The New York herald., 1922-03-27
TRAIN KILLS THREE
in STALLED MOTOR
YOnkers Men in Wreckage
of Automobile and Carried
720 Feet on Cowcatcher.
TAXICAB CRUSHES BOY
Jitney Sideswiped in Jersey
City, Injuring Woman
and Three Men.
FAULTY DRIVER IS SEIZED
Fire Tender, Avoiding Colli-
sion, Runs on Sidewalk,
Hurting Children.
FAULTY DRIVER rs SEIZED

Three men were killed yesterday
when their automobile, stalled on the
tracks of the Putnam Division OF the
New York Central near Gray Oaks
station. Yonkers. was struck by a
train and demolished. Tie wreck of
the motor. with the bodies of the men
iammed in it, was carried for more
than 700 feet along the right of way
on the locomotives cowcatcher.
The dead:
LEVINE. REUBEN, 40, Sc Elliott
avenue, Yonkers; president of the
Levine Iron Works of Yonkers.
LEVINE. LEWIS, 35. S6 Elliott ave-
nue.. Yonkers; secretary of tie iron
firm
PIGOT. JOHN, 80. 135 Oliver avenue
Yonkers; employe of the iron firm.
The Levines who were brothers. went
fishing in Nepperhan Creek yesterday
morning, taking Pigot with them Reuben
Levine was driving the automobile alone
for the first time. He purchased it last
Thursday. took few lessons and decided
he could handle it without trouble.
Morning Spent In Fishing.
With small boy, reported TO have
been Joseph Byer of 80 Palmer avenue.
the three men reached the fishing hole.
They spent several hours there.
A few minutes after noon the three
men got into the automobile to go home
to dinner. leaving young Dyer at the
creek. Levine took the wheel once more.
Near the railroad crossing the motor
begxn to act badly and the automobile
moved forward jerkily A few yards
from the tracks, with the warning bell
sounding an alarm for the approaching
train. the motor stopped. The car rolled
forward and lost momentum as it reached
the tracks.
Hugh ID. Kirk. engine driver. saw the
two Levines and Pigot make frantic eff
forts to get clear of the automobile.
Kirk shut off the throttle as the motor
car stalled and jammed on the airbrakes.
But the train was travelling at high speed
and it was carried along until II smashed
into the automobile. The two Levines
and Pigot had rot got clear of the vehicle
and they were crushed in the wreckage.
| Kirk stopped the train 720 feet up the
line.
Crash Heard Blocks Away.
The crash of the collision was heard by
Sergeant Herman Schall OF the Yonkers
police force. who was several blocks
away. He notified Yonkers Homeopathic
and st. Joseph's hospitals and then went
to the scene to give first aid.
All three men were beyond help, nc
cording 10 ambulance surgeons. Pigot's
body was found under the last car OF
the train. The bodies Of the other two
had been held in the splintered chassis
Of the automobile. The removal OF the
bodies of the victims was supervised by
Capt John Cahill. and after inspecting
the wreckage and questioning the train
charge of homicide.
An investigation was made also by
Coroner Edward Fitzgerald. after which
Kirk was paroled in the custody OF Owen
O'Connor, paymaster of the Putnam Di-
vision.
Reuben levine. who was a resident of
Yonkers for many years, leaves wife
and four children. His brother leaves a
wife and two children. Pigot was un-
married.
A taxicab ran down and killed John
Kennedy, g. OF 2s1 Avenue A as he
played with other boys In the roadway
yesterday. At the time or the accident
Seventeenth street in that vicinity was
crowded with both children and adults,
all Of them enjoying the spring sunshine.
A dozen women tainted at the sight OF
the boy being carried under the wheels
OF the cab.
Alvin Schulthels OF 544 East Seven
teenth street, owner and driver of tho
cab. told the police he had a clear road
before him until the boy ran IN his way.
fTe tried to stop. he said. but there was
no time. lie was taken TO the East
Twenty-second street station and there
arrested on a technical charge of homi-
eide.
Four persons. one Of them n woman,
were injured yesterday afternoon when
an automobile driven by Arthur Risley
Of ia Arlington avenue. Jersey City,
sdeswIped a Jitney. The accident was
at Boulevard and the Jersey City bound
airy.
Miss Elizabeth Frank, %, OF 74o
Ocean avenue. and Harry Palmer OF %
Clerk street. Jersey City. the most seri-
ously hurt, were taken to st. Mary's
Hospital. The others. Louis Rogow OF
All Avenue G, Bayonne, and Samuel
Sprague OF 81 Clerk street. Jersey City.
were attended and taken home. Risiey
was arrested on a charge of atrocious
assault and battery.
Rogow, driver of the jitncy. was
standing In front OF Il while its tank
was being filled with gasoline. The
others were passengers in Risley's motor
car
Fire Tender Injuries Child.
Flora Aukurhing. years old. OF Min
ford place, The Bronx. was badly hurt
and score of her playmates Just
escaped a similar fate last night when
the tender OF Engine Company SO ran
up on the sidewalk In front OF her
home. The driver said tho tender
swerved across the curb when he turned
quickly to avoid running into an auto
mobile.
The child's right arm was fractured
and she suffered internal injuries alss.
she was carried by Patrolman FItchel
of Simpson street police station 10 the
office OF Or. Benjamin Breakstone. sos
East 1I2d street and after being at
tended was taken to her home.