The New York herald., 1921-12-26
2LOSE LIVES IN DAY
IN MOTOR MISHAPS
Community House Worker
Run Down on Way to
Christmas Party.

Although traffic was exceptionally
light in the streets in New York and the
suburbs yesterday several automobiles
slSidded and were wrecked and two per-
sons met death
Miss Bertha Merrill, 80, head worker
in the Disciples Community House, 147
Second avenue. was struck by an auto
mobile at Fourth avenue and Tenth
street while on her way with some CO.
workers to attend Christmas party tor
settlement children. Her companions
escaped injury. She died in St Vincent's
Hospital OF a fractured skull. Her home
was at 333 West Twenty-third street.
The driver, Milton Cohen of 222 East
Fifty-first street. was held in $1,000 bail
for examinat ton in Essex Market Court
Wednesday on suspicion Of homicide.
Miss Merrill was born in Watseka, Ill,
and entered settlement work in chicago
as an employee of the Christian Mission
airy Society. She had great success In
work with children and was trasferred
to this city two years ago, establishing
settlement home at 147 Second ave-
nue. She soon had about $50 boys and
girls under instruction and kindergar-
ten annex for Jewish children. Cooking,
weaving. housework for girls and man
ual training for boys have been taught
there. Miss Merrill was n graduate of
Eureka College and had a master OF
arts degree from Chicago University
Her funeral will probably be held at the
Central Church of the Disciples. 142
West Eighty-first street, after the ar
rival of her father.
James Cocks, 73. a retired business
man of Webster. Mass. arrived at New
Rochelle in the morning for visit with
his daughter, Mrs George Bell. He
walked from the train to North avenue.
AS he started to cross there he was hit
by an automobile and killed. Nicholas
Skipper of 80 Lawton avenue, New Ro-
chelle. the driver, WAS peToled on
charge of manslaughter pending an In
quest by Coroner Engle.
An automobile which failed to stop
ran down Elizabeth Healy. 13, OF 1875
Pelham road, New Rochelle, near her
home. From descriptions of the car and
the driver. the police later arrested Il.
o. Chadikan of 81 Orchard street New
Rochelle. on charge of reckless driv-
ing. He denied driving the car which
caused the accident He was admitted
to BAIL The girl is in New Rochelle
Hospital According to Coroner Engle,
sne has internal injuries and will die.
Daniel Diore, 5, Of 73 Mott street,
received fractured skull when he was
struck by n taxicab at Mulberry and
Canal streets He is in Volunteer Hos
pital The driver~was not held at fault.
Crossing Columbus avenue at Ninety
fourth street, James Donohue, 80. OF
100 East Tooth street was struck by a
taxicab. His left leg was fractured.
The chauffeur speeded from the acci-
dent and was not caught.
Miss Clara Sichmerman. rs, of 455
East 179th street and Albert Levine,
167 Lexington avenue, were in an auto
mobile which struck An elevated pillar
at Third avenue and Seventh street.
They were attended for injuries at st.
Marks Hospital and went home.
A taxicab skidded and overturned at
Columbus avenue and Broadway when
the driver, Harry Tafeltinger of S42
East Fifty second street. tried to stop
too suddenly. Tafeltinger was thrown
out His left leg Was dislocated.
Two automobiles crashed head on at
Southern Boulevard and 1S0th street.
The Bronx. but the drivers had applied
the brakes and the passengers. Miss
Lena Cohen Of 2153 Southern Boulevard
and Alexander Grandberg. 1l51 East
fremont avenue, escaped with slight in
juries. They went home.
Three men were injured in an auto
mobile collision last night at l21st street
and Eighth avenue. They were taken
to Harlem Hospital but later went home.
They are Edward Skinner. q, Of 205S
Lexington avenue: Peter Carroll, 20, OF
1884 Amsterdam avenue. and Andrew
Perger, 26, of 452 West 125th street. All
received lacerations of the head, face
and hands.
The three with two others were riding
i'm an automobile driven by Albert Pen
covici of SIS East 167th street. The
Bronx, when taxicab ran into their
car. Two men and two women. passen-
GERS in the taxicab. escaped injury.