The New York herald., 1922-06-11
TRAIN KILLS -FOUR
OF SIX in MOTOR
Two Children of Family Es-
cape in Crash at Grade
Crossing.
FOUR VICTIMS OF CARS
Fireman Is Among Dead
Boy and Man Lose Lives in
Front of Homes.
FOUR VICTIMS OF CARS

-Four members of family were
killed yesterday when a Pennsylvania
Railroad express>t train crashed into an
automobile near Atlantic City. Three
persons lost their lives through motor
mishaps In this city. A fireman was
killed In collision of two fire trucks
in Newark
Those who died in the New Jersey
smashup were John H. Stratton, 30, of
Arctic and Georgia avenues, Atlantic
City; Caroline. his wife, also 80, and
their two children, Francis, 8, and
Carrie. 8. Two other children, Doro-
thy. s. and Joseph, 9, are in Atlantic
City Hospital In a serious condition.
The fatalities here were Isaac Alha-
def. 8. of 81 Stanton street; Frederick
Burdick, 52 of 1850 Union street, Brook
lyn. and Arthur Weinberg. 10. of 2O76
Forest avenue, The Bronx
The collision which nearly DESTROYED
the Atlantic City family occurred at a
grade crossing at Absecon. seven
miles from Atlantic City. The express,
the engineer of which was Daniel
Hayes. was northbound from Atlantic
City
The grade crossing is new one and
is not equipped with gates. A bell
served to give notice Of the approac ch
OF train. Investigation made by
County Physician Souder indicated that
Stratton. who was driving the car,
either tried to beat the train across the
tracks or became stalled or jammed in
some fashion directly on the crossing.
The ffrst person to reach the dead
and injured was Edward A. Wilson,
former State Senator from Atlantic
City. who was working IN hts garden
near by when he heard the crash and
the screams of the dying. He found
the bodies and the injured along the
tracks and pinned under the wreckage
of the demolished car q full hundred
feet from the crossing.
Mr.. Wilson hailed passing automo-
biles and the bodies were taken into
Atlantic City. Three members of the
family had been killed instantly and
the fourth. Carrie. died on the way to
the hospital.
Fireman Killed Riding to Blaze.
Two combination hose and chemical
trucks of the Newark Fire Department,
running at high speed In response to
an alarm from the factory district. were
in collision at Plane and Warren streets,
Newark. -)ast night. One fireman was
killed and six others injured
The alarm had been turned In for a
fire of small consequence In brassiere
factory at Warren and Washington
streets. Engine companies No. and
No. % responded. The truck of En-
gine Co. T. which was running
south in Plane street, was just clearing
Warren street when the apparatus OF
Engine Co. No. %. which was riding at
about forty miles an hour on h down
grade. crashed into its back end. Seven
firemen were riding on each OF the
trucks and all were thrown into the
street by the force OF the collision, al
though half escaped injury.
Joseph Woolley, 50, of "a Gould avenue.
who was attached to Engine Co. No. %,
died of a fractured skull and internal
injuries at st. Michael's Hospital two
hours later. William Reynolds, 30 of
109is Newark street, who was a member
OF Engine Co. No. 4, was the only other
fireman seriously injured.
The others who suffered injuries were
David J. Kinear. 80, of 119 Central ave-
nue., Engine Company No. 4. fractured
nose /; James A. Dunno. rs, of SO WASH
ington avenue. Engine Company No. %,
broken ankle: Thomas j. Hynes, 36 of
5 Hartford street Engine Company No.
4, bruises and contusions: Louis Lor-
EMO. 80. of 226 Norfolk street. Engine
Company No. 4, scalp wound. and Will
lam A. Hemphill, 35 of Central avenue
driver of Engine Company No. 20. in
juries to the back.
Child Killed In street.
The Alhadef child was killed as he
ran across the street in front OF his
home. Nathan Hetzel of 2697 Eighth
avenue was driving the car which
caused his death. 1t was owned by Jo-
seph Ortners of 1870 Duane street Wit
nesses said the driver was blameless. and
he was not held.
Burdick died In the Jewish Hospital
after he had been struck by an automo-
bile, which In turn had been knocked
into him by a trolley car at Kingston
avenue and Park place. The motor
was driven by, William Schnell OF lib
North Fifth street.
Raymond Welcome. 5. OF 3os East 1926
street. The Bronx. is In Lincoln Hos
pital suffering from internal injuries
received when he was run over by an
auto truck In the street near his home.
Rosa Thompson. q. of 33l West Fifty
ninth street. was slightly injured by an
automobile at Twenty-third street and
Second avenue. She was taken to Belle.
vue Hospital.
Tho yVeinhero hov died last yiCht in
Fordham Hospital from injuries received
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