The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-05
LANSING
PREACHER
IN SMASH
Chicago Chauffeur Jams Lad
On Bicycle Into
Curb

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weekend traffic accidents result
ed in the probable permanent as
hgurement Of an eight-year-old Ham
mond school boy: serious injuries
TO several other persons; the arrest
Of two motorists, one on charse OF
criminal carelessness. the other LOT
failure to carry a license, and In
freak smashup at Fayette and Caiu-
met avenue a store front was ut
erallv torn away and a huge plate
glass window smashed to bits when
an Indiana Harbor automobile car
eened off the street and into the
building.
TWO CARS COLLIDE
Michael ]. Klitch. Jr.. aged years
119 East williams street. may be
manned for life as the result OF IN
i,,ries he received Sunday afternoon
when the automobile in which ne
was riding with his father and
mother coliided with car driven
by Rev. Brumm, of Lansing, and
containing also Mrs. Brumm and
Miss Lenore Brumm. Both auto
10 obiles turned over. The klitch car
IL said to have rolled over three
times. All the occupants were bad
" hurt. but young Klitch suffered
the most seriously. His right fore
arm was literally shaved of flesh.
The cords were severed Physicians
who attended him at the hospital say
it is improbable that the arm Will
ever regain f1exibility.
ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY
Mrs. KIitch was painfully bruised
about the neck and shoulders; Mr..
Klitch suffered injuries to his head
and left hand.
The occupants of the Brumm car
we're shaken up. bus escaped In
juries more serious.
The accident occurred about p.
m. klitch driving west in side
street about one block south Of
Saxony road, came to Calumet ave.
Another car was approaching from
the south on Calumet avenue. Both
seemingly thought the other was
going to stop. Neither did Klitch's 5
car struck that of Brumm square
in the center. There was terrific
crash. Brunm's Ford was hurled to
one side. Klitch's REQ touring car
shivered under the impact, spun
around and witnesses say, turned
over three times. The occupants
we're pinned beneath. Brumm and
passing motorists aided in extrica-
ting them. The police emergency
was summoned Officers Schaetzel,
Horlbeck and Bell responding. took
all the injured to the hospital.
MAcHME IN FLAMES
Of tho wreck Klitch's REQ was in
flames II is believed some one toss
ed a match or lighted cigarette into
the gasoline soaked wreckage. 1t
went up in flames.
Police say Klitch was going at a
high rate of speed. They say he
had the right of way. They say
Dl hiNEo a. thlC COiACi III ST. II
is a question which motorist is to
blame, say police.
Nathan Nogie. Chicago chauffeur,
was nabbed by Hammond police on
a charge of criminal carelessness
after he had swerved around the
corner of State street at Sohl street.
late Saturday afternoon, crushing
- - -
years. 1914 Truman avenue. who was
sitting on his bicycle at the street
curb.
Nogle took all of the road and
part of the sidewalk to make his
turn. Young Wisler seated astrIde
his bicycle was caught between tire
machine and the curb. He was
thrown to the pavement and suffer-
ed Injuries to his face and stomach.
He was taken TO the hospital by
Officer Teboda.
RELEASED ON BOND
Mrs. Charles Ahlborn, 6O7 For
syth avenue, who witnessed the &C
cident rushed to the aid of the boy.
She summoned Harry Oshoroff, 114s
Jefferson street. who was passing In
his machine Together with Teboda
they rushed the lad to the hospital.
Nogle was captured soon afterward.
He was released under bonds of $500.
John Vulcan. Chicagoan. sustained
broken leg early Saturday after
noon when he was run down by 4.
Fl. Gemenhardt. another Chicago mo-
torist at Indianapolis boulevard and
1l4th street. Vulcan was driving a
motorcycle He was crowded bv the
other machine and thrown to the
rfyeet- Officer Kelly took Vulcan
to tie hospital
CAR HITS BUILDING
Swerving from Calumet avenue.
Hammond. into Fayette street Sat
urday afternoon, a big Cole touring
car. driven by Pete Benedict. 1857
Block avenue. crashed into an cleo
tric shop at the southwest corner of
Calumet and Fayette. smashing the
side of the building, demolishfnr the
huge plate glass window and then
careening off into an alley In the
rear
With Benedict was his wife. Both
escaped even so much as a cut. The
windshield of the big car was not
even cracked
Damage to the building will run
we'll over 5000 Benedict lost con-
troll of the machine when a bolt
dropped from place. This was found
on the sidewalk by Officers Teboda
and Bell who rushed the police emer-
gency to the scene when reports said
the accident had resulted in fatal in