New-York tribune., 1920-11-08
Cabaret Singer
Killed as Auto
Runs Into Pole
Another Woman and Police
man Driving Machine Seri-
ously Hurt; Is Injured
in Four Other Collisions

Mrs. Rosanna Vroner, cabaret
singer, Of 147 West 147th Street, was
killed, and Sophie Fay, twenty ight
years old, of II East 10th Street, and
patrolman George Schmaltz, of East
rutherford, n. J, were seriously hurt
when the automobile IN which they were
riding crashed early yesterday morn
ing into an iron telegraph pole on the
Paterson Plank Road near Humboldt
Street, Secaucus
Mrs. Vroner and Miss Fay attended a
dance in East Rutherford Saturday
night. They started home in the auto
mobile belonging to Patrolman
Schmaltz. AS he approached Humboldt
Street he was blinded by the glare of a
trolley car headlight and lost control
of the car 1t strluk the telegraph
pole, hurting all occupants out.
Mrs. Nroner was killed instantly Her
husband, the police say, died in SINH
lar accident about a year age. Miss
Fay suffered a fractured skull and Pa
tro man sSchmaltz, who was driving the
machine, received internal injuries.
Other Occupants Bruised
Thomas Kelleher. twenty-four years
old, of y Francis Street, East Ruther-
ford. and James Thompson, twenty one,
Of 22a Paterson Avenue, East Ruther-
ford. who were also in the machine, es-
capped with IA few bruises. They were
later held as material witnesses by
Coroner Drake, of West New York
Mrs. Nronor is said to be the sister
Of Julius Nucher, New York lawyer
Five mon were injured last night
when an automobile ii which they were
riding was struck b. a surface car at
lS7th Street and Southern Boulevard
the Bronx. The car was in charge OF
Motorman Walter Lesser.
Those in iurod were Mario Cini. Of Sc
King Street. who was driving the car;
Frank Niggiano. twenty-three years
old of 1886 Southern Boulevard, the
RronX; Michael Nochino. fifty years
old Of 1899 Arthur Avenue, the Bronx
Nicholas Coppuci. twenty nine Years
Old. same address, and Lawrence Rich
thirty, OF 20 kiag Street.
Traffic Tangle on Bridge
Two mon were sent TO hospitals and
four automobiles to garages for re-
pairs last night as a result OF traffic
tangle on the greensboro bridge
AL cUlOIlODliS - NNf. bNfIOH ~
/ Charles Schat2cl, of 202 Huron Street
skidded as it was passing the Vernon
Avenue tower on the Queens side OF
the bridge. 1t struck a machine driven
by Edward Feih. Of 240S Webster Ave
nuc, the Bronx. Fcih's car swung
around and crashed into "a taxicab
driven by Morris Hogan, of 80 Horatio
: Street. car driven by Edward Nc
Elroy, of 1872 W est Sixty-third Street
happened along and got caught be
tween Feih's car and the taxlcab.
Several other cars which had ap-
preached the jam were stopped just in
| time Schatze and Bart O'Donohue
forty-six years old, of Horatio
/ Street, were sent to Reception Hos
pital, suffering from bruises and
! decorations.
Eight persons were injured last
night as a result Of two automobiles
/ skidding into an elevated structure
pillar at Willis Avenue and l45th
| Street, the Bronx. The accidents oc-
i CURED within a half hour of each
other. The first car to strike the pill
lar was driven by Frank Field. forty
FIVE wears old, of 1851 Bergen Street,
Brooklyn. and the second machine by
Paul Guidenselot, fortyfour years. old,
of 1881 Grand Concourse, the Bronx.