The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-27
THIRTEEN INJURED SERIOUSLY DURING
 THE PAST HOLIDAY

THE PAST HOLIDAY
 A man and woman. occupants of a Hudson roadster. narrowly escaped serious injury at Fairfield avenue and Norman street yesterday afternoon when trying to pass a trolley on the left side. The automobile was driven between a car approaching in the op- posite direction which all but over- l turned it.
 I William Needham. aged 2s. 125 1 Whitney avenue, lies at his home in a painfully burned condition as the re- suit of overturning a large pot of boil | ing syrup used in making candy. The hot syrup penetrated through his clothing, covering his chest, abdomen and legs with terrible blisters. Guy Roberts. aged ss, residing at SIT Broad street. and c. c. McNEahon, aged 26, 231 Fairfield avenue linemen in the employ of the Connecticut com pany. fell from a wagon tower yester- day morning when a wire they were stretching broke and precipitated them over the edge of their narrow para pet Rob erts is suffering from con cussion of the brain in Bridgeport hospital while his companion is being treated at home for general shock. walter Stuart. aged 16, living at ses Boston avenue, is in Bridgeport hos pitaI suffering from concussion of the brain and a fracture Of the right arm, received when he los control of his bicycle yesterday as he attempted to coast down Walker Hill in Beardsley para. Stuart was preeipitated over the handle bars and head-on into a tree. Though he attempted to walk to Beardsley cottage for aid, he col-s 1apsed and had to be taken to the hos pital.
 Fred stln, residing at 1o5 Gilbert street, and connected with the Bridge port Cycle company lies in the Bridgeport hospital with "a fracture of the right shoulder sustained as he fell from a notorcycIe racing at an esti- mated speed of 40 miles an hour yes-s terday. He was practicing at the Aerodrome yesterday for the coming motorcycle races.
 Matthew Lamberg. 517 Main street. broke his left ankle yesterday when. on a motorcycle, he coIlided with a wagon in Westport which he claims was on the wrong side of the road. He is confined in the Bridgeport hos pitaL
 Harry Smith, 2e6 Congress street. while bathing at Seaside Park yes- terday. stepped on a large rock. which tipped over and severely lacerated the bather's foot Treatment was rem dered at the emergency hospital.
 John Cunningham. a sailor on the Jose phine, an oyster boat belong ing to the Andrew Radey Oyster conf pany, received a. dislocated and frac- tured left arm when he slipped on the s7 ing He was treated at Bridgeport hospital
 Harry Klein. aged 15. 100 Alfred street, ran a pea-shooter into the roof of his mouth as he coIlided with { beam in Black Rock yesterday morn ing. He was treated at the emergency hospital.
 sonners. Conn. July 27.-Four per- sons were injured last evening in coI- fision here between automobiles owned and driven by Fred J. Olds, Anadover, Mass. and J. w Thauder, SheIbourne Falls. Mess One car contained MT. and Mrs OIds and A1r. and Mrs Nut land and son of Rockville MT. and Mrs oids are in st- Francis hospital Hartford, where they are suffering from shock and laceratfons MT Nut land. with a broken leg. and his wife suffering from internal injuries, are being cared for here.
 Hartford. July 2z-Adolph Strau- biclxen, aged 2s. Of this city, was drowned in the Pennington river Windsor. With a party he had gone to the banks Of the river to picnic He dove from the bank and his head became wedged between the bottom and a stump.
 Bristol, Conn, July 27-LoI1is Schlag. aged 21, Hull Street. was drowned Sunday at Lake Compounce. when he waded beyond his depth. His body was later recovered. Sctlag was em- ployed as pressman by the c. J. Root eonapany.