The Detroit times., 1912-10-28
| DEAD, MANY HURT
In STREET MISHAPS
Weekend Accidents Take Heavy
TOll-GeO. KnOrr Victim of
Fatal Auto Crash

One MAN ,kllleui one woman pIOD-
ably fatally hurt. and several other
men. women and children battered
and bruised. formed the toll OF week
end accidents on Detroit streets. Sat
urday and Sunday.
George Knorr, fl years old. OF No
699 -Milwaukee-ave. west. died in
Grace hospital. Saturday night, from
injuries sustained during the after
noon when an automobile in which
he was riding was struck by another
machine at Ash and Sivteenth-sts
Knorr. his father. Herman Knorr
OF No. 613 Fourteenth-ave. and his
sister, Matilda. living In the fathers
nome. were riding east on Ash-st..
in "A machine owned by Herman
Preuse, who accompanied them. An
auto driven by J. r. Clark, OF No.
10 Granted, crashed into them as
they reached the corner OF Sixteenth
st.. tipping the Preuse machine over.
The elder Mr. Knorr was badly cut
about the head and shoulders. Miss
Knorr was cut and bruised about the
head and face. and George Knorr
was internally injured All were
taken home, but the sons condition
became 80 grave that he was later
removed to the hospital. dying short
~ after his arrival there. He had
been interested with his father In
patent medicine business.
Mrs. Charles w. Dreyer. OF No.
500 Williams-aYe.. was probably
fatally hurt. and her husband was
seriously injured, and is in a critical
condition. as the result OF an acct
dent at Charlevoix-st and the Boule-
yard at 1920 o'o.ock Sunday night.
"A motorcycle ridden by Arthur
Schowochow. Is years old Of No.
1925 Concord-ave., sped down upon
hem as they were crossing the
Boulevard
The police report says that the
motorcycle was travelling at the rate
)f 60 miles an hour, and was without
light. Both pedestrians were hurl-
I'd some distance by the impact OF
the speeding machine. and Schwoc-
how was also rendered unconscious.
All three We're removed to st.
Mary's hospital in police auto.
While playing on the Boulevard,
Dempster Mink, six years old, was
run down by speeding auto, sup
posed to have been driven by a tester
who is said TO have been racing with
another machine. The first machine
whizZed past, but the one following
struck the Mink lad and hurled him
sc me distance. breaking his right leg
In three places, and bruising him from
mead to foot. Internal injuries are
also feared
TIE motorist did not even slacken
speed. but disappeared SO quickly that
the license number could not be OBJ.
tanned. Donald Preyer and Milton
Hansen we're playing with the Mink
lad and witnessed the accident.
Ruth Cohen, nine years old, OF No.
443 Grand River-ave., was struck b.
Fourteenth car No. 1929 as she was
crossing Locust-st., at Brooklyn-ave.,
Sunday afternoon. She was rendered
unconscious, and was removed to her
home in a police auto. Her condition
Is not thought TO be serious.
Mary Kerwin, eight years old. OF
No. 1874 Kercheval-ave.. was knocked
down by an unidentified automobilIst
at Kerchevalave. and the Boulevard,
Sunday afternoon. The driver did
not stop. She was injured about the
hips. and was taken to her home In a
police auto.
Mrs. Otto Schlenter. OF No. 10i
John R.,st., was thrown headlons
from an auto in which she was riding
at Woodward and Warren-aves.. at
midnight, Sunday. and was badly in
jured.
She was accompanied by her hus-
band and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Laud-
enschlager, of No. % Broadway, all OF
whom we're bruised and shaken up.
though Mrs. Schlenter was the only
one seriously hurt.
The approach OF Woodward car
had caused the antoists to turn sharp
ly, TO avoid collision, and they
crashed into the curb.
Mrs Jennie Sayers, A years old,
OF No. 1913 Monterey-ave.. was serious
ly hurt when an auto In which she
was riding, and which was owned and
driven by Newton Schiewier OF No
PAP Calvert.ave., was demolished by q
Fourteenth car at the McGraw-ave
crossing. She was attended by DR.
+. ]. O'Brien, and sent to her home
in the flying squadron auto from
Grand River station.
Her condition Is said TO be serious