Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-16
Several Accidents Here

h removed the party of four to
the st. Peters hospital.
Several Accidents Here
As a result of the numerous acct
dents which occurred in this city
over the week end and during the
past week or more, Chief Niels j.
Tonnesen today notified the mem
bers of his motorcycle squad and
the department to strictly enforce
the state automobile laws particu-
larry in connection with speeding,
reckless droving and lights. Hhe
chief intimated persons arrested for
violations of this nature would be
dealt with severely.
Vehicles were badly damaged and
n girl slightly injured in accidents
in this city. while a man was slight
ly injured in an accident on the
concrete road from South Amboy
leading to the state bridge.
Motorcycle Officer Paul Layden
investigated an accident on Amboy
avenue yesterday afternoon. 4 car
driven by M. Allen OF Newark. ran
UP on the sidewalk to avoid hitting
three and a half year old Louise
crossing the street with her seven
year old sister. The small girl re-
ceived minor bruises when she
walked into the rear mudguard and
was attended by DR.. C. w. Naulty.
j. Freedman of Brooklyn, report
ed the South Amboy accident to
Lieutenant John Morris on Saturday
afternoon. Edward Wanger, TWEEN
ty-five years old Of 32S Henry street,
South Amboy was driving a horse
and wagon towards this city and a
touring car N. j. 126,756 going the
same direction tried to cut off truck
N. Y. 945,444 and collided with the
horse and wagon. The horse started
to run away but the driver managed
to stop same, after which he beca'ae
unconscious. Freedman took Wan
ger to the local hospital and the
horse to local headquarters. 1t was
claimed that Morris Gallus. of AS
bury Park, was the driver of the au-
tomobile responsible for the ac-
cident and he was arrested by De
tective John Murray on an assault
charge and turned over to Officer
Olesen of the Sayreville department.
Wanuer was treated at the local in
stitution for minor abrasions by DIR.
G. w. Tyrrell and sent to his home
yesterday.
Sergeant John Larson Investigated
an accident at the corner Of Pros
pect and Fayette streets on Satur-
day. A truck driven by Walter
Smith of Washington street, South
River, going north on Prospect
street hit another truck operated by
Gottlab Hettler of New Brunswick
coming out of Fayette street. The
latter car was damaged considerably
and two barrels of cabbage were
scattered over the street.
There was a collision between the
automobiles of Ira Rankin and Will
liam Plisko at the corner of Broad
and State streets on Saturday night
and as a result of same Officer Hugh
Steed summoned both drivers for a
hearing tonight.
John Dwyer, of 406 Laurie street,
reported to the police yesterday
morning that while driving a truck
west on New Brunswick avenue near
Maple street, a taxicab going in e
same direction tried to pass him,
skidded ard hit his truck. The taxi
was driven by Timothy Meaney and
both truck and taxi were damaged.
The taxicab driver also reported the
accident, claiming that there was no
rear light on the truck.
The police investigated an acci-
dent yesterday morning in which a
taxicab driven by Timothy Meaney
struck a horse belonging to Johnson
and Miller, milk dealers. The horse
was bruised about the mouth.
An automobile driven by Alice
Erhardt of Elizabeth a into a car
driven by Bessie Cassidy of Hoboken
in this city yesterday afternoon. The
Cassidy car was slightly damaged. A
collision between al automobile to
Leon H. Olesen of Elizabeth n
Walter Bainbridge's a on Market
street, lear Prospect street occurred
yesterday afternoon. Officer Frank
Rubaha Investigated same.
A truck owned and driven by
Walter Hughes ran into a small
truck belonging to Leslie Braidwood
and driven by Henry Jensen at the
corner of Amboy avenue and New
Brunswick avenue on Saturday.
The automobile of Peter Brynes
driven by Stephen Bartos of BAT
kirkland place was badly damaged
about 1910 o'clock this morning in
a collision with a truck driven by
Henry Daley and owned by Charles
Daley of 239 Walnut street, South
Amboy, on the state bridge. Mrs.
Joseph Slaughter of Washington
avenue, South Amboy, who was rid
ing in the truck suffered from shock
as a result of the collision and had
to be taken to her home.
The traffic was quite heavy for a
time yesterday and the usual week.
end traffic squad was on duty.