New York
Stock Exchange brokerage Arm of
Freeman, Rollins & Co., of 25 Broad-
■t., also having a Boston office, was
driven to the wall today, supposedly
by a sudden rise of United States Bteel
common to a new high record on the
stock market. The firm closed Its doors
and Its suspension was announced.
LAST WHITE MAN TO QUIT
DR. COOK READY TO WAGER
LIFE THAT EXPLORER WON
The official announcement of the’ pose nr# wonderful.
firm's failure stated that the suspension
would be only temporary. Unofficially.
It was stated that the liabilities would
not reach more than 1200,000. The
members of the firm declared that they
would be able to resume business, they
expected, within a short time after
Labor day.
The report current on the stock ex
change wns that the firm was "short’’ of
United States Steel common stock and
thnt when the shnrp advance occurred
at the opening of the market today the
banks Immediately made calls for the
loans outstanding. The Arm was un-
honor of hla presence, and In this event
It would be early October before he ar.
rives here.
Trie Home Will Be Delayed.
If Dr. Cook takes advantage of the
first feasible opportunity, he should
have no difficulty In getting here by the
middle of September.” said Captain
Osborne. "However, mving to th*
extraordinary International Interear
among scientists and geographers, he
may make many stops which will delay
his nrrlval."
The ten-th of time which the confer
ence of geographers and scientists with
Dr. Cook In Copenhagen will lost Is
uncertain. After that Dr. Cook nm>
to Christiana to visit Captain Amu
sen. Dr. Cook, thru having taken part
In a prior Belgian expedition and hav
Ing been decorated with an order for
bis services there, may make a atop of
some length In that country. He may
also stay for a time In England.
The Explorers’ club and Antarctic
club are trying to arrange a banquet at
which Dr. Cook and Lieutenant E. H.
Shnckeltnn. the Antarctic explorer, may
meet. Dr. Cook Is one of the vice
presidents of the Explorers' club and
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley,
U. S. N.. retired. Is the president. The
other vice presidents are Geor-e Gar
dener. of Cleveland. Ohio; Dillon Wal
lace. William Schnmp and Llttletcn
Smith, of Washington. .
“A COMPLETE HOAX,"
SAYS CAPTAIN MACKAY
Manchester, England, Sept. 3.—"A
complete hoax” Is the term applied to
Dr. Cook'a story of the discovery of the
pole, by Captain Meckay, an Arctic
and Antarctic explorer, according tq a
dispatch published in The Guardian
here today, under a Dundee. Scotland,
date line. The telegram furtjier states
thnt whaling skippers who ply In' the
northern region regard Cook's story a*
a huge joke. Captain Msckay’s adjura
tion was. "Krep it out of the papers;
It’s a complete hoax.”
London Society Invites Or. Cook.
London, Sept. 3.—'Jr. Frederick A.
New York, Sept. 3.—Rudolph Francke,
who helped prepare Dr. Frederick Cook
for his final dash to the north pole and
was the last white man to see the ex
plorer before he started on his Journey
across Ellesmereand, Is In New York
today ready to wager his dfc that Dr.
Cook did reach the pole.
"I am convinced the doctor did what
he started out to do,” said Francke. ”1
lived with him for months. When he
says a thing he means It. He never
makes a statement he can not prove,
and he keeps hls promises.’’
Francke Is a stalwart German and
was steward on the yacht of John R.
Bradley. When volunteers wore called
for to stay with Dr. Cook at Annatonk
five men stepped forward, but Francke
wns selected because Dr. Cook believed
he could well withstand the hardships
of a polar winter.
"From the first day I met Dr. Cook."
continued Francke, ’’I was Impressed
with hls perseverance. He doesn't
know what It means to quit. Hls mas
tery of details nnd hls strength of pur-
"Some critics—doubting Thomases,
all of them—Insinuate that Dr. Cook
would not have known he was nt the
north pole when he got there. Dr. Cook
Cook will be the guest of the Geo
graphical society while here. An In
vitation has been forwarded him to
visit London, and a number of enter
tainments are planned for him.
able to meet the calls and was thus
forced to suspend.
Steel common went up unexpectedly
to ?> 1-2, a half point better than alt
previous records for the stock. The
Rollins firm, It wns said, had been sell
ing Steel common for some time, be
lieving that It had reached Its highest
mark. When It went up still higher
they could not meet their obligations to
Is an expert with scientific Instruments.
He knew when he got to the pole, and
,you can depend upon It he got there.
" ‘Francke,’ he said to me' as »e
parted on the morning of March 7, T
am going to take n desperate chnnee
nnd I ■ hnve decided that It -would he
asking too much to expect you to go
with me. I am willing to risk my Ilfs
for tills Idea nnd "I hope to win. I havo
reason to believe thnt I shall succeed,
but If I go down I shall go down alone.’
"From that day I have never doubt
ed that he would succeed and I wished
more than ever that I could hnve gone,
as I told him that I considered my life
of no account.
’’It Is ridiculous to say that Dr.
Cook would not have known whether
he was nt the pole or not. Any layman
would be able to recognize where he
was by the position of the sun add
moon, br at hast nearly so. Dr. Cook
had all the training of a navigator. He
had a very fine sextant, which cost him
90n francs, several compasses, an arti
ficial horizon, a barometer, n thermom
eter nnd all of the necessary tables,
which he had to reckon from a book.
The book I brought back with me. I
hnve seen him take observations many
times nnd 1 have seen hls observations
verified.”
deliver the securities.
Another Cause Assigned For Failure.
Boston, Sept. 3.—Tho suspension hf
the stock brokerage firm of Freeman,
Rollins A Co., of Boston and New York,
which was announced this morning. Is
believed here to be an outcome of tho
failure last May of Sederqulst. Barry.
ft Co., of thla city, who went to the
wall for a half million nnd whose nf-
fnlrs lotvc bc.n the subject of a sen
sational Investigation. The creditors’
committee qf Sederqulst. Harry ft Co..
In a recent report, said thnt thnt firm
owed Freeman, Rollins & Co. about
1100.000.
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