Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-08-31
MAYOR AND ST.
FROST HIT BY
AUTOMOBILES
Neither Seriously Hurt, Although
Both Are Badly Shaken Up
No Arrests Made.
BOTH ON SMITH STREET
Mayor Was on Sidewalk, aHd
Auto RuEdIed the Gutter -Ex-
eCutive Went Up In Air.

Mayor Albert Bollsohweiler and
Health Inspector Samuel T. Frost
are nursing severe bruises today as
reminders that they both had mar
row escapes from being killed by
automobiles. Mr.. Frost was knock
ed down by machine at Smith and
State streets shortly before o'clock
Saturday afternoon and the mayor
was hit by a car as he was walking
past James M. Glenn's cafe on Smith
street shortly after 10 o'clock yester-
day morning..
The machine that struck the may
or was numbered 44,905 N. j., be-
longing tesJ. r. H. Hall, of Plainfield,
who was driving it at the time. In
the machine besides the owner, were
his wife and children.
A number Of people witnessed the
accident and aver that when Mr.. Hall
turned out of the way OF wagon,
the machine skidded on the trolley
tracks and wet pavement and ran
up on the sidewalk in front OF
Glenn's. The mayor heard a noise
behind him, but before he could move
the hood of the car struck and lifted
him four or flye feet in the air. Aa
he landed back on the hood he made
an effort to regain his feet, but fell
to the sidewalk almost under the ma
chine.
Mr.. Bollschweiler says that he saw
the rear wheel of the auto coming
for his head. and with almost a super
human effort managed to roll out Of
the way, just an instant before 1t
reached him. A crowd soon collect
ed and the mayor was assisted to
Sexton's drug store where it was
found that he was only badly bruised.
Mayor Bollschweiler would make
no complaint against the owner OF
the automobile as he said 1t was
purely an accident. Mr.. Bollschweil-
er is able to be around today, all
though he says he still feels the eff
fects of his experience.
Charles Mitchell, who was an eye
witness to the accident, said that,
when the machine skidded, the own-
er became confused and was unable
to manage it. When the car struck
the mayor, Mitchell says, 1t was
headed for the cafe window and that
had not Mr.. Hall turned the steering
rod in time, the city's chief magis-
trate would have been hurled through
it. Mr.. Hall, however, succeeded in
guiding the machine along the side
walk for almost 100 feet when he
stopped 1t in the gutter. He quickly
ran back to where the mayor was
lying, in his excitement, forgetting
to stop the engine. Mitchell did so
for him, fearing that the car might
start again.
A man and woman whom the ma
yor did not recognize just escaped
being hit by the machine.
When Mr.. Frost was hit he was
crossing, with his wife, at Smith and
State streets and would have been
seriously injured had the car been
going fast. There were several wag-
ons passing at the time end 1t was
due to this that the accident occur
red. The machine belonged to l..
Lake, OF Spotswood, and was num-
bered S2,375, N. ].
AS the car was going slowly it,
simply pushed the health inspector
over. His clothing were badly soiled
on account of the wet pavement and
his leg was slightly hurt. Patrol
man Tonnesen was on the scene a
few minutes later but did not arrest
the chauffeur, as Mr.. Frost refused
to make a complaint.