The New York herald., 1922-10-24
MOTORS KILL FOUR
DURING RAINSTORM
Small Boy, Two Women and
a Man Are Victims-Many
Others Hurt.
GIRL is UNIDENTIFIED
TaXicab Runs Her DOWN.
New Yorker Loses Life in
New Haven.
GIRL is UNIDENTIFIED

The heavy rainstorm of late yester-
day afternoon and last night. which
caused pedestrians to cross streets with
heads down, umbrellas up and with
scant regard for traffic. caused auto
mobile accidents in Manhattan. Queens
and Brooklyn. in which small boy.
two women and a man were Killed.
Many others. bewildered in the storm
and the traffic, We're injured One other
boy, Erling Carlston, 6 years old, of
5G4 Sixty-fifth street, Brooklyn. was
killed during the day. His death oc-
CURED while he was on his way to
school before noon. He was run down
at Fifty-eighth street and Fifth ave-
nue., Brooklyn. by an automobile driven
by George Goldman of 2407 Surf avenue
Coney Island.
One of the women killed has not been
identified. She was crossing Madison
avenue at Fifty-seventh street when
knocked down by taxcab owned by
Manuel Seligman of 1888 Hart street.
Brooklyn. and operated by Max Tauber
of 1874 East Third street. Brooklyn, with
Robert J. Adams OF 1877 East Fifty
seventh street asa passenger.
Woman's Skull Fractured.
The girl was about q years old, about
five feet tall and weighed 100 pounds.
She wore a gray coat, blue skirt and
Russian blouse. On one of her hands
was heart shaped signet ring, engraved
on the inside with r, NJ. and on the
outside with M. w. She had brown
eyes and black hair.
The other woman was Mrs. Rosario
Bellonto, whose address the police have
not learned. She was crossing Third
avenue at Thirty-sixth street. and was
hit by an automobile driven by Henry
Hengstmorni of 431 West 18th street.
Hensstmorni took her to Bellevue Hos
pital. where surgeons said she was dead.
Her skull had been fractured Hengst-
morni was arrested on technical
charge of homicide.
Max Burmeister. 60 years old of 349
East Sixty-fifth street, was killed while
crossing Second avenue at Sixty-fifth
street. He was knocked down by a
truck owned by stephen Angelillo of
ol9 Mulberry street. and driven by James
Vasille Of 161 Mott street.
Girls Skull Broken.
The secorAl small boy killed was
Frank Wagner. years old. of 1l45 10itt
street. Richmond Hill. Queens, who was
mobile operated by Renwick Mcclellan
of Sei4 111th street. Richmond Hill. The
boy was crossing the street.
Niles o. Froling. As, OF 26 North
Arlington street. East Orange. was
found dead on the pavement in Nesbitt
street, near Arlington street, Newark,
at night. His skull had been fractured.
The police believe he was run down by
an automobile and are making an in
vestigation.
Miss Mella Newman. OF II Van Loon
place, Elmhurst, l.. l., was knocked
down by truck at Second avenue AMI
Fifty-ninth street. Her right leg was
fractured and she suffered internal in
juries. She was sent to Reception Hos
pital. The truck was owned by the
Petroleum Trucking Company, of 1f
Rector street. and driven by James
Frazetta. of IS North Henry street
Brooklyn.
Irene from, years old. Of III West
Eleventh street, suffered fracture OF
the skull last night when she was
struck by an automobile operated )y
Fred Appolli. of SIG Hornaday place,
The Bronx. at Sixth avenue and
Twelfth street She was sent to St
Vincent's Hospital Her condition is
serious.