Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-13
Removed to City
Hospital After
Accident.
CAVE-|N CAUSE
J. H, Dunn With
His Fani|y--Ca
$4,000 Loss.

When their big $4,000 touring car
left the road near Soldiers Beach al
10 o'clock last night, Mr.. and Mrs
John H. Dunn and childrden, Lillian
and May and John H. Dunn, Jr., al
of Newark, were pinned under it and
sustained injuries which may prove
fatal to the elder Mr.. Dunn. The
car was enroute from New York to
the summer home Of Mr.. Dunn al
Bay Head when the accident hap.
pened. Giving way Of the road bed
was the cause of the machine going
into a ditch seven feet below the
grade.
Mr.. Dunn, Sr,, his wife and sor
John, Jr., are at the local hospital
The elder Mr.. Dunn, according to the
attending physician, DR.. William e
Ramsay, is seriously injured. Con
cuss1on of the brain, two ribs broker
besides cuts and bruises are the in
juries sustained by the father. Mrs
Dunn is not seriously injured, but is
suffering from nervous shock anc
badly bruised. John Dunn, Jr., Is
suffering from a badly lacerated lef
arm besides cuts and bruises. The
two young ladies escaped injury 9th
eF LHdu lew SllSuI GUS ant
bruises.
Car Running Slowly.
The car, which is a very powerful
one, was proceeding with slow speed
to the summer home of the Dunn
family. Nearing Soldiers Beach 8
long string of automobiles were pass
ing. The glare of the lights some
what confused the driver who les
sened the speed.
About mile south of Soldiers
John Dunn, Jr., who was driving the
Ca, vent to the very edge of the
road to allow another car which was
making good speed to pass his ma
chine. AS he did SO part of the en-
bankment caved in sending the
heavy auto into the ditch. The five
occupants of the machine were
pinned under it and John Dunn, Sr..
rendered unconscious. Automobile
lists who Witnessed the accident soon
went to the aid of the Dunn family
They turned the car over and the
five people were removed.
A telephone call was sent to the
city hospital and the ambulance was
sent to the scene. The five passen-
gers were taken to the city hospital
and treated by DR.. Ramsay and Dr.
Charles Ill, Of Newark. The girls,
after Geing examined, went home
but Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn and John
Dunn, Jr., are still at the hospital.
Newark Alderman Gives Aid.
The first to render aid to the Dunn
family was Alderman G. J. Harring-
ton, of the seventh ward, of Newark
Others who helped the party were
Albert Newman, Joseph Nemrow
William Collins and Louis Mccarthy
When the news first reached this
city 1t was reported that five had
been killed and several parties from
this city motored to the scene.
The spot where the accident oc-
Cured Is a dangerous one as the
rains loosen the under earth, allow
ing the surface to give way when 6
great weight is placed upon it. Mr.
Dunn is retired wealthy real estate
man of Newark. The car still re-
mains in the ditch total wreck.
Rev. Peter B. Corr, of st. Mary's
Roman Catholic church, this city
was in a machine which passed the
place of the accident. The locaI
priest when told of the injuries OF
Mr.. Dunn, and knowing he was a
Roman Catholic, administered the
last rites of the church. Father Corr
was beside the injured man until the
city hospital was reached.