This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BobNY Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.bronx/3492.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry, but cars were not rare at that time. Ford Motor Company was organized in June 1903 and sold its first car on the following July 23. The company produced 1,700 cars during its first full year of business. Henry Ford produced the Model T to be an economical car for the average American. By 1920 Ford sold over a million cars. In New York State alone, there were over 682,000 vehicles registered in 1920. And, your man is about 20 years too late to be one of the first auto fatalities in NYC. The first to have the dubious honor of being killed by an automobile in NYC was Henry Hale Bliss. On September 9, 1899 he was disembarking from a streetcar at West 74th Street and Central Park West in New York City, when an electric-powered taxicab (Automobile No. 43) struck him and crushed his head and chest. He died from his injuries the next morning. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.