Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-08-12
ACCIDENT LIST
FOR WEEK END
Six Automobile Mishaps and
One Motorcycle CoIIision--
No One Seriously Hurt.
SEVERAL IN THIS CITY
Girl Hurt In Smash-Up Near
Woodhridgs--M Hurt by
South Amboy lump.


cycle accidents occurred over the
weekend. Although no serious ac-
cidents occurred, yet several people
were hurt and had to--receive medi-
cal attention. An incident of note
is the fact that no crashes happened
at Dead Mans Curve at Morgan.
This is accounted for by the fact
that several Of the large trees for
merly obstructing the view of motor
lists have been cut down. Samuel
Berger, of New Brunswick, was hit
and slightly hurt Saturday afternoon
vixen Thomas Brown, In his Marion
car, struck the lad near New Bruins
wick avenue and Fayette streets.
Charles French lies in Newark
hospital as the result of injuries re-
ceived while jumping from large
automobile In South Amboy last
night. J. Wilson Johansen Is badly
bruised and his chum, Martin Hen
derson, is confined to his home In
New York with scalp wound and
other injuries received in a smashup
at Washington street and Amboy
avenue Saturday afternoon. George
Phillips, of Woodbridge, was cut and
bruised when his Indian motorcycle
crashed into feed wagon Of Joseph
Rachlin Saturday afternoon.
Slippery road conditions at Pros
pect and Market streets yesterday
afternoon caused large touring car
Of John Paunton, Of Staten Island,
to crash into telegraph pole. THE
Three Corners" outside Of Wood
bridge, was the scene Of another &C
cident yesterday. Dr.. I. siegel. of
Smith street, figured in skidding
accident yesterday morning but very
little damage was done.
Hit by Lawyers Car.
Samuel Berger, of 201 New Bruins
wick avenue, WAS struck and Knocked
down Saturday afternoon by Mar
ion automobile, owned and driven by
Attorney Thomas Brown Of State
street. The boy was thrown to the
pavement at New Brunswick avenue
and Fayette street and received sew
eral cuts and bruises. Mr.. Brown af-
ter bringing his car to stop, picked
the boy up, rushed to the office of
Dr. M. S. Meinzer. Upon examina-
ton it was found that no bones we're
broken. Witnesses say that If the
car had been going fast Berger would
have been killed.
Berger had hired a bicycle and
was coasting down the avenue when
Thomas Brown swung into the thor
oughfare. The boy lost control of
the bicycle. Mr.. Brown swerved his
car on direction, the boy losing his
head, went the same way. The COLI
sion followed
Hurt Jumping From Auto.
Charles French, of Newark, lies
in a Newark hospital as the result of
injuries received by jumping from an
automobile in Stevens avenue, South
Amboy, at s o'clock last night. The
injured man was a passenger on
large sight seeing car from Orange
on which forty other Newarkers were
travelling from the shore to their
homes. The car came down Stevens
avenue at a good clip and the wind
blew off a straw hat, belonging to
French. Jumping from the side step,
French was thrown to the ground
and the back wheels of the truck roll
ed him over narrowly missing run
ming over him.
Dr.. e. A. Meacham, of Stevens ave-
nue., was quickly on the scene and
rushed the injured man to his office.
The man Is suffering from a broken
right arm besides numerous cuts and
bruises.
Two Cars in Collision.
The corner Of Washington street
and Amboy avenue was the scene OF
another accident Saturday afternoon,
when an automobile owned and drlv-
en- by J. Wilson Johansen struck an
other car. Martin Henderson, stu
dent at Stevens Institute, who was in
Johansen's car, was thrown out and
Is suffering from scalp wound be-
sides other cuts and bruises. A
Buick car, the owner of which re-
fused to divulge his name, was trav-
cling at good speed down Amboy
avenue and Johansen's car was COM
ing up Washington street.
The cars met with a heavy crash
and Henderson was thrown out and
Johansen was badly bruised by the
impact The touring car of Johansen
was badly damaged, as was the Buick
car. Henderson was taken to Mr.
Johansen's home in New York, where |
he received medical attention.
Motorcyclist Hits Feed Wagon.
George Phillips, of Woodbridge, |
while coming down New Brunswick |
avenue Saturday afternoon on his In
dian motorcycle, ran into a hay and !
feed wagon owned and driven by Jo-
seph Rachlin. Rachlin started to go |
into the stables at New Brunswick |
avenue and before he had time to |
turn the motorcycle crashed into the |
vehicle. Phillips was somewhat cut |
and bruised and the front part of his |
machine smashed.
Slippery Road Causes Mishap.
Slippery road conditions at Market |
and Prospect streets caused large |
Oakland touring car of John Paun-
ton, of Staten Island, to crash into !
the gutter and hit telegraph |
pole, yesterday afternoon. The own
er OF the machine was at the wheel !
and three members OF his family |
were the other occupants of the auto. |
Paunton was homeward bound and |
at the time of the accident had cross
ed the county bridge coming from |
Asbury Park.
The car came down Market street |
at a good rate Of speed and went |
very close to the curb to avoid |
crashing into another machine south |
bound. Turning into Prospect street |
the machine skidded on the slippery |
pavement. sending It into the gutter.