Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-01
SEEK PROBE OF
FIGHT AT SCENE
OF BOYS DEATH
sluecoat and Orderly Come
to Blows While Trying to
Save Drowning Victim.

Prosecutor Frederick F. Guild will
asked today by Chief OF Police
.amford, of West Orange. to make
N Investigation into the row that oe-
erred yesterday while efforts were
sslng made to save the life of Frank
Ticker. fourteen years old, of Is
sadford street. Orange. who was
owned in the Orange reservoir. off
e1rthfeld road, West orange. Park
Auceman John Reinhart and Orderly
e.9triek Riley, of the Record Ambu-
snee, Orange. figured in the fightS
The West Orange officials are in
clined to place the blame for the dis
turbanee on Relnhart. Both men,
they say. lost their heads for the mo-
ment, although Reinhart had no right
to interfere with Riley, who was as
sisting DR.. Eugene Power, of Orange
Memorial Hospital. to operate a pull
motor in an effort to resuscitate the
boy. The park police, however, insist
that Reinhart was attacked by Riley,
y and that the former did not strike
back at the orderly.
Chief Gilhooley, of the park police;
Detective Bernard Heslin, of the
Vest Orange force, and several OF
Reinhart's companions on the park
police department, had to use force TO
separate the combatants.
The boys father, William, called at
the West Orange police station today
to demand an investigation. he
seemed to feel that his son might have
been saved but for the disturbance.
All of those who were present, fnclud-
ing the physician, said the boy was
= he off q
resuscitation were felt to be useless
even before the pulmotor was used.
The pulmotor which was being utlt-
lied to force air into the lads body
was in charge of DR.. Eugene Power,
of the Orange Memorial Hospital. Su-
perintendent d. j. Kelly, of the Es-
sex County Fairgrounds, Immediately
used a second pulmotor apparatus
and Joined DR.. Power. The fight was
witnessed by a group of women and
children, who were among the party
which crowded about the PROSTATE
form. The men were separated be-
fore either had done any damage.
The quarrel started over alleged in
Reference of Policeman Reinhart
with Orderly Riley, who was assist
Ing DR.. Power. When Riley pushed
the park policeman away from the
pnlmotor cap upon the boys face the !
body, 1t is alleged. the blows were |
sttuck which precipitated the row.
Bbth men stood up and before the |
I{blice separated them they had |
E&hshed several feet away toward the |
4 lime on the edge of the water.
h After the fight was over Riley took /
is pulmotor back to the ambulance
Ind superintendent Kelly and Or.
Powers, who were later assisted by |
FDr Alfred C. Benedict, of South Or
ange, used two other tanks on the
body, but without avail. The men
reluctantly gave up their tasks when
the lad was pronounced dead, after |
nearly two hours exertions.
Reinhart was the man who found |
the body of the boy. He was one of |
the hardest workers in trying to save |
the lads life.
I'VE have to save this boy" he was /
repeatedly heard to say and it was
plain his interference with Riley was
due to his earnestness in his work.
Every known experiment of the po-
lice and the physicians was utilized.
The police, clad only in their under
wear as they had dived in the water,
feverishly massaged the body to
empty it of water and to start
respiration.
The drowning was the sad ending
of what was planned as a day of
pleasure by a party of boys from the
Cleveland Street and Park Avenue
Fairgrounds in Orange In charge of
Claude Royse, eighteen yeans old,
playground instructor. of Orange, the
boys had gone to the Second noun
tain, and had frequently asked about
a swim. Royse, who said he was not
aware Of the location of the reservoir,
accompanied the youngsters. They
asked a man If they could swim
there, and were told 1t was all right.
In thrice the lads were in the
water, though they had just finished
their lunch. Walking on a stony
ledge. Stocker, with Harry Gormley,
of so High street. Orange, and
Eugene O'Neill, of 81 Snyder street,
that city. were soon in deeper water,
and suddenly Stocker went down.
3 Gormley dove for him and got a grip
on Stocker, who started to choke him
in his fear, and Gormley pushed him
away. Stocker then went down a
second time and the boys started to
cry for help. Royse was the first to
go in the reservoir after his charge
He took off his clothing and jumped
in and was soon Joined by Park Po-
liceman Reinhart Thomas Brodesser,
George Miller, Charles Rupp and
George Weingat They dove repeat
eddy until Reinhart found the boys
form.
Reinhart had taken the precaution
to send word to Chief Gilhooley, who
made the trip by auto from Branch
Brook headquarters in twelve min
utes 1t took Orderly Riley and DR..
Power in the ambulance seven min
utes TO reach the scene. DR.. NJ. Her
bert Simmons, deputy county physi-
cian, was also summoned, but the
body had been under water probably
half an houT when he arrived.