The New York herald., 1922-05-29
5 KILLED, MANY HIT
IN MOTOR WRECKS
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| control of the steering mechanism and
the car mounted a walkway, tore down
an electric light pole and crashed against
the guard rail of the bridge Had the
rail given away the car would have
dropped into Pelham Bay, forty feet
| below.
Galone was not hurt. but four young
persons who were riding with him were
injured. Katherine Veit. 6, of 439 East
Eighty fourth street. was taken TO
Fordham Hospital suffering from a com
pound fracture Of the leg. Her sister.
Emma. 20, and Rudolf Gualtriti. 8, and
his brother. Salvatore, 2. of 2S Bedford
street. received slight injuries and left
for home after being attended Galone
was arrested on charge of reckless
driving. He said the car ran on the
walkway when he attempted to avoid
running down several children who had
stepped into it's path.
The automobile of George Cummings
of 55S Argyle avenue. Orange. N. j..
overturned in a gutter on Llewellyn
road. Montclair yesterday and Cum
mings, his wife and their daughter.
Joyce. and two sons, George and Ray
mond. were injured. They were taken to
Mountainside Hospital, but the condi-
ton of none was considered to be seri-
GUS. The automobile capsized after one
of lis wheels had been struck by another
motor, driven by Mrs. Ellen :. O'Brien
of 20 Chelsea place, East Orange.
Two motor cars were in collision at
Glcnmore avenue and Ashford street.
Brooklyn, yesterday and two women and
a child were injured. Mrs. Rhoda Set
man. %, of 27SS Atlantic avenue. re-
/ aAt Al ts.t,, ,..f. - H.
Gizella Blot, So OF 395 Ashford street,
was injured about the head and body.
and Jennie Jacobs. 10. of the same ad-
dress, suffered a fracture OF the right
arm All ,went home after they had
been attended by an ambulance surgeon
Crashes Into Telegraph Pole.
Michael J. Devaney 10, of III West
Sixty-e.ghth street, lost control of an
automobile in Gunhill road, The Bronx
yesterday and it dashed against a tele-
graph pole. Devaney sustained injuries
to the head and body and was sent to
Fordham Hospital. Two companions re-
ceived only slight injuries and went
home.
Patrolman Charles Carroll of Traffic
Squad was riding in an automobile
with George Anderson of All West
Forty-ninth street, when the car was
in collision with motor truck of Hank
Schmidt of 36S East 14Sth street Car
roll was thrown from the automobile
and received decorations of the head.
He was removed to Harlem Hospital
The accident occurred at 125th street
and Seventh avenue.
An automobile that was being driven
In First avenue ran against an 'L"
pillar near Fifth street early in the
M itc &c
injured. John Gilmore, 36, of 527 East
Seventy-eighth street, the chauffeur, re-
ceived a fractured skull James Shabit.
80, Of 1856 East Third street. received
lacerations of the head. and George
Shick, 2S. of 406 Sixth street, sustained
contusions of the right foot. All were
sent to Bellevue Hospital. but Shick
later went home.
A taxicab that was being driven south
in the Bowery ran against an IL" pill
lar at Prince street. and a passenger,
Mack Park, 19. of 1927 Herkimer street
Brooklyn, sustained lacerations of the
head and face and a fracture of the
ankle. He was taken to ST. Vincent's
Hospital. The chauffeur escaped in
jury.
Thomas Collins. 10, OF 1913 East 126th
street. was struck by an automobile at
Madison avenue and 131st street and
SuSldlneu lbNtIdtIOHS oI tne scalp. re
was attended at Harlem Hospital
Morris Levine. g. when crossing Hous-
ton street at Avenue A, was struck by
an automobile His right foot was frac-
tured. He was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital.
An unidentified boy was taken to
Gouverneur Hospital suffering from a
fractured skull after he had been run
down by an automobile at Orchard and
Delaney streets
! Morton Doversh of 20S West 18th
street was struck by motor car at
Seventh avenue and 115th street and re-
ceived contusions of the body. He is In
Harlem Hospital.
Patrolman William r. McAvoy. SO, OF
1 260 West 117th street. was directing
traffic at 125th street and Madison ave-
nue. yesterday when he was struck by an
automobile driven by Charles Besse. Jr
The policeman, who is attached to Traf-
fic A. was removed to Harlem Hospital
suffering from a possible fracture of the
skull. Besse was arrested on a charge
! OF felonious assault