Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-24
Trolley Strikes Wagon
Filled with New
ark Party.
FOURTEEN RUSHED TO
NEAREST HOSPITALS
Conductor and Motorman of
Elizabeth-Newark Car Held
in $500 Bonds.

Twenty members of the Gus Buscham
Association, many in hospitals are to-
day suffering from the shock and in
juries sustained In a spectacular troll
ley accident last night on Newark ave-
nue. Elizabeth, near the Newark bor-
der They missed death by narrow
margin.
The pleasure seekers. who had been
spending the day at Kenilworth Park.
were returning home in wagons along
the Elizabeth Newark car line at $3.50
o'clock A car speeding along toward
Newark. struck the second of the three
wagons.
The heavy vehicle was tossed from
the car tracks and dropped shattered.
at the side of the road, with the twenty
men and boys pinned beneath or flung
beyond
Groans and shrieks rose In the nigh
air. The residents of the neighborhood
and trolley passengers rushed to the
aid of the victims Ambulances frori
Tho EllZdDGlH 1tUeId Ilo1pilois tt"1
Newark City Hospital and St. Barna-
bass Hospital were rushed to the scene
The fiickering flames Of a bonfire
served to light the rescuers. fire
alarm box In this city was pulled. Fire
men helped to extricate the injured
and to lift them into the waiting am
balances.
MotormaD and Conductor Arrested.
Police reserves from Elizabeth were
hurried to the scene. Motorman John
w Walck, of 400 East Jersey street,
and Conductor John O'Nei, Of 5b7 East
Jersey street, Elizabeth, were arrested.
They were released this morning on
| $500 bail each.
Street In Poor Condition.
The condition of the street at the
scene of the accident is said to be bad,
and only short time ago c. A. De
Coll, who lives in Newark avenue near
where the accident occurred, wrote to
Mayor Stein, OF Elizabeth, calling at
tention to the condition Of the street
and asking that 1t be repaired,
There were sixty altogether on the
outing. George April was the owner
and driver of the wagon which was
struck.
THE INJURED.
Taken to the City Hospitali
FERRO, DOMINICk, 81 years old, 22l
Van Buren, street; left leg broken,
bruised about face.
| ILUSINGER, JOHN, aged 20 years. 146
Delaney street; bruised about the
body and injuries to spine
SCOFFIELD, GEORGE, aged Al years,
90 Houston street; bruised about the
body and cut on chin.
STECKART, GEORGE. aged AZ years,
~ Seventeenth avenue; right leg
bruised; treated and taken home.
ZANK, WILLIAM, IS years, 152 De-
lancy street; left foot cut; treated
and sent home.
Taken to st. Barnabas's Hospitals
LEDERLEY. GUS. As years old. Bay
avenue; bruised about the body:
treated and sent home.
LEON, JOHN, so years old, 1854 South
street; condition not serious.
LOEW, JOHN A., 10 years old. 1854
Soutl. street; bones in chest frac-
tured; sent home.
MAURER, JOHN, 30 years old, $40 Ad-
ans street; bruised about head and
body; sent home after treatment.
RUHL, CHARLES, 23 years old, 1854
South street; bruised about the legs
treated and taken home.
At the General Hospital, EIizabeths
BURNS. JOSEPH. 81 years old, 15o De-
1ancy street; condition serious.
DEMANTo FRANK, 81 years old, 125
Delaney street; condition favorable
FLYNN, PATRICK, 27 years old. 2ss
Oliver street; condition serious.
FARLEY, THOMAS, 2s years old, s6ik
Ferguson street; condition serious.
LOEW JOHN, T., 81 years old. 1es
: South street; bones in chest frac-
tured.
At homes
BUEHLER, JOHN. Elm road; con-
/ dition favorable.
cox, GEORGE. 80 years old, 14S De-
| lancy street; left ankle sprained.
/ iLUSINGER, CHARLES, 81 years old,
| LAG Delaney street, probable Internal
/ injuries.
LOEW, JOHN, Jr. 165 South street;
/ bruised
MASON, JOHN. 80 years old. Elm
I road; right leg and back injured.
/ Motorman Makes statement.
! John Walck, motorman of the car
which figured in the collision, made the
following statement of the accident to
Superintendent of Transportation Bolen
this morning:
THE wagon struck was one Of three
which carried an outing party. the
other two wagons pulling out Of the
track to permit car to pass. did not
see the leading wagon, as no lights
were displayed on 1t, and at the point
where the accident happened no city
lights are in evidence The wagons
were following each other about half
city block apart. When the wagon was
struck 1t turned on its side. the occu-
pants being thrown to the street"
Superintendent Gettings. Of the cen-