New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
AUTO KILLS A BOY
THO OTHERS MANNED
By FAST CARS.
Series of accidents IN Three
BOrOughs Special Squad
4fter Speeders.

Three boys were struck by autOmo-
biles yesterday within the limits Of
greater New York. one. a little fellow
Of six years. was killed: a second boy.
two years older. was run over and in
ternally injured and the third. ten years
old. has a broken leg.
Willie Riley, the siX-yeaT-Old son Of
James Riley. a superintendent of the
Street Cleaning Department In Manhat-
tan. was playing ball On Fourteenth
avenue. between 18th and 18th streets
was struck by car owned and driven
by William e. Bum. OF No. 240i 55th
street. In the car with Bunr. who has
a gas fixture factory at No 147 Law
renee street. were his wife his mother
ln-law and two friends
Those who saw the accident say that
the car was not being driven rapidly
but the little boy did not see il until II
was close upon him. Then he became
panicstricken and darted from side Il
side, trying TO escape the wheels which
finally caught him. The driver Ieaped
from the car and. putting the boy I'm the
lap Of one of the women. took him 10 his
home. DR.. Gordon Lindsay. of No. 1881
list street. was called. but the boy was
dead His side was crushed and the
base Of his skull fractured. Bum was
arrested. charged with homicide
\ ear driven by its owner ran down
Anton KanczreIski. eight years old. near
his home. at No S29 East 225th street.
about the same time. Thomas II. Tay-
Tor. who was at the steering wheel. saw
the boy playing in the street. but as he
and his companions seemed 10 see him
coming he did not throw in his low
speed. AS he neared them they scat
tered. all except the Kanczrelski boy.
who became confused and ran in front
of the car. The front wheel passed over
his body.
Mrs. Taylor Mrs F.. A. Hoyt and Mrs.
Katherine Thompson. all of Mount Yer
non. sprang from the car and picked up
the unconscious bOv. who was taken 20
the home of Dr. Gillespie. at No. 372J
White Plains avenue He was later sent
to FOrdham Hospital. where il was said
that his chances for recovery were very
slight TaSlor was arrested and was
then released.
Thomas MCGEE. ten years old. Of 40.
POI West Gnth street. was knocked down
in West G3d street by ear owned. ac-
cording to the police. 10y Louis Suriski.
OF M. 1:;9 Riverside Drive. George 4.
Kaufman was the chauffeur The rear
wheel OF the automobile passed over the
, boys right leg. crushing H. Kaufman
stopped the car and took the boy 20
Roosevelt Hospital The chauffeur. VIII
was alone al tte time of the accident,
was charged with felonious assault when
arrested and taken to the West 18th
street station.
The automobile accidents OF the last
t,,o weeks have stirred up the police
1t,d IUsucctor FlDod has squad 81
,notorcycle men ia The Bronx. where
the motorists love o. let her out" Ope
of the men ia charge of .he squad Is
sergeant Howe. who made the arrest IN
the case of the kanczeirski boy yester-
dav The squad is l1ohing for speed
violators. and yestcrdd. corTalled an
even dozen. Policeman itagSerty over
hauled "A Speeding ear tull ~ women
vbich was being driven ny woman
who said she was Louise Web1. of No
10 ~. Nicholas avenue. she gave q
$3.50 diamond ring as security.