Daily News from New York, New York • 481

DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1931 Eklyn. Sec. 6 iABRAHAtv. War Ambulance, Tired of Peace, Crashes Driver FULTONST. ot HOYT.

FOR TELEPHONE ORDERS CALL CUMBERLAND UOOO 53 7 A war-time ambulance which for thirteen years had been pursuing the peaceful routine of mail hauling in Brooklyn, crushed its driver, Abraham Weiss, 37. of 324 Howard 4 SfcN: or ULL (NEWS pholol Failure to throw engine of mail truck out of gear before cranking it resulted in painful injury to Abe Weiss (above). Car pinned man against moving van in Brooklyn street. between its radiator and a moving van ahead. Weiss is being treated for a broken shoulder in the Brownsville and East New York ftospital, Brooklyn.

As was his custom, Weiss started on his mail collection round on Sept. 28, carrying thirteen letter carriers to be distributed on their routes. At Livonia and Thatford having dropped his last letter carrier, he stepped to pick up mail. When he got back to the ancient car the engine had stopped. Weiss cranked it neglecting to throw it out of gear.

Immediately the old war ambulance became alive and lunged forward, pinning the mail man againstthe moving van. Fortunately old age had so weakened the engine that it stoDDed before LIN MU a mi The dependable quality which you can launder as often as you choose. Full 81x90 size. crushed Weiss to death. He suffered a fracture of the right shoulder and bruises.

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