New Britain herald., 1928-08-27
ACCIDENT RECORDS
. ENLARGED BY nine
City Escapes Serious Collisions
Despite Wet Weekend

Nine accidents involving automo-
pies came to the attention of the
police over the weekend. none of
them, however, being serious No
arrests were made
A car driven by Ossian johnson
Of Is Prospect street was going
north on Stanley street at II o'clock
saturday night and car driven bv
Walter Loeffler of Bloomfield was
gong east on Allen street. AS
Loeftler's car turned north on STAN
ley street it was struck in the rear
by Johnson's car Sergeant Feenev
reported no cause for police action,
Both cars were damaged.
While crossing Main street from
Walnut to Chestnut a bout $50 Sat
urday evening, an automobile driv-
en- by George r. smithwick OF 500
Stanley street was struck by a car
which came out of Walnut street on
his right, and went north on Main
street. Smithwick reported to the
police that the front bumper of the
other car caught the rear part of
his machine, breaking off the
bumper and doing no damage to
SmithWick's car. Smithwick did not
learn the name and address of the
other driver
Raymond D. Macarthur of 76
Grand street parked his car on
Walnut street Saturday afternoon
for about 20 minutes and when he
returned about 3l5 O'Clock he found
a note informing him that car had
damaged his fender. The registra-
ton number of the car was contain
ed in the note, and it was learned
that Robert lseh of 43 Linwood
wood street was trying to park a
car owned by Mrs. Emma H. Beh
of the same address, and after get
ting part way in to a space, found
insufficient room, SO he started to
drive out only to bump the left front
fender of MacArthurs car.
Slight damage was caused when a
car driven by Francis Clark of SO
Buell. street scraped the mudguard |
OF car owned by Harry Arndt OF
143 Vanderbilt Road West Hart
on Main street at 10:15 Saturday |
night. Officer John W. Riley report
ed that Clark misiudged the dis
lance and assumed responsibility.
The damage was slight
Officer John Griffen reported that
an automobile driven by Domlnick
of 351 Arch street struck
Frank Parker. former policeman,
on Church street, Saturday night.
Officer Peter McEvoy reported
that an automobile owned by Mrs.
Rose Trzaska of "a Clark street. and
n charge OF William Jacobs of 574
West Main street, was parked on
West Main street about 7:45 last
night and was struck by a car own
ID by James Manning of As Union
street and driven by William La
ham of SIS Main street Latham
vas driving east when his car skid
led and damaged the rear left fem
Ter of the parked machine,
At 7:1s o'clock last night, cars ,
'wned by Josef Sampson of $50 s
North street and Steve Waholnick c
t 4 Medland avenue, Hartford, col / i
lded at the intersection of Broad +
nd High streets. Supernumerary
officer kruszewski reported slight G
amage and no cause for police &C I
ion. r
Officer James Sullivan was mott I
ed by a passing motorist on stan I
" street about 3:45 o'clock last L
light that an accident had occurred
/ Elm and Stanley streets. Arriving
here, the officer found that coupe II
riven by Dominlck Lamonte had II
cen pushed onto the sidewalk by
car driven by Malcolm Bengston. ,
he latter said the headlights OF -
ar going west on Elm street had !
a zzled him and he did not see La y:
lonte's machine. Both machines -
ere damaged.
William Mcnamara Of 6 Erwin G
lace was driving a truck east on -
orth street about l1;45 O'Clock last ~
light and crashed against the curb 80
tone when the wheels caught IN e
,e trolley tracks and skldded. Su- c,
prnumerary Officer Joseph Currey a,
,ported that the front axle and
,rine were smashed and the wish ii
one bent II