Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
AUTO ACCIDENTS
BUT NONE HERE
Several Hurt in Crashes at
South Amboy During the
Traffic Jam Over Week End
TRAFFIC IS DIVERTED
New Brunswick and Metuch-
en- Get Brunt of Traffic---
Accidents Reported.

AS a result of the state bridge
across the Raritan river between
this city and South Amboy being
closed over the weekend the traffic
through Perth Amboy was far be-
low normal. But one automobile
accident was reported here and that
was not serious.
Although Perth Amboy did not
have the usual heavy traffic, New
Brunswick was made the hub of
long lines of cars going to the
shore, Trenton and Philadelphia.
No accidents were reported in the
city proper although several smash
ups occurred near the county seat
resulting in persons being taken to
st. Peters Hospital there for treat
ment.
Two accidents in South Amboy
were reported, the traffic there not
being quite as great as is usual
over the weekend.
Instead of one traffic officer on
duty in New Brunswick, Chief
O'Connell, anticipating heavy traf-
fic, put on four additional officers
yesterday. The number of cars go
ing to the shore during the day
congestion but last night when the
automobiles started to return an
average of from 1000 to 1,100 cars
passed through that city every hour.
according to police estimates.
A touring car driven by Mike
Zalutko, of High and Washington
streets, bearing license N. ]. S0962.
collided into the bicycle of John
Grippe, of Hopelawn, Saturday af-
ternoon. The driver of the car took
Grippe to DR.. Meinzer where it was
learned tina he was slightly shaken
up. Zalutko then took the injured
party to his home and promised to
Day all damages. Patrolman Un-
derhill reported the accident.
Two Accidents at South Amboy.
SOUTH AMBOY, July 26.-Two
automobile accidents occurred here
yesterday. in which several persons
were injured.
While coming down the Pariin
road to this city. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Coyne, of Arlington, while trying to
turn out for another machine going
in the other direction, crashed iato
the car ahead of them with the result
that they were thrown out of the car
and Mrs. Coyne' received broken
nose and some decorations, and Mr..
Coyne suffered two lacerations of the
head and one in the left arm.
A party by the name of Mrs.
Gardner, of Asbury Park, who was
in the other machine that was struck.
received a broken collar-bone. The
accident happened about noon yester-
day. They were attended by DIR. j.
F. Weber of this city and sent to
their homes.
Accident at Morgan.
While driving on the Morgan road
between this city and Morgan, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith. of Plainfield, ran
into telegraph pole while endeavor-
ing to avoid a serious collision with
another machine. Mrs. Smith re-
ceived four bad cuts from the flying
glass from the windshield that was
broken. Her cuts were about her
face. right eyebrow. forehead and
neck.
She was taken to the South Amboy
hospital where DR.. ]. f. Weber
attended to her injuries.
Crash at Berdine-s Corner.
By Staff Correspondent.
NEW BRUNSWICK, July 26.-At
3:45 O'Clock this morning an acci
dent occurred at Berdine's Corner,
on the outskirts of New Brunswick,
which resulted in A. H. Brown, a
colored chauffeur from Pennsylvania
receiving an injury to his head. He
was removed to St. Peters Hospital
for treatment. Brown was driving
touring car which collided with an
automobile truck driven by Conrad
Bucket. of 1924 Phillips street, Phil
adslphia.