Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-10-20
ALARM OVER
MISSING BOYS
lack Mckay and John Egan
Safe in New York.

James Mckay, nineteen years old,
of Washington street, and John
Egan. sixteen years old, of High
street, disappeared from their homes
Wednesday night and nothing was
heard from them until this morning,
when postal card arrived from New
york Friends OF the families and
companions of the missing youths
yesterday searched everywhere Tor
them without avail. Mckay who
left Wednesday night presumably
bound for South Amboy.
The journey to South Amboy, as
was afterward learned, was only a
ruse to deceive their parents. Before
leaving tbis city the boys collected
$3.50 from their friends. Egan, who
is a student In the high school, has
rebelled against the wishes Of his
relatives and wanted to work. With
out notifying anyone of their inten-
tions of leaving the city they skipped
away Wednesday night in the down
pour OF rain.
Inquiry at Cable Works.
When Mckay did not turn up at
his home yesterday morning his
mother thought that he remained In
South Amboy over night. When he
did not come home to change his
clothes in the morning, accordingly
she journeyed to the cable works to
ascertain IL he had reported for
work. AT the factory she was told
that the company knew nothing OF
bis whereabouts.
R4ro NfoYou OF 4bfa Inform N ION
became almost frantic with grief and
,phoned everywhere endeayoring to
locate her son. Several of McKay's
friends were Informed about noon
yesterday that he went to South
Amboy Wednesday night and had
missed the 12:4S o'clock train and
walked the bridge. When this infor-
nation was impaired to the frantic
parents they Immediately thought
that the boy had been hit by train
and his body hurled into the river.
This report was prevalent yesterday
afternoon.
Searching Parties Formed.
James Mckay, father OF the miss
ing youth, and party of friends
made a search OF all the neighboring
hospitals and questioned physicians
In this city and vicinity but no In
formation was advanced. Going to
the railroad bridge the party made
thorough search lasting until dusk
Men In boats piIoted the water sur
rounding the bridge, yet nothing
could be found. Mrs. Mckay was
nearly prostrated. believing that in
the darkness of the night her son
did not see or hear the train ap-
preaching and was struck and
thrown into the river Mrs. Mckay
has not slept for the last two nights
waiting for her sons return and was
practically a nervous wreck when
the postal came this morning. Mrs
Mckay, when questioned by NEWS
representative this morning as to the
motive for her sons sudden disap-
pearanee, said that he wanted more
motley than he was receiving at the
cable works. The postal informed
the parents that he would return
within a few days If he was unsuc-
cessful in securing work.
For some time past young Egan
has been dissatisfied with HE studses
In the high school When his reIa-
tfycs were questioned this morning
they were oyerjoyed at the postal
assuring them that the two boys
were safe. A number of employees
Of the cable works and dry docks
had arranged to go to the bridge
this morning and make another
search and drag the river for the
supposed bodies.