The New York herald., 1922-05-31
New Police Orders Credited
With Hating Usual Toll
of Motor Deaths.
WOMAN DIES NEAR GRAVE
Run Over After Cemetery
Visit; Boy Loses Life at
Coney Island.

Orders sent out from Police Head
quarters to curb automobile speeding
and reckless driving apparently re-
suited yesterday in fewer serious au-
tomobile accidents than have been re-
ported on any Sunday or holiday in
many months. Only two persons were
killed
The perfect weather caused virtually
every automobile owner in the city to
go on the road. but. according to the
police. they drove with the caution
which comes only from the fear of
arrest and punishment. There were a
score of accidents. but the police laid
very few of them to wanton reckless
ness.
Acting under instructions from Police
Headquarters after Chief Inspector La
hey had said that the rapidly increasing
list of serious automobile accidents must
stop. special details CT policemen were
sent out to watch for speeders. particu-
larly along the roads leading to the
beaches Many summonses for speeding
were served, but the police In every part
of the city reported that, considering
the weather and the fact that at least
q half dozen deaths us>>liy are re-
ported on such day. the showing was
remarkable
An elderly woman. Mrs. Antaca Con-
cetta of 306 East 112th street. was re-
turning from Calvary Cemetery. where
she had been to decorate the grave of
her son-in-law, when she was run over
and killed by an automobile operated by
Charles Farmer of 1S1 Radde street.
Long Island City. Farmer was arrested
and held in $4,000 bail.
David Heinowitz. 3. OF 1872 West
T venty-fourth street, Coney Island, was
run over last night 10y an automobile
operated by DR.. Morris Sherman of 2959
West Thirty-second street. Coney Island,
and died two hours later in Coney Island
Hospital without regainng consciousness.
Crossing Twentieth avenue at Eighty
sixth street, Brooklyn late last night
Samuel Ellen. 20. of s621 Twentieth ave
nue.. pushed his wife. Mrs. Mildred Ellen.
to one side to prevent her being struck
by an automobile truck. but he himself
was thrown under the wheels and prob
was bruised. Both we're taken to Har-
Dor Hospital.
At Coney Island. where the traffic al
ways is heavy on holidays. a squad of
policemen sent out by Capt John ].
Hughes reported at the end Of the shift
at o'clock that they had served only
two summonses for speeding.
Three motorcycle policemen who
watched the roads leading to South
Beach and Midland Beach. Staten ISL
and reported that they had served
eighteen summonses to speeding drivers.
At Far Rockaway not a single sum-
mons was served and there was not
one accident. 1t was the same at Long
Beach. Police in Hudson county. par
ticularly along the Hudson County
Boulevard. served twenty summonses
\ half dozen persons we're injured
slightly in minor mishaps.
What came near being a serious ac-
cident occurred at 1SSth street and
Sedgwick avenue. The Bronx, when
light automobile driven by Michael Kat
lick of 324 East Fifteenth street, and
carrying five other persons. was over
turned after II struck n larger automo-
bile. All the occupants were pinned
under the small automobile, but escaped
with cuts and bruises. Besides Katlick
they were Mrs. Mary Krasitski of 1913
Second avenue. her son stephen. 2 ; Mrs
Vonda Judichici of 326 East Fifteenth
street. and her two children. Stanley,
5, and Alice. 4.