New Britain herald., 1928-09-18
Sleeping DRIVER
CRITICALLY HURT
Wwyl Ylrosh Crashes Into Tree
and Is Taken to Hospital
MINISTER RESIGNS POST
Fined On Cruelty to Animals Charge
Plaiavillc Grange to Hold Meeting
Observation-Disclosures Church Notes
Farewell Party.

Falling asleep at the wheel Of his
automobile while driving along the
New Britain road about 1880 o'clock
this morning has caused Wasyl Var
osh of 2S6 High street. New Britain,
to be placed on the critical list at
the New Britain General hospital.
Constable George Schubert, while
doing his round of duty at the time,
was hailed by George F. Weaver OF
40 Woodland street. New Britain.
and informed that a>man had been
badly injured near Tator's gasoline
station on the New Britain road.
Hurrying to the scene, Constable
Schubert found Yarosh in his auto
mobile which was badly damaged.
apparently badly hurt. He applied
first aid to the injured man and then
summoned the ambulance from the
New Britain hospital and had the
man sent there.
From his investigation, Constablet
Schubert deducts that Yarosh. while
travelling along the road. became
drowsy and finally fell asleep. The
wheel marks of his car showed that
he had Travelled along about 200
feet on the side OF the road. The
policeman's deduction is that the
hub on one OF the wheels struck a
telephone pole. causing the car to
turn and crash into the tree.
Il larosh was driving a sedan and
, this was badly wrecked. 1t must
have been travelling along at a good
rate of speed because the impact of
the crash caused the frame Of the
| car to break off entirely from the
! chassis.
At the New Britain hospital to-
day it was learned that Yarosh is
, on the critically injured list. He
suffered two bad decorations in the
: right corner OF his lower lip. one
necessitating five stitches to close
and the other six. His lower jaw is
fractured. several of his teeth are
knocked out. he has a swelling and
an abrasion Of the lower right arm
and has a possible fracture of the
skull.
Several Of the mans teeth were
found in the back of the Car. Con-
stable Schubert stated today that it
was plainly a case Of the driver fall
ing asleep. There was not sign
OF drink upon the man and. unless
he tainted at the wheel. the con-
stables theory is probably the cor.
rect one.
Minister Resigns Post
} Rev. Philip Jerome Cleveland
pastor of the Advent Christian
church. has resigned his pastorate
he revealed today. The action was
taken last Thursday night following
meeting Of the board Ct trustees.
Mr.. Cleveland explained this
!. morning that in recent months. lit
erary work in which he has been
engaged for several years, has en-
gagged so much of his time that he
has been unable 10 do either the
: church or himself justice. He has
: just published religious novel en-
titled Her Master" and he is a con-
tributor to various newspapers and
magazines, among which are the
Boston Transcript. New York World
and others.
NOIne OF Inc utCIilDcES OI tuS boHI u
Of trustees. he said. objected to his
entering into the literary field while
: he was still pastor OF the church
Mr. Cleveland. though he IL not in
accord with these views, felt that he
needed to be free Of the church
duties which prevented him from
. expressing his talent as he feels that
IL ebould he ovnrecSed
For this reason. he stated. rath-
err than to have the feeling grow
among the members Of the church.
: he resigned the pastorate although
The does not plan to leave the minis
try. He stated today that there are
good number of people in Plain
willie. not necessarily members OF his
church. who have urged him to re-
main in Plainville and. during the
winter to conduct mission meetings
at local halls. They are admirers OF
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