New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-15
Girl Killed While at Play
in Street Near Her
Home.
CAR HITS 8 WOMEN;
ONE CANNOT LIVE
Many Injured When Machines
Crash-Speeder Strikes Boy
and Escapes.

While the toll OF death from auto
mobile accidents yesterday was smaller
than IL has been on. some preceding
SUNDAYS. there were about the ususi
number Of mishaps. Many were IN
iured a child was killed and a young
woman will probably die. Several ma
chimes were completely wrecked.
one woman was probably fatally IN
iured and two others seriously IN an
automobile acciden: at Fifth av' ana
Goth st. last night.
In attempting to avoid a collision
with n motor bus belonging TO the
Fifth av. line and also to avoid strlN-
ing pedestrians in the street fren
Jackson drove his large red touring car
ON the sidewalk, and as he did 80 hit
the three women.
Miss Lille Alderman, of 4 East 9tA
St. had three ribs broken, and one Oh
them punctured her left lung. she Wes
taken 10 Flower Hospital. Her condi-
ton is said to be critical. Her sister,
Miss Ruth, was taken TO the same nos
pitsI. She is suffering from severe
contusions of the shoulders and hys-
teria and shock. Miss Jane Alper OF
1913 Madison av,, received internal in
turtles. She, too. was taken to Flower
Hospital.
Jackson was still in a hysterical con-
dition when he went t the West SNth
st. station to tell the story OF the acct
dent. Piecing together what he said,
the police got this version; He was
driving his car north along Fifth az.
In il were two women. whom he di1
not know. and man named F1schel, OF
2403 Seventh av., Brooklyn.
At Goth st. bus No. AZ was proceed
ing south, when it turned suddenly as
if to go north. Jackson said in trying
to avoid a collision he steered his car
on the sidewalk.
While at play eight-year- Rachael
Dunnsess, of 263 Rivington St, dashed
in front Of an automobile and was IN
stantly killed. The machine, owned By
DR.. Aaron Mandel, of 100 Second av..
was driven by Harry Schlechkon, of I
st. Marks Place. The chauffeur
stopped, called a policeman and made
speed to Gouverneur Hospital with the
body.
Isaac Goldstein. a postal clerk, Of S66
Hewes St. Brooklyn, was jolted off a
wagon in Long Island City. He fell right
in front of an automobile owned by
George l.. Klohs of Locust Valley, and
driven by William A. Garom. Goldstein
received serious internal injuries and his
head was severely cut.
AS John Vlusieci. FIVE years old, was
crossing Newark ave, near Erie St. Jer-
sey City, he was knocked down by a pass
ing automobile. The driver glancing
around, saw the child lying in the street,
but instead Of stopping put on speed and
made away. The police assert they have
the number OF the car.
The boy was taken to the Office OF a
physician and it was found that he had
been seriously injured. His home is at
3l9 Henderson ST. The police are now
looking for the driver of the car.
Five persons were injured in collision
at Taylor's crossroads, West Haverstraw.
n. Y, between cars owned by F. G.
Healey and John Riker, OF Haverstraw.
Neither driver saw the other until their
cars were within few feet of each other.
Then both put on full speed, hoping TO
race safely past each other.
The injured are E. J. Farr. arm tract
ured j. f. Stecz. leg injured; Andrew
Donnelly, Mr.. Healey and Mr.. Riker, cuts
and bruises. Both machines were badly
damaged.
Theresa Weiss seven-year-old school
girl was knocked down and had her leg
| fractured by n two-horse truck owned by
the Knickerbocker Ice Company while
playing in front OF her home, at 1906
Third ave. She ran in front OF the horses.
She was taken to Fordham Hospital.