New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
SEVEN INJURED BY AUTOS
Three Men Hurled from Wrecked
Car in Fifth Avenue.
MACHINE JUMPS TO WALK
Mother and Son Run Down IN
Upper Broadway-Surrey
Hit in Park.

The Sunday evening crowds I'm Fifth ave-
nue last evening were startled about
o'clock when large automobile, ownSu
and driven by Arno Baldans, OF NO. 4fo
West 5sth street, skldded on the muddy
street and dashed against tho curb. Inc
impact knocked Off the front wheels ana
caused the car TO swerve completely arouno
and land on the sidewalk opposite the nome
Of John Jacob Astor. at No. $40 Fltth ave-
me BaIdans and two friends, Morris bech'
Of No. LIZ Lincoln Place. BROOKLYN anu anu
Frns, Shushtermanu, OF No. 53l west isSu
street, were thrown from the machine anu
all seriously injured.
Raldans had only recently purchased tno
car and took II out for trial last night
IL ,ictod nm his two friends and drove the
car 10 Shushtermann home. where they
had supper After that Balkans ihsl,e ,e1
Heck and shushtermanu to take a or''e
with him, ana they left Harlem a0ou'
o'clock 80
The automobile started downtown om
Fifth avenue nothing out OF tne o'oI'lot
occurring 20 mar the trip until the col 20
roar gsth street. Then Baldans saw r"o
,;cmen crossing the street from "eS|
.ast and gave the steering "hee' '''"''
turn. 20 as 20 avoid them ,no
The heavy machine quivered unuer w
sudden shock and the rear wheeis
thrown around so sharply that the stee' '"s -
GEAR broke. bringing the strain on the 'et.
front wheel. which gave way. TINS urous ~
the car up against the curb from WHICH II
crashed - the sidewalk.
r.. tbrse men we're thrown out ana
landed with great force. Beck was uH-
corscious when picked up by Patrolinan
cunningham. Of the East 6Ith street sta-
tiou lie called an express wagon ll'o
service and the injured men were taken
70 the Presbyterian Hospital BECK was
the most seriously hurt, having seVera'
bonee II, his face crushed and being IN
iprod internally. Shushtermann received
cute aud bruises. but went home altel
being treated Baldans had fracture Vi
the right arm and remained at 'he HoS-
pital. co.,,,a,
An automobile belonging to eaniue'
Krohnberg, OF the firm of 5. & l.. hronh-
berg. of No. 53G Broadway, ran down anu
severely injured Archibald Minister ol NJ
900 West 104th street, and his inother' hr'.
Minnie Minister. last night. Mother ana
son were crossing Broadway at i7Sth street
when the automobile. driven by Harry b.
case. of No. 594 West lSth street .ca'ne
along, bound south Mr.. Krohnbers was
not I'm the car, it IS said. The macnine
struck Minister and his mother ana 'hre"
them both to the street ,,.. ,-9d
Patrolmau Beerman, of the west e Io-u
street station, called al ambulance Irohl
tho Washington Heights Hospital ana ~, tue
injured persons ware taken to that insult sur
,ion' II Is said that Mrs. Minister was SUI I,.
forinc from shock ana bruises. whiie lei
son has possible internal injuries. No on
rests were made. as bystanders sald 'he
machine was going slowly ar the tline,
otto Strack and his wife. sophia, ot NO
Sc East qgd street were driving IN sni- SUI,
rev on the drive I'm Central Park near s, 9g.t-
street last evening wien an autoIoolIss; e.
owned by Joseph II. Hoadley. or NO -
Fast sd street, and driven by Thomas Hat- ~,
terson. OF No. 1852 Cedar avenue me
Bronx. attempted TO pass them. just aH
the machine approached the carriage rec,
wheels Strack turned his horse TO the lett
and the automobile ran into the surrey,
Strack and his wife were thrown out'
Patterson, who was alone IN the caI'
Jumped out, quieted the horse ana theh
assisted Mr. and Mrs. Strack, both OF whom
were 81 ghuy injured. They were taken to
the German Hospital