The evening world. Newspaper, November 13, 1922, Page 5

BV bulias « Soe hued, While Many of the “Accidents” of First Nine Months of 1922 Due to Recklessness of Drivers. By Sophie Irene Loeb. ~~ *Laxity in the enforcement of the law passed by the last Legislature Mring that every taxicab in the city be bonded in the Interest of the ic as to accidents und deaths is causing wide comment, Meantime the large number of deaths and accidents due to reckless ead drivers is startling, to say the least Mikcs the frat of the year to Sep-C——————————————— 80 taxicabs in this city have 62 people and injured 1,666, ting a total of 1,718 victims. There rested, 8.05 P, Also, it is estimated that nearly 90 per cent. of all vehicles, exclu- Four the child's life, it would do some good in that family. The tax! man was ar weeks later. ‘The mere, hard, cold in the police records state “Boy violation of But the child is dead and the family has no re wailk and a taxl, which waa on thelte wrong side af the street, ran ler down Mrs. Gallagher stated that partiou but allowed to go free a few] lars were told her by neighb The taxi was owned by the Yale Company, but was rented out to Benjamin Greensing, chauffeur. He was teaching another man to run the car, and the apprentice was at the wheel at the time of the accident, the money would not restore lives acts reported died of interna) injurtes at M. at Columbus Hospital. No child was dragged some distance, ess. and in fact not before the car had w the mother of al reached Park Avenue, when his action years ago, Ramat Nine standing for a secon of the shop in the A taxi, another machine, the driver run- ning on the sidewalk, knocked the girl down and ran over her The chautteur it was and re girl was taken to pital and died twenty The driver let out on $5,000 bail. who had gone Pp, wil fat window | ten where shel C fro at th house to avoid colliding with yel Alor loft the car where yrted to the police. The} pai ur Hos- | def “ c, no defect ’ b ter Migs ta a The chauffeur, it is alleged, did J was a bright zirl of twelve years, In| how vehicle, no defect in pavement. not put the brakes on until the | the graduating vlass at P No. 62 was arrested and sta but the P still pending, paper The family now consists of mother, her and five children ranging from months to twelve y On. Aug. 1, 19: Harry came home m school and went to buy a news- While crossing the street a low taxi, owned by a private, came ng without blowing its horn, it is alleged, and ran the child down. The father got the particulars from eraby. The boy was taken in the ehdant's taxi and brought to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died half an ir later. he case is still pending, and there might be some recovery in this in- nee, since thi: Perhaps_many chauffeur is bonded. of these accidents Distinguish “SALADA” TEA. er: “The most Delicious Tea youcan buy.” Sold only in sealed metal packets NEVER IN BULK sive of taxicabs, are already in- T8 16,000 taxicabs running in the] gured against accidents and ity, which makes an average of more} deaths. A one accident to every ten taxt-] These are ony figures, but the jabs. heartrendig human equation ts As to other motor vehicte accidents} chronicled in cold type in the Poll luring the satne period there were] Department records as to this terrible ople killed and hakMig a total of 15 Toximately 300,000 vehicies, which ans w ratio of about one in every nty that killed or injured eople. At the sume time in the traf- ¢ courts 40 per cent. of the taxicabs ve violutions, while 9 per cent. of 6 other vehicles ure churged with ations. This disparaging difference is enough reason’ why there should be no more delay in bonding taxi- @abs, which, because of the na- ture of their business, run very fast on the streets of the city. toll taken. A resume of some of these unfor- tunate victims should arouse both public and officials to adequate pro- tection from these fast-moving ve- hicles. At No. |656 West 15ist Street a mother mourns the death of her six- year-old boy. She was nursing her youngest child, when the boy, on th: evening of August 8, went out to play in front of his house. A taxicab owned by the State Taxicab Company ran him down. There were many pedes- trians on the street at the time. It seems that a horse-drawn vehicle was 15,845 injured, There are huve Fifth Avenue at 35th Street — N. Y. Established 1879 _/weaters earhr OPEN season for sweaters! And for scarfs as gay and colorful as they are warm. Best & Co. presents a collection as unusual in color, weave, and texture, as in the very moderate prices. Sweater of soft wool, checked in brown, green, blue or black with white, 12.50. A scarf of pure camels hair has darker brown fringe and stripe.” 5.00 A white shaker sweater { has striped bands and ; . on cuffs, and a deep tuff Hi iin bottom 8.50. The soft i) Hew striped cashmere scarf is bl) of English make ~ 10.95 This checked front golf coat with plain back and sleeves comes in green or brown with tan 15.00. 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Ple Server mad i polished w sewood gularly 1.50 14, V chaped rule or veger- able press, a heavily re e pula 50c rporied Porceiain Five + Bow everal decors ef 1.28 ——— ~~ 7 ; ean 7 e ‘ in the boy's way and he did not see, little girl, Catherin martin, died } attention was attracted by the outcome is problematical, because [might not have occurred had these[ they could not have thelr bonds re- BS : xit in Enforcin Law the taxh Tt wow sald, too, that the|nd left hor and a younger sister with) eFies of people on the street. A | he was not bonded. CHAGHOGHDS DREN’ bonded WhO Fecliend | netted’ ant am sani meet cane Re TRTCae 4 ‘ . i - thi@ir aunt, Mrs, Gallagher, who has policeman arrested the chauffeur. Mr. and Mrs. Eliman came to the] that if they were reckless very often! icabs if the law were enforced, ue driver of tho taxi lost control of Mis} cred yor the children ever since Greensing was taken to Harlem | United States twelve yeurs ago from aan | For Bonding Taxis Leaves machine, The child was taken to the Sept. 2, while Mes. Gallagher boa ad Slee Bo $25,000 bail Russia, The father hud been ua sho- q Columbus Hospital and died away with Catherine's y is chauffeur has nothing, t! maker ny years and four years li saectited the] sister to consult a physician, Cathe family will get nothing, because [ago secured a little store opposite his ty ; 24s Tho family has not prosecuted they er iin years old, In company| he is not bonded home, No. 1769 Thint Avenue, Where ual an arm Victims Hope ess 0 e ress driver, realizing that It would be off ait) otner children, was playing near, On Aug. 23. about 11 1. M., Sarah} he has made # precarious livelihood, 4 no avail, as the cab was not bonded. her home, She stepped off the sidd-[Steinbers pwnetal?