Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-27
TWO DEAD, e HURT
IN STREET M|SHAPS
Notorious Filled With Wedding
Guests Hit by TrolIey-Eight
Are Injured
BOY KILLED BY M0T0RCAR

The Christmas week end toll of au-
tomoble and trolley accidents totals
one boy and a man killed and twenty e
three persons injured. The man was
killed this morning by United states
mail truck. G.
He was Ellwood Kennedy. fifty FIVE
years old, Of 3lj Vine street. lie was
struck hy the mail truck at the inter-
section Of sixteenth and NArk't Str'c,S
at : o'clock md died on the way to the
Hahnpmann Hospital. ,,.
The truck was driven by " llilam a
Collins. Of Moorestown, y. j. lie was
arrested .,..-
fftepn guests 70 wedding were IN q
iurpd two seriously. when trolley
cor collidpd with the machine at SIX
tepnth and Arch streets last night.
The mon injured were bound for a
wedding in a hall a. Fourth and Whar'
ton streets. and were the guests OF Yer
nard Edrlson. Of 1912 North Newkirk
street. who. with his three sons. was
among those hurt.
Emergency calls were sent ~ several
police stations. and the injured were
taken to the Mcdico. Chirurgical and
Hahnemann Hospitals.
The Injured
They are:
Nathan Cabs. 4l2 Taskcr street.
cuts about The entire body: Bcruaru
EdelSon. @212 North N"wkirk street
probably internally injured Max EdeI-
son. 32l2 North NCwkirk street. sever"
bruises. probably internally injured :;
Israel LeS>c, 3m1 RrrkS street outs
and bruises Samuel Edel>on, 32l2
North Newkirk street, lar"ratinnS; lu-
lius Edelson. 32l2 North Newkrk
street, lacprations; Sol Herman. 1908
Patton street, bruises. and Sol krc-
mems, 1898 Sedgley avenue, laCrrnti"ns.
The driver Of the taxi. W. ;. No,k,
$50 South Forty ninth street. was ar
rested.
Paul Emmett. eleven years ia. Of
Chester. was struck yesterday by Il
motnrst. who spordcd away after th"
accident. and the hoy died few hours
later in the Chester Hospital. II" was
found lying on the Post road, At
Trainer. by Jacob Cohen. Of 25;IJ North
Thirty first street. this city. Chester
and Delaware county polio" are seek
ing the missing automobili>t Emmett
was returning from 4 visit to a friend :
houSe. where the two boys had been
comparing notes on Christmas pres
entS.
Skating Boy Struck
Clyde Sims. eight years old, 5O2l
PortiCo street. was irving pair of
roller skates ne received for Christmas
when he was knocked down by n
machine on Belhc'd street near Rus
comb avenue, Germantown. yesterday
afternoon.
III" car was driven by Charles
Wright. OF sos East Ch"Itcn avenue,
who took the bow who's" lend war
injured. to the Gormant"wn Hospital
His machine Skiddiug in thr snow
last night. John Negar. of 2N24 North
Twenty fifth street. collided with an.
other automobile at Fiftl eighth street
and Cobhs creek boulevard. Frederick
UpdegrOvr, 1911 South Fifty seventh
street. aud Harry Negar. son of the
driver. were thrown out ana hurt. Up
deg.ovo receiving q broken leg Roth
were taken to the MiSeriCordia Hos
rital.
Mounted PatrOlman Hurt
Edward W. Holtry, u mounted pa
trOman attached u the Front unc
Westmorpland streets station, last nigh
fell from The running board uf ma,
chine and received n fracture u thr
skull. He was taken by the motori>t
whom h" had asked FOR a lift" :,
the Episcopal Hospital.
Three men were injured. two slight .
ly. when their machn" collidrd with n
trolley car on the Ridg" pix" AZ Black
Horse. yesterday afternoon. Andriennc
Andrews. 2+3 I.auri>tou street. Wi~~o-
hickon. was taken u H.. Moutgomrry
Hospital AZ N0rrI>t"wD in serious con
diton. His two companions were
treated and then diSrhurgrd