Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-15
THREE KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Paterson Girl, Hackensack Boy
and Asbury Park Man Are
the Victims.

Automobile accidents in New Jer-
sey yesterday resulted in three fatah-
ties. There were number of per-
sons injured including Plainfield
man and a Perth Amboy infant.
Paterson Girl Killed.
PATERSON, Sept. 15-John W. Loo
shen. a manufacturer of piano cases
at Twelfth avenue and Thirty-third
street. this city, when driving his au-
tomobile through Oakridge about
twelve miles north Of Paterson, yes
terday afternoon, struck motor
cycle on which Elizabeth Tiers,
is years old, of 31S South Mill street,
was riding with John Engle. of Para
disc. The girl was caught between
the car and the cycle and was killed
almost instantly. Her companion
was thrown clear of the wreckage
and was not hurt dangerously.
Looshen informed the police of
Oakland he was passing through at
a moderate speed when he came sud
denly on the motorcycle. A turn in
the road had hidden the man and girl
from view. The automobile crashed
into the cycle and smashed it to
pieces.
Looshen lost no time in taking
Miss Tiers and Engle into his ma
chine and carrying them to the ONCE
of a physician There it was found
the girl was dead. Her body was
left in Oakridge, and the manufac-
turer took Engle to his home in Para
disc
no. Killed at Hackensack.
HACKENSACK, Sept. 15.-Alexan-
der Wescott. years old, living in
River road. East Hackensack, darted
In front of an automobile owned and
driven by James J. Bertholf, of Hack
ensaek, yesterday afternoon while IT
was crossing the Anderson street
bridge over the Hackensack river.
The automobile knocked him down
and Mr.. Bertholf raced with him to
the Hackensack Hospital, but he was
dead before arriving there. MT.
Bel tholf surrendered to the police,
but was not detained, it being shown
that the boy had been concealed be-
hind a bridge girder and darted into
the roadway in front of the automo-
bile
ssbury Park Cyclist Killed.
ALBANY. N. Y, Sept. 15--Milton
Sanford. % years old, a motor cyclist.
of Asbury Park, N. j., was killed
seven miles east of Rensselaer, yes
terday afternoon when he rounded
a sharp curve at high speed and
crashed into a motor omnibus. He
was thrown beneath the wheels of
the omnibus one of which passed
over bis head.
..r~eyit,s Hurt In Plainfeld.
PLAINFIELD, Sept. 15.-Herman
Mack. of 81 Somerset street, Plain
field. stepped from behind a trolley
car near his home yesterday after
noon directly in the path Of an au-
tomobile owned and driven by Au-
gustus W. Holman, OF ia West
Clinton avenue. Irvingon, N. ]. One
of his legs was broken. He was taken
to the Muhlenberg Hospital and Mr..
Holman was ordered to appear in the
Plainfield city court.
Mrs. \. B. Mcdowell, Of 80 Gordon
street. Perth Amboy. and her 10
months-old baby were thrown from
an automobile in Seventh street.
Plainfield. yesterday afternoon when
it was struck by a machine owned
and operated by John P. Lewis, of
a bad scalp wound and Mrs. Nc
Dowell suffered from shock Mr.. Nc
Dowell was not injured. =
Crashes into Curb.
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept 15.-John
Dull. of Windemere, Pa, motorcy-
clist, drove his machine into a curb
ing at terrific speed here yesterday
afternoon to avoid running down two
children. and received injuries of a
serious nature. The children, who
had been playing in the street. started
for the sidewalk just as Dull rounded
the corner and he had to choose be-
tween striking them or risking his
ewn life.