REMARKABLE TRAGEDY IN A

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 304, 28 December 1907, Page 6

REMARKABLE TRAGEDY IN A

MOTOR CAR. HEROIC DEVOTION TO THE LAST. A tragedy unequalled iu the history of motoring happened recently in England, in the country road between Marlow and Greenlands, the Buckinghamshire seat of the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, M.P. Herbert Winfield, the head eoachinan to Mr. Smith, who was also an expert motor-car driver, was driving two ladies in Mr. Smith's car from Mallow to Greenlands. For several miles the journey was made without incident. Suddenly, however, as the car, driving U full ordinary sjwed, was nearing 11ambledon, within a mile of its destination, it swerved and. dashing into » feme at the side of the road, came to a standstill. The two startled by the sudden stoppage, called to the chauffeur, asking what was the matter. There was no answer, and they quickly alighted and stepped to the man's side. To their amazement they found be was dead. His last del had'lieen to apply the brake. and his foot, although he was dead, still pressed down the brake pedal. There is little doubt but that fur this fact a prions disaster would have occurred. As it was, the two ladies had a verynarrow escape from injury, for the car had smashed the fence and was itself damaged by the impact. The two ladies were terribly shocked by their discovery, and nuicklv" summoned assistance. The chauffeur's' body was taken from the car and carried home on an improvised litter.