The New York herald., 1921-09-19
MOTOR Cars KILL 9,
3 IN one ACCIDENT
Containing II
Jumps Bank; Some of 3 Sur
vivors in Grave Condition.
COLLISION VICTIM DIES
Woman Walking With Hus-
band Killed - Two Charged
With Driving When Drunk.

Nine persons were killed yesterday
in automobile accidents in this city
and suburbs. The most serious acct
dent occurred early yesterday. when a
seven passenger touring car in which
eleven persons We're riding went over
an embarlSmcnt opposite st. Eleanor's
men were killed and the others We're
injured.
The dead in the accident in Yonkers
are Philip Eiptisci, age q. Of a46 East
Seventy-sixth street: Alfonso Carlago-
rino. 2s. Of 227 East sixty-third street,
and Dominica Sorrata, 81, OF 321 East
Seventy fourth street.
John Feldman OF 97l Third avenue,
cwner and driver of the car. was the
least hurt of the party. lie was held
In $1,000 bail pending an investigation
by Coroner Engie of Yonkers He was
unable TO give q clear account OF the
accident He said he was driving at
sn ordinary rate of speed when he lost
control and the car jumped down the
cmbankment
The most seriously injured Of the
others are Samuel Sakella. aged "a. OF
26S East Sixty-third street; Charles II.
Plaataje, 32, OF 3o7 East Fifty-eighth
street: Emery McCreary. 90, of 29s East
Sixt!eth street, and Tony Eracci, 26, OF
Fifty-lfth street and Eleventh avenue.
Brooklyn. They were taken TO Lawrence
Hospital, Bronxville.
aIrs. Lucy Morrison. wife OF Arthur
Morrison, SO years old, of S3a West
iI7th street was killed ard her hrsba nd
was seriously injured yeeterday morning
when tney were struck hy southbound
automobile az Eighth avenue and l17th
street. Charles Novel; Of 64 West l26th
street, driver of the car, was held by
Magistrate Douras In Washington
Heights court for examination to-mor-
row on the charge OF driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated.
William Cannon. aged os. or 1890
Park place. Brooklyn. died at o'clock
yesterday morning in St. Mary's Hos
pital of internal injuries received when
the car in which he was riding struck
ltiiner street. The car belonged 70 Miss
9. w. Cnderhili OF Is3 Lafayette ave-
nue.. and was driven by her chauffeur
Harry ArcCauley. Of 1915 st. johns
place. After the collision between the
automobile and the milk wagon there
were mutual apologies and both went
their way Cannon had been struck In
the side by one Of the shafts OF the
wagon, but he did not realize he was
seriously hurt until several blocks fur
ther on.
Coroner Engle of We5tchestcr county.
was called to Mamaroneck yesterday to
investigate the deaths Of Louis Face
chic, aged 13, and Charles Briggs, a..
wae were killed there in separate auto
mobile accidents. The boy was knocked
from q bicycle and fell under a truck
owned by Frank Shannon of Yonhers.
Briggs was found dead on the Boston
Post road. under his automobile, which
had overturned when the steering gear
broke.
Mrs. Magaliano Emdress, aged 40.
housekeepcr for DR.. Adolph konther OF
iS4 Ridgewood avenue, Brooklyn. was
killed yesterday at jamaica avenue and
Crescent street, Cypress Hills. by an au-
tomobile driven by Gustave Linvit OF
investigating Linut's version OF the ac-
cident.
Policeman John Dolard. % years old.
OF lis Thirty-sixth street Woodhaven,
was knocked down yesterday while reg
ulating traffic at Coney Island by an au-
tomobile driven by Eenjamin Zagon OF
536 Grand street. Brooklyn. Zagon took
the policeman to the Coney Island Hos
pital where II was found that his right
arm was broken.
Mrs. Augusta Aesile, aged 10. OF 937
Flatbush avenue. Brooklyn. was killed
last night by an automobile at Linden
and Rogers avenues, Brooklyn, when
returning from church. James Y. Wag-
ner OF sos Lincoln road. owner and
driver OF the car. was held pending an
investisa tion. Witnesses said she walked
In front Of the automobile.