The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
ALLIhG DEATH RATE
 BY AUTOS INCREASES
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tl,ev were hurled to the pavement by automobiles Two boys on bicycles were thrown to the street and killed Four met their death when the ma chine in which they were riding was, struck by a locomotive, two resulting from blowouts, two from skidding, one n1ass under the wheels and one be- cause the driver lost control Of his car The other was killed whenN a backanR automobile sent a heavy iron frame crashing upon him.
 Automobiles were responsible Tor eAe death of nine persons in this city Seven of these were pedestrians. who were attempting to cross the streets of the city, when they were struck by approAching machines The other two were youths hurled to tnSir deaths while riding in the streets
 There were also a number Of conis- ions between street cars and other ve- hicles. in which the occupants escap- ed injury and to which there IS no record kept by the city.
 The proximity of the county 10 New York and the great number of auto r,ofales that frequent the turnpikes fr, rrexw Haven and Boston are given as the oause of the great number or dea&f,s occurring in the county. and the large number of SautomoD1ie ac- cidenTA- A great many or these par ttes are composed of women and men. who. after drinking in the wayside inns. speed down the roads disregard ing the lives of pedestrians, and the property of other automobilists-
 Local automobile experts declare that when the repairing of the turn pike to New Haven Is completed, rreater number of persons will meet their deaths on this thoroughfare than in the past With a good road before them the speed nnaniaes they declare will make from forty to sew eufy miles Der hours as they do on the roads leading to Southport and New York
 Dz1rfnr the month of April the per sons were killed in the State of Con. necffcuk Of this number three were in this county. and two in Bridge port This Is more than any city or county In the State for the period
 The manner in which persons meet their deaths in the city of Sridgeport during the pasE year Is as follows:
 on March 22, 1918. fifteen year old Paul Cefrpwich was riding down Main street in company with Charles Kan yuck his churn. and while riding past a street tried to spass m nonI @ or ma. as chine driven by Frank Simon He was struck to the ground. receiving such serious injuries that he died a. short time after arriving at the hos pitaI Simon was found blameless for Cefrovich's death
 On ADrfl 8, 1918. six year old Joseph Fay was going to cross the street at Park avenue when he was struck by an autouaobf1e driven by Richard S. Keating of Milford, as he ran direct Iv in its path from the rear of a milk wagon He died in the hospital from his injuries Keatdng was exonerated af the coroner's hearing
 On August 2s, 1913 Talnadge E5awSIsnd Fen years old was knocked from his bicycle by an auto driven bv Alfert N Langenegger, under the Fafr6eld avenue railroad bridge ThAre was but little room to pass and ns. tha boy approached the bicycle Wobb1ed and he was struck by the mudRuard The accident was un- nvoidable according to the finding made by the coroner
 on December s, ISIS little six year old Steve Ka1oosi was playing in the street. with his sister. Suddenly and without warning he ran, heedless of fhe cries of his sister, directly under the rear wheels of a truck belonging to the Hydraulic Brick company and driven by James Buttery- The life was crushed from his body The driver was held blameIess-
 On> December 2S. 1918 Miss Elsie Bach. while crossing the street at Rroad street and Fairfield avenue, was struck to the ground by an auto- {, mobile driven by Andrew Hard and fatally injured Miss Bach passed along the front of a trolley, and the automobile which passed the stand ing trolley on the left hand side, struck her without warning Hard Ewas found cziminalIy negligent by the coroner but his case never came to trial inwfhe superior court.
 On December 28,1913 Mrs Rosa Elarabend met her death while she %as aceoznpany1ng a. friend to the car line short distance from her home on Straf1ords avenue, by an automo bile drfVen by Lewis N- Harvard. They were walking, in the street and the car which Mrs- Fierabends friend was to board sped by without stopping Harvard who was coming in an op- posfte direction, becoming blinded by the lieEt crashed into the woman hurIiug her to her death when she struck the pavement Harvard was held ss crln1inalIy negligent. by Coro-
 On Msrch 3, 1914, Charles H. Rog- CTS received fatal injuries when he was thrown to the pavement by an . automobile driven by Frank Derby, at inc intersection of Park ands State w4r1ets It was said by Witnesses sIsghtty intoxicated at the time, Der by WAS driving at a high rate of speed when he killed him. Derby was found crfnfnaily negligent by the cor
 On Apru 4. 1saz little four year old Benjamin Feinmen met death under inc wheels of an automobile driven by Captain Caspar D. Wallace. He was found guilty of reckless driving. by the coroner He was later fined $1oe and given ten days in jail He appealed A short time after he was brought up on charges of driving without license at the time and re- cefved a like sentence and fine. He eupeaIsd and both are now pending 1n the court of appeals
 On April, 1914 Mrs Rebecca Si- mon was about to cross the street at Clinton and Fairfield avenues in front of her home, 1349 Fairfield av- onue when she became confused and walked in front of an automobile driven by Timothy F. Foley, a bridge contractor of South Norwalk. It was disclosed that Mrs Simon became con-.