Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-06
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N AUTO M|SAAPS
]. Members Of Clubs Picnic
Y, p,rty Injured whed Truck
Hits Wall
u,cuINE sKIDs ON TURN

r.,wo persons we're in,nrea, u,
ln's ,na " seriously that they are SUI, ~ III :.
,' ,..a,tsI 80 in series of Labor Day
s,,mobile NIB accidents in rn.,au''p as0 pmrt
pd CamneI;, truck crashed INTO a con
Shn pien,e ,urn near Newportville.
tete wall Nv about 8 o'clock last
.let 'u,ss In ali twenty-fiv eb wese ~ nun, bs
lln,, ,or,, Ave seriously enough, enough u All III
\. " VI n the Frankford hosp''"'' "
y, ,, recGSSsri tSs istanch construction Of the
Only ue urtsd the truck from crash
Pall Prev q forty five foot embank,
bs do"TT Thsre were forty men ana
bent. - the vehicle at the time ana
fouen ou .sm, sm we're hurled to the road
pos, !. oi ,orre of the impact. -,
pshssicians sur summoned from ON, Newport s ma 70
!. rn'd 'snd other nearby, villages gaVe
u. n,t I'D to the injured pandag'ns CUTS
nd o,u'thsi y Ken ordered the following to
ll@ l1@s.r;tal. where they were carried
iln. aI.oRlk Rlack. twenty nine years DID,
|os w East Wisbart street.
~ ZEE. Anderson. twenty mine years
hog, y, East Somerset street. :,
" H,rrv r Kain. thirty'nlne years o'u'
o,s % . griffith. twenty eight years
u ha,ii vii East Elkhart street,
W e.. Elizabeth Henry. forty'one
ears Ms" DID,, ,2s15 North Lee street.
On Annual Outing
an .hs injured and their friends who
Az ~" rnbnrt are members of the Fill
cap1rSl rluh which holds its annual out
no'. GSe Bucks County village. There
~ ,wo @ truckloads of the merry
.s.rs The first left the place at :
Ish ,sl0rt last night and the other about
=, u.lS a mile from the village the road
. into A valley. At the bottom
alup' h.Ia ;s a sharp turn and beyond it n
ns,' nsn ~ forty five feet. The concrete
l,JH was made doubly strong at this
Eoiut to prevent automobilists IRON
kcns over If they failed to note the
u'lli William sharr. of 2436 Cedar street,
as driving the second truck. The
.schire was travelling rapidly as the
i,ver sought to overtake the other
.ab;cie Sharr failed to observe the
,n,u in the road in time to swing
pround When. it was too late he
hnlled hard at the steering wheel. but
In heavy truck crashed into the wall
The vehicle skidded around into the
toadway. hurling men and womensin al
alrcctions. Most OF those seriously in
;nred were riding in the back seats
fhpe Of them-Black, Anderson ant
Kain-were catapulted into the con
crete wall, suffering severely strained
backs and almost going over into The
hollow.
Motorist Calls Doctors
GriAiths sustained wrenched knee
Ind many cuts and bruises. and Mrs
Henry suffered from the shock and from
deep sashes IN the head. 1t is alst
kesred that she incurred internal in
Sures. Others we're cut and bruised. buN
escaped more serious damage.
A passing motorist sped back tc
and called up all the ply
bicians within a radius of several miles
)n ten minutes medical aid had reachc,
(he picnickers. The doctors orderc,
hvs Of the injured to the hospital. wher,
they we're taken in automobiles by 10.
keph Fehn and William Clifton, botl
bf Newportville.
Examination of the truck showed
That one wheel was completely crushed
i was sent back to the village for re
pairs and automobiles were obtained I,
Jake the rest of the merrymakers I,
their homes. In the meantime thei,
Friends in the first truck had gone HON,
without knowing of the accident.
Thrown from an automobile In n col
Piston at the Roosevelt boulevard ant
frankford Creek last night, Mrs. Mar,
gaet Kaufman, twenty eight year,
Pd, Of 2i01 Marston street, suffered
Injuries about the hip and body. Sh,
|waS taken to st. Luke'S Hospital.
Mrs. Kaufman was riding with he,
husband, John ]. Kaufman, when theiI
machine was struck by another car. II
|thee excitement following the crash tn,
|driyer OF the other machine ESCAPED an,
search is being made for him. Th
fiGlfmans' machine was badly dam
psed in the crash.
Baby Hit by Motorcar
While playing in the street near hi
nome last night, Otto Jordan, thre
years old, Of S3S North Markoe street
vas struck by an automobile driven b.
Charles Clark, of Forty eighth stree
and Merton avenue. Clark picked u
the boy and took him to the Presby
.erlan Hospital, where it was foun
mat he had sustained a possible frac
'ured skull and cuts and bruises.
hfs Sarah Potter, fifty eight year
ou' o3 Schiller street. suffered n. frac
'ute OF the right shoulder blade when a
automobile in which she was riding col
I5aed with that of John Stevens, o
ppusueton' treasurer of the Byberr
iam' Yesterday afternoon.
. ihe accident occurred at Bustleto
yAe and Neree Dad. A daughte G
sinS stls' rGtter was shaken up, but other
Mse unhurt. Mr.. Stevens, who was o
NJ way to the fair, was not injured
pital. '"' '"nA'''u ''os
=, Accidents In Camden
a,r nauol Day motor accidents in Cam
tIa.@ht .a sent four persons to hospitals, al
"SMIsn none wns seriously hurt.
Ns~aaa Na oDeIl, of IL Myrtle avenue
broken brokers' IT, rs in Cooper Hospital with
ssss seIen Ma. ,kutilowski, nine years old. c
Hcsritei street, also is in Coopc
Irp,'ai, IN y e. Her scalp was cut.
driSinaa ta,i from a truck which he WA
and STS T| William Hoar, of Twenty sixt
tion ~ o,'ah streets, suffered the disIoca
H. thu g o. his right shoulder, Hc Vent I :
homeopathic Hospital.
tell tsaIt Chew, Of 4l2 Hudson stree,
brnj,asSG @ from q motorcycle and was badI
Ho,St;taI', HSta' lie was treated At ~ Coont on,
Of sa@s am@sschine hin driven by Frank sloo,
On SGs MOs Haverford avenue 'anS roius s'oa. Sa.
Hynsn rIs rs street, and car Jriysp 10, h
nue. % ao, freeman, of 6l5 PassyunkI In n vo .
Into eus sUans s, south on Second street "r, ra