Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-06
SECOND DEATH
ON FERRYB0AT
IN THREE DAYS
Charles H. Harriott, New
York Bank Teller, Expires
While In Automobile
ENR0UTE TO SEASHORE
--HEART DISEASE

Within the past three days two sud
den deaths have occurred on the ferry
boat Perth Amboy of the Staten Is
land Rapid Transit Company plying
between this city and Tottenville. The
first one occurred on Wednesday morn
ing when Solomon a. LeFevre, the
engineer, died in the engine room just
after he had shut down the engine on
entering the local slip and the second
occurred last night when Charles II.
Harriott, a member of an automobile
party, on their way to Bradley Beach,
expired shortly after the boat had left
the Tottenvile slip.
Mr.. Harriott, who was sixty-one
years old, was paying teller in the
Bank for Savings at 28O Fourth avenue
New York for many years He was on
his vacation and had been stopping at
Bradley Beach for the summer. He
York Athletic Club, Of which he was
prominent member.
Yesterday afternoon, together with
John H. Scofeld, of New Rochelle, and
William S. Kinsey, of Bronxville, New
York, and their wives and several
young ladies composed an automobile
party in two cars to take a trip to
Bridley Beach to remain over Sunday.
The trip was made across to Jersey
City and down the Hudson county bou-
levard to the Bergen Point ferry, which
was crossed to reach Staten Island.
The run across Staten Island was en-
joyed by all especially Mr.. Harriott,
who had been complaining some time
ago of not feeling well
When the party in the two machines
reached the ferry at the foot of Bent
ley street, Tottenville, Mr.. Harriott
got out to assist Mr. Scofeld in putting
the New Jersey license on the car
while Mr. .Harriott was placing the one
on the rear, he was noticed to turn
pale and Mr. Scofeld advised him to
get into the automobile
1t was just after the boat left the
Tottenville slip Mr.. Harriott was seen
to fall. Deckhand George Cole saw that
the man was Ill and jumped on the run
ming board of the machine, but the man
had expired almost instantly. Mr..
Harriott was setting at the time, on
the front seat of the Selden touring
car owned by Mr.. Scofeld.
The trip was the 5:53 o clock leaving
Tottenville. On the arrival of the
boat in this city, call was sent out
for a physician and DR.. Charles 1. Silk
of State street, responded, but the man
had died before medical aid reached
him.
The party returned to Tottenville on
the next boat and the body was taken
in charge by Patrolman Charles Hall,
of the Goth precinct station, Totten-
vile. Coroner William H. Jackson, of
New Brighton, who was summoned,
gave j. P Bedell & Son undertakers,
of Amboy avenue, Tottenville, permis
sion to remove the body to their NOR
que.
Coroner Jackson come to Tottenville
at 1890 o. clock this morning and gave
permit for the burial He said heart
disease was the cause of death. Mr..
Harriott s brother, r. s. Harriott, of
1870 East 113t hstreet, New York city,
was also at Tottenville this morning
and arranged for the funeral.
The body will be taken on the two
clock train Monday afternoon for
Woodlawn cemetery, New York, where
the interment will be made. A service
will be held in the Woodlawn church
at that place. Mr.. Harriott 8 brother,
John M Harriott, was formerly prop
erty clerk in the police department of
the city of New York.