New Britain herald., 1923-08-18
JITNEY BUS HITS
TREE in new YORK
TWenty-seyen Injured, Seven
Seriously, in Accident

New York, Aug. 1S.-An express
jitney bus, carrying forty persons
from the Hudson Tube Station in
Jersey City to Bayonne, crashed into
a touring car at Hudson Boulevard
and KenGngton avenue, Jersey City,
at o'clock last night, veered across
the curb to a sidewalk and brought
up against a tree. Twenty-seven per-
sons were injured, seven of them
seriously. ...
Policeman Michael Burns Of the
Communipaw Avenue Station, on duty
at the corner, was Joined by men
from the home bound pedestrian
crowd and untangled the mass of in
jured and frightened humanity
packed in the shattered bus. The
sisters of st. Aloysius's Convent at
Kensington Avenue and the Boule-
ward opened the convent and cared
for those of the injured who were
not taken to Jersey City Hospital in
Communicated by police
men.
Blame for the accident fell on
James N. Kelly, % years old, of GO
Grant avenue, Jersey City, driver of
the touring.car. who according to the
police, attempted to turn west into
Kensington Avenue after proceeding
north in the Boulevard. He saw the
bus coming rapidly south, the police
said, but stepped on the gas and
crossed the path of the heavier
vehicle.
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The bus driver, Jesse Tafro, %
years old, of 269 Danforth street, Jer-
sey City, threw his wheel over in an
effort to avoid striking the touring
car, but his bus had gathered such
momentum that he could not stop it,
The bus jumped the curb after side
swiping Kelly's car and plunged into
a large tree. The radiator of the
big machine. was forced into the bus.
With the crash came the shrieks
Of women passengers, the shattering
Of glass and the splintering of wood.
Policeman Burns, who witnessed the
accident, ran into a store and sent
for ambulances before going to the
rescue.
Five of the injured we're put into
TWO private automobiles and taken to
Jersey City Hospital. They were ad.
mitted to the Hospital as two ambu-
ances left on their way to the
scene with Drs. Aqueruno and In
trocaso. On their arrival the physi-
clans found that the convent sisters
had converted the front parlors of
heir home, which is affiliated with |
st. Aloysius's Church, into a dress
ng station.
The more seriously injured were
Harry Stoki, AZ years old, 500 Boule-
'ard, Bayonne, injuries to the left |
high, right knee, and decorations.
Rose Morose. IS years old, 124
Forty fourth street, Bayonne, LAGER
tied forehead and face.
Ann O'Donnel, decorations of the |
calp.
James Mano, 1913 West Twentieth
treet, Bayonne, injuries to the left
high and right thumb.
Ralph Mano, decorations of the face
md scalp.
Sophie Broskis, 1 s years old. 81
andrew street. Bayonne, possible
racture of the right leg.
Francis lobe, So years old, 500
Avenue A, Bayonne, fractured left
eg.
The ambulance surgeons found sew
raj of the passenger had suffered
aceration from flying glass.
Miss O'Donnel was riding with
Kelly in the touring car and was
brown to the pavement when the
JUS struck Kelly's car.
Arrest Drivers
Tafro, driver of the bus, suffered
My a cut hand. Kelly did not re-
uire medical attention. Both were ar
ested and taken to Communipaw
venue station charged with atrocious
ssault. They will be examined in
he Jersey City Police Court today.
A traffic policeman on duty at the
and Communipaw Avenue,
everal blocks away, left his post and
an to the scene of the accident when
assing autoists told him what had /
Iappened. While he was away, a
ruck and a tuoring car collided in
he Boulevard at Communipaw
venue. The policeman had left his
Stop-Go" indicator at neutral, and