The New York herald., 1922-05-12
MOTORS KILL THREE
BOYS AND ONE GIRL
Pupil Runs in Front of Ma
chine in Bronx to Greet
Teacher and Is Struck.
VICTIM In NEW ROCHELLE
Two -Year-Old Playing in
Garage Loses Life as Brother
Backed Out Car.

Annie Hirschberger. aged 10, OF 4si
East 167th street, The Bronx, lost her
life yesterday when she shook OFT the
restraining arm of a girl friend and
dashed across Third avenue at 167th
street to greet her teacher. Miss Rose
Wackowitz, whom she had seen walking
along the other side. Annie ran right
into the path of an automobile. was
knocked to the pavement and crushed
to death before the machine could be
stopped.
1t all happened so quickly that Miss
Wackowitz and Fannie Rankowsky, the
girl friend who lived in the same house
with Annie. were stunned. The teacher
did not notice her pupil until she had run
out into the street, and the next second
she saw her crushed beneath the wheels
OF the automobile. Miss Wackowitz and
Fannie screamed simultaneously. Charles
willetts OF 122O5 1o9th avenue, Glen
Morris Long Island. threw on the
brakes, but it was too late. policeman
Gable of the Morrisania station picked
IN Annie and carried her into drug
store Dr. Barnu,n, called from Lincoln
HOSPITAL, said the girl had been Aiiieo
almost instantly.
willetts was taken to the police sta
ton. where his car was subjected TO
thorough examination. The brahes Wele
found in good order ana the Nhacilii.e
had O. governor that would not perm.
a speed greater than fifteen miles an
hour. He was released.
Fannie told the police that she ana
AMMO were in the "A class at Pupi'c
School No. 2, Third avenue and l69tn
street They went to library at 16stn
straet and Franklin avenue after get
ting out of school. When they left the
library their arms were filled with
books Annie still had the books in her
arms when her body was pick up.
In addition to the little Hirschberger
girl. ssven-year-old boy End a two
year-old boy were killed in New YORK
yesterday, while two others We're seri-
o,isly hurt In New Rochelle an eleven
year-old boy was hurt and boy 4
years old was killed In two separate az :
cidents within a few feet of each other.
The saven-year-old boy, John Cullen cf
50 Hillside avenue, New Rochelie, was
killed by the automobile of Mrs. Helen
9. Gaylor of 324 Meaver streer, Mamaro
neck, at Hillside avenue and Eastches-
ter avenue.
Young Cullen was running across the
road to get into vacant lot where
boys were throwing stones. among them
Peter Sinabaugh. aged II, OF 100 Hill
side avenue. Only n few moments after
young Cullen was Knocked down a stone
thrown by one boy hit the Sinabaugf
boy on the head and knocked him un-
conscious. He was said last night 70
be in a serious condition. Mrs. Gaylor
was taken to Police Headquarters,
charged with manslaughter, but was
released in the custody. OF. her husband.
Frederick Marino. years old, OF T
Carter street, Elmhurst. L. l.. was
playing in his fathers garage at % Car
ter street yesterday afternoon when
the elder Marino started TO back a
machine into the street. The boy ran
between the front and rear wheels and
was killed.
RAYMOND Freed, Z. Of $40 Jackson ave-
nue., The Bronx. was struck last night
by a taxicab driven by Max Rudolph of
SO East Ninety-ninth street. lie is be-
lieved to have suffered fractured
skull.
Thomas Glober. aged :, negro. of
10f West 18th street. was killed last
night by an automobile driven by Owen
Peters OF 2i65 Seventh avenue at 115th
street and Lenox avenue. Peters WAS
arrested.
Mrs. Marie Kellogg. 81 years old, OF
IFS East Seventeenth street, was knocked
down last night by an automobile at
Fourth avenue and Seventeenth street.
She received a fractured skull and was
taken to Bellevue Hospital. Her hus-
band, who was with her, escaped injury.
The automobile continued on its way
the chauffeur paying no heed to the ac-