Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1903-08-05

full speed. After shouting, the tower
man began ringing bell. but all this
did not seem to attract the attention
of Tyrrell, who kept going directly
on the track. The wagon load of sand
| was very heavy and the progress OF
the team was slow. They had just
gotten in the middle OF the Central
track across the Lehigh Valley tracks
when the express came mp. The
engineer saw the danger and, it is
said, he did all one with human
strength could do to stop the train,
but the speed was so great that, after
striking the team, the train ran on to
Smith street crossing before it came
to standstill.
The engine struck both horses and
the wagon at the same time. Young
Griffen, who was sitting on the side
next to where the engine struck. was
killed outright, his head an both legs
being torn completely from his body,
the parts being found in different
places. Tyrrell, the driver, had skull
fractured and bones broken, but he
lived for several hours. He was taken
to the city hospital where he died at
I8.45 O'Clock last night. George
Stevenson, who was sitting on the
tail board of the wagon. managed to
jump off before the engine struck and
had only one of his arms broken. The
horses were struck with such force
that they were thrown. completely out
of the harness and sent flying to the
ditch across the Central track. One
horse landed about fifty feet from the
place Of the accident and the other
about thirty five feet away.
| The wagon was broken in two. the
rear wheels being found to the right
of the engine and the front wheels to
the left.
| The accident had no sooner occurred
than crowds rushed to the scene.
They picked up the body Of young
Griffen and placed it together and put
the remains under two old newspapers.
DR.. Ramsay, who had been tele-
phoned for, was quickly on the scene.
He found that Tyrrell was still alive
but so badly hurt that he could not
live. He ordered the injured man
taken to the hospital where he re-
ceived every attention.
When the crowd came to look for
the little boy who had his arm broken,
they could not find him, for he, being
more frightened that hurt, ian home.
The train backed to the scene of the
accident and the conductor took the
names of the killed and injured.
When the train was ready to start
it was found that the sand from the
wagon had gotten into the machinery
of the engine to such an extent that
it would be almost impossible to run
her without good cleaning and oil
ing. The engineer and fireman set to
| work and after nearly t hree quarters
of an hour of hard work, they were
able to get under way.
Louis Griffen was about eight years
old he was a son Of Timothy j.
Griffen, of East avenue. At the time
of the accident Mr.. Griffen was at
WORK in the Raritan Copper Works,
where he is employed in the silver
department.. A telephone message to
the works brought him to the scene
of the accident, where he found the
remains of his son.
Edward Tvrrell, who is well known
here, lived on Rector street with his
wife and family. This is the second
railroad accident that he has been in.
The first being about fifteen years
ago. He had two uncles killed on the
! railroad.
Edward Tyrrell leaves wife and
two children, boy and girl. The
funeral will be held at O'Clock Fri
day afternoon from the home of Mrs.
Mary A. Tyrrell, "a Commerce street.
Rev. DR.. H. G. Mendenhall, of the
Presbyterian church, will officiate.
As it will be house funeral, and the
place is rather small, those friends
who wish to view the remains can do
so by calling at the house between the
hours of II and O'Clock.
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