Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-02-19
WOMAN KILLED
AT FAIRTON.

A most distressing and deplorable
accident, resulting fatally, occurred
Saturday night, Mrs. Matte Noble,
wife of Joseph Noble, of North Cedar
vile, meeting her death either by ac-
oident, or by reason of mental trouble
designedly throwing herself in front
of one of the cars of the Rridgeton
and Millville Traction Company.
Beginning at the first of the story
and telling it as it happened, Mrs.
Noble left her home Saturday about
noon. She told her husband that she
had decided to go up to the Old Stone
Church cemetery to see the monument
of her late father, Michael Nc
Guiggan. Mr.. Noble thought his wife
had better not go but she decided she
would. and declined to take car,
saying she would prefer to walk. She
said she would be back before night.
She started off, and after reaching the
cemetery decided she would go on to
Fairton and visit her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Rogers, wife of Edward Rogers.
There she met her mother, Mrs.
Michael McGuiggan, and Mrs. Horace
Emmell, OF Cedarville.
Mrs. Rogers says Mrs. Noble was
induced to stay to supper with the
idea of returning home upon an even
ing car with Mrs. McGuiggan and
Mrs. Emmell.
Mrs. Rogers said afterward that
Mrs. Noble enjoyed her supper greatly
but had a slight attack of heart trou-
BILE in the early evening which gave
her some trouble. At the time she
made the remark that her heart would
kill her some day, and she hoped it
would for she wanted to die quick,
and said that she had nothing to live
for anyway.
Sometime after eight 'ciock, Robert
McGuiggan, brother of the unfortu-
nate woman, went out front to watch
for the car which leaves here at 8
O'Clock. He says he heard the car
coming and gave the women in the
house warning. They hurriedly pre-
pared to take the car and came from
the residence.
The Rogers family live directly in
Fairton about two hundred yards be-
low the Presbyterian Church and
upon the opposite side of the street.
The Traction Company has placed
signs along the line of the road at
certain points, where the cars stop to
take on and leave off passengers. The
point for such stop nearest the
Rogers house is at the corner of the
street where is located the Presby-
terian Church.
When the ladies had come from the
house they evidently made an effort
to reach the stopping point, Mrs.
Noble accompanied by her sister, Mrs.
Rogers were in the lead, and they
evidently went off the walk in the
street nearly opposite the Rogers
house. Mrs. Rogers thinks, as she
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tragedy, that she had reached the
Presbyterian Church corner, but all
the evidence is opposed to her propo-
sition. 1t seems that they got out in
the road and upon the track just
above the house.
Mrs. Rogers remembers that when
the approaching car cast its light
ahead she discovered that she and
Mrs. Noble were upon the tracks. In
alarm she called to her sister and
made an effort to pull Mrs. Noble
from the point of danger. Mrs.
Noble, according to the recollection
of Mrs. Rogers, dashed forward, say
ing "the car is not going to stop" and
threw up her hand At that instant
the car struck Mrs. Noble, knocked
her down and along the side of the
car
Mrs Rogers screams brought many
people to the scene and she was led
into her own. home hysterical.
The car was suddenly stopped. So
suddenly that the passengers were
thrown from their seats. The car
crew was out of the car instantly and
with those who had gathered, dis
covered the unconscious form of Mrs.
Noble 1t was lying on the east of
the car with her feet in rthe direction
the car was going, her head living
outside the rail and entirely clear of
the car.
A couch was hastily procured from
the home OF theRogers family and after
the dress of Mrs. Noble, which had
caught upon the rear of the forward
truck, had been cut loose, the body was
picked up and placed upon the couch.
DIR. Fred Wainwright. who was on
the car, attended the injured woman.
AN attempt was made to carry the