The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-11
ENGINE HITS MOTOR,
FIVE HURT, 1 DYING
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and bruises on the right SIDE and dis
located shoulder He will recover.
William O'Keefe OF 7e9 Eifty-thro
street. Brooklyn, left eve destroyed
right arm broken. internal injuries ano
possible fracture OF the skull He IL
said to have a bare chance TO live.
Mrs. Emma OKeefe. his wife, cots
and bruises about the head. she was
the least hurt.
The O'Keefes were spending the week
end at the Demnert home in Rutherford
Demmert purchased a new touring car
last week and invited them to go for a
ride yesterday morning. 1t was The third
time he had driven the new automo-
bile. Demmert drove sSuth on Van
Houten avenue, which crosses the tracks
Of the Newark branch of the Erie. There
is bell at the crossing and side arms
which wave as train approa ches. Per-
sons who live near there said the bell
and the arms operated only part of the
time.
Demmert could not see the train APP
preaching because OF thick clump OF
trees along the tracks at that corner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Fahnestock OF
10 East Sixty-sixth street were cut and
bruised yesterday when the taxicab in
which they were riding collided with a
CdT uIlNtn william Mclean
OF 576A Morgan avenue, Brooklyn. at
Fifth avenue and Fifty-fifth street.
They were placed in a taxicab by Pa
trolman Felix and sent to Roosevelt
Hospital. They were able to 70 home
after treatment. Mr.. Fahnestock is a
member OF F'ahnestock & Co., bankers,
of 9 Wall street. His face and hands
were cut. Mrs. Fahnestock's right knee
was cut
Arnold Wohlman. 6, of 1909 Franklin
avenue, The Bronx, was struck yester-
day by an automobile operated by Lester
w. Passenger of 1913 Broadway, Albany
He was taken to Lebanon Hospital suf-
fering from cuts, bruises and possible
internal injuries.
Five persons were hurt at S 80
o'clock last night when an automobile
and trolley car tried to beat each
other across the street at Third avenue
and 101th street. The driver Of the
automobile was Morris zuersler, 90. OF
1899 Clay avenue. The Bronx. The
motorman was Michael Smith Of 1893
Third avenue. The trolley car knocked
the automobile against an IL" pillar.
throwing the four occupants out.
Zuersler and Samuel Snyder, %, or
asa Grand street, were treated by DR..
Ferguson of Reception Hospital for cuts
and bruises and were able to go home.
The two young women in the car, how
ever were more seriously hurt They
were May Gordon. 2s, OF 426 Grand
street, and Minnie Robbins. 81. OF II
Charles street. Miss Gordon's arm was
broken and she was injured internally.
Miss Robbinss left hip was fractured
and she was cut and bruised about the
face and body.
Standing beside the motorman was
Frank Scianti. of 314 East Twenty fifth
street. He also was treated for cuts
caused by glass.
Henry Lee. So. of 81 West Thirty
third street. was crossing Eighth ave-
nue. at Thirty-second street last night
when he was struck by an automobile
operated by John Godfrey OF so West
Ninth street. He was taken TO Bellevue
Hospital with possible fractured skull
Godfrey was arrested.
William Reich, 4, OF SIS West 160th
street, was playing In the street last
night In front of a garage at 665 West
160th street. when an automobile OPP
Grated by Louis Bush of Sol West 160th
street. backed out OF the garage and
struck him.