Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-17
2K|LLED IN STORM,
! 150THERS INJURED
Worst Pownpour Of Autumn Is
Blamed for Motor Accident
Fatal to Woman
TROLLEY LINES HAMPERED

Two. DtTSuuS WtEt htiltu anu hltptn
injured during the heavy storm from
The northeast which arrived yesterday y
morning and continued until early
today.
Signs were blown down and during
the night lights in some sections failed
Wires were put out OF commission and
trolley schedules broken.
During the night heavy wind blew
sporadic. showers of rain about with
such violence that the drops cut like
sleet into the faces Of persons on the
streets.
The storm embraced the whole Mid.
die Atlantic section. Ships were sent
racing to port by storm warnings, sew
eral being hard put to reach safety. The
storm is the worst one this fall.
Nearly. two and a quarter inches Of
rain fell during the storm, according to
George Bliss, United States weathd
forecaster.
Registering As degrees at s o'clock
this morning the temperature started
down slowly. The weatherman pre-
dicted that It would reach about 80 de-
grees tonight. II will be clear.
Woman Killed by Truck
Mrs. Jesse Freal. twenty eight years
old. 15S North Robinson street. was
killed by a motortruck at Edgewood
and Market streets. Her view was OBJ
scured by her umbrella and a rain
blurred windshield prevented the motor
ist from seeing her.
Another fatality occurred at Clemcn-
ton, n. J. John Stiffel, twenty two
years old, brakeman on the Atlantic
City Railroad, living in Fairview, Cam
den, slipped while working in the train
orl nd Gall kak A,,,zx ..I,
He was crushed to death.
He was son of Thaddeus Stiffel.
former Gloucester councilman. and
eloped six weeks ago to Elkton, Md.
Four persons were injured in central
sections of this city by troleys and au-
tomobiles within an hour during the
rush following the closing of offices.
Josephine Ricci, twenty one years
old. 1888 North Fairhill street, was
slightly injured by an automobile while
crossing at Fifth and Market streets.
Catherine Thompson, of Cresheim
street, Germantown, was struck by q
Route 81 trolley car ut Broad md Fill
bert streets. Her arms were injured.
Harry Ripkec, seventeen years old,
2540 North Hollywood street, was
struck by an automobile at Broad street
and the Parkway. He was sent to the
Hahnemann Hospital suffering with
bruises of the head.
Sarah Kerr. twenty eight years old.
of 1903 West Norris street, was hit
by m automobile at Broad and SAMSON
streets. She is in the Jefferson Hos
pital. The driver, DR.. II. s. Burwcll.
o negro physician, Of Twentieth and
Fitzwater streets, was arrested. Police
say the doctor drove past the semaphor
when the street was closed.
Moses Hammond. twenty four years
old. negro, of 1014 Bainbridge street,
was hit by an automobile at Eleventh
and Bainbridge streets. The driver sped
away after the accident
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bradley. of 1920
Limekiln pike, were struck by an auto
mobile at Washington lane and Ogontz
avenue, when the storm was at it's
height. They were cut and bruised
about the head and body.
Lowering their umbrella to protect
them against the storm, two girls were
injured by motortruck at Frankford
avenue and Morris street. They are
Julia Spelburn, twenty -four years old,
of 2620 North Orianna street, cuts and
shock, and Genevieve Betz, twenty, Of
1919 East Marvine street, bruises and
shock.
Alma Mcpermott, twenty sXo years
since birth, was struck by an auto
driven by Louis Ruebens while cross
ing the street at Broad and Hunting
don streets. She was taken to the
Women's Homeopathic Hospital suffer
ing from fractured hip and internal
injuries.
Woman Of Sixty six Hurt
Mrs. Lizzie Hockmayer, sixty six
years old, 1873 Ardleigh street, was
struck by an automobile at Ninth street
and Girard avenue. She was taken to
the Children's Homeopathic Hospital,
where it was found she was injured in
ternally.
Frank McKenna. Twenty second and
CroSkey streets, was arrested after he
had struck and seriously injured IN un-
identified woman at Front street and
Girard avenue. He claimed that the
woman paid no attention TO the blowing
Of the horn on his auto. The victim is
about thirty five years old, and physi-
clans in the Children's, Homeopathic
hospital, where she was taken, say she
has fractured skull.
=, Charles Eaton, sixty three, 1441
North Sixteenth street, was struck by
an automobile at Twelfth street and
,Iirard avenue. He is in st. Joseph's
Hospital with fractured skull.
Struck by an autombile at Richmond
ana Norris streets, Rebecca McSoon,
thirty one years old, 301S Almond
street. is in st. Mary's Hospital with a
fractured back.
Riding his bicycle at Thirty seventh
md Federal streets, Camden. Edward
TITUS, fourteen years old, of 5S Boyd
street, was run down by an autobus
ana received n frArtura of tha skull