Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-31
FEW ACCIDENTS
DESPITELARGE
HOLIDAY CROWD.
Mishap This Morning Nearly
Results FataIIy--Auto Hits
CyClist Near Fords.
REMOVED TO HOSPITAL
John B. Blew Runs Machine
Into Pole to Avoid Striking
Highland Badly Cut

Despite the usual rush of the hol-
iday throng, on foot and in vehicle,
there were comparatively few acct
dents yesterday. In former years,
the fatalities and serious accidents
on Decoration Day have usually
reached an alarming total. In ad
dition to the drowning of William
Chalmers yesterday morning, two
automobile collisions brought the
total of serious accidents up to
three. Owen Revell, on a bicycle,
was run down by an automobile
this morning at Fords, and John H.
Blew, a real estate agent, was hurt
on the same road last night when
he ran his automobile into a tele
phone pole to avoid hitting car
riage.
Bicyclist Is Run Down.
Owen Revell, who lives in the
Parker house in Water street, lies
in the city hospital in a serious con-
dition with cuts about the head and
numerous bruises about the body as
the result of being struck by an au
tomombile while riding bicycle to-
wards this city near Fords about
$50 o'clock this morning. He sus
tained a deep cut across the lower
part Of his forehead and has many
contusions about the body. He Is
expected to recover.
Oscar Schoenstidt, of 280 Madi-
son avenue, went to police head
quarters after his arrival in this
city and Informed the desk sergeant
that he had hit a man and had TAX
en- him to city hospital The super
intendent of the hospital was COM
municated with regarding the VIC
TINS condition and Schoenstidt was
informed that he was not wanted.
Just prior to that time the police
received word from Underhill's
corner that q man on a bicycle had
been struck by an automobile,
According to Schoenstidt's story
to the police, he and Revell were
riding towards this city just west of
Fords when the accident happened
Schoenstidt says he was in the rear
and attempted to pass Revell on the
left side as is customary. At the
same time Revell looked around and
turned his wheel to the left.
Driver Thrown Out.
John B. Blew, Of 285 Watson
avenue, narrowly escaped fatal In
| juries at 8 o'clock last night when
he ran his automobile into q tele-
phone pole at Fords to escape hit
| ting the horse and wagon driven by
Theodore Anderson, also of this city.
Mr.. Blew's machine hit the buggy,
and then crashed into the pole. The
| plucky driver was thrown out and
rendered unconscious, but was re-
vived at the city hospital by Dr. M.
| s. Meinzer Later he was taken to
his home in company with his wife,
child and friends, who were in the
machine at the time of the accident,
but escaped injury.
According to Dr. Meinzer, Mr..
Blew will be out again in a few
| days, none the worse for his expert
ence except for a badly cut hand.
The machine, which has q broken
| top and smashed wheel, was taken
to Martins garage, in New Bruns
wick avenue. A wheel of the buggy
was smashed, but neither Mr.. Ander-
son nor his valuable horse were in
| jured. Mr.. Blew Is member OF the
real estate firm of Shirley & Blew,
of 1S0 Smith street.
Falls off Bridge.
Joseph Kush, of Penn street, Is
| confined to his home with cuts and
bruises received by falling off the G.
r. r. bridge at Hall avenue 8 o'clock
Wednesday night. The heavy rains
| of the afternoon washed away a por-
tion of the dirt near the edge and as
Kush stepped into the opening he
was precipitated to the ground
twenty feet below. His escape from
death is considered miraculous.
Washing Machine Scalds Man. l
Martin Mannion, of 48 Faye
street, is in the city hospital as the
result of a washing machine in the
power house of the Public Service
blowing up yesterday morning
Mannion is badly scalded about face,
| head and chest.