Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-09-08
HURT IN
AUTO ACCIDENTS
OVER WEEK END
One Man Seriously Injured, Lies
Unconscious In Hospital
William Mathiasen Has Arm
Broken as Auto is DitChed.
SAVES BABY FROM INJURY

One man is In serious condition
at the city hospital and is still un-
conscious, another is at the institu-
ton, and score are recovering from
minor injuries as the result of a
deluge of accidents over the week
end and holiday.
Theodore Walling, thirty eight
yars old, of West Brighton, S. l., Is
unconscious at the institution, and
at times raves in his suffering from
injudies received when he was thrown
headlong from an automobile in
State street Saturday night. 1t Is
probable his skull is fractured, as
there are deep gashes on his head,
and conclusion of the brain followed
the accident. William Mathlasen, of
233 High street, part owner of the
South Amboy Terra Gotta Company,
is at the hospital with his left arm
fractured and possibly internal inju-
ries. He was thrown from an auto
mobile Saturday afternoon, between
Railway and Woodbridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathiasen and three
young children, between two and FIVE
years old; Mrs. Y. p Therkelson and
Victor and William Therkelson, sons
Therkelsons seven passenger Cadil-
lac between Railway and Wood
bridge, coming to Perth Amboy
about o'clock Saturday afternoon.
A car was Immediately in front of
the machine, going at slow speed.
Victor Therkelsen, who was driving
the Cadillac turned the steering
wheel to pass the car Just as he did
this the first machine started to turn
around. Victor, to avoid collision,
ran the car into a ditch. The ma
chine turned over and all eight were
thrown out. Mr.. Mathiasen was
holding his youngest child, boy two
years, and in keeping hold of his son
could not jump and save himself.
He fell on his left arm in front of
one of the fore wheels. His arm was
broken and his leg under the wheel
badly confused. The others escaped
with slight scratches, as they all
jumped when they saw the car run
ming into the ditch. Mr.. Mathiasen
was brought home in the car, after
repairs had been made, and attended
by DR.. J. G. Wilson, but his condition
became worse Sunday and he was
removed to the city hospital, where
he is reported as improving today.
A Railway car of the Public Serv-
ice struck an automobile owned by
Thomas Nolan, of Woodbridge, in
State street, near Wayne, shortly
after o'clock Saturday night. Mr..
and Mrs. Nolan were thrown from
the machine, as was Theodore
Walling, of West New Brighton, who
was the guest of the Nolans. The
first two escaped serious injury, but
the latter was thrown on his head
against the pavement, and lapsed
into unconsciousness. PatrolmaD
Calvin summoned DR.. M. S. Meinzer,
who had him removed to the city
hospital. The mud guards and lamps
of the machine were smashed.
John H. Clear, of 275 Grace
street, and Joseph Stumps, of So
Gordon street, were driving along
Florida Grove road, crossing New
Brunswick avenue, about 1880
o'clock Sunday night, when an auto
mobile, owned by Henry Warwick.
of Bound Brook, ran into the buggy,
upsetting it. Both men were thrown
out Clear escaped with a few
bruises while Stumps was cut Sc
verely about the forehead. A hur-
ried call was sent in to the police
station by a woman from house
earby. She said several men were
killed Four or five physicians were
summoned to the scene, and Detec-
tive Sergeants HUFF and Long, after
placing a supply of stretchers in the
ambulance, went to the place. They
found Stumps injured and took him
to the city hospital, where he was
attended by Dr. NJ S. Meinzer. He
was discharged from the hospital at
II o'clock yesterday morning. War
wick, the owner of the automobile,
gave himself up to Patrolman I'm
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