New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-03
Own Car Disabled, She
Got Lift" from Machine
That Was Hit.
TWO BOYS KILLED
IN DAYS ACCIDENTS
Lad Loses Life While at Play in
Street-Man Drops Dead at
Steering Wheel.


party of strangers early yesterday
Mrs. Meyer s. Kaplan, of 6s Henry
Street, was killed in a collision with
another car at Bedford Avenue and
Hayward Street, Brooklyn.
Mrs. Kaplan was returning from
Coney Island with her brother-in-law.
Dr.. L. Freedman, and his wife Near
the Flatbush Avenue entrance to Pros
pect Park DR.. Freedman's automobile
broke down. His sister-in-law declared
she could not wait for repairs and had
started on foot for the nearest trolley
stop when she was hailed by Morris
Marine, of 617 West Forty-sixth Street.
Mrs. Kaplan accepted a seat in his car.
In Marines automobile were Henry How
ard and his sister Rose, Of 300 East
Sixty-second Street, Miss Vera Welt
man, of GO Rutgers Street; Joseph
Wexler. of 96 Seventh Street, and
Mrs. Anna Bridebary, Of 113 Forsyth
Street. All we're returning from Bay
Ridge reception.
Charles Beck. of 2i2 Montrose
Street; Hans Firschen, of PAP Bush
wick Avenue, and Henry Meurer, OF
go Meserole Street, Brooklyn. were
going home in Beck's car from the
same reception. Neither driver saw
the other until too late to avoid a
crash. Becks automobile tore through
the tonneau of Marines and pinned
the wreckage against an electric
Light pole. All were thrown Gear and
escaped with bruises save Mrs. hap-
Ian. the chance guest. Her head was
crushed and she died instantly.
Starting with his family for an auto
mobile trip through New England,
Charles Samuels died at the steering
wheel at ls2d Street and Grand Con-
course, The Bronx. Seabrooke. his
sen. who was seated beside Mr. Sam
uels, saw him collapse. while the auto
mobile dashed forward erratically,
threatening collision with an approach
ing car. lie seized the wheel in time
t. avoid the oncoming automobile. Mr..
Samuels was ffty-fve years old and
owned a garage at 81 East Ninety
sixth Street. His death was due TO
apOplexy.
Motor Truck Crushes Boy.
C--ge Courtney, eleven years old,
Of pa West 18TH Greet, was killed
by an automobile owned by Armand II.
Serposs, of 36l West 10th Street, last
night. as he was crossing Eighth Ave
rue, near 18TH Street.
The boy was on an GRAND for his
uncle. and in his haste TO cross the
avenue did not notice the big touring
car approaching. Oscar Holub, of GA
Dawson Street. The Bronx, chauffeur,
applied 4 q brakes, but the pavement
was wet and the machine skidded and
struck the boy.
Intent on a game Of cat, Harold Gull
len, seven years old. was killed BY an
automobile truck in front Of his home,
at 342 East Ninety-second Street Jo-
scph Keitel, driver Of the truck, was
not held.
Another boy, nine years old, was
struck by car owned and driven by
Frederick Louis Grosslight, of 500
West Hath Street. The accident oc-
CURED at Eighth Avenue and Forty
ninth Street Mr.. Grosslight drove the
unconscious child TO the Po.yclinic
Hospital. where II was found that his
skull was fractured and he was in
ilred internally. He was identified as
Henry Hansen, of 1872 West Forty
ninth Street.
Mary O'Neil, nine years old, Of pa
Fast Eghty-seventh Street, suffered
fractured wrist and bruises, being
krocked down by a car owned by Dr.
Kirk of l22 East Ninety-third Street.
James De Mouth, fourteen years old,
was knocked down b. an automobile
truck at Hudson and Spring Streets.
lie was badly bruised. Joseph Riali,
four years old, of 81 East Thirteenth
Street, was struck by an automobile
truck on East Thirteenth Street. He
received severe bruises.
DR.. Cornelius j. Egan. of col East
lS2d Street, was hit by Russell Holde
mans motorcycle at fremont Avenue
and Southern Boulevard DR.. Eean re-
ceived a scalp wound and bruises. To-
seph Flesch. thirteen years old, of 247
West Twenty-ninth Street, was struck
by an automobile truck at Eighth Ave
nue. and Thirty-frst Street. Morris
Mauer. sixty-seven' years old, suffered
a broken shoulder when hit by a car
owned by Charles Chaplin. Of 1894
Broadway. The accident occurred at
Kenmare Street and the Bowery.
Walter Michencky, three years old,
clambered TO the hood of an automobile
delivery truck last night when its
driver left it near Walters homo. at
jl9 West Forty-eiPhth Street. While
Walter was perched on the hood one OF
his small companions pulled handle
that started the car. Walter was
thrown off and run over Both legs
were broken.