Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-29
ACCIDENTS NU-
NERVOUS OVER WEEK END
Continued from page II
Car Hit by Trolley.

The Boston confectionery's small
delivery automobile was struck by
a Public Service car yesterday about
$50 P. M. and the rear construc-
ton of the automobile was broken.
A bursted tire, a broken wheel, n
one pairs of springs, were also some
of the damages incurred. The accl-
dent took place near the Lehigh VAL
ley bridge in State street when Alex
Christopolus, while driving the car,
tried to steer his car out of the way
of a pedestrian, who walked in front
OF the automobile. By doing this.
the automobile was brought between
the car tracks and when the chauf-
feur noticed a trolley about half a
block behind him, he attempted to
bring his machine out of the tracks.
The back wheels were just crossing
the tracks when the trolley hit the
back part of the machine. No n
was hurt. The machine is not in
sured, but the owner of the automo-
bile expects the Public Service Com
pany to pay the damages, which is
believed to be about 5000.
Cars in Collision.
A Flanders roadster, owned and
driven by Edward A. Lembcke, of 81
Jefferson street, collided with a low
racing machine driven by Henry
Burton Sewell, of 222 West Fifty
ninth street, New York city, at Mar
ket and Second streets, this morning.
No one was hurt. The Flanders car
was damaged to the extent of a
a leaky radiator. The New York
machine was not damaged.
The accident happened about 9
o'clock as Lembcke was driving
southwark from the Central railroad
station. AS he was turning east
ward into Market street Sewell was
driving westward and close to the
southerly curb. At the same time
a large touring a a being driven
eastward on Market street and into
the driveway leading to the depot.
Lembcke turned to give the latter
room and his machine collided with
that Of the New Yorker.
Hit Telegraph Pole.
' While driving towards New Bruins
wick, Martin Hansen, Jr., Of this
city, lost control Of the steering gear
and drove his automobile into a
pole. One light was brok-
en- and no other damages except a
shaking for the party in the automo-
bile were reported.
A large touring car bearing num-
Der 40,S40 N. Y, containing several
women, skidded and turned around
twice before the driver could regain
control of it at Smith street near
King street this morning. The wom-
en- passengers screamed and one
jumped and ran from the car. The
machine did not collide with any
thing and was not damaged and no
one was hurt. The fleeing passenger
returned to her seat and the trip
was continued more slowly to the
ferry.
At Dead Mans Curve.
Dead Mans Curve at Morgan
was the scene of two automobile &C
cidents. Yesterday afternoon about
4 o'clock an automobile bearing a
New York license number 1884
crashed into a tree on the right side
of the curve. The driver did not
realize what a bad curve he was
turning and did not shut off power.
The machine skidded and went into
tree, tearing away the right front
wheel and bending the mud guards.
Saturday night a large touring
car owned by Thomas Wilson, Of
Paterson, ran into a machine owned
and driven by Max Wurner. of New
York. The Paterson car was south
ward bound and the New York car
was on its way home from the shore,
The cars met head on rounding the
curve. Both radiators were badly
damaged, but the occupants escaped
injury.