Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-06
SIX PERSONS DEAD,
NEARLY SCORE HURT,
CTTY'S HOLIDAY TOLL
Three Drownings, One Sui
eide, One Murder and
One Death From Excite
ment Take Place of Usual
July 4th List.

rA-.a drowning fatalities, one Suicide
.o,,rder. one death from sudden ex-
p...nt and nearly a score of persons
e1.d IN iitney and automobile acci-
lhlu nv v,oa the holiday toll here yester-
~, which could not be attributed TO
en,rth Of July celebrations.
y,ii1lam Bimson, II years old, 1870 Park
.,aa avenue, was drowned yesterday art
tlue while bathing in Alcyon Lake,
ell p,tnoan, N. J. He was the 18th
nes nter Of a party which was holding an
mei,iis ,here No one saw the drowning.
ou,,us s-,, clover. a plano salesman, of this
..sosa drowned while bathing In the
sls a. Rlacltwood, N. ]. The young man
~ srInming when rowboat with two
vie passed over him. II Is believed
Ri the boat struck his head. Ihe pody
~ not been recovered.
hss ~ Mozur. 25 years old, Rose street
Atlantic avenue, Camden. was
ssr,sd at Bayside while with party
., ,.,,, enployes of the New York Ship
iSsn, company Mozur fell overheard
Shiio changing the anchor
vvh,,s ON an outing in South Millville,
onrtrude wills, Gil Wensley street, and
Reba Norman, 3lbt ffahRioro avenue
.ssrouiv escaped drowning while bath
~ d, tho Maurice River. The girls
ma lns a. ont beyond their depth and were
,.,.ln, for the third time when rescued.
11aanordent because his wife had de-
.I.,ed bim. william Heller, "a years old,
stn North Franklin street, shot himself
vi,-ougb the heart yesterday afternoon
while standing in front OF the mousse at
s,5 North 7th street. The body was taken
o. tho Uahnemann Hospital and later to
~ Morpue. Mrs. Heller explained to the
,oiica that she had left her husband be-
psnss M his heavy drinking.
while trying to collect an ice bill owed
Aim. Albert Allen, 81 years old, Negro,
n qfo9 Rodman street, was shot and killed
Yesterday, according to the police, by Len
uamlett % years old, a Negro, OF 2l3O
Rodman. Allen died in the. Polytechnic
Hospital Hamlet was arrested by Po-
lIcenen Shanklin and Jenkins, of the 18th
and Pine streets police station.
Highly excited over the pitching per-
formance of Alexander In the Giants
phllles' game yesterday, Robert Winters.
@-year-old fan, of 2517 North 5th street,
drouped dead in the bleachers at the close
OF the second inning. Mr.. Winters was
ono Of the Oldest volunteer firemen in tho
E city
when the chauffeur of jitney turned
quickly to avoid hitting another automo-
bile In Fairmount Park yesterday, the
jltney overturned, lnjuring the following
persons Elena Cleary "a years old. 2127
Arch street; Daniel Binns, 81 years old,
W WinuSOr street, Antonio OIanu, ~
years old, 1888 East York street; Margaret
Meier, q years old, 1712 South 22d street,
and Giullo Frasco. 22d and Jackson
streets All were treated in the West
Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital.
John Apple, 20 years old, a sailor on the
United States transport Hancock, suffered
serious internal injuries when he was
hurled from jitney at Broad street and
Allegheny avenue last night. The car
- IL A,-T,T. 10
taken to the Samaritan Hospital, and
David Warnocker. North 9Th street near
Green, driver of the automobile, was ar
rested.
Three-year-old Paul McHugh 461 Earl
ham terrace, Germantown, was run down
by a motorcycle at Greene street and
chelten avenue, The boy was taken to
the Germantown Hospital. Percy F'lavell,
$40 Greene street, who was riding the
motorcycle, gave himself up to the police
Harry Stiles 62 years old, 727 South 18th
street is in Howard Hospital with several
broken ribs as the result of being run
down by a jitney at Broad and Fitz-
water streets last night. Jacob Winkler,
65 East Westmoreland street, driver of
the car, was arrested
Charles Schnitzer. 10th street below
Walnut was severely injured in a colli-
sion between two automobiles at Colllng-
dale.
Four-year-old William MCGUIRE. Jr..
1921 Parrish street. was badly injured
when his fathers automobile struck the
rear end OF trolley car at goth and
Thompson streets. The child was thrown
Into the street, He is In a serious condl-
tlon in the Mary Drexel Home.
Miss Ellen Ineson and Mrs. Laura
Greenanl. 2OO1 Glenwood avenue, were
seriously injured at Augustine Beach
when an automobile in which they were
riding overturned after striking pile
OF sand.