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Utica NY Daily Press - 10n/28/1939

Miss Evelyn Brado, St. Johns-
ville, died yesterday of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
at South St. Johnsville a few hours
after a New Berlin woman had
been killed in a crash near Morris.
Mrs.. Leo Van Deusen, 39, New
Berlin, died of a fractured skull
after the car she was driving
skidded and struck a tree near
Morris Thursday. Her six-months-
old child also in the car,, escaped
with bruises.
Miss Brado, 16, St,, Johnsville
High School senior,, died at 8 a.m.
Friday, in th Little Falls Hos-
pital of a fractured skull and other
inuries suffered when the car in
which she was a passenger struck
a tailroad embankment at South
St. Johnsville at midnight.
Three Injured
Three others were hurt in the
crash. Stanley Kosenowski, Steele
St., Herkimer, driver, is in the hos-
pital suffering from a triple frac-
ture of the jaw and bruises and
lacerations. His condition was de-
scribed as "good" today.
Frank Waskowski, 329 King,
Herkimer, suffered a severe lacera-
tion of the right ear and othr lac-
erations and bruises. He re-
mained at the hospital over night,
and was discharged Friday.
Alice Ambridge, 15, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. elson Ambridge, E.
Main St., St. Johnsville, fouth oc-
cupan t of th e car , wa s treated by
Dr. Raymon d Wytrwa l a t th e scen e
of th e accident and a t his offic e for
concussio n of th e brain, cuts and
bruise s and shock . Sh e wa s take n
home after treatment.
After the death of Miss Brado,
Dr. Wytrwal notified Dr. Howard
Crosby, croner, of Fultonville,
who began an investigation. Dr.
Crosby said an inquest will be con-
ducted later.
Mrs.. Van Deusen's husband is
employed at the Lindsey Poultry
Farm, where the family lived. It
was learned that Mrs. Van Deusen
was enroute to Gilbertville.
Miss Brado, daughter of William
and Mabel Warren Brado, was
born at Buffalo and the family had
lived in St. Johnsville several years.
She was actice in school clubs,, in-
cluding the Glee Club and the Fu-
ture Auto Drivers Club.
She is survived by her parents,
three brothers,, Edward, George
and William Brado, and a sister,
Hazel Brado.
Visited Girl's Home
Police Officer Vernon Flander of
St.. Johnsville,, who made the pre-
liminary investigation of theh acci-
dent, said the occupants of the
car had spent he evening at the
home of one of the girls, and were
enroute to Mindenville,, where Miss
Brado's faher, William Brado, is
an operator at Lock 16 on the
Barge Canal.
The car left the road near the
West Shore Railroad crossing at
South St. Johnsville, on the south
side of the Mohawk River. Just
across the railroad tracks, the road
forks, the right branch being the
Mindenville road and the left, the
road to Fort Plain.
The driver was quoted as saying
that he was condused in the dene
fog and that he turned to the
right before reaching the fork.
Dies Enroute
Dr. Wytrwal administered emer-
gency treatment. Miss Brado and
Kosenowski and Waskowski were
taken to Little Falls Hospital by
ambulance.
Mrs. Van Deusen died enroute to
an Oneota hospital after her car
struck a tree on the New Berlin-
Morris Road. Dr. J. R. Clerk,,
Morris, administered first aid, the
said Mrs. Van Deusen suffered a
fractured skull and other injuries.
Dr. Norman W. Getman, Oneonta,
Otsego Cunty coroner, gave a ver-
dict of accidental death.