Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-27
MOTOR ACCIDENTS
INJURE 1OPERSONS
Women Increase Speed and
Vanish After Car Hits Boy
on Island Road
BANKERS BROTHER HURT

Four girls. three man and three boys
were injured, more or less seriously,
in automobile and motorcycle accidents
yesterday.
Three girls we're injured when an au-
tomobile driven by Harry Camarick col.
lided with a car driven by James Ca
sano. on Moyamensing avenue near
Twenty fret street. The cars struck
head on and occupants Of each were
scattered over the roadside.
Those injured are Catherine Canine.
f413 North Eighth street; Ray Ca
mino. same address and Anna Winter.
1920 South Fifth street. Miss Canine
received a fractured skull. The other
young women suffered cuts and bruises.
All were taken to st. Agnes hospi'
tai. A.,
Casano and Camarick we're held in
$500 bail each for a further hearing oS
Magistrate Dougherty.
Walter Wartz. Of 1922 Buist ave
nue.. fourteen years old. is in the Miser'
irordis Hospital. suffering from trac-
tured spine and internal injuries. he
was run down by two women In an
automobile at Island road and Buist
avenue. According 10 the police the
women after striking the boy did NOT
stop. but put on speed and disappeared.
A tire torn from one of the wheels IS
the only clue the police have. The
number Of the car is not known. 80.
veral witnesses say there was no light
on the back Of the car. so the license
number could not he seen.
Jacob Goldberg. Of 514S Viola street.
suerved his automobile 10 avoid run :
ming down an aged woman yesterday at
Forty eighth street and Lancaster ave
nue. and Knocked down Anna Cromp-
ton, twelve years old. of 1925 stiles
street. The girls right leg was severely
bruised.
DR. William y. Stroud, of 1n11 Clin-
ton street. a brother of Morris w.
Stroud. a banker. and NJ. Moriarty'
OF 143S Poplar street. were. slightly
injured when the automooile IN Wnicn
they were riding collided with another
on Lancaster pike at Bowman avenue:
Wynnewood. George J. Anderson. OF
Ardmore. was driving the other car.
Or. Stroud and Mr.. Moriarty were
treated at the Bryn Mawr Hospital
They we're able 70 go home. :,
George Kemp. twcnty-nine years old'
OF 2T34 y. Daricn street. was run down
Yesterday by an automobile driven oS
Earl Clark. Of 55G5 Addison street
Clark took Kemp To ST. Joseph hos
nlfAl. ana Intn w
lice. Kemp has bruises aud three
fractured ribs.
Eugene I.afferty. twenty two years
old. Of 1900 West Passyunk avenue.
was riding his motorcycle at Twenty
first street and Passyunk avenue last
night when the rear wheel few on
He was taken to st. Agnes hospital
where It is said he is in critical con-
ditton with fractured skull.
Boy Near Death
Joseph Snyder, twelve years old. or
S641 North Thirteenth street. was
struck BY an automobile late SATURDAY
night while crossing the street near
his home. He was taken 10 the Sa-
maritan Hospital. where ha is not oX'
nected to recover. The driver of the
machine. John w. Hall, of 3549 North
Broad street, was arrested and held
under $500 bail to await the result OF
the boys injuries.
George Buchanan, six years old, OF
1912 North street. was run down by
an automobile at Nineteenth street and
Fairmount avenue last night. Jerom"
p. Price. Second street above Arch. the
driver, was arrested
Charged with driving an automobile
while intoxicated. Gus Berder. OF 6332
Summer street. was held under $500
hail for a further hearing tomorrow by