New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
MANY AUTO ACCIDENTS
One Person Killed and Nine h.
jured in'Various Mishaps.
QUEENS SCENE OF FATALITY
Bankers Hurled from Car W.,
It Hits Truck-Woman
Runs Down Man.

One person was killed and nina
hurt in automobile accidents In ana ~
this city yesterday.
Charles Bieckmeyer, of No. 90 Beni.r,
street, Corona, was fatally hurt last sv..
ing at the Benjamin street and JscL..'
avenue crossing by the automobile OF Jo,.-s
Goetz of Rockville Centre. Mr.. H.,
meyer was crossing the street when h. !,
hit by the automobile, which was dr.
by Goetzs chauffeur, George Cannon >.
received internal injuries and died la,s, J.
the Flushing Hospital. Cannon wa a.
rested.
Au automobile in which ]. ]. Adams 49,,
his wife, Of New York City, were tr,vs
ling last night. near Lakewood,
struck a sand pile when Adams turned -.
for an automobile he met. Adamss ~.
chine revolved endways, landing uorA
down. Adams was severely hurt. ~,
Adams's injuries are not serious.
They were taken to the Anna MAY N.
mortal Hospital, at Spring Lake.
One of the accidents occurred AZ I'M
street and Jerome avenue, when an au,aL
mobile owned and operated by Alexand.
Walker, a banker, living at No 24 Rive.
side Drive, crashed into a dirt war.
driven by Frank Hammond. With N,
Walker at the time was Walter Bull,
also a banker. The three men were thrcv,
to the street. They were badly cut y,
but all were able to go home after rece,y.
ing medical attention.
An automobile driven by Mrs. Doroh,
Buel, Of No. 80 West 6lst street, knocks
down Walter Potters, Of No. 5i7 West Ia
street The car was brought to so,
and Potters was taken TO the Roosevelt
Hospital where DR.. Whittemore said b.
was suffering from a fractured skull. Th
accident occurred at Columbus avenue anl
65th street.
Mrs. Buel recently purchased the machir.
and was being taught how to run II By
Edward Morris, Of No. 6S Irving place. !us
as Potters was about 10 cross the sire,
the automobile came in sight. Believing
that he had plenty of time he started .
90 across. Although the car was golrs
slow at the time OF the accident, accort.
ing to witnesses, Mrs Buel could not sie;
in time TO avoid the accident No arrsS
was made.
George y. Grandin, North CAROLS
lumberman, staying at the Hotel belnon
ran his automobile into the rear OF TIC
lev repair car at seth street and Par
avenue. DR.. Howe took Grandin TO u.
PRESBYTERIAN Hospital, where 1t was ax
that he was suffering from bruises a0's'
the face and shoulders.
When the steering wheel OF Mlii'f
Paulis's machine refused to work the a.
crashed into tree, throwing fau1is a..
Melville Hunt, who was in the car AZ us
time. 10 the street. Hunt escaped inlan'
while Paulis was taken TO the D. n''-
Wright Hospital for treatment.
Conrad Koehler, Of No. SfS Seau'1I
street, Richmond Hill, had his leg ana "a
broken. when the crank on his automo'''
threw him heavily TO the street Inc HI
c,dent occurred on the ferryboat hs'e
pont, Just as II was entering the "Ehso.I
street slip. Koehler was taken u
Volunteer Hospital.
With Mr.. Koehler was his wife ana w
daughters. Louise and Elsie, and Miss AKA
Thompson, Of whitestone. Long isa,-
Koehler had been having considerao.e o.
Guilty In starting the car. Finally wnea ;,
had his whole weight on 1t, the crank ",
back. throwing him heavily to the moor
tba ferryboat. The machine then Sa'''
forward and ran over him. one OF 'hs =,
sengers boarded the car and stopps'
when It had gone a few feet