Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-26
FIVE DEAD, SCORE HURT
in HOLIDAY CASUALTIES
Boy, Trying Out New Sled,
Killed in Crash Against
Railway Bridge
SAILOR DIES FROM GAS
Man Falls Dead After Delivery Of
Christmas Gift--Another Lonely,
Commits Suicide

Christmas brought heavy toll IN tragedy
ana Sorrow IN Philadelphia Five persons
were killed and more than a score injured.
many u them seriously, In many accidents
In different sections Of the city. There was
one suicide recorded
A Fcven.yeur-old boy lost hts life while
trying out new sled given him for Christ
mas, and a man fell dead while in tho act q
delivering n prraent. The man who COM
mitted suicide became despondent after nS-
Ing Christmas tree. u ~ said and inhaled
Eas He was William Ashcraft sixty years
old. OF 1903 North Tenth street The body
vas found beside n small trcc with which
he had decorated hia room.
The boy was bernard Mudoon, OF 80
Union road Ashbourne. lie was riding on
his new sled when it crashed into a railway
bridge his skull was fractured.
Frank Albcrtson. twcnty-cight years old.
OF S5'' Market street. fell unconscious while
delivering present at alOS waidron street
lie died az the Presbyterian Hospital from
acute Indigestion.
WOMAN FALLS DEAD
CollapslnR after few hours illness. Mrs
MARY Miller nfty-nVe years old oG 6tT
lscNerinEton avenue. RoNboruugh. fell dead
In tho parlor Of her home
j. Clementc, twenty-five years old n sailor
ON tho battleshlp Montana. was accidentally
asphyNlated while In q hotel at 200 North
Ienth street His companion A. MattrInE,
also sailor. was found unconscious from
gas. but was revived at tho Ilahnemaun
Many accidents were reported In alneren,
sections ~ the city Tvo-year.old Ralph
Dawson, OF 2l3i East ClcarneId street was
seriously burned when his dress caught nre
whie playing about a Christmas tree The
child Ia In the Frunkford Hospital
woman and man were injured when
an automobile In which they were riding
was struck by willow Grove car AZ
Osontz and llanes streets They were
Mrs Charles kolb. OF tsai Germantown
avenue, and y BartlinK Inu. OF 6O2s Park
avenue. Both were taken to the Jewish
hospital suffering from cuts and bruises
HURT ~ TROLLEY CRASH
Two women were injured whom two
trolley cars collded az Eleventh street and
Glrard avenue They were Mrs. Della
bougherty, forty y-clEht years old. OF 75 Cos.
grove street and Clara Chambers. negro.
OF 1881 Parrish street. They were taken
to 81, Joseph's Hospital
While riding a bicycle at Broad street
and Snyder avenue. tweivo-year-old Ed
ward Livingston. 1898 South Sixteenth
street. was knocked down by an automobile.
He suffered severe bruises about the body
and was taken to 81, Agnes's Hospital
Nicholas Nicholas, thlrty-sevon years old.
OF G56 North Markoc street, was hit by an
elevated train at Fortieth and Market
streets He was taken 10 tho Presbyterian
Hospital and will recover.
King James, who said he came here a
few days ago from North Carolina. was
found unconscious at Fishers lane and Asy.
lum pike lie was almost frozen TO death,
lie said he had been hit by n street car
A man, believed TO be Samuel Miller Of
Gao West Rittenhousc street. was found ON D..
conscious at Chetcn avenue and Greene
street early today. lie was sent TO the
Germantown Hospital