Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-18
CAUGHT WHEN
WAGON WITH
SAFE UPSETS
Workman Badly Bruised at
Slavish Rectory--N
Escape from Death.
PINNED TO THE GROUND
us TAKEN HONE

Joseph Wurtzburger, a wagon man,
IN the employ of Andrew Anderson, an
expressman, had narrow escape from
instant death yesterday afternoon when
q heavy truck containing safe weigh
ing a ton upset on top of him. Al
though the safe missed him by a few
feet, the wagon itself was heavy
enough to render the man unconscious
and to infict injuries Of possibly dan
gerous nature. DIR. Charles Silk ad-
ministered first aid. treatment to the
man at the rectory of the Slavish Ro-
man Catholic church, at 400 Penn
street, in front Of which the accident
happened.
Expressman Anderson, who lives at
N Fayette street, with three of hts
men was moving the heavy safe, which
is about four feet square, from the
Central freight station to the church
rectory. The safe was in heavy top
ped van. On arriving at the rectory an
attempt was made to back the truck up
the side walk at the entrance TO the
house. Anderson was driving. In ths
wagon was Patrick Keaten, a helper,
of III Fayette street. He was hold.
ing the safe imposition.
Thomas Layden, helper, of 34a
Madison avenue. was in the rear, eas.
ing the wagon alone. Wnrtzburger,
whose home is in Ellendale Terraco,
Woodbridge township, was on the right
side of the wagon near the front
wheels, also easing the wagon along.
With him was Paul Gazzi the church
janitor, who was assisting in the NOV
ing Of the safe.
Anderson got the wagon at right an
giles with the sidewalk and was back.
ing it when the left rear wheel struck
high piece of ground. This threw
the wagon off its equilibrium, the saf0
slid to the right side Of the wagon and
the vehicle toppled over. Gazzi heard
the safe sliding and sprang to safety
Wurtzburger was not 80 quick and WAS
pinned under the wagon 9 superstruo-
ture, two or three feet from the safe.
Keaten, who was in the wagon with
the safe, gprang to safety as did An-
derson.
1t took nearly FIVE minutes to get
Wurtzburger, free from the heavy wa-a
gon top, which was weighted down.
with the 1000 pound safe. He VIA
unconscious when freed and at first WNe
Thought to be dead. ord to that IA
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heavily however, and with fhe safriya
lof DIR. Silk about that tiule. the phy.
sician happening to be in the vicinify
/ of the accident, the man recovered eons
seiousness, He was taken into tho
church reetory and placed ON couch
- the dining room. At this time ii
was about AIS O'Clock and work was
sent for the ambulance.
Dr. Silk examined the man carafuIly
and found many cuts and bruises about
the body and head, although none OF
them appeared serious. The man 's la
bored breathing and bloodshot eyes
told of possible internal injuries. IT
was thought best to take him to the
hospital for further treatment, but he
insisted upon being taken home At
five clock the ambulance not having
arrived yet, word was sent to Fire
Chief Theodore Anderson stable for d
carriage, the chief being brother to
the expressman.
I Wurtzburger Is married hut his wife
is in the old country lie ID man
a out forty-fve years old After Wurtz-
burger was taken home the safe was
put in the church reetory without fur-s
ther difficulty the job being finished
shortly after seven or eight clock last
night.