Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-29
AUTOMOBILES
IN ACCIDENTS
Brooklyn Machine Is Hit by
Atlantic City Express at
Morgan Station.
MEN SAVED BY JUMPING
Numerous Trivial Mishaps
in This City--Cars In Gel
Iisisn at the Ferry.
MEN SAVED BY JUMPING

A serious automobile accident at
Morgan Station and seven auto mis-
haps of trivial nature in this city
are reported to have occurred over
the weekend. One car was hit by a
train, two machines ran into poles,
two other cars collided with curb
stones and another vehicle, and in
the others the machines simply
skidded, shaking up the occupants.
None of the riders were injured in
any way, but some of them expert
enced rather narrow escapes. A car
crashed into another one at the
Staten Island ferry so that lamps and
mud guards were broken. In upper
Smith street, between the Central
railroad tracks and Prospect street,
six accidents occurred within an
hour. Only in one was any damage
done, in which mud guard and
lamp were broken. All of the local
accidents occurred yesterday after
noon.
The accidents were most plentiful
about Prospect and Smith streets. In
one instance a steering gear refused
to work properly and a heavy touring
car, containing six passengers, crash
ed into a pole. Two cars containing
out-of-town parties skidded at Pros
pect and Smith streets and fetched
up against curbstones.
Car Demolished at Morgan.
The accident at Morgan Station
about o'clock Saturday afternoon,
which resulted in the demolishing of
a large car belonging to B. Hughes
& Brother, manufacturers In Brook
lyn, was the most serious of any re-
ported the past few days. The
Atlantic City express of the Central
railroad crashed into the car at the
Morgan Station crossing after the
vehicle had run through the lowered
gates. Two men escaped injury by
jumping from the car just in the
nick of time.
It appears the gates had been low
cred for an approaching southbound
train passing at $40 o'clock and
about the same time the northbound
Atlantic City exress came laundering
along. The driver of the auto truck
evidently did not see the express and
expected the gates to be raised after
the southbound train had passd. He
approached the gates at rapid rate,
| 1t is declared, and crashed through
| them, SO that the front part of his
| machine stopped In the path of the
| express. Both men on the seat
jumped and the van was struck and
smashed to pieces. Nearly hundred
automobiles stopped at the scene and
| blockaded the crossing following the
| wreck.
Cars Collide at Ferry.
While descending the ferry hill
yesterday afternoon large Mitchell
touring car owned and driven by DR..
H. ]. Spalding, got away from him
and crashed into another touring car
which was at the foot. The car at
the bottom of the hill was somewhat
dented and the Mitchell car had Its
| radiator smashed in to such an ex-
| tent that the car had to be towed to
the Packer House Garage by W. o
| Crabtree, the proprietor.
At the time of the accident DR.
Spalding's wife was with him. When
half way down the hill the doctor
found that his foot brakes would not
work and applied the emergency, but
too late. The cars came together
with great force and nearly threw
the occupants of the Mitchell cal
out. DIR. and Mrs. H. ]. Spalding re
| side In Union Hill.