The New York herald., 1922-08-02
MOTORS TO DEATH
THROUGH RAIL GATE
Man Impaled on Picket as Car
Smashes Through at Ar
verne Station.
SEVEN OTHERS KILLED
Automobile i'm Beekman Street
Hits Ambulance and Then
Skids Into Woman.

Crashing into the gates of the Long
Island Railroad at the Arverne station
at Rockaway Beach last night in an au-
tomobile. David Henry Abrams OF Nc
Neil avenue, Inwood. was pierced in the
abdomen by picket and died at the
Rockaway Beach Hospital. George
Hemming OF SO West 135th street. who
was In the machine. received a shock
and internal injuries and was taken 10
the hospital.
The police have been unable to learn
who was driving the machine. The
gates over the tracks were down and
apparently the driver did not see the
red light. for the machine crashed into
the gates. The gates were thrown back,
and as the machine proceeded few
yards one of them smashed the wind
shield and struck Abrams in the side,
a picket penetrating six inches into the
abdomen. Hemming was thrown from
the machine. The unconscious man and
Hemming were hurried TO the hospital,
where Abrams died as he was being
placed on the operating table.
Seven other persons died yesterday in
the metropolitan district of injuries re-
ceived in automobile accidents Many
others were injured. One of those killed
was Mrs. Mamie Cali of 336 East 102d
street, who died trying to save the life
of her small grandson.
Eleanor Anderson, 4. of 212 LacoEia
street, Elmhurst, Queens. died in st.
Johns Hospital. Long Island City, of
injuries received last Sunday when she
was run over by an automobile owned
by Harris James of 1855 West Twenty
sixth street and driven by Thomas
Doonan of the same address.
An ambulance from Beekman Street
Hospital was struck last night at Beck
man and Gold streets by an automobile
driven by Leo Obeneack. The automo-
bile after hitting the ambulance. skidded
and struck Mrs. Lily Bernesain of BAL
West Fiftieth street. She and Obe-
neacks mother were taken to Beekman
Street Hospital and treated for cuts and
bruises. charge of reckless driving
was made against Obeneack.
John Berger. s. of POI West 14Sth
street. was killed by a Fifth avenue
bus at Seventh avenue and i4Sth street.
He became bewidered and ran into
the big car. driven by Michael Dawn of
i5Sa Second avenue.
Harry Gilman, Q. OF 1863 Third ave-
nue., lost his life when he was struck
by taxicab on Third avenue near
Ninety-eighth street. Frank Piskowski
of 320 East Nineteenth street. the chauf-
&C., lxaII L.sl LxxtA farr
istrate Nolan in Harlem Court on a
technical charge of homicide.
Aloysius Tyzyna. 10, OF Saddle River
n. J.. was thrown rrom his bicycle and
killed when he collided with heavy
truck in Hacxensack. n. j. Joseph Ludo,
driver of the machine. drove into q
ditch to try to avoid striking the boy.
He was held under technical charge
Of manslaughter.
Mrs. Theresa Gnecco of Kipp avenue,
Hasbrouck Heights. ". j.. died in Hack
ensack Hospital from an injury she re-
ceived a few days ago when a bus III
which she was riding crashed into a
telegraph pole.
Morris Sirop, 21. OF 1891 Franklin
avenue. The Bronx. and Max Mester-
berg, 10. of 1343 Southern Boulevard.
The Bronx, were injured slightly when
tHeIT tTuch coilueu with mali lruch a.
Southern Boulevard and fremont ave-
nue.. They were taken to Fordham Hos
pital.
Alfred Berger. 81. OF ia East Eighty
third street died last night from injuries
received when the automobile in which
he was riding. owned by Anthony Hag-
gerty, skidded into gulley in Mount
Pleasant avenue. West Orange.
Losing control Of the bicycle on which
he was riding. Alynsonos Tyzyna, 10
years old of Saddle River, N. j..
crashed into an automobile truck and
received injuries from which he died In
the Hackensack Hospital. The boy was
almost in front of his home when he
fell under the truck. II was found
neceasary 10 amputate his legs