Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-12-19
Vain Effort Of Gate Tender As
Express ToSses Woman
Fifty Feet Through The Air
Into A Ditch.
EVERY BONE WAS BROKEN
Daughter Was Saved BY The
Shouts of the Gateman-
Body Identified As Being
Mrs. Sabo, of Keasbey.
EVERY BONE WAS BROKEN

A woman, believed to be Mrs. Mar
Sabo, who lived in Keasbey, was
hurled distance of fifty feet into
ditch and killed by an express train
railroad tracks a few feet south of
the New Brunswick avenue crossing
at noon today. The accident oc.
CURED In plain sight of her thirteen
year old daughter. Mary, who was
saved from similar fate by the
shouts of Joseph Bodner, of BAT
Keene street, gate tender at the
crossing. The man risked his life
in vain efforts to save the woman
AS he was reaching forward to push
her from the track, the swiftly NOV
ing train hurled her high in the air
and scraped along his arm. He was
not hurt.
Visited Bakery.
The woman. In company with her
daughter, said to be the oldest OF five
children, had visited q bakery but
short time before the accident. She
had purchased large bag full of
bread, buns and cake, This was
scattered along the track at the scene
of the accident As the mother with
the child walking a few feet behind
walked westward on New Brunswick
avenue about 1920 o'clock this noon
they noticed that the gates were
down. According to all witnesses tn-
terviewed by Coroner James j. Fly I
the police ard reporter they star l
ed to cross the tracks about fiTe-tsssss'
south of the crossing needless of the
danger of a speeding mail train.
which was No. 800. 1t was going
southwa and was on the crossing
as the woman set her foot between
the rails of the southbound track.
Bodner shouted with all his might
and waved both his hands in frantic
efforts to keep them off the track.
The girl either saw or heard him and
ran back to the easterly side of the
tracks. Her mother did not seem
to hear or see the warning. AT the
instant she set foot on the danger
path Bodner was within a few feet
of her. Even then she did not seem
realize her danger. The front OF
the engine hit her full, tossed her
high in the air into A ditch about
ulLy ltel away IL dppCdio thah PA GS-
tically every bone in her boody was
broken.
Other witnesses besides Bodner
were Rudolph Scbuek and Paul Par
lasky They stood on New Bruins
wick avenue waiting for the train to
pass and the gates to be raised that
they could cross. Coroner Flynn
made a preliminary examination and
took charge of the body, which is
now at his morgue.
Took Charge of Child.
f. H. Lloyd. principal of public
school No 8. happened along shortly
afterward and took charge of Mary
Sabo. He knew her as school pu-
pl and took her away from the scene
of the accident. To the principal she
said that she had been shopping
with her mother. that her father
worked in the Perth Amboy Fire
Prick Works, popularly known as
Ostranders and that they lived near
the factory. Mr.. Lloyd then tele-
phoned to the factory. A man Sabo
at work there was notified, Accord
ing to information afterwards gained
at the plant it was not the Sabo
wanted, as he had gone toe his home
and found his wife alive and we'll.
Coroner Flynn is making detailed in
yestgation this afternoon to establish
positive Identification.