The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-31
MANY ACCIDENTS OVER SATURDAY
 AND SUNDAY

Dominick Laezza, eight years old, of 4509 Main street was reported as not being in critical condition at St. Vincent's hospital today where he is suffering from concussion of the brain and a fractured skull. The boy was struck by an automobile driven by Joseph S. Christie of 662 Noble avenue, while crossing the street near his home yesterday. The boy was re- moved to St. Vincent's hospital by Dr. F. J. O'Brien of the Emergency hos pita1 after first aid treatment had been rendered.
 Otto Luhgren of 72O Ha1lett street, Benjamin Smith and John Boone of the same address were saved from drowning by life guards, H. Buell. and Reuben Kownatsky, when the canoe they were using capsized about 100 yards off shore. Junior Lieutenant Weimer and Charles Kessels of the life guards assisted in the rescue. After Luhgren had been revived by men were all put into their street clothes and taken to their homes. The rescue was the sixth at Pleasure Beach, Commodore Buell. stated. An unknown 10 year old boy was | saved from drowning in the Pequon- mock river near the Congress street bridge early Saturday evening by Peter Thibodeau, 113 Clarence street. water during an argument with some other lads of the same age, and Thibodeau dove into the muddy river. | clothes and all. and brought the lad | to shore.
 Another small boy, swimming be- yond his depth, was rescued by three | life guards at Seaside Park yesterday | afternoon. He was found to be suf- fering from fright. After this had passed he was fully recovered. Captain Edward Cowles and Paul Gillette saved themselves from serious consequences early yesterday morning when their motorboat, struck | a boulder near the Stratford avenue | bridge and got out of control. The quick action of the men in shutting | off the engine prevented a collision with any of the numerous boats | anchored at that point.
 | Motorcycle Policeman Robert E. l Egan was badly injured yesterday | afternoon in a collision between his ] motorcycle and an automobile driven | by Leonard Sandstrom, 67 years old of 26S Broad street. Egan was at- | tended by Dr. William J. O'Connell
 of the Emergency hospital who found ] the policeman to be suffering from a fractured toe on the left foot, severe multiple decorations of the left arm | decorations and bruises of the left leg 1 and extensive abrasions of the body. ! Egan was removed to his home after | treatment. The accident happened at | Seaside Park when Egan in pursuit | of a speeding automobile, was sud- I denly blocked by Sandstrom.
 Harold Cismada, II years old, of t165 Kings Highway, was treated for
 one of the worst dog bites physicians
 at the Emergency hospital have seen
 in a long time. The boy was bitten
 by a dog which jumped at the young
 ster he was swaying back and forth
 in a swing in his back yard. Dr. Will
 liam J. O'Connell required three | stitches to close the wound.
 Justine Nadeau, twenty months old | of 146 George street, was also treated
 yesterday afternoon at the Emergency
 hospital for a minor dog bite.
 Florence Fitzgibbons, four year: old of 26S Pequonnock street was taken to the Emergency hospital an6 treated by Dr. A. B. Margulis, for 2 slight laceration of the scalp last nigh suffered in fall from a post to the sidewalk.
 Railroad avenue, received a possible
 fracture of the right keep cap whe1
 he landed on his knees in the sant
 after jump from the sea wall a
 Seaside Park.
 It is not often that a man can giv,
 himself a fracture of the jaw. Joh1 Gankovics, of Fairfield did just tha
 when a hammer which he was uSint
 bounded off the metal which he wa!
 pounding and struck him on the jaw
 The man was treated at the Elmer gency Hospital by Dr. A. B. Margolis
 Michael Sabo, 10 years old, of IT
 Pine street, while crossing Stat
 street was run down by an automobil
 to note the number of the car. Sab,
 was painfully bruised and laceratet
 about the legs.
 Slipping while walking a fence
 Joseph Perotta, II years old, of 2
 Water street was impaled on a picket
 Taken to the Emergency hospital. h
 was treated for deep laceration o
 the right thigh by Dr. E. J. Alban.