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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
srectu to the EVENIn 9 NEWS.


South Amboy, July 25:-A gloom
mas been cast over the city as the re-
suit of an automobile accident In
the Old Bordentown Turnpike about
o'clock Saturday night, which re-
suited in the death of William Mon
Afghan, OF Broadway, and Edward
Dugan, of John street. Dugan lived
but short time after the accident.
His Jugular vein was cut and he bled
to death before medical aid could
reach him. Monaghan was taken
home with fractured skull and died
at O'Clock yesterday morning. Du-
gan will be buried at o'clock to-
morrow morning and Monaghan at
1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning
from st. Mary's r. c. church.
1t was undoubtedly the worst au-
tomobile accident of It's kind occur
ring hereabouts in some time. The
machine turned over, after 1t had
been lost control of. Patrick Fallon,
the driver, lost control of the ma
chine, but Just how has not been
learned. An inquest was held before
Justice Birmingham, at which but
few details came out. Fallon was
placed under bonds for his appear
ance when wanted
In the Buick machine at the time
of the accident were Patrick Fallon,
the owner; Edward Dugan, William
Monaghan and John Mullans, of this
city; and John Kelly, of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Fallon's machine Is 1903
model Buick. The car started at S
o'clock Saturday afternoon for a spin
-out~+in the country, Near Charles
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
AUTO TURNS TURTLE
NEAR SOUTH AMBOY
CAUSES TWO DEATHS
Edward Dugan B|eeds to Death IN
WreCkage-- William Monaghan
Dies At His Home Yesterday. !
PAT. FALLON DRIVER OF CAR

Roses place on the Old Bordentown
Turnpike, Mr.. Fallon, who was driv-
Ing, turned his machine from the
road to avoid striking passing wag-
on. AS he undertook to bring the
machine back to the center of the
road, the steering apparatus failed
to respond. The machine plunged
up bank at the roadside and turned
over at once, hurting out the occu-
pants In all directions. Dugan's
1ugular vein was cut and his neck
was broken. He died almost In
stantly. Monaghan sustained frac-
tured skull and was injured inter-
nally. He bled profusely from the
mouth and died at o'clock yester-
day morning. An examination
showed that he had been injured
about the body. He had a severe in
jury over the heart.
The machine was almost totally
wrecked. 1t was a five passenger
car. Fallon. the owner, is a-saloon
keeper in this city. He is married
and lives at SO Augusta street. He
is suffering from shock and bruises.
Following the accident, the machine
was taken to Furman's garage.
Monaghan was thirty-fye years
old. He is survived by widow. He
was well known hereabouts, being a
plumbing contractor, whose place Of
business was in Broadway.
Dugan was widower and is sur
yived by seven children, ranging In
ages from seven to twenty year4 He
worked as clerk in the Susquenan-
ma Coal Company's Office here and
was a~member of Enterprise Hook
and Ladder Company.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
YOUTH BROWNS
IN CLAY PIT
AT SAND HILLS
Special to The EVENING NEWS.

Fords, July 25:-Andrew Scilka,
eighteen years old, ventured in bathing
in Robinson 8 clap pit near Sand Hills
yesterday afternoon and drowned. He
could not swim and as he commenced
to go down he grabbed Steve Festula,
one of two other companions in bath
ing with him. Scilka kept slipping
down the edge of the, pond and zdisap.
peared from sight. Parties at once be-
gan searching for the body. The pond
is about twenty five feet deep and it
was no easy matter to find the body.
1t was hauled up ,IQAaams hstsaEa lssaaaaaass
as "Skinny" 0 O'BqffeSm z'f 'ffffpfIsss~Rgofning
-, frilka went ins~barKTng with three
otiierss.ahout 12:45 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, according to his relatives,
He is a nephew of John Kabout. Mrs.
Kahout, his aunt, had cautioned him
about going in bathing. The lad plead
turned from church, but Mrs. Kahout
told him to wait until after noon. He
went to the pond and started bathing.
He at once commenced to slip down
the edges of the bank and drowned.
Joseph Fitzgerald, John Pfeiffer and
James Halbert, three well-known young
men mere, maze vigorous attempt 10
recover the body. They worked from
5:45 clock until S:l5 when they were
forced to quit out of sheer exhaustion.
They located the body but found they
could not remain under water long
enough to tie rope about 1t. Fully
500 people from this section focked to
the side Of the pond and watched the
young men at work. John O'Brien
started to help, but he did not remain
long This morning he worked again
and recovered the remains. Funeral ar
rangements are now being made.
Coroner Ferd Garretson, Of Perth
Amboy, was called to review the body.
He gave a permit for it's removal. The
deceased was five feet nine inches tall.
He was employed at the Valentine clay
factory near here and was a member of
the local Sokol branch.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
SUES FOR $4,000
FOR AN ASSAULT

his servant are said to have run
from their ambush and chased the
wood thieves. Because of her small
stature, Mrs. Luskiwcic was unable
to run as fast as the remainder of
the party. and she was overtaken by
cutter, she alleges. According to her
story, she attempted to pay for the
wood, but without deigning to reply
to her offer, Cutter is alleged to
have struck her with his clenched
fist on the nose.
Looking around to discover any
possible spectator, Cutter further
beat her, Mrs. Luskiwcic charges,
and when she fell to the ground, he
and his employe bestowed several
kicks. A rope was secured, she says,
and tying 1t around her neck, the
woman claims, Cutter and his man
dragged her over the rough ground
to a waiting carriage.
When taken from the carriage at
city hall, the woman's condition and
the admitted cause aroused officials
there Is such a pitch that Cutter and
the burly laborer accompanying him
were severely censured.
DIR. Charles l. Silk, who was sum-
moned by City Clerk LaRoe on the
advice of Collector of Revenue Rich
ard F. White, pronounced the wo-
man to be suffering from a hemor-
rhage. She was taken home. After
delaying at police headquarters for
several hours, Cutter was advised
that the case had better be dropped.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
STOP AND ROB
FREIGHTTRAIN

With the Central Railroad tracks
'ata-Haif avenue as the scene of act
ion, gang of wouldbe desperadoes,
Initiating the wild and Woody
Western" heroes OF dime novel fame,
held up a south bound freight train
at l o'clock yesterday morning, and
rifiing one of the cars, made off
with box Of hats and a case of
baseball shoes. Unlike the western
train-robbers, who at the present
time are more or less confined be-
tween the fiashy covers of blood
eurdling novels, the local thieves
kept their operations under cover
using a signal instead of a blockade
to stop the train, and running when
detected, instead of drawing double
barreled six shooters, and drilling
their pursuers full of lead.
Possibly the gang intended to
stop n passenger train and after
lining the passengers outside cars,
search them individually, but in
this they were disappointed for at
1.05 o'clock, south-bound freight
No. 341 whistled its warning and
rounded the bend above Hall ave-
nue.. Near the Hall avenue bridge,
the engineer espied a danger sig
nal on the semaphore and brought
his train to a halt.
For several minutes, while con-
ductor went forward to ascertain
the cause OF the delay, the train re-
mained motionless before the dan
ger-signalling semaphore. 1t was
during this walt that the hold-uD
gang got busy. Ripping the seal
from car-door, they entered, and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

Willing few days ago to be COM
plainant against a woman whom he
wanted arrested on a charge of tres
pass William Cutter, Of Wood
bridA is about to become defendant
in an action to recover $4,000 dam
ages, on charges of assault and bat
terry brought by Mary Luskiwcic, OF
Woodbridge. She has retained
Thomas F. Brown, and notice Of suit
is aoout to be filed.
Cutter is the man who aroused the
ire of officials at the city hall last
week to such an extent that he was
threatened with election from the
building. After the admitted beat
ing of Mrs. Luskiwcic by one of his
employees, Cutter brought the wo-
man, cut and bleeding, to police
headquarters, in an effort to have
her arraigned for trespass.
Although Cutter admitted his EN-
ploye struck the woman, who Is less
than four feet tall, he is himself
charged with beating and kicking
her, then trussing her up with a rope
and throwing her into a wagon with
the intent OF bringing her to the To-
cal police headquarters. According
to the small foreigners story, Gut
ter and his burly employee lay in
wait for the woman whom they ex-
pected would come to his farm to
steal wood.
When a party OF foreigners ar
rived on Cutters farm, Cutter and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
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SfSS'e~ " tft2 II DNANo ~ ~ " ~
Morgan Station, July 25:-The body
of Miss Anna Hill, of Highland Park,
who together with her sister, Edith B.
Hill and Alfred Gordon Silverthorne,
the latter Of Newark, was drowned here
Saturday afternoon, was recovered at
seven o o'clock this morning. The body
had been stirred up by steam vessel
going up Cheesequake Creek this mora
ing and was found by brother and
" lie of the dead girl, who had been
searching all night. The body had
been stirred about by the force Of wa
ter from the vessel and when found
was wedged between the piling of the
bridge.
The accident has cast a gloom over
the merry campers and other summer
vacationists hereabouts. The ill-fated
parties were summer visitors here, that
came for the purpose of recreation. For
that reason, the water Of Cheesequake
Creek for boating and swimming pur-
poses especially appealed to them. A
swift tide runs at times in the creek.
The water is deep and only expert
swimmers can swim there for any great
length of time.
MISS Anna dllI, MISS Ed1th Hlll, Al
fred G. Silverthorne; Howard Wolfe,
Of 1S9 Summer avenue, Newark; and
Miss Helen White, daughter of John
White, of New Brunswick, whose fam
lilies were camping here, went in bath
ing late Saturday afternoon. They
seemed unaware of the dangers of the
fast running tide or the deep water
and ventured out into deep water.
Anna Hill was swimming beyond the
rest just outside or the jetties. Silver
thorne, who was but nineteen years of
age. heard her cries and started to aid
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
find new HOSE IS
NEEDED BY F|REMEN
Aldermen On Tour
Note Urgent
Needs.

Accompanied by Chief Theodore
Anderson, of the fire department
and Street Commissioner George
Adair, the Board Of Aldermen Sat
urday afternoon made q tour of in
spection of the various fire houses,
to determine on repairs to the differ
ent buildings and supplies for the
companies. Besides visiting the fire
bouses, the aldermen viewed the city
aims house and q section of Brace
avenue
All of the. fire houses were found
to be in need@of painting, and in
each of the hose houses, 500 more
feet of hose was found tosbe needed
L total of $500 feet. The~floor
beams in several houses were found
to be rotting away, and the roofs in
"a number of struetp.cs were discoy-
cred leaky. Lincoln Engine Com
panJ's house was found in poor
shape, but as 1t is to be torn down
nvxt year, according TO Alderman
Calvin, chairman of the fire commit
tee, 1t will not undergo extensive re-
pairs.
Leaving city hall shortly after 2
o'clock in three automobiles, the in
specting party visited the headQuar-
ters of Washington Hose and Chem
ical Company, in Rector street. 1t
was found that the company pos
sessed about 1000 feet of hose, and
Chief Anderson decided TO request
500 feet more. He conferred with
Alderman Calvin relative to what
course he should pursue in obtaining
the hose and other essentials, and he
was told to present requisition list
to the city council at it's next meet
ing.
An inspection of the cellar re-
vealed the beams under the gates of
Washington hose house loose from
the walls of the building. 1t was ex-
planned that the continued use of wa
ter on the floor above had rotted the
timber and loosened the plaster by
which 1t was secured. The roof, es-
Continued on page 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
MUST REPAIR
HANKING ON
BRIDGE FIRST
Freehoders Notify Jersey Central Traction Company Not
to Run Cars Until Flooring Of Spans Has Been
Properly ReIaid--Delay Opening Week

AM order from the Board Of Free
holders to the Jersey Central Traction
Company, directing the company to run
no cars, across the Raritan river bridge
until planking on the county bridge
spans has been properly laid, may alter
plans of the traction company. As was
told in the NEWS Saturday, it was the
company's intention of running the
first car from this city to South Amboy
this afternoon. Other cars were to run
tomorrow and the regular schedule was
to be inaugurated Wednesday. 1t will
take a few days to relay the planking,
and should it become necesAary to
lower the rails in order to make all
planking across the bridge of one level,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

Playful ducking almost resulted In
the drowning yesterday morning
about 1890 o'clock Of Mrs. Peter
Benfer, of Madison avenue, who,
with three or four friends, went in
bathing at Bayards Beach. Shout
ing and spluttering when her head
appeared above water only to be
again pushed under, Mrs. Benfer was
seized with epileptic fits and sank
below the surface. Prompt attention
by Drs. William e. Ramsay, ]. S.
Hay and Virgil Shull was probably
all that saved the woman's life.
Mrs. Benfer, 1t is said, complained
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
BODY OF ANNA HILL
FOUND WEDGED THIS
MORNING IN PIL|NG
Two New Brunswick Sisters and
Newark Lad Victims Of Strong
Tide at Morgan Saturday.
ALL THREE BODIES RECOVERED

Ler. He found himseiI able to maka
but little heaAway against the tide.
The other three, thinking they. could
help in the rescue, swan to the edge
of the jetty, and : caught In the
same treacherous cEIIvnJ and swept in
to the channel
A motor boat, in which were Harry
Bloodgood, captain Of the craft; Domi-
nick Valentine, of 400 Broad street,
Newark; Misses Alice and Florence
Fuerth, of 81 Nelson Place, Newark,
was coming in from a fishing trip and
Bloodgood sent his craft to the swim
ming party John White and Miss
Edith Hill wer taken in. The White
girl, who had until rescued, chung to
Wolfe for support, was dragged into
the boat 3, moment after young Wolfe
had been rescued. They recovered
soon afterward, Neither Anna Hill or
Silverthorne were seen at the moment
and the launch was hurried to shore.
DR.. E. A. Meacham,N Nof South Amboy,
who had been summoned, used every
possible means Of resuscitation to bring
Edith Hill back to life. Although she
at first showed signs Of reyiving, she
expired after two hours. Silverthorne s
body was found soon afterward, but all
efforts to revive him, proved futile.
Coroner Mason, Of South Amboy, was
called. He removed the body of Edith
Hill to his morgue and communicated
with relatives of the dead girl.
The funeral of the two girls will
be held tonight. Rev. Paul Hayne
and Rev. j. N, Merritt, Jr., the two
Baptist pastors of New Brunswick,
will be In charge of the, services. The
interment will take place tomorrow
at the convenience of the family.
Both girls were members Of the Bap-
tist congregation in Highland Park.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

Yesterday, according to tempera-
ture taken In this city and else
where, was the hottest day Perth
Amboy and vicinity has experienced
this year. At 2 o'clock yestef day
afternoon the mercury climbed to
"a degrees In the shade, causing
diyestation of coats, collars and
other articles of clothing. Strange
~, no severe cases of heat prostra-
ton were recorded in this city, al
though several minor attacks occu-
pied the attention of local physi-
clans. Probably the most severe
attack was that or Mrs. Catherine
Lund, of 290 High street, mother
of DIR. John L. Lund. Yesterday
morning Mrs. Lund was stricken and
DR., J. G.. Wilson was called to at
tend~her. This morning, Mrs. Lund
was reported somewhat improved.
Indirectly. however. the heat
caused several accidents. Had II
not been for the oppressive humidi-
ty, sail boat belonging to John
Whitworth, of Front street, would
not have been ON the bay to- cap
size; Mrs. Peter Benfer, of Madir
son avenue, would not have gone in
bathing at Bayard's beach to be
seized with an epileptic fit and
dragged from the water more drown
ed than alive, and numerous other
accidents would have been averted.
Statistically, yesterdays heat re-
cord went two degrees above the
hottest previous day this year. Yes
terday's temperature at o'clock in
the afternoon was 81. On July 10,
the mercury climbed to 90. The
record of "a degrees, however, like
that taken on July 10, was regis
tered In the shade.
Boynton Beach, Acker's, Bayard' g
and Wonderland Beach were crowd
ed to their capacity. Although the
tide in the afternoon was ebb, nu-
merous bathers were in evidence at
Bayard's resort and far into the
night crowds splashed about In the
cooling water.
All supertious clothing was cast
aside yesterday as an object of dis
datn, despite the fact that the day
was Sunday when ones rainment is
supposed to be the choice of the
wardrobe. Coatless, collarless and
hatless men were seen all day yes
terday but their appearance was par
donable considering the circum-
stances.
Physicians say that II yesterday
had been a day of labor, numerous
cases of heat prostration would un-
doubtedly have been called to their
attention.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

cars are run.
An inspection Of the work has re-
vealed the fact to county authorities,
that the planking about the track
where it crosses the cantilever span,
south of the draw, is higher than the
floor bottom Of the span and that it
has been laid in rough manner. The
Board of Freeho1ders want this defect
remedied before the Jersey Central
concern run any cars and the traction
company has been notified accordingly.
According to County Solicitor John
A. Coan, it will not be necessary to
serve an injunction upon the Jersey
Central company, in order to restrain
it from running cars until the bridge
is in proper condition.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
FINED $25 FOR
USING A KNIFE

Charged with striking her daughter
in-law on the head with knife, Mrs
Annie Kruszkiewicz, Of 293 Fayette
street, was arrested by Patrolman Ry-
marezyk, shortly before eight O'Clock
Saturday night and yesterday morning
was fined s25. The injured woman,
who was attended by DR.. NJ. 8. Mein-
zer, is Mrs. Margaret Weiss, Of the
same address, who claimed she was
struck with the knife in an Argument
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
WOMAN HAS FIT
WHILE BATHING

to her companions about the ducking
but they passed 1t off playfully. Once
too often they thrust her under and
she remained below the surface.
When she appeared after wait OF
several seconds, her face was dis4
torted and it was evident that she
was suffering.
Joseph Kelly, of Centre street,
rushed into the water and grabbed
the semi-unconscious woman. Physia
clans were summoned and aftey
working over her for fifteen minutes
they assisted her to carriage, which
conveyed her home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
FOUND LOVE LETTER:
SHOT HER HUSBAND

Cured after Mrs. Ferries had spent
four hours reading and re-reading
the letter she had found in her hus-
bands pocket. She waited until af-
ter her husband had gone to sleep
and then placing revolver against
his temple, blew out his brains. Then
she ran into the rear yard and shot
herself to death.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

with her mother-in-law.
AS a witness to the alleged assault,
Valentine Kruszkiewicz, son of the
woman charged with the assault, was
arrested and fined $40, but he was la
ter released.
Following the alleged fracas, Patrol
man Rymarczyk was called and after
placing mother and son under arrest,
sent for DR.. Meinzer and the patrol
wagon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
YESTERDAY is
DECLARED THE
HOTTEST DAY
Although Thermometer Reg
Istsrsd 94--No Severe Heat
Prostrations Reported.
CROWDS SOUGHT RELIEF
Ar THE BEACHES
sseetoI by United Press Wire.

SVoOsos " CnHeo freSS Wfre.
New York, July 25:-Twelve per-
sons died in this city and vicinity
during the twenty-four hours ending
at noon today, as the direct result of
the sweltering heat that has enyel-
oped the community for two days.
In addition nine drownings have
been reported from the rivers and
bays near the city of persons who
took to the water to escape the heat.
According to the weather bureau
officials, there is no relief in sight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

Patrolman Andrew Jensen yester-
day afternoon stopped an alleged
public dance In the rear Of Stephen
MoritkO's saloon, at 726 State street
Moritko was arrested and told to ap-
pear at police headquarters this
morning but he failed to do so.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
FATAL CRASH
IN ST. LOUIS

q
St. Louis, Mo-, July 25;-One per-
son is dead, ten seriously injured
and at least twenty badly hurt as a
result of a rear-end collision between
two trolley cars today. There was a
fight among the passengers In the
first car. and someone pulled the
trolley on the wire. The car came to
stop and the crash resulted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
Special TO the EVENING NEWS.

Denver, Col, July 25:-Because
Frank Ferries. of this city, permitted
woman, other than his wife, tc
write him an affectionate love let
ter, he is dead today, slain by his
wife, and Mrs. Ferres is dead by her
own hand. The double tragedy oc-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
NOTICE.

Wanted-by brothers and sisters,
Information of younger brother On
Sro Silagy or known as Joseph Was,
adopted by John Was. Reward Of
$500 to parties notifying Steve
Silagy, Sa Easton ave-, New Bruins
wick. N, j. 13445 7-23 2ts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
FOR
SUNDAYDANCE

The patrolman charges that the
dancers had paid admittance fees,
and he says paid musicians were In
evidence. Patrolman Harding was
called to the hall as witness to the
dance. Moritko will probably be ar
rested and arraigned tonight
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
ARE URGING A
BOYCOTT FOR
KING ALFONSO
gpectal By United prsss Wire

Paris, July 25:-A~ international
boycott against King AI4> 1so, of Spain
and demonstration against him in
every foreign city he may visit will
be urged tomorrow by the Spanish rev.
olutionists here exiled from Spain. To-
morrow is the anniversary Of the be-
ginning of the fatal riots at Barcel
ona.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
RESCUED BY
ONE GOOD ARM

New Brunswick, July 25:-Joseph
Reilly, with one arm paralyzed and
helpless, sprang into the Delaware and
Raritan canal here Saturday and res
cued Joseph Berman, aged eight years,
who had stumbled into the water.
Reilly caught the child with his good
arm and trod water until help came.
Read the NEws ev-ry uay-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

To Elegant six room apart
ments with ell improvements, in
Guiding steam heat and hot water.
Corner High and Jefferson Sts. Fras-
er Bros, 80 Smith st.
1916 7-22 2t'
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

Lost-Between Rector and Market
and Bayard Beach, on Water ST.,
brown pocketbook. Kindly return
to 206 Market st. r3473 7-25 it,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25
Help Wanted

Operators, fnishers and pressers.
Apply Broadway and Gordon streets,
South Anboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

August is Free. Write for terms
Trainers Business College
13463 7-25 st"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

August Is Free Write for terms.
Trainers Business College.
13463 7-25 st"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

August is Free. Write for terms.
Trainers Business College.
18463 7-25 5t@
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

If you do not read the NEWS
every day you will miss great deal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-25

Read the NEws every uay.