The New York herald., 1921-10-31
One Passenger Killed and Man
Viewing Accident Pushed
to Death.
TWO OTHERS ARE DYING
Machine Smashes Guard Rail
and Lands in Burnside
Avenue.

touring car believed to have been
owned and driven by Isidore Eisner of
702 East 156th street, The Bronx
smashed sixteen feet of guard rail
at Grand Concourse and East Burn
side avenue last night about 7 o'clock
and plunged thirty feet over the en-
banknent to the road bed of the ave.
nue, Just missing n westbound trolley
car crowded with passengers.
Seymour Skolnick of 1853 Clifton
avenue. The Bronx, was killed almost
instantly. and Eisner and Miss Marion
Holbfnger, 21. of 2016 Jerome ave-
nue.. The Bronx. were taken to Ford
ham Hospital. Eisner's skull was
fractured. Miss RoIbnnger suffered a
fracture OF the skull, her left lung
was punctured. ell of her ribs were
broken, and she had other injuries.
She will die. half an hour after the
accident Henry Neuffer of 1882 Wash
ington avenue. The Bronx. was pushed
from the embankment by the crowd
that gathered and fell on his head
thirty feet below. He died half an
hour later in Fordham Hospital.
The police believe Eisner was driving
the machine. because an owners and
operators license was found In his
pocket. although the car is registered as
the property of Herman Bai!k cf 1896
Belmont avenue. The Bronx. II is con-
sidered likely. however. that Eisner had
recently purchased the machine and was
driving 1t under the law that permits the
operation Of a machine for ten days be-
fore new license is required.
At the point where the accident oc-
CURED east and west traffic takes Burn
side avenue. which is tunnelled under the
Grand Concourse. Eisner's car became
unmanageablc just above the tunnel II
mounted the sidewalk. struck the guard
rail and tore away sixteen feet OF IL.
Then IL plunged to the roadbed OF East
Burnside avenue. turning over and strik-
ing the trolley car tracks. just as a car
cleared the space. Eisner, Skoinick and
the woman were thrown from the ma
chine.
Grand Concourse at this hour is one
OF the busiest motor roadways in New
York. Cars stopped. causing jam that
was only Strengthened out by the ar
rival of reserves of the East 126th
street station. summoned by Lieut.
Charles Troy OF that station and by De
tective James Fitzpatrick OF the West
Tooth street station. both Off duty and
on their way home when they saw the
accident. They also summoned ambu-
lances and had the injured taken to
Fordhnm Hospital.
Neuffer came from the Elks Clubhouse
near by and crowded on the viaduct
with hund reds OF others. Newcomers
pushed the front ranks OF the crowd
forward and Neuffer was forced over
the edge.
William Stenios. 40. OF 1929 Madison
avenue, was killed by a taxlcab yes
terday morning at Third avenue and
1920 street. The driver did not stop.
Mrs. Anne Miklus, %. OF i56 Wythe
avenue. Brooklyn. was killed yesterday
when a taxicab driven by her husband
Thomas, was struck by a souihhouni
First avenue trolley cnr at Nineteenth
street. Milxlus was not nurt. but his
brother, Stcpnen MilSlus Of the same al.
dress: Max Woytowich OF ia Grand
street. George Teich. Is, of 726 East
Sixth street, and Sam Safer. %. of 100
Lewis street, were bruised and cut.
Woytowich and stephen Miklus were
taken TO Bellevue Hospital The trolley
car ripped away tho entire back part OF
the automobile and threw Miklus and
his passengers nfty feet against an clc-
vated railroad nft1ar