Evening journal., 1921-12-03
Many ACCIDENTS
ON RAINY DAY
Autos Figure in at Least Ten
Smash-Ups While Storm
Prevails
WOMAN HIT BY
CAR INJURED

r Yesterday was an eventful day in
police circles insofar as street and
b automobile accidents were concern
cd. In most of the cases the storm
b. that swept this city was held re-
sponsible for the accidents, which
resulted in one or more persons be-
4 ing compelled to seek medical treat
ment in hospitals. The police rec
ords show ten or more accidents
. between o'clock yesterday morning
and midnight.
Mrs. Mary Costello, 65 years, 624
d. West Fourth street was the only one
who was seriously injured. she being
knocked down by trolley car last
evening at Fourth and jefferson
streets. Mrs. Costello walked di-
lrectly in front OF the Newport line
fcars at els o'clock. She was cut
about the head and face and was re-
moved TO the Delaware Hospital in
THE police ambulance for treatment.
Mrs. II. E. Grant. 1927 Lincoln,
was injured at o'clock last night
when she was struck by an automo-
bile owned and operated by Miss Gene
Kaiser. 1919 Adams street. at Della
ware avenue and Broome street. Miss
Kaiser removed Mrs. Grant to her
!. home where she was found to be
suffering from shock.
Ruth Lane. years. 1116 King
lstreet. ran into the automobile OF
IDr. w. II. Spear. at Twelfth and
Z King streets at s o'clock last night
I. while crossing the street. She was
uninjured. however.
The police ambulance late yester-
, day afternoon removed Charles Sell
niger. 211 West Second street, TO the
Delaware Hospital. suffering from
injuries received in an auto collision
at Lander's lane, near New Castle.
When the automobile he was driv'
ing skidded and crashed into a truck
, OF the Sharpless Ice Cream Com.
pany near Bellevue on the Philadel.
phia pike yesterday. Max Abrahams
2543 North Twenty-ninth street
Philadelphia. sustained a fractured
left arm. He was taken to the Del
aware Hospital by Lieutenant Nc
Vey OF the State police and giveI
treatment
r. A Narrower. OF Swarthmore
Pa, driving a Ford car bearinl
Maryland license tag 6-403. yester
day afternoon collided with a trucl
owned by Feinberg Brothers an'
operated by c. ]. Mckinley, OF 80,
4 East Twenty-second street The Fore
car was slightly damaged, but NJ
I one was injured.
4 An automobile driven by william
l II. Cooper. OF New Castle. collidei
with a wagon OF Comfy Brothers a
II Front and Market streets yesterda
afternoon. Nobody was injured.
Unable to see through the wind
lhield during the rain while crossin
Fourth and French streets last nigh
a driver Of an X L Taxi Compan
car ran into the silent COP" Their
The traffic sign was demolished.
One OF the Peoples Bus line ma
chimes coIlided with an automobil
i truck at Sixth and King streets dur
ing the storm While no one was in
jured the truck was slightly dam
aged.
Shortly before O'Clock last nigt
an automobile operated by Franci
\ i. Lynch, 1902 Franklin street, CO.
4 lided with a trolley car at Delawar
4 avenue and jackson street. No on
was injured.
Late last night an automobile OF
s. .erated by Robert Fitzsinmons
y Red Lion. collided with an automc
bile owned by Robert Thompson {
Philadelphia The accident occur
& red at Fourth and Orange street.
Both machines were damaged but n
one was hurt
One OF the most serious acciden
OF the day occurred at noon when
truck owned by White Brothers an
operated by John Langford. a NJ
gro. collided with a car owned b
A. B. Stayton. OF 1900 Boulevar'
n While no one was injured, the sta,
ton car was badly damaged Lanf
ford was arrested and given heai
sng in City Court today.