Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-04-19
.KEYPORT man
BADLY INJURED;
3O7HERSHUR7
In Automobile Accidents in
and About City During
Last Nights Storm
COLLISION WITH BUS
Port Reading. Boys Injured
Several Minor Accidents
in City Reported

Two men and two boys figured in
four automobile accidents In and
about the city last night according
to a report received this morning.
One of the men is at the Perth AM
hoy City Hospital in a serious condl-
ton and has a slight chance of re-
covery. according to the hospital au-
thorities.
John Walters, twenty-seven years
old. of 50 Fulton street, Keyport. re-
ceived a fractured skull and frac-
tured Jaw when Ford coupe that
he was driving crashed head on into
q bus of the Triangle Bus Company
In Second street, Keyport, ABOUT
1890 o'clock last night. Walters
was attended by DR.. Allen OF Key
port and removed to the city hospi-
tai here about 12:15 o'clock TINS
morning where he is being cared Tor
by DR.. Frank c. Henry. Jr,
Walters is said to have been drlv-
ing toward home and the bus was
coming UP from Kaansburg- De-
lails of the accident are lacking
1t Is not known how 1t hap
pened. The bus which was driven
by william Jones. of Keansburg, Is
said to have been on the right side
Of the road, when the car driven by
Walters crashed into the front OF
he machine. The Ford coupe was
completely demolished and a young
man riding besides Walters escaped
with slight injuries. Walters was
taken to the office of DR.. Allen and
after being treated, he was brought
to the City hospital. Every effort
Is being made to save the mans life,
who is still unconscious and in a
very critical conuition from the
shock of the small car coming in
contact with the heavy machine.
1t was raining at the time and this
Is believed to have been the cause of
the two cars coming together.
Joseph Murray, a fourteen-year
old school boy, of Port Reading, is
at the hospital with fractured left
4 leg and severe abrasions of the same
+ leg from the knee to the hip as the
result of jumping from an automo-
bile yesterday afternoon. The auto
mobile was owned by Louis Cohen,
of IT'S Broad street, this city, and
Murray was riding beside him. When
he attempted to alight in some man.
ner he fell and was struck by the
machine. it is said. He was removed
to the hospital where he is being at
tended by DR.. M. S. Meinzer.
Perth AmboS Accidents
Anton Hardish, five years old. of
1876 Parker street, ran into the 'au-
tomobile of William Nash, of Persh-
ing avenue, Carteret, on State street,
near Wayne, early last night. Nash
took the child to the Office of DR..
Smith where he was attended for
an abrasion of the right hip. Police
Chauffeur Koyen made the investi-
cation of the accident and took the
injured child home.
In a collision between a Castle Ice
Cream truck driven by Bobby
Burns, of Keyport, and car in
charge of John Jacobsen, of Cornell
street, at the corner of Lawrie
street and Convery place yesterday
afternoon. Frank Smith, a black
smith, of BAL Smith street, received
a bad cut over his right eye. He
was riding In the Castle truck and
Motorcycle Officer Layden took him
to the hospital for first aid, and
then to the office of a physician.
Two automobiles were wrecked
in another collision at the corner of
Lawrie street and Convery place
yesterday afternoon. Patrolman
Robert Harding reported ON same.
One car was in charge of Horace
Hill, of Peters Crossing, N. j., and
the other belonged to C. Probast,
Of Caldwell, N. J.