The New York herald., 1921-12-19
THREE DIE WHEN CAR
STRIKES ABUTMENT
Trio Hurled to Side of Ma
sOnry of RunyOn, n. j.,
Bridge Are Injured.
SIX DEATHS FOR DAY
Woman of 68 Gets Confused
in Crossing LenOx Ave-
nue. and Is Killed.
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BOYS FRIGHT is FATAL
Fails to Leap From Car Stalled
on Crossing When Four
Others Escape.
BOYS FRIGHT is FATAL

Six deaths from traffic accidents
We're reported in and near the city
yesterday. Three We're caused in the
wrecking of an automobile against the
stone abutment of an overhead rail-
road bridge near Runyon, n. J.. Three
other persons who were in the auto
mobile may die
The accident was discovered early
yesterday. probably an hour after it
happened. The automobile had driven
head on into the abutment, having
swerved out of the road. Those killed
were hurled against the masonry
They were Frank Picone, aged 3S, and
his son, Alphonse, -, of Old Bridge,
\. j.. and Frank Accorsi, 81 of Red
Bank, owner and driver of the car.
Accorsi died after his removal to
Perth Amboy Hospital.
Miss Catherine Piconc. 13, her mother
and Mrs. Mary Accorsi are in the hos
pital with possible internal injuries.
None of the injured was able to ex-
plain the accident, saying that without
warning the automobile ran off the side
of the road and crashed into the abut-
ment with terrific shock. The two
women and the girl missed the pier and
werf. hurled into the roadway.
Mrs. Dora T. Mossbach. aged 6S, Of
349 East Thirty fourth street, became
confused after she started to cross Lenox
avenue at 114th street last night, and
was said to have lodged in front of an
automobile driven by William Werthner
of 1858 Third avenue. She was struck
and killed. Werthner was charged with
homicide.
During the storm yesterday morning
Harry Bochenek. aged H. OF 153 Fifth
street. Elizabeth, N. j., drove his auto
mobile into delivery truck in Newark
avenue. Elizabeth. and was thrown out
receiving a fractured skull, from which
he died. The truck driver was not hurt
A Lehigh Valley Railroad train killed
John Wolf, aged o. of Piscataway, N. j.
at Crawford, n. j.. Saturday night. The
automobile in which his uncle, Percy
Wolf Of Rockville. Conn, was taking
him home from visit stalled ON the
railroad crossing there.
Mr.. Wolf managed to save his wife
and two sons. pulling them out of the
car as the train approached, but John
was too frightened to attempt to get
out, and was killed in the wreckage.
Matthew McGrath. aged 5. of 16)
East 10th street. is in Harlem Hos
pital with a fractured skull and may
die. He was hit by an automobile at
Lexington avenue and 10th street last
night. The driver. John rurhnick, 102
East 109th street. was not held.
Marcus Cunningham. aged 10, of 942
Columbus avenue, struck by an auto
mobile while crossing Riverside Drive
and 106th street. was taken to Mount
Sinai Hospital with skull fracture. The
car was driven by Harry Eltinger Of
20 Hamilton terrace. according to the
police.
Charged with homicide for the death
of Amelia Laredo, aged 10. at Third
avenue and Twelfth street, Saturday.
Benjamin DeVita, of 366 Bowery was
held yesterday in Essex Market Court
In $2,500 for examination. The victim
lived at the Mission and Home for Little
Wanderers in East Eleventh street.
Thomas Elliott, motorcycle patrolman.
pursued for eight blocks last night the
driver of an automobile alleged to have
run down Anna Brucka, age Z, at First
avenue and Seventieth street. The driver
failed TO stop. according to police re-
port, and Elliott. who saw the crowd
running after the car, took up the chase.
He said the driver. who identified him
self as Joseph Herman of 325 Howard
avenue. Bridgeport, Conn, put on speed
and continued west in Seventeen street
to Third avenue.
The driver turned north at Third ave-
nue.. ran to Seventy-second street, and
went east, driving TO Avenue A. and
switching northward. when Elliott drove
In close with his motorcycle and made
the arrest. Herman said he did not
know his car struck any one. The girl
was attended at Reception Hospital for
spraincd shoulder and taken to her home
at 1890 First avenue. Herman was
charged with a traffic violation.
An automobile truck was found aban-
doned Saturday night on Laurel Hill
Boulevard near Penny Bridge. Long ISL
and City, few yards from where Law
the body of an unidentified man. The
man had been crushed TO death and the
police believe he was killed by the truck
and the driver fed in alarm. The dead
man was about As years old.