Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-27
FROZEN RAIN ON WALKS
CAUSES MANY MTSHAPS
Broken Bones and Bruises Nu-
merous-Trains and Trolley
Service Hampered

The CLASSY surface Of the sidewalks and
streets. caused hy n cold rain which froEe
as quickly as u struck the ground has re.
suited IN NUMEROUS accidents 10 man hnd
beast Eariy this morning the icy sidewalks
became menace 10 pedestrians and hun
dreds of cautious nelson's took 70 the
streets AZ Il was many received serious
Injuries as the result % slipping
Angelo Mattlu. forty.seven years old
81 iai5 South Thirteenth street feli on
tho ice while on his Nay to work OF EEmh
and Filbert streets Tie was taken 20 the
Jefferson Hospital where g. was found he
had sustained fracture ot the icft leg
Edward Casey ~ eSt North ThirtcNn;h
street received fracture Of the nose and
cuts on his face. when he slipped and fell
AZ Fraukiord avenue and bridge streets
tic was treated Rt the Frankford Hospital
Playing the Good Samaritan when he
saw a pedestrian fall a. Frankfofd a., niue
and Bridge street Policeman Edward casey
e5i North Thirteenth street ATTACHED 60 tho
Tacony police station. himself fen ne he
attempted tb assist the nrst unfortunate
70 his fee The policeman was taken to
The Frarkfcrd Hospital with broken nose
and wrist
Miss MurEare, waters ,hlrty.tv yeWs
old. tc In front ~ her home. It's IeTfer-
son street, frac'urinE her left wrist Che
was tskcn to ST. MHrys Hospital
While ON the way 90 work Miss Alice tiai-
lhHher, gcventy.four Years old ~ gaIs
Lelghcow street, feli az Fifth and nauphin
streets and sustained n fracture % the ief'
arm She was treated IN the Municipal
Hospital
Thomas Roy sxty-four years old so3S
North Mutier street. fell at Front and Cum
hctland streets "a he was going to work
and was taken to tho Municipal Hospital
with severely cut head.
As he was crossing Old York road TO the
station house to report of duty this morn
Ing, william H. Aneiy, thir,y-two years
old, mounted policeman Of the Branch.
town station waa struck by n northbound
trolley car suffering fractures Of several
bones. The accident occurred when he at.
tempted 20 dodge two automobiles and
failed TO see the car. At the Jeowish Hos
| pital TO which he was taken. Il Was said
he had broken shoulder blade and frac.
tured hip.
sulting from slippery rails caused serious
| Injury 10 Jacob FluCk OF e32O Allegheny
avenue, conductor. Fluck was adjusting
the trolley pole, and while leaning from
the rear Of his car was truck by the other.
| His left thigh was broken and he received
Internal injuries He Is In tho Samaritan
| Hospital
Scores OF persons were treated nj drug
stores for minor bruises and cuts
I Trolley and train tTafflc was greatly Inn
peded. All suburban trains were late Tho
| fog on tho Delaware River this morning
was extremely heavy. neccSsitating caution
on the part OF the ferryboat pilots
Tho rain began TO fail about : o'clock this
morning. and half an inch had fallen by
3 o'clock The official mercury hung around
the twenty.Hsven mark from o'clock on,
rising TO twenty-nlne AZ O'Clock. Snow
was at nrst predicted. but at . o'clock last
night tho weather began to moderate TO
such an extent that rain was considered
| equally probable.
While the park lakes are frozen. It is