POLICY #A-221180     
ASSURED: Franklin D. and Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
CLAIMANT: Nine
 
This is the first notice of accident. I have had photographs taken of
the claimant's car and the assured's car, also of roadway where
accident occurred. This was done by Frank Howard, 234 Main Street,
Poughkeepsie, Telephone 606.
 
The roadway where this accident occurred is three strip concrete, each
strip being 9 feet wide, making roadway in all 27 feet wide with
approximately a 5 foot shoulder and a small ditch about 1 1/2 or 2 feet
deep. The photographer and myself took the necessary measurements and
they will be found in his report.
 
Our assured's chauffeur secured the name and address of the party who
took him to the hospital, but he has lost this information. He did not
wait find see what happened to the occupants of the other car and does
not know where they were taken after the accident. The claimant's car
was towed to Mt. Moriah Garage. The nightman, Smith LaRue of
Staatsburgh was driving the tow truck. I have arranged to have Plain
Brothers Garage inspect the claimant's car.
 
I am attaching to the file the claimant's business card, which is as
follows:- Reganeschi Restaurant-Nine & Joe, 86 Christopher St.,
N. Y. C. Telephone-Spring 9781.
 
Up until the present time there has been no complaint made against
either driver and no claim has been made as yet and at this time I do
not know whether Governor Roosevelt is going to make claim against the
other party.
 
I, Monfort Snyder residing at Rhinebeek, N. Y., state I am 24 years of
age and a licensed chauffeur #798940 and have been driving cars about
ten years and this is ,my first accident and I have been in the employ
of Mr. Roosevelt about five weeks and I was driving his 1929 Ford
Cabriolet, Motor #A1827680, Reg. #5D101 at the time of the following
accident. I was alone and I was on my way from Rhinebeck to the
Governor's Estate and I was to remain there until morning and then
drive his car to Syracuse and meet Governor Roosevelt. I had received
permission to use the car from the Governor personally.
 
On September 28th, 1930 about 2:00 A. M., I was driving South on Route
9 between Staatsburgh and Hyde Park traveling on the west or right
strip of concrete at a speed of about forty miles per hour and I
noticed a car coming in opposite direction about in the centre of the
road as it came around the slight turn and it continued toward my side
of the road and the left front end struck the left front end of my car
and my ear went about fifty-five feet and went off my right or West
side of road and came to a stop facing in a North Westerly direction
about five feet from edge of concrete. It was later towed to Mr. Moriah
Garage.
 
The other car which was a Viking came to a stop about one hundred and
fifty feet North of the point of contact about twenty feet West of
the West edge of concrete and struck a stone wall facing Northeasterly.
I went back to the other car and the woman said she had some teeth
knocked out but the man was apparently not hurt. Then a passing
motorist stopped and took me to St. Francis Hospital. This man gave me
his card, but I have misplaced it.
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