New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-29
LEAPS FROM CAR
AS AUTO HITS IT
Girl Is Unhurt in Jump
Through WindoW-Four
Others Uninjured.

When an automobile turned from
West 74th ST. into Columbus av. last
night and sideswiped surface car, a
young woman jumped through an open
window of the car and escaped without
a scratch. The chauffeur and another
woman were pinned in the wTeckage of
the auto as it wound itself around a
pillar. Two other women were thrown
to the pavement.
Before the accident was straight
ened out three ambulances had been
summoned, a fire alarm had been
turned in and the police reserves called
out. 1t was half an hour before Kathe-
Tine Kerwin, of 219 Ross st., Brooklyn,
and Howard CASTOR, of 103 West SSth
ST.. had been released from the wreck
age. Meanwhile, Miss Kerwin's sister,
Mrs. Jennie Carey, and Freda Streham,
of 1872 Poplar ST., Jersey City, had been
picked up from the pavement and were
being treated by DR.. Colgan, Of Poly
clinic Hospital.
In the car was Ruth Kerwin, twenty
years old, who had seen the accident
impending. Just at the right moment
she. had jumped. Later all left the
scene in another automobile, CASTOR
taking with him summons TO appear
a
ing an automobile without chauffeur's
license.
Miss Lillian Daltz, of 700 Hunterdon
ST., Newark, is dying in Orange Me-
mortal Hospital, and Miss Emma Null
ligan, of 67S HunterdOn St, and Fred
=. Eought, of 1l6 Valley ST., South
Orange, are patients, as the result Of
an automobile accident early yesterday
at Central Nv. and South 18th ST., East
Orange. The car was wrecked as it
crashed into a pole.
The driver, Thiery Anderson, Of eli
South Orange av., South Orange, dis
appeared after the crash, and two
unhurt. The auto belongs to George
wood, from whom it was hired by AT
derson.
Patrolman Henry L. Schopper, Of the
West l77th st. station, was struck by
IN automobile belonging to Olin A.
Mosher, Of 649 Amsterdam av.. yester-
cay at Broadway and lid st. He went
to Washington Heights Hospital.
Mrs. Elsie K. Wilkens. Of $50 West
1TSth St, drove her automobile over
Joseph skinner, an elevator runner, Of
237 West 1880 ST., at st. Nicholas av.
and 159th st. She took him to Wash
ingtOn Heights Hospital in the car. He
fas broken leg
Two men and two young women were
pitched out of an automobile yesterday
St Fulton st. and Nostrand av., Brook
lyn. VIXEN surface car struck the ma
chine The driver, John II. Pulls, of 12S
Eldert st., was slightly hurt.
Michael A. Foley, assistant inspector
Of combustibles and explosives, is in
ST. Johns Hospital, Long Island City,
with two broken ribs besides other in
juries, as the result Of being struck by
speeding automobile in Jamaica av.,
Woodhaven. At the time Of the acct
dent he was on a tour of inspection of
places where explosives and combusti-
bles are kept. The automobile was
owned by Harry Bowen, of the Hotel
Majestic, Coney Island.
Rose Warburton, fourteen years old,
Of 1872 Newell St, Long Island City, q
pupil in the Bryant High School, while
crossing Jackson ay. and Jane ST.. on
her way home yesterday afternoon, was
struck by an automobile owned by
George May, of 897 st. Marks pl.,
Brooklyn, and driven by Frank Hermus.
She was picked up by the occupants of
the automobile, who took her to St.
Johns Hospital, where it was found
that her left arm was broken,