Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-01
IS KILLED
IN COLLISION WITH
4 TROLLEY GAR
Walter ]. Van Benthnysen
Meets Death in lryington
While Riding Bicycle.

Speeding along on a bicycle 10 MS
work his morning, Walter ]. Van Ben
thuysen, 10 years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Van B~entnuysen. of 81
Claremont avenue, Irvington, dashed
into a west-bound Springfield avenue
trolley car on Springfield avenue near
Grove street, that town. striking his
head with a force that resulted in in
slant death. The victim was on his
way to the Imperial Laundry Com
pany, of Orange. where he was em-
ployed.
In pleasant weather IL was his habit
to use his bicycle. He had left his
home and peterborough Union avenue
to Iryington centre, where he turned
eastward into Springfield VENUE. 1t
was about 100 feet westward of Grove
street that the accident happened.
The young man was wheeling along
the east-bound track and 1t was evil
IDENTIFY his intention to turn into Grove
street at this point. Just how the &C.
cident occurred is not exactly known.
The car, No. POSI-. was in charge of
William f. Reynolds, OF 800 Waverly
avenue, motorman, and Frank Well
nitze, of 612 South Eleventh street, this
city, conductor.
The former stated to chief of Police
Alexander S. Green, of Irvington, that
he did not see the rider until he was
within a few yards of the front of the
! nar He wa c noroffnu alamo ut q euyfft
pace with his head bent forward, and
just as the car reached him he swerved
In its direction, striking his head
against the side of the car. His skull
was fractured by the impact. .
A hurry call was sent for an ambu-
lance from the City Hospital, and also
to Chief Green, both arriving at the
scene at the same time. Death had evil
IDENTIFY been instantaneous.
The body was removed in the trolley
car to Irvington Centre, at which point
it was transferred to the police station,
awaiting the arrival of Deputy County
Physician M. Herbert Simmons. An
invitation TO a surprise party to be
given to his twin sisters, Sadie and Ade-
laide, tomorrow night, al the home of
the parents, which was found upon him,
led to his identification.
A peculiar coincidence occurred in
the notification of his parents. A CO.
worker of the father, Herman Neander.
of 9 Wall street, Irvington, while on his
way to work, learned of the accident,
but understood hat an aged man had
been killed. When he reached the fac
tory of Unger Brothers. of 80 Beecher
street, he told the father, who works as
a silversmith, of the fatal accident to an
old man, and Benthuysen expressed sin
cere sympathy.
A few minutes later he vas sum-
moned to the phone and then learned
that it was his young son who had been
killed. He fastened home. and, sccom-
panied his wife to the police station,
where they viewed the lifeless form of
the boy living upon an improvised
stretcher. The mother was overcome
by grief,
After the body was viewed by DR..
Simmons it was ordered removed to the
home of the parents.
The family, consisting of father,
mother, four daughters and the only
son, Walter, have been living in Irving
ton for eight years. Previously they
resided in Newark. The four sisters of
the dead boy are Adelaide, Sadie,
Mary and Grace. The father is an en-
thusiastic wheelman, and is a member
of the Bay View Wheelmen Club.