The New York herald., 1921-12-27
TWO BOYS KILLED
BY WILD MOTOR CAR
Another Run Down: Left in
Hall as Motorist Speeds
Away.

Joseph Puzio, Is, and William Frost,
II. were killed in Van Houten avenue,
in the Athena section of Clifton, N. j.,
last night by an automobile driven by
Anthony Van Gulick Of 433 Gregory
avenue, Passaic, N. ]. After hitting
the two boys Van Gulick ran his ma
chine into telephone pole and
wrecked it. He was arrested by the
Clifton police, but three men who had
been in the machine with him es-
capped.
The police of Clifton and Passaic
believe that Van Gulick's machine also
struck Stephen Zentner. 75, and left
him lying unconscious in Van Houten
avenue, some distance from the point
where the two boys were struck, only
short time before.
Patrolman Michael Carey investigat-
ing the accident to Zentner. saw an au-
tomobile about hundred yards away
maneuvring uncertainty in the middle
of the roadway and yelled at the driver
to stop. But the man speeded up his
motor and started off. soon getting OUT
of sight,
The Puzio and Frost boys were play
ing at the side Of the road when Van
Gulick's machine came into view. The
Puzio boys father. James, saw the acci-
dent and told the police that the car
was swinging from side to side as II
Van Gulick did not know how to drive
It or as II he was drunk. He yelled to
his son and the Frost boy to get out OF
the way but they did not have time be-
fore the machine struck them.
The two boys were thrown into the
air and fell to the pavement. while Van
Gulick's machine continued on until II
struck telegraph pole. When Patrol
man Carey reached the two boys they
were Unconscious. and an ambulance was
summoned from the General Hospital at
Clifton Young Tenzog died before the
ambulance could reach the hospital. and
the Frost boy died on the operating table.
both had suffered fractured skulls and
lad been hurt internally.
Patrolman Carey locked up Van
Gulick in the Clifton police station. He
~efused to comment on the accident.
While his mother was sitting at the
bedside of his father. Samuel who was
recovering from an operation for appen-
1icitis in Fordham Hospital. Morris
Reiss. IL. of 2110 Arthur avenue, The
Bronx, was carried into the hospital
last night suffering from concussion of
the brain. suffered, the police said. when
he was struck by an automobile. When
Mrs. Reiss learned her son was In the
hospital. injured. she tainted and had
to be attended by a physician.
Philip Lotof. who lives on the fourth
floor of the house at 2110 Arthur ave-
nue.. The Bronx, was returning to his
home with his son. Francis. when he
saw large automobile stop in front OF
his residence. A tall man got out with
boy In his arms and walked into the
vestibule of the house.
AS the man came out Lotof says he
pushed open the vestibule door and saw
young Reiss. lying unconscious on the
floor. He ram back to the street. he said.
and shouted to the man, who was stand
ing in front of the automobile:
Did your automobile strike and in
jure that boy?'
Lotof says the man replied HE was
playing in the street and fell. He told us
where he lived and 1 brought him
home"
Lotof said there were two stylishly
gowncd women and another man in the
automobile, which sped away.