The New York herald., 1922-03-25
FIVE CHILDREN DIE
IN MOTOR MISHAPS
Four Others Hurt When Auto
mobiles Crash, Striking
Baby Carriage.
FOUR DRIVERS ARRESTED
Girl of Nine Months Thrown
to Her Death From
Mothers Arms.

Four children were run down and
killed and four were hurt Yesterday by
automobiles in different parts Of the
city A fifth died when an automobile
in which she was riding crashed into
tree.
Helen Chesney. 5. daughter of Patrol
man Frank Chesney Of the West Sixty
eighth street station, was Killed late
in the afternoon while playing in front
of her home at 555 West Fiftieth street
The child's mother witnessed the ac-
cident, and became so hysterical that
she had 10 be attended by an ambulance
surgeon.
owned by the Colonial Sand and Gravel
Company of CAB West F'iftieth street, and
driven by Joseph Mallard OF S29 East
112th street Mallard was held on
technical charge OF homicide.
Minnie Zweighar, A, of rs East 1l9th
street became confused in flood OF
traffic as she was crossing the street In
front of her home and stepped In the
path of an automobile driven by
Jacob Newman of 21 East 112th street
One Of the wheels of the motor car
passed over her head. crushing her skull.
She was dead when DR.. Buchanan OF
Harlem Hospital arrived. Newman was
not detained.
Abraham Weinstock, 8, of 17S Moore
street, Brooklyn, was run over and
killed at Bushwick avenue and Moore
street. that borough. by an automobile
owned and driven by Stephen Moncava
Of 593 Quincy street, Brooklyn
Martha Finkelstein, Z, of 9 Chester
avenue. Brooklyn. was killed when
struck by motor truck at Forty first
cfr M ft.foanfh n RrODllyn
in the afternoon. August Zwirz Of 1898
Boston road, driver of the truck. was
summoned to the office of District At
torney Ruston to be questioned.
Grace Schmitz, 9 months old, was
killed, and her brother Frank, 12 was
seriously injured when an automobile
driven by their father ran against a tree
at Fairview. near Camden. N. j. Schmidt
and his wife escaped injury.
Motor Swerves to Sidewalk.
OF the four children hurt. one was
only three months old. Their injuries
were the result of a collision between
two automobiles at Reid avenue and
McDonough street, Brooklyn. One of
the cars swerved to the sidewalk, struck
a baby carriage in which the infant
was sleeping and overturned it. The
other children were near by.
The littlest child is Florence Schneider
of 2T Reid avenue She is believed to
have been injured internally. but her
parents refused to permit her to go to
a hospital. Taking care of little Flor
ence was Amelia Carpenter, IA. Of 234
Bainbridge street. who was injured
slightly. Violet Matazio. 10, OF 26S Reid
avenue, and Doris Garcia, IL, Of 32f
Reid avenue. were cut and bruised. All
were treated by DIR. Cohen of Bush
wick Hospital.
William ]. Kurtz OF 775 Hancock street
and Louis Cea of 20 Marion street.
operators of the automobiles. were ar
rested on charges of assault.
Thrown or Cycle to Death.
A motorcycle on which Clarence and
Lawrence Waring. brothers, of North
Bellmore. L. l., were riding was in col
lision with one of the front wheels of a
motor bus in Newbridge road near
North Bellmore. Thursday night Clar-
ence was thrown headforemost to the
road and suffered fracture of the
skull that resulted in his death within
a few minutes. His brother was thrown
through the windshield of the bus, re-
ceiving fracture of the leg and numer-
Gus cuts and bruises OF the body Will
lam Wenzinger, driver OF the bus. was
cut by fragments Of glass from the
windshield The motorcycle was de-
nlolished.
In secret session late In the after
noon the committee on public thor
oughfares Of the Board of Aldermen
by a vote of 5 to 4 approved the filing
of a proposed ordinance which would
require the installation of speed regu-
lating governors on all commercial
automobiles. Alderman Peter ]. Nc
Guinness. sponsor of the measure, called
his committeeman towards for their
action, but later withdrew his remark.
Alderman John J. O'Rourke. chair
man of the committee. said testimony
at hearings uniformly condemned gov
ernors as impractical and unreliable
Experts testified that weather changes
or "A sudden Jar might break the de-
vice, making the driver of a vehicle
subject to the law, which would pro-
vide for a thirty day Jail sentence
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