The New York herald., 1922-11-28
MOTORS KILL five
ON SLUSHY STREETS
First Snow Causes Series
of Tragedies and
Accidents.
TWO CHILDREN DEAD
Girl Led by Mother Push
ing Baby Is Run Down
by Woman.
CAPTAINS WIFE BROWNS
Actress Victim of Freakish
Traffic Mishap in the
Theater District.

Adelaide Reno. Az years old, of AZ
North Eighth street. Paterson, N. j.,
was struck and killed instantly yes
terday by an automobile operated by
Mrs. Mann Ardel, a telephone opera
tor OF Stevens avenue. Little Falls.
The child was holding her mothers
hand and the mother was pushing a
baby carriage in Goffle road. They
were hurrying home through a snow
storm. The automobile. which, ac-
TO one side to avoid car coming in
the opposite direction, struck the girl,
tearing her from her mothers grip
and hurting her several feet.
Mrs. Ardel was arrested on techni-
oal charge of homicide.
Frank Barris, IA. of 1874 Orient avenue,
Jersey City. was killed last night at
Bergen and Bramhall streets, Jersey
City, by an automobile which skidded on
the slush covered pavement The driver
was George Van PeIt OF $40 Bramhall
street
Boy killed stealing Ride.
Theodore Fleck. Is, OF 1856 Bergen
street, Brooklyn. was killed and James
Barbarite. 10. of Al Kingston avenue,
Brooklyn. was injured seriously late
yesterday when the horse-drawn coal
and Ice truck on which they were steal
ing a ride was struck by touring car
operated by Morris Aginskee of 5000
Ocean Parkway. Aginskee was ar
rested
Anna Berner, 43, of 172 Himrod
street, Brooklyn, was struck and killed
last night by an automobile while trying
10 cross Myrtle avenue near her home.
The truck was driven by louis Frisch
of 80 Cypress Hills road. Queens, who
was not arrested.
Mrs. Bessie Tonnck. aged 6S. of 246
West 112th street, was mortally injured
at 112th street and Lenox avenue late
last night by an automobile driven by
Robert Mason OF 103 West 144th street
Mrs. Tonnick was sent to Harlem Hos
pital. where she died at IL :15 o'clock this
morning.
Mrs. William Engstrom, wife OF the
captain of Lehigh Valley barge at Pier
IA, Hoboken, slipped or a slushy gang
plank last night and fell into the river
and was drowned. Her body was not
recovered
Mrs. Gavin Lowe, wife of a New York
coal operator. who lives at the Essex
County Country Club. West Orange, Is
in Memorial Hospital. Orange, suffering
from injuries received when struck by
an automobile In East Orange last night.
According to the police, Mrs. Lowe
stepped off the curb in front of the City
Hall in the path of a motor driven by
Charles Leurie of 107 South Essex ave-
nue., Orange.
woman Blinded by snow.
Mrs. Bertha Farkas. 2s years old. of
$50 East Ninety-first street. received
several fractured ribs when she was
struck by an automobile truck driven
by Carl Somerfeld of 1856 Communipaw
avenue. Jersey City. at Madison ave-
nue. and Ninety-eighth street. She was
taken to the Harlem Hospital by PATROL
man Hoffman of the East 10th street
station. who reported that the accident
was unavoidable. as the woman. blinded
by the falling snow. stepped In front
of the machine.
The slippery walks and streets caused
Miss Jean Dane, vaudeville performer
Of ia West Forty-seventh street, 70 suf-
fer an unusual accident at Broadway
and Forty-seventh street. She was
crossing from east TO west when a south
bound street car approached and the
motorman put on the brakes to avoid
hitting pedestrians, but the car skidded
and hit touring car. which ran Into
taxicab and the taxicab. pushed to
one side, struck Miss Dane and threw
her In front of another machine. Her
left shoulder and collarbone were frac-
turcd. and she was sent to Roosevelt
Hospital.
Forty chauffeurs. said to be a record
number. were sentenced to jail yesterday
in Traffic Court, for various offenses. by
Magistrates McAdoo Sims and Cobb.