The New York herald., 1922-06-12
TRAIN SMASHES CAR,
KILLS 2 AT CROSSING
Engine Ploughs Through
Pleasure Party in Auto at
Sterling, Conn.
THREE LAND ON PILOT
26 Girls Hurt on Orange
Mountain as Bus Backs
Down and Capsizes.
MANY MINOR ACCIDENTS
Last Two of Strattons Die
After Six Are Crushed i'm
Absecon Collision.

Two persons were killed and two
others were injured seriously at
Sterling, Conn. yesterday when
passenger train piowed into an au-
tomobile. In Atlantic City two more
members of the Stratton family died,
making six the toll taken when
train crushed their automobile on Fri
day. These were the chief motor IA
talities in the metropolitan district,
but there were numerous other mis-
haps. VI
A party of pleasure seekers were on
their way from Plainf1eld, Conn.,. to
Providence. r. l., when the automo-
bile in which they were riding was
struck at the Devils Den crossing in
Sterling by New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad train, bound
from Providence to Hartford Byron
Phillips, "a, and Mrs. Phoebe M. He
bert, 23, both Of Plainfield. were killed,
and Mrs. Della Phillips, wife Of Byron,
and Mrs. Jennie Mette Of Plainfield
were injured.
Two little girls-Sophie, the eight
,nonths-old daughter of Mrs. Mette, and
the six-month-old daughter Of Mrs.
Hebert-were the only other occupants
of the car, but both escaped with few
scratches. The injuries of both Mrs.
Mette and Mrs. Phillips were so seri-
Gus that 1t was necessary to send them
to hospitals.
Motor Ground to Pieces.
The train struck the automobile full
In the center and ground 1t to pieces.
When the train was stopped the body OF
Phillips was found under the wheels OF
the second coach and that of Mrs. Hebert
alongside the track. Mrs. Phillips and
Mrs Mette and the latter's baby were
found OH the pilot of the locomotive,
where they had been thrown by tho
force of the crash. The baby OF Mrs
Hebert had been thrown to mound of
earth near the track.
The injured were taken aboard the
train along with the children, and 1t
proceeded to tAe Sterling station, from
which place the injured were removed
to hospitals 1t was reported to the
rolice that before the body OF Phillips
had been removed from the track some
body crawled under the coach and
searched his clothing, removing a wallet
from one OF his pockets.
The automobile of Samuel Lakow or
1921 Thirteenth avenue, Brooklyn. bring
ing up the rear of a motor parade In
connection with the dedication OF the
United Israel Zion Hospital. Tenth
avenue and Forty-eighth street, was
struck by another car at Fifth avenue
and Sixty-seventh street. Brooklyn.
Lakow and four other occupants of his
car were thrown to the street and In
jured
Harry I.akow, 26. a son of Samuel.
was the only one of the five who was
seriously injured He was taken to the
Methodist Episcopal Hospital suffering
from fractures of both legs and internal
injuries.
90 Girls in n smashup.
The engine of a motor truck In which
twenty-six girls of the Elizabeth, n. j.,
Young Women's Hebrew Association
were riding to the Orange Mountains for
an outing went dead on an upgrade on
Eagle Rock avenue, and before Joseph
Torello of 10 Center street, Elizabeth.
could put on the brakes was running
backward down the declivitous thorough
fare at high speed. After going about
$50 feet It careened to the side of the
road. struck tree and tumbled into
gutter. spi]ing all of its occupants along
the roadside. All we're Injured but not
seriously.
Arthur Weinberg, 10. of 2076 Forest
avenue, The Bronx. who was struck by
an automobile Saturday at 179th street
and Grand Concourse The Bronx died
in Fordham Hospital.
A motorcycle on which Sigmund Won
Aesch. 49,. and his wife, Mary. 40. of
gelS Brook avenue. The Bronx, were rid
ing to Coney Island was In collision
with a milk wagon at 99s Brook avenue.
Both were taken to Lincoln Hospital.
Patrolman Frank Carmody of The
Bronx received abrasions when his
bicycle was struck by an automobile
at Morris avenue and 163d street.
Harry Bernstein. IS. of 335 West l1sth
street. riding a bicycle at Park avenue
and 130th street. was struck by a
motorcycle. He was sent to Harlem
Hospital.
y motor truck which Patrick Deste-
fano OF 255 Lafayette street told the
police had been stolen from him. and
which was driven by novice, wrecked
tho front of the store of Frank Verastro
at 2i Prince street The driver dsap-
peared.