The New York herald., 1922-01-19
MOTOR CARS KILL 6;
TRUCK DRAGS BODY
OF WOMAN 2 MILES
Driver of Machine Did Not
Know He Struck Coney
Island Victim.
GIRL, 6, DIES IN RESCUE
Saves Sister, 3, as Driverless
Motor Bears Down on
Five Children.
BANKER IS ONE VICTIM
CHI. Romaine Mortally Hurt
Daughter of Belleville, N. j.,
Postmaster Killed.

Five persons, one girl 6 years old
were killed in automobile accidents in
New York city yesterday afternoon
and last night, and another little girl
the daughter of the postmaster OF
Belleville. N. j., was killed in an acci-
dent in that town. One victim in New
York, woman, was dragged more
than two miles under the truck that
had killed her, with her clothing
caught in grease cup. In other ac-
cidents, many caused by the slippery
condition of the streets, several per-
sons were hurt.
Edna Steifel, aged 6, daughter of
Jack Steifel of 612 East 15Sth street.
The Bronx, could have saved herself
from the wheels of a runaway auto
mobile truck yesterday afternoon in
Eagle avenue, near 156th street.
But she was walking hand in hand
with her sister, Lillian. who is 3. Lii
liam became confused and frightened
and began to cry when she saw and
craEily down the street, with no chauf-
feur at the wheel.
Saves Her Little Sister.
So Edna didn't try to get out of the
way She pushed and pulled at Lillian
until the smaller girl had been thrown
out Of the automobiles path. Edna.
however, was caught and pinned
against a low picket fence alongside
the sidewalk and so badly crushed that
she died a few minutes later while
being taken to Lebanon Hospital.
Lillian was not hurt badly. though
hruised and cut. Three other children
were with the Seifel girls at the time
jeanette York, 8 years old, of SIS East
15Sth street. Robert Becker. aged s, OF
612 East 158th street. and Roberts Ave
year-old sister. Dorothy. jeanette was
pulled away from the machine by an
unidentified man and Robert saw the
car coming In time to grab his sister
and drag her to safety. None Of them
was hurt
TIE car was owned by John Murphy.
an expressman of 6a Eighth avenue,
and driven by Hugh A. Nolan OF S2i
West Forty-second street. who was ar
said that he had left the car at the
curb in Eagle avenue while he went intc
a garage to get gasoline and oil ana
that he had no idea how II could have
started He was certain that he had
left the brakes set.
n.<sr>I nanLsr X iIIed.
Charles II. Romaine, So years old,
retired banker who lived in London for
twenty years before the war, was killed
at Riverside Drive and Ninety-seventh
street last night by a Brown and White
taxicab, driven by William A. Reilly
of 236 East Fifty-first street Romano
was crossing the drive and slipped ana
fell Just before reaching the curb. Mr.
Romano lived in ais West Ninety-sev-
enth street. 1t was said there that he
was born in Lexington, KY, and came
Of a prominent Kentucky family
Richard Shale of 2S34 West Thirtieth
street, Coney Island. a negro employed
In a garage at Neptune avenue and
street, pulled last night at
what he thought was rag under the
motor truck owned and used by Abra-
ham Cohen, an expressman OF 1920 West
street. Coney Island. The
rag was stuck and Shale pulled harder.
He dragged from beneath the truck
the body of middle aged woman, whose
rkull was crushed and whose arms and
legs were broken. Her clothing had
been caught in a grease cup, which kept
the body from falling to the street.
At Bay Twenty-fifth street and Crop
scy avenue, two miles from the garage,
tie police found two sets of false teeth,
s2.4s In small change scattered on the
ground. and an umbrella.
Probable Scene of Accident.
1t was apparent then that this was
where the accident had occurred and
hat the womans body had been
ragged two miles.
Cohen and Frank Jaccario, Cohen's
helper, who were arrested, told the
police they did not know thev had
struck n woman until Shale showed
hem the body. The victim was about
5 yeats old, weighed $50 pounds and
vas about feet inches tall. She
wore three sweaters and a black skirt,
With black shoes and stockings.
william Snpnnon. aged 45, of 5713
Fourth avenue. Brooklyn, driver em-
,loyed by the American Railway Ex-
,ress Company. was crushed to death
ast night while entering the company's
garage at 223 East Forty-third street
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