The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-25
81 PERSONS HURT IN
6 MOTOR ACCIDENTS
Two Suffer Fractured Skulls
When Trolley Hits Car on
I'D Street.
WOMAN's ARMS BROKEN
Six Injured Are Victims Of
Cycle COllisions-0ne
Arrest Made.

Mrs. Charlotte Friedberg of 295 River
side Drive was driving an automobile
west on Seventy-second street last night
about o;5o o'clock when. at the inter-
section OF that street with Columbus
avenue the machine was struck by a
southbound Broadway Columbus avenue
trolley car, of which John Newhouse Of
$50 Caldwell avenue, The Bronx, was
motorman. The trolley car pushed the
automobile ahead of II along the tracks
for ten or fifteen feet, and then threw II
against a pillar of the elevated railroad
structure.
In the front seat of the machine with
Mrs. Friedberg was her husband, Philip.
and In the tonneau were Miss Dorothy
Harden of $40 West 140th street and
Douglas Hofier of GIL West 156th street.
Miss Harden and Hotter were hurled
from the automobile, striking the pave
ment on their heads, while Friedberg
and his\ wife were badly cut by broken
glass from the Windshield OF the ma
chine and badly shocked. Patrolman
Herman Of the West Sixty-eight street
station sent the four injured persons to
the Roosevelt Hospital, where physicians
found that Miss Harden and Hofer both
had fractured skulls. At midnight 1t
was said their condition was serious.
Friedberg and his wife were able to go
home after their injuries had been
dressed.
Motor-Car IL Wrecked.
Patrolman Herman questioned a num-
Der of persons who saw the accident,
but found wide diversity of opinion
az to who was to blame. Little damage
was done to the trolley car, but the
H.
trolley was injured. although the shock
Of the collision threw several passengers
to the floor. There was considerable
excitement for a few minutes.
Raymond McCullum, a motorman OF
the White Plains and Union Railway
Company, was held on a technical charge
of assault yesterday when his car struck
an automobile at White Plains avenue
and Burke street. The two occupants
of the automobile were thrown out. Sam
uel Hager of 1897 Proepect avenue. The
Bronx, owner OF the car, received a deep
cut in the head and broken leg. Joseph
Ferrie. 707 East 165th street. suffered
fractures of two ribs and the left arm.
Both-men were taken to Fordham Hos
pital. McCullom lives at 1889 Third
avenue. On testimony of witnesses that
the trolley car was travelling fast at the
time of the accident he was held in $500
bail.
In attempting to pass between two
elevated road pillars at Boston Post road
and Dyer avenue, The Bronx, Robert d.
owen of Mount Vernon. driving an au-
tomobile, collided with a motorcycle
with a side car attached, operated by
John Tuthill OF South Norwalk, Conn.
T6thill and his companion, Frank Corr
coran, also of South Norwalk, who was
in the side car. were cut about the face
and body. They were attended by an
ambulance surgeon from Fordhsm Hos
pitAl and were able TO continue their
journey.
Motorcycle In Collision.
In a collision between a motorcycle
and an automobile at Park avenue and
Fifty-ninth street Ralph Seidersleben of
400 East Fifty-seventh street, his wife
and their two children we're thrown TO
the street and slightly injured. Mrs.
Seidersleben was riding with the chill
dren In the side car OF the motorcycle.
The automobile was driven by William
Boltz of Hillside avenue. Newark. The
police said the accident was unavoid-
able.
Alexander wolfstein, Cincinnati
business man. mis- wife and four other
persons were severely injured in a motor
car accident at Buchanan, near Peeks-
kill. Nathan Nussbaum of Flushing.
L. l.. tried to run his car ahead of the
Wolfstein car going north and both cars
were wrecked. Both of Mrs. Wolfstein's
arms were broken. The injured were
attended and taken to Peekskill Hos
pital.
David Levy of City Island. his mother
and his sister -in-law. Mrs. Heelerbaum.
were severely bruised when the Levy
car was struck and overturned by 4
larger passenger car on Wendels Hill.
Boston Post road. Mrs. Heelerbaum's
left leg was broken. The larger car
was damaged slightly. The driver
| cared Levy ond the two women to a
physician in Cos Cob. a mile away, and
then continued on his way without iden-
! tifyinS himself. Levy is the proprietor