Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
TO INVESTIGATE
FATAL COLLAPSE
OF GANGPLANK
Hoboken Police Order Probe
Into Cause of Three
Deaths.
WOULD-BE -RESCUER GOES
INSANE AS VICTIM SINKS
Fourteen, Including Two from
East Orange, Injured-Two-
Score Saved.
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ISpcctht To the EFeUlHB SNdEsl
HOBOKEN, May 23.An investiga-
tion has been ordered by the local
authorities into the accident yester
day at the scandinavian American
!. line pier, when three people were
e drowned and fourteen injured by the
breaking of the gangplank on the new
steamer Frdrick VIII.
A woman and two childrn are dead
Y and one Jersey man is suffering from
INSANITY as a result of his unsuccess-
4ful attempt to save a child. Three
= other Jersey people are among the
injured.
- Mrs. Anna Edwardsen, thirty years
of age of TAB West Forty-third
street, Brooklyn: body recovered and
taken to Volk's morgue.
Mary Edwardsen, three years old,
of the same address; body not recov-
cred
Anna Feltschen, five years old, of
Halbert street, Astoria, l.. L.
81 Olaf Bijusted, sxty-two years old,
& of Mespeth. L. l.; taken to st. Mary's
s. Hospital suffering from laceration
over left eye and laceration over left
cheek.
81 Mabel Einquest, thirty years old,
s. of 535 Franklin avenue, Brooklyn:
y taken to ST. Mary's Hospital suffer-
q ing from severe shock; condition
81 serious.
81 Mrs. Olga Danielson, of 809 Forty
8 eighth street, Brooklyn; taken 10 81.
Mary's Hospital.
Samuel Thompson, of "a Halstead
street, East Orange; injuries to foot;
returned to his home.
Erick Petersen, of Jersey City, at
1 tempted rescue of Mrs. Edwardsen
Il and child and went violently insane
when he failed. He was taken to st.
Mary's Hospital.
A middle-aged woman name un-
known, sustained broHen leg, pue
refused to go to hospital, and re-
mained on ship to be treated by the
ships surgeon.
Martha Petersen, of 719 Clinton
street, Hoboken, received injuries TO
her back. She was taken home.
Eugene Ruff, of 22S West 126th
street, eNw York city, fell in the
water. He was taken home.
Mrs. Amelia Christensen and young
SON John, of 245 West Forty eighth
street. Brooklyn. fell TO the dock, in
Turing right hip and thigh. The boy
was badly shaken up. Both were
taken to the hospital and afterward
. sent home.
Bertha Olsen, twenty, of 80 State
street, East Orange, fell to the dock,
injuring both legs. She refused to go
to the hospital and was sent home.
Miss Anna Saspersen, of Tuxedo
Park, thrown in water. She was taken
home.
AFour others were slightly hurt and
succeeded in scrambling on to the
pier.
The steamer, which had been
launched only a year ago, was about
to leave for Copenhagen, and the sec
ond bell had sounded to warn all vis-
itors ashore There was a rush by
visitors to say their last farewells.
when, without the slightest warming,
the gang plank leading to the forward
steerage snapped. More than fifty fell
into the water between the main deck
and the PR.
Instantly there was the wiledst ex-
Z element Several members or tRe
ships crew and pier hands went to
the assistance of those who had fallen
into the water. Peterson, VINO IS a
junkman in Jersey City, Went to the
rescue. when his boat overturned.
Peterson went temporarily insane at
: st. Mary's Hospital. Mrs. Anna Ed
wardsen and her three-year-old
daughter were lost and their bodies
We're later recovrd with grappltng
hooks.
East Orange Girl Injured.
Martha Pterson. of 719 Clinton
street, this city, is one OF those IN
/. iured. She sustained an injury to the
back. but insisted upon returning TO
her home Bertha Olsen, twenty
wears old. of 80 State street, East Or
ange. fell to the pier, sustaining in-
iuries to both legs. She was sent to
her home. The remaining passengers
are suffering from either submersion
or injuries.
Little Feldchau was bidding an
aunt farewell from the plank, when
the accident occurred. When her
body was recovered her little fingers
were tightly gripping a bouquet OF
flowers.
At the home of Samuel Thompson,
AT "a TIalstead street, East Orange, 1t
was said today that he was fully re-
covered from the effects of the accl-
dent. He was only slightly injured on
the leg Thompson is carpenter.
Miss Bertha Olsen Is employed by
Mrs. j. NJ Shedd, at 30 State street,
East Orange. She was suffering to-
day from a nervous shock and inJur-
les to both legs and an arm.