The New York herald., 1922-05-22
DANGER LIGHTS GONE,
TWO DIE IN CRASH
n. j. MotOrist Mistakes Work
mems Platform for Dctour
From New Road.
TWO KILLED IN BRONX
Trenton Driver Held After
Running Down and Killing
Little Girl.
TWO KILLED IN BRONX

LlUtle Glrl.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HElALp
DOVER, N. j., May 21.-Mrs. Helena
Kibler. aged 80, and her son, Allan
aged s. were killed last night when
her brother -in-law, Charles Steelmar
Of Succasunna, drove his automobile
off platform over a fifteen foot
ravine on the new State road neal
Budd Lake. Mrs. Clark Steelman
wife Of Steelmans brother, was pinned
under the car and is In Dover Hos
pital in a dying condition.
Steelman. his brother, their wives
and Mrs. Kibler and her son were
returning from an outing. 1t was
dark and he had not been on that
part OF the new road before. He came
to a place at which the road was un-
der construction. Few barriers warned
him of danger. He halted moment
and then noticed a wooden platform
built on one side Of the road. Believ-
ing the platform was put there for
the use OF motorists while the main
part of the road was being built. Steel
man drove his car upon It.
The platform led only q few yards
The automobile rolled off. turned ovel
and fell against pile OF Nrocks below
Mrs. KibIer and her SON were caught
under the car and killed instantly. Mrs
Clark Steelman also was pinned under
the wreckage and had to be pulled out
by two men. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Steelman and Clark Steeiman were
thrown clear Of the car and were only
slightly injured.
New Jersey State police went to the
scene Of the accident yesterday and put
up several red lanterns 10 warn motor
lists Of the danger.
Two Die, One Hurt In Crash.
August Wagner OF 667 Eagle avenue
The Bronx, and Tony Seafilio Of 64a
Cauldwell avenue. were killed and An.
drew Michalik OF 648 Eagle avenue was
seriously injured yesterday when wag-
ner's automobile ran into trolley pole
In the center Of the driveway at Sound
View and Patterson avenues, The Bronx
Wagner, who was driving the automo.
bile. was blinded by the headlights OF
an approaching motor and was confused
by the changing of gong on trolley
car near by.
The automobile crashed against the
pole with such force that It's front
crumpled. A moment after the crash the
gasoline tank exploded and set fire to
the wreckage. Tne three men were
buried under a mass OF twisted steel and
splintered wood, but Patroiman Survar
OF the Simpson street station extrlcated
them before they were burned.
Wagner was placed in passing auto.
mobile and taken to Fordham Hospital.
but was found to be dead on arrival
there. Seafillo and Michalik were pui
in an ambulance from Lincoln Hospital
five miles away, but Seafillo died be-
fore the hospital was reached. Michalik
suffered internal injuries and his con-
dition last night was said TO be critical
Motorcycle Policeman Dies.
Cedric j. Peterson. who was q membe,
of the motorcycle division of the
Newark Police Department died in the
City Hospital In Newark yesterday after
an operation for the amputation OF his
leg. injured In motor collision Wednes-
day. The policeman was riding on a
motorcycle in Market street at Cham
bers street when II struck a motor car
He was thrown to the pavement and
suffered an injury to the leg. Blood
poisoning was about to develop when
the surgeons decided to amputate In the
hope of saving his life.
Robert White. aged AZ, a negro. OF 2i55
Fifth avenue, was struck by an auto.
mobile at Fifth avenue and I32d street
yesterday and suffered q possible frac-
ture OF tho skull. Couradi Aiken. aged
80. OF n Irving place. Brooklyn. drove
an automobile against an IL" pillar al
Fourth street and the Bowery yesterday
and received decorations Of the scalp.
The unidentified worsan, apparently ar
italian aged about so. was struck and
run over by vegetable laden motor
truck last night as she was attempting
to cross Harry Howard square, Cana
and Mulberry streets. One leg wa:
almost severed and the other was frac
tured. She was removed to Volunteer
Hospital. Tho truck was driven by its
owner, Michael Marcia OF 100 Lincoln
avenue. South Ozone Park, l.. L., who
was arrested by Patroiman Stern on a
charge of felonious assault. The woman
has gray hair and gray eyes and wore
brown and white waist. brown velvet
dress and tan oxfords.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. May 21--Five
persons were injured. two seriously
when an automobile left the road on q
curve near Cosey Beach. East Haven
early to-day and crashed into a rock
embankment. The injured are David
". Hartshorn. Youngstown. Ohio; Rich
ard c. Carr, Toledo. Ohio: Stanley @.
Barnett, Denver; Wallace r. Smith.
West Roxbury, Mass. and Miss Marion
F1oersch. Plainfield. N. J. Hartshorn,
Carr and Barnett are Yale students. An
other student and an unidentified woman
were uninjured. Barnett and Miss
Floersch are in a serious condition,