Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-14
CYCLISTSTRUCK
BY AUTOMOBILE
Iohn Brodinak, 16 Years
Old Of This City Hurt
on Staten Island.
TAKEN TO CITY HOSPITAL
Accident in TottenviIle Last
Night Companion Escapes
Injury--Ne York Machine.

John Brodinak, sixteen years old,
chauffeur for DR.. NJ s. Meinzer, of
Madison avenue, this city, while rid
ing a bicycle on Amboy road. near
-, Brehaut avenue, Tottenville, at $40
O'Clock last night, was run down by
an automobile owned by Adolf Berg
er, of SIT West 144th. street, Man
haitian, driven by William Souther-
land, and sustained injuries which
will confine him for some time to the
city hospital, where he was brought
Immediately after the collision.
Brodinak lives on Charles street, be-
tween Huntington street and Easton
avenue. and has been In the employ
of DR.. Meinzer for the past eighteen
months.
Eye Witness Tells Story.
According to eye witnesses, and
Edward Molaski, of $40 Charles
street, who was Brodinak's riding
companion, the Berger automobile
was the second of a long string of
cars proceeding rapidly along Amboy
road in direction of st. Georges 8
ferry. The autos came from the Jer-
sey shore on the 6:15 o'clock boat
of the Staten Island ferry system
Realizing there was not room to pass
between the two bicyclists, who were
enroute to this city, and an approach
ing machine, the first car in the
string halted abruptly and gave no
signal of danger to the oncoming
cars. The Berger machine immedi-
ately swerved to avoid a collision
and, when clear of the other car, saw
ha far hol i
applied brakes and ran his car
straight into the ditch to avoid the
boys, but the latter were also fright
ened and steared In the same direc-
ton. The machine hit Brodinak and
dragged him under the wheels, while
Molaski was more fortunate and was
only tossed aside.
One Car Speeds Away.
The car which halted, and is ac-
cused of the blame by eye witnesses,
gave no second thought for the boys
but put on full power and continued
to the New York ferry. The number
was not taken, although the first two
numbers were said to have been
"18." James Ryder, of 1890 Amboy
road, and the owner and driver of
the auto, administered to the injured
lad until Dr. H.-Tapler Cronlx, of 2sr
West Eleventh street. Manhattan,
reached the scene. DR.. Cronk is vis-
iting his mother in Tottenville Rev.
j. H. Maloy, of the Church of Our
Lady Help of Christians, was soon
on the scene and attended the suffer
ing boy. Bicycle Patrolman Gu ;tave
Schley, of the N1nety-ninth precinct,
Tottenville, also arrived quickly and
handled the crowd with ease.
Mr.. Berger, who is a prosper Gus
shoe dealer, offered the services of
his car arr the victim was hurried to
the CO hospital, this city DR..
Meinzer is now in attendance and
said today that the boy will probably
recover. Brodinak is suffering from
brain concussion and scalp wounds
There were no arrests made as the
Tottenville police force realize that
the escaped autoist is more to blame
than Chauffeur Switzerland.
Both bicycles were wrecked, but
the automobile escaped damage
Messrs. Switzerland and Berger
were the only occupants of the ma
chine at the time of the accident.
Road Blocked for Time.
There was long line Of machines
tied up by the accident and traffic
along that thoroughfare was block
ed for an hour. The drive 8 believe
IN hurrying along that course, the
natives state, and similar pockets"
often occur. That serious accident is
are not daily occurrences is miracu-
lous, the Tottenville residents aver.
The second car from the colliding car
was occupied by Chauffeur Fred
gHoff, of 65 West 11Sth street, NAH
haitian, Owner LEO Chafran and Mr..
and Mrs. G. Topper, of 235 West
112th. street, Manhattan.
One of the eye witnesses was
Elizabeth Higgins, of 1889 Amboy
road, who loudly denounced every
body and everything connected with
the horror. She had harsh words
for the escaped autoist, the police,
and also included Chauffeur South
erland and Owner Berger in her
eulogy. Just what happened, and
how it happened, was hard to learn
from this witness, owing to her hys-
terical nature. The EVENING NEWS
reporter found Molaski, Brodinak' 8
companion, a better source of infor-
nation.
Let the NEWS tell your Wants.