New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-15
DEATHS TN WAKE
OF SCHOOL START
Boy Drowned, Another IS
Killed by Taxi and Other
Children Hurt.

The opening Of the school term
brought a trail Of accidents in its wake
Yesterday afternoon, in which several
children lettering on their way home
we're injured One boy was drowned
another was killed by an automobile
and a girls legs were broken while
she was playing on a delivery wagon,
which the driver had left and which
her playmates are believed to have
started. The days casualties included
seven automobile or motorcycle acct
dents. two deaths, narrow escape from
drowning and the injury Of many
persons.
Oscar Fowler. sixteen. Of 2172 Eighth
Avenue. was drowned in the Hudson
yesterday afternoon off West 1S6th
street while swimming with com
panion. Erich Russell, sixteen. OF 81
Mornngside Avenue. Frank Kelly. a
camper, had warned the boys Of the
dangerous current. He led rescue
party. which brought Russell ashore.
He failed TO recover Fowler's body.
Bernard Goldberg. nine, Of % First
Street, was struck by a ,aXicab OPP
Grated by Harry Weinberger, of 29O
East Second Street, and owned by the
Hoffman Taxi Company, and died IN
Har Moriah Hospital. He had been
playing in the street near his home.
Girl Run Over by Automobile.
Frances Fcligaun, six, of 263 Avenue
3. was thrown from the front hub Of a
delivery automobile, which passed over
her. breaking both her legs. 1t Is
thought the machine was started by
children at play. as it had been stand
ing in front Of Pa Avenue B while the
driver, John Gibson, thirty-two, Of $3.50
Cypress Avenue, The Bronx, was dellv-
ering bread next door. Gibson ran out
and stopped the machine after il had
run fifty feet He was arrested on a
charge of criminal negligence.
Edward Cassidy, nine, Of l63 West
l2qth Street, was knocked of the rear
seat of motorcycle in collision with
an automobile. owned and operated by
George W. Ford. of 2053 Seventh Ave
nue.. at Seventh Avenue and l22d
Street. The motorcycle was operated
by Robert Mayorda, of l67 West l29th
Street. Edward, who is a cripple, re-
ceiycd a cash in his forehead.
But, gee, ne Shiu AZ I4ai leii 4iCS
pital. "Tm.a lucky kid. II I'd brought
my crutches they'd have been broken.
and I'd have had to stay home"
Automobile Mishaps.
Jacob Wolf, forty-nine, a merchant,
of 527 West l23d Street, was struck
by an automobile, owned and operated
hy Maurice Johnson of East Forty
sixth Street, at Riverside Drive and
n5th Street. VOLTS collarbone was
broken. and his skull may be fractured.
il was said at KnickerbOcker Hospital.
David Sullivan, six, of 2773 Eighth
Avenue, was Knocked down, at l5Oth
Street and Eighth Avenue by an auto
mobile and was taken 10 ST. Lawrence
Hospital. suffering from Commissions.
Frederick Lawrence, of Central VAL
ley, near Highland Falls. suffered a
compound fracture of the jaw and lost
nve teeth, when an automobile tire
burst. He was removed TO st. Luke's
Hospital.
George jenkins, Democratic leader Of
Ossining. was bruised and internally
injured last night when his car ran
over him. lie had left the mechanism
in second speed and the brakes off be-
fore he cranked the engine. Friends in
the tonneau caught the wheel and ran
the car into a curb.
William Clancy, twelve, of 81 Old
Broadway, was seized with cramps
while bathing in the Hudson at West
l44th Street Frank Newman. OF the
Colonial Motor Boat Club, brought him
ashore. and he was taken TO St Law
renee Hospital suffering from submer-
sion.