The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-06-14
Two Die After
Car Accidents
William Gordon Fatally In
iured When Machines
Crash on Boulevard
SMALL GIRL DIES

The toll in lives taken as the
summer season opens, and motor
lists longest roads that lead to re-
sorts, has started with two people
dead and score injured, follow
ing accidents over the weekend in
or near this city.
William Gordon, Sc, "a N Fourth
street, was fatally injured Friday
night when a machine in which he
was riding crashed with another
car on the Albany avenue boule-
ward here. Gordon was taken to
the Atlantic City Hospital, where
he died at $40 O'Clock Saturday
morning.
Mary Heneberry, IL years of age,
of Pip S. Front street, Philadel-
phia, died in the hospital at Allan
tic City early yesterday morning
when machine in which she was
riding blew tire on the Pleasant
ville-Mays Landing road and turned
turtle in a ditch.
Hall Escaped Uninjured
Gordon was riding with Isaac
Hall, fireman employed at the ho-
tel, who escaped uninjured. The
occupants of the other car, Joseph
Bower, ia S. Virginia avenue, and
Albert Nelson, III Iowa avenue, At
lantic City, were both seriously n
jured Bower was cut about the
head and suffered from a possible
concussion, while Nelson is suffer
ing from a possible fractured skull.
Gordan had the bones of his legs
broken, and was cut badly about
the head. Little hope was held for
his recovery. as ne was admitted 10
the hospital, and his family from
/ this City was sumnioned Funeral
services will be held from his late
residence at two O'Clock this after
noon.
Held Under Bail
Both Hill, driver OF the car in
! which Gordon was riding, and Mel
son, driver of the other car, were
held under $4,000 bail on charges
of manslaughter by Chief of Police
Bellville Naylor, acting on orders
from the prosecutors Office.
Mr.. Gordon, who had been sta
toned as an engineer at a beach
front hotel in Atlantic City for the
past q years, is survived by nine
children, who are: Mrs. Anna
Thomas, OF Atlantic City; Mrs.
Russell Shaw Arthur Gordon, Mrs.
Irwin Boice, William Gordon, all
of this city; Mrs. Eugene Hendrick-
son, Mortified, and c:a.pn, Walter
and Frances Gordon, or this city.
Mary Henneberry
In the car in which Mary Hen
neberry was passenger were
three other children. Mrs. Mary
Henneberry, Sd. mother of the
youngster, and Daniel Henneberry,
driver. Mrs. Henneberry is badly
injured, and fears are that she
will not live. She is suffering from
fractures and internal injuries.
Daniel Henneberry was badly cut
and bruised. ,;he other occupants
of the car, children, sustained nu-
merous cuts and decorations about
the body. They are, Catherine
Meow, 10, 2ll As. Front street,
Philadelphia, and Helen Waller, 9,
2l29 S. Front street. also of Phila-
delphia.
The injured were taken to the
Atlantic City Hospital by Officer
Kline, of the LEGAL police force.
Driver in Jail
Helen Hummer, lis S. Tennes.
see avenue, Atlantic City, and her
sister. Annie, II, were injured early
yesterday morning when the auto
mobile in which they were return
ing to Atlantic City crashed into
another car and turned over on the
Harding Highway between Mays
Landing and Mizpah. John Carey,
Atlantic City, driver of the car. |
was arrested and committed tol
the Atlantic City Jail charged with |
reckIess driving