Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-27
ONE DEAD, 8 HURT,
in AUTO ACCIDENTS
Miss Helen ouigg Is Killed in
Crash at City Line and
Stenton Avenue


One woman was killed and rino ucr.
sons we're injured in automobile &co..
dents in this city and Camden yCs.
terday. Four of the injured are women
Two of them SO seriously that thNy may
die, Two of the accidents were CA
Market street.
Miss Helen Qugg. twenty '"nc. 1902
North Twenty second street, was killed
at City Line and Stcuton avenue when
the automobile in whi'h she was riding
with Sylvester Young. of Erdonhcim,
collided with machine driven by llarold
T. Grundy, Jr.. Cf 6TON Ridpc NvcGuc.
Miss QuiGg was thrown from the ear
and her head struck the road. She died
before reaching Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Young and Grundy wore held with.
nut bail by Magistrate pcnnoCh for
action Of the Coroner
Miss Tillie Finncgan. thirty. 2Gi0
Amin street, was seriously injured at
Ellsworth and Twenty second streets
when hit by an automobile which sped
away before the identity Of the OcCu
pants could be learned. Miss Finuegan
70 ll Jlt ItlNtllHl' IlpeI'lNul bil'i l'IlN ~
clans believe she has a fractured skull.
Girl Is Injured
Miss Grace Brown, nineteen. OF 2023
Federal street, Camden. is in critical
condition in Cooper Hospital following
collision of automobiles on the White
Horse pike at Magnolia. last night.
Miss Browns Younger sister and
Howard Crane, of 104 North Twenty
third street, driver of the car. escaped
injury. Crane said his car was struck
in the rear when he attempted to pass
another machine. 1t was overturned
and part of the frame rested on Miss
Browns head. Physicians at the hos
pital fear her skull Is fractured.
The other women victims ar" Mrs. T..
3. Mitchell, thirty-two, and Mrs.
Anna Davis, thirty one. of New York.
They were injured yesterday in triple
collision az Forty second and Chestnut
streets. f. +. Mitchell was driving one
car and II. L. White. Forticth and Lo-
Gust streets, another. At the crossing
the machines SidCwipcd. W. c. Mon
roe, Fifteenth and Cherry streets. was
driving behind one Of the machines and
being unable to stop crashed into the
other two. Mitchell and White were
arrested. The women were slightly
hurt.
Society Woman Held in Bail
Miss Elizabeth Frazier. daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. William West Frazier.
Of 2l32 Spruce street, was held in
$500 bail by Magistrate Rcnshaw, in
Central Station. yesterday. TO await
the result of injuries sustained by
George Richter, sixty-four. of 12i1
North Fifteenth street. when her car
NJ lxgn nrI
streets. The young woman is socially
prominent.
Richter. who is an cmpoyc Of the
Rapid Transit Company. was taken TO
the Samaritan Hospital. Physicians
there said that his injuries might prove
fatal.
Martin Larkins. sevcnty-two. OF
6S26 Webster street. was run down
In Market street. lie had Just stepped
from trolley car RI Fourth street
when an automobile driven by Charles
Mellon, Of Camden. struck him. Mel
lon took the injured man to the
Hahnemanu Hospital and then surren-
dered TO the police. lie was released
under bail pending the outcome of Lar.
kins' injuries.
Harry Greenbcrg. 1919 Natrona
street, was struck by Il taNiCab at Sev =
enth and Market streets while he was
attempting TO cross the latter thorough =
fare yesterday. He was taken to the
Jefferson Hospital. wherc physicians
say he will recover. Harry Smith. OF
Twelfth and Ellsworth streets, driver
of the taXicab, was released for a hear
ing today.
Two other men we're seriously injured
when an automobile in which they were
riding collided with a Route 81 trolley
car on Snyder avenue at Broad street
last evening. They are Kane Kawaton
forty three years old. Of los Morris
avenue, Bryr Mawr, owner and driver
Of the car, aud Jiyija Kltajma. twpn-
ty-five years old. of 1888 Porter street