The New York herald., 1921-03-14
4 KILLED, 9 INJURED,
IN MOTOR MISHAPS
Youth Loses Life in Crash of
Motorcycle With Side of
Queens Borough Bridge.

Two persons were killed and nine IN
jured yesterday as the result OF auto
mobile and motorcycle accidents in this
city and Passaic. y. j. Two deaths re.
suited from an accident That happened
Saturday night.
Jacob Krauss. 27. of 242 Amsterdam
avenue. was killed almos. instantly last
night when the motorcycle ne was driv-
ing crashed into police signal stanch-
ion on the Greensboro Bridge. L. Her
kerp. 20, OF 244 Amsterdam avenue,
who was riding in the sidecar attached
to the motorcycle driven by krauss.
was injured seriously. receiving frac-
ture OF the skull. He was taken to the
Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwelps
4 Island. where II was said he had slight
chance of recovery.
| Marie Scussel 4 years old. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Scussei OF 55
Main avenue, Passaic, was run down
and killed by an automobile in front
of the entrance to the Third Ward PARK
| in Passaic The girl and several COM
panions were playing in the park. ac-
cording to the police when suddenly
Marie Scussel darted across the street
directly in the path OF an automobile
driven by Raymond Buser of 10 Durham
avenue. Buser was held on a charge
Of manslaughter. although the police say
he was not responsible for the accident.
Mrs. Betty Lehman, 80, OF 1855 Forty
eighth street, Brooklyn, died In the
Coney Island Hospital from injuries re-
ceived Saturday night when she was
struck by an automobile at Forty-sev-
enth street and Eighteenth avenue. Mrs.
Iiebnian was accompanied by her daugh-
4 ter Clara, who received slight injuries.
4 j. Jacobs OF 1915 Forty third street.
Brooklyn, driver of the car, is being
held by the police. pending an investiga-
| ton.
William Rohr, SO. OF Az West Thirty
ninth street. died in Bellevue Hospital
last night from injuries suffered twenty
four hours before. He was run down at
Ninth avenue and Thirty-ninth street,
attended by an ambulance surgeon from
| the French Hospital, and. after protest
1 ing that he was not badly hurt. went
home Last night he was removed to
Bellevue, where he died from internal
! injuries.
| Anthony Scozano, .. OF 3643 Holland
\ avenue The Bronx, received conclusion
| OF the brain yesterday when ne was
| struck by an automobile driven by Louis
/ Jasse OF l3 First avenue, Port Chester.
The accident occurred at 220th street ana
White Plains avenue, The Bronx.
| A collision between an automobile and
a motorcycle driven by Victor Hiil Oh
sos West 10th street. The Bronx. re-
suited in slight injuries to Ellen Hin, D.
and Elsie Mekela, IL, both OF oOe West
i79th street. The two little girls were
sitting in the sidecar OF the motor cycle
when the accident occurred
A touring car In which Louis Cum
/ panro. 80, Of i Mangin avenue. ion-
kers. and two companions wer riding
overturned last night when Cumpanro
swerved to avoid colliding with another
vehicle at Grand Concourse and 1880
street. The men were thrown to the
pavement. but susta ned only minor IN
/ iuries. Cumpanros companions were
7 Lawrence Divizio. 81, OF 113 Bennes
/ place and Ambrose Capbainero. ~. OF
40 Milland avenue. Yonkers.
Bernard Passoss 2, OF 81 East lolo
street. was struck by an automobile
driven by Arthur Smith of 221 west
I42d street. last night In Madison ave.
| nue. and l02d street. The boy was taken
to Mount sinai Hospital, where i was
said he suffered a possible fracture OF
the skull and internal injuries.