The New York herald., 1921-09-04
CAR SKIDS, KLLS2
THREE OTHERS DIE
Man and Wife Meet Death and
Three Are Hurt When Motor
Falls Into Ditch.
STRICKEN WHILE DRIVING
Reading. Mass, Visitor Is Vic
tim of Sudden Illness-Boy
Fatally Hurt in Plainfield.

Five persons were killed in and neal
this city yesterday in automobile ac'
cidents, and more than a score in.
jured The worst OF the accidents was
due to a slippery road that followed
the rain, and in 1t a man and his wife
met desth and three persons were Sc.
riously hurt. A man fell dead at the
wheel OF his car at Fifth avenue and
Twenty third street. causing col.
lision: youth overturned his car al
Plainfield and was killed. and boy
was killed at Coney Island.
Joseph Mueller and his wife Of 10a
Railroad avenue, Patchogue. L. l., were
killed, and John II. Grayss of 119
Shirley street, Glendale; Joseph Rol-
lins, Jr., 103 Railroad avenue, Pat
chogue. and Mrs. Mary Danterlinn of
1914 Center street, Brooklyn. were in
iured when the car in which they
were riding, driven by Grayss. over
turned in a ditch on the South Coun-
try road. near East Lake Dam, East
Patchogue.
Mrs. Danteriinn was visiting the Muel-
lers, and Grayss, a friend Of the family,
had taken all for a ride. He turned
out to avoid collision with an approach
ing car and his machine skidded.- The
injured we're taken to DR.. Unger's hos
pital at Patchogue. All will recover
Frank c. Newcomb Of SO Oak street.
Reading. Mass, New England manager
for Prentice-Hall. Inc. publishers. OF 20
Fifth avenue. was driving south ip Fifth
avenue at Twenty-third street behind a
Coney Island bus crowded with passen-
gers. when he was seen to drop his
hands from the wheel and lurch for
ward The car shot ahead and struck
the rear of the bus. but not with suffi-
cient force to do any serious damage. A
policeman climbed aboard the automo-
bile and stopped 1t. and Mr.. Newcomb
was taken to New York Hospital In a
taxicab, where Dr. Murray pronounced
him dead. Mr.. Newcomb's office was In
Boston. He had been In New York at
tending a convention OF employees OF the
organization. His death Is believed to
have becn from natural causes.
Everett Pension, Is. Of 235 North
avenue. West Crawford. died in Mullen
berg Hospital. Plainfield. from inturi' ;
received when his car overturned in
Plainfield early in the day. Miss Ber-
dine F. Loveland. II. of 102 Arlington
road. Crawford. who was in the car. Is
in a serious condition at the hospital
William Puffaum, aged 80. OF 5es
Fast 1s7th Street. was seriously hurt
and three others. including Detective
Sergeant James Flynn of the police de-
partment. received minor injuries when
Puffaum's car. In making a short turn
capsized at Grand Concourse and Kings
bridge Road. Punaum was taken to
Fordham Hospital unconscious and may
die.
A boy OF about . was killed last
night in Surf avenue. near Joness y
Wharf. Concy Island, when he ran In
front OF an automobile. His skull was
fractured. on a letter In his pocket
the police found the name Schwartz and
the address cas Stage street. Brooklyn,
but no one by that name Is known
there The letter was from Mrs
Schwartz OF 15ff1 Lucknow avenue.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Twelve persons were hurt early yes
terday at Hawtree Creek road and
Rockaway Boulevard. Richmond Hill
Circle. Queens. when a passenger auto
mobile bus went down an embankment.