The New York herald., 1922-07-17
AUTOMOBILES TAKE
EIGHT LIVES IN DAY
Bride Is Killed When Car
Driven by Husband Upsets
in New Jersey.

Automobile accidents were responsible
for eight deaths in New York yesterday,
and many minor accidents were reported
by the police during the day.
Mrs. Helen Vewclik, wife of John
Vewclik. a scenic artist Of Fort Lee
\. J., and bride Of two weeks, died in
the North Hudson Hospital, Weehawken,
early yesterday, short time after she
had sustained injuries by the overturn-
ing Of an automobile in which she, her
husband, Miss Mabel Bush of % Sea
View avenue. Jersey City. and Fred
Kohbig of Fort Lee, were riding in Cliff
side Park. In Anderson avenue Mr..
vewclik encountered a depression in the
pavement and swerved the car sharply
to avoid it. turning the car over on its
side. The two men were thrown clear,
but Mrs. vewclik and Miss Bush were
pinned under the side of the car. Miss
Bush is in the North Hudson Hospital
in a serious condition.
Charles c. Parish, So. of 1899 Allan
tic avenue. Brooklyn, was run down and
killed by an automobile operated by
Pasquale Durri Of PA Atkins avenue at
Atl3nrio and Alabama avenues. few
blocks from his home. Parish was a
mechanic and had been in the employ
of r. Hoe & Co.. printing press manu-
facturers, for thirty-five years. Durri
was summoned to appear in New Jersey
Avenue Court to-day and give an cS
panation of the accident
Mrs. Frank Rosen. %, of 2919 West
rwenty-hfth street. Coney Island, was
IL inv OIL, OF d.t
on her way to n store to get bottle
OF milk for her baby when an automo-
bile driven by Frederick Kcatng of 80
McDonough street. Brooklyn, struck and
killed her. Heating was arrested on
a charge Of homicide.
Anna Phillet, IL, of Isl East Forty
second street, was struck by an auto
mobile when playing in front of her
home and died later at Bellevue Hos
pital.
John Cucco. Sc. of Al Oliver street,
who was run over by motor truck in
front of 314 East Twenty-fifth street
Saturday afternoon, died at Bellevue
Hospital yesterday.
Mrs. Polly Gershowitz, 60, OF 1876
Prospect place. Brooklyn, who sustained
compound fracture of the skull Satur-
Gay when struck by a motorcycle in
front of 397 Saratoga avenue, Brooklyn.
dIed yesterday at st Johns Hospital in
Brooklyn. Michael Donate of col st.
Johns place. who was operating the
motorcycle that struck the woman, is
Under arrest.
Giuseppe d'Alimonte of f4S East
1S9th street. The Bronx. was driving
a carrousel along Pelham Parkway near
Mansion road in The Bronx late yester-
day afternoon when an automobile
driven by William Bowling of III West
Eighty-ninth street bumped into the
rear of the wagon. D'Alimonte was
thrown to the pavement and suffered
q fractured skull of which he died
while being sent to Fordham Hospital.
The crash frightened the horse, and
he ..olted. After n half a block Tony
Grova Of 32t Fordham road, The
Bronx. who had been riding with Dali
monte. was thrown out. but was only
bruised. Half mile further on the
animal ran into a traffic jam and was
stopped by policeman after he had
bumped into several automobiles.
Patrolman George r. Nolan of Traf-
fic c was at Fordham road and South
ern Boulevard when he heard the crash
Of he collision. In order to hurry TO
the scene he tried to jump into pass
ing automobile. His foot slipped and
he poked his arm through the wind
SHE'D. He was sent to Fordham Hos
pital. where an ambulance surgeon put
twenty-seven stitches in the wound
Bowling was arrested by Patrolman
Victor Woodrazk of the Bronx Park
station ard while driving to the sta
ton house drove his machine against
an elevated railroad pillar at Webster
avenue and East 200th street. The
eft mudguard was smashed. Dowling
vas locked UP charged with homicide.