New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
MANY KILLED AND HURT.
OLD and YOUNG VICTIMS.
Sudden Death and Serious 4ccidcnt
Strike Dozen SeUen Persons.

Violent death and serious accident were the
portion of seven persons yesterday. Four OF
these either killed outright or died soon
after being taken TO hospitals. Two of those
| injured girl and boy were seriously hurt
that twas necessary to take them to hospitals.
| The girl run over by an Ice wagon, may die.
OF those who were killed, one, old woman,
was hit by car; another, boy. was run over
by an automobile: still another caught be-
tween the platform and a in the Brooklyn
Bridge subway station. A fourth death resulted
from injuries Wednesday, A man fell four
stories down an elevator shaft.
Mrs. William Bilger, sixty-f1ve years old, Of
No. 14o East 126th-st., was killed by a south
bound express trolley car from New Rochelle, at
White Plains Road and 22Sth-st. She attempted
to cross the tracks, and, although she got out
of the war of a northbound car, she stepped
directly in front of the express car This was
running at nigh speed. Mrs. Bilger was tossed
twenty feet to the gutter. Her one scream and
the violent application of the air brakes fright
ened the passengers. The motorma1
rested
Louis Schultz five years old of No ego East
24th-st. was run over and instantly killed IN
front of his home by an automobile of the United
States Transportation Company. driven by
Frank Summons The boy running behind
a wagon. Darling from behind it he ran in front
of the automobile, which passed over him. AC
cording to the mother of the boy. VINO the
accident. the machine after running over the
child reversed and again passed his body.
| The chauffeur was locked up in the East 22d-st.
station.
In the car at the time were Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Walker and William c. Raeder, all Of No.
| 1,t22 Broadway They were on their way
! Coney Island at the time of the accident and
| when Mrs. Walker what had occurred she
! jumped out and did all that possible for the
| dying boy until the arrival of the ambulance
| from Bellevue Hospital.
Returning from an outing in Brooklyn of
| organization Of which he is treasurer. George
| Reichert, a painter. of No 220 West 67th-st.,
| entered the Brooklyn Bridge subway station.
| When local train came along he ran along be
| side the door Of a car without waiting for the
| train to stop. His foot slipped and his right
| leg went down between the and the edge of
| the platform cry of horror from the passen
gers was heard by the motorman, who put on
| the emergency brake. But Reichert was rolled
| and crushed between the car and the steel edge
| of the platform He was caught in such man
ner that the car had to be raised before he could
/ be released. He died at the Hudson Street Hos
| pital.
| Carl Wendell waiter of No - West 11Sth-
| st, died at the Harlem Hospital the result of
| injuries received Wednesday morning at 3d-ave.
| and 11Sth-st. He was run down by surface
car The Coroner ordered the arrest of the
! motorman, James Ramsey of No. 3,11S Bailey
| ave. Kingsbrdge.
and remanded to the custody of the Coroner to
| await the result OF an inquiry.
| Edward Heddle. plumber. of Cary-ave and
| Broadway, New-Brighton, Staten Island
| instantly killed last evening by falling from the
| fourth floor to the basement of the new building
| at No. 81 East Houston-st. Heddle work
| ing near elevator shaft the door of which
| was open. when he slipped and fell
Josephine Madden. eight years old, of No 1.I04
| 2d-ave.. was possibly fatally injured by being
| run over by an ice wagon. The little girl
playing with several children at SSth-st. and
2d-aVe. An ice wagon, driven by Frank Abrams,
| of No. :oS East 92d-st.. came along. The girl
| was accidentally pushed by the other children,
| and fell under the rear wheels, they passing over
| her chest. Patrolman Zeiger of the Fast SSth-
| st. station. arrested Abrams. Abrams is a young
| man and supports his widowed mother ana eight
smaller brothers and sisters. When arraigned
| before Magistrate Mayo, in the Harlem court
| he broke down and said ne was almost heart
| broken at the accident for which he was not re-
| sponsible Magistrate Mayo hesitated over what
| to do with him not wishing to imprison him. He
| held Abrams in $1,000 bail, which was supplied
Patrick Cronin. six years old. of No 43O West
| 49th-st, taken TO Roosevelt Hospital in an
| ambulance suffering from fracture of the righr
arm. laceraion of the left leg and contusions OF
| the face The boy was playing in front of his
home, when he ran directly in the path of an
| automobile The lad tossed aside and the
| chauffeur. seeing what had happened lifted the
! boy to the machine, and made haste to Roose-
Welt Hospital. The chauffeur gave his name as
| Fred Ashman of No 1OO7 East 1S3d-st He
| no: arrested. the boys father refused to
| make any compliant
Dave Brown, four years old of No. 46O Wes,
! the forward wheel of big automobile crushed
| them against the curb at Broadway and SD 81
yesterday The machine owned by Robert Fin
| ney. automobile dealer. living at the Hotel
| Cumberland. and driven by Mortimer Roberts of
| No. 225 Bergen-aVe., Jersey City, turned the
| corner at slow speed. David. who was running
across the street in front of it. could have
escaped it easily had he not become excited and
stopped that the machine crushed his legs
| against the curb. He taken to Bellevue
| Hospital, and Roberts detained by the police
| until the boys mother said she wished to make
| no complaint against the chauffeur, and he was
| released.
Patrick Doyle ffty-two years old for several
| years driver at the Catholic Protectory West
| chester. instantly killed by being pitched
| out of his wagon. The driver had Just taken a
| stage filed with boys to one Of the railroad sta
! tions and entering the protectory grounds
| by the Unionport gate. Something frightened
his team and they ran, hurting the stage against
| a gatepost Doyle was thrown headong. and
never moved after re stuck. He nit a stone
The team caught by other employees after
a chase around the grounds, and physicians
| who answered calls agreed that Doyle's neck
| had been broken and that his death had been in
! stantaneous.
Mrs Margaret Bensel. aged sixty-hve. of
| Yonkers, and Mrs. John Zabrnski aged ffty-
| five. of No. 20 East 121st-st, were injured nv
! being thrown from runabout in Woodlawn
| Cemetery. Mrs. Bensel was driving her friend
| through the cemetery. when the horse became
| frightened and away. The front wheel of
| the carriage struck gravestone and the women
| thrown out Mrs. Bensel struck a tomb
| stone and was badly injured about the head
! Her friend was bruised by the fan