The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-27
BAY0NNE FATALITIES.
Two Men Killed on the Central
Tax Levy Veto Ahead.

Two fatal accidents occurred In Bay
onne yesterday on the jersey Central,
| each of which involves some mystery.
An unknown man of respectable appear
ance was instantly killed while crossing
the Morris Canal bridge in the morning.
He was walking toward G%resnville aud
wa evidently surprised by a west bon nd
freight train drawn by engine No. l,l34.
Engineer George Cobson of Phila-
delphia said the victim paid nc
attention to warning signals and that he
could not stop his heavy train in time to
save the mans life. Undertaken Richard
+. Routh, Jr., the morgue keeper. Is posi-
tive the maj was not OF the trRmps species.
He was about forty-five years old, five
feet eight inches in height, and had a
on his head. His dress consisted of a
blsck coat and vest and dark gray
trousers. Nothing was found which
might lead to an Identification.
Early the same morning an east bound
freight train brought a married brake
man to the West Eighth street station,
DIR. 4. NJ. Corwin dressed his wounds.
While on the way to Bayonne Hospital
the man died. He is J. Robert Grove, of
Gardenville, Pa. The theory is that the
brakeman was struck while standing and
passing q low bridge. He was found in
sensible near Singers factory. lying upon
a car. The BODY was also removed to the
morgue. DR.. Converse will determine to-
day the question Of holding an inquest In
both cases. In the latter case the rail-
road company may be responsible, but In
the former the victim was a trespasser.
Notes.
An adjourned meeting of the Board OF
Educatlon will be held tonight for the
purpose of hearing committee reports on
The division of school moneys to be ap-
p%ropriated by the council.
Salvation Army people drew an i'm
mense crowd of hearers yesterday after
poon in the woods of the Third Ward near
Newark bay shore.
Patrolman Thomas Whalen hot a dog
Yesterday belonging 10 Carl Meyers, Jr.
of No. 400 Avenue d.
Vita the exception of School No. 5 all
the public schools In Bavonne viii hold
closing exercises tomorrow afternoon.
The summer vacation will then begin.
Schools are to reopen on September H..
In the telephone pole war no new de-
opyelments are known. The circuit has
not been disturbed.
Evening services in the Bergen Point
Reformed Church will BE- dispensed with
until September.
Unless some radical reductions In the
tax budget agreed upon by the Council
are made before the passage of the tax
and salary ordinances tomorrow evening,
Mayor Farr Is sure to interpose asveto.
The Mayor says that Instead of an in-
crease OF over $13. 600 there should be a
reduction OF about $4,000 from last
year.
The resignation of the Rev. DR.. James
+. Riggs of Bergen Point Reformed
Church has been accepted, to take effect
September /. After that date he muy oc.
c~astonally supply the pulpit. The con-
sistory has no one in view to call. The
Rev. DR.. Riggs will just complete eight
years In his present pnstorate, and then
60 to New Brunswick to accept IL profes'
sorship in the theological Seminary.
Staten Island residents living opposite
old Constable Hook have induced the
New York and New Jersey State Boards
of Health to investigate the nuisance al
the Hook. Fumes from acid, sulphur
and copper and the dense black smoke
from oil stills cause the trouble. Nearly
every wind blows the smoke across the
river.