Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-21
Sd INJURED
As FERRY HITS
PIER IN Foe
Jersey People Among
Those Hurt on Lacka-
aWanna Boat.
WILLIAM APPLICABLE, OF
EAST. ORANGE, BREAKS LEG
Arthur Arnsinger, of Millburn,
Saves WOmen-TwO New
arkers Also Hurt.

NEW YORK, Oct 21.-Upwards of
fifty persons were injured when the
Lackawanna ferry Netherlands col
lided with a pierhead at it's Christie
pher street dock here today,
Between 500I and 800 passengers
were on board, according to the best
estimates of the Lackawanna OIL
Gals. OF this number, probably 200
or 300 were women and girls. Three
ambulances responded to a call to
remove the injured. Six persons were
taken to hospitals, while the others
were treated by ambulance surgeons
after being landed.
Among the passengers badly hurt
was William Applegate, seventy-five
years old, of Il Prospect terrace, East
Orange. He was knocked down by
a flying beam and broke his right leg
He was taken to st. Vincent's Hos
pital.
Mrs. Minnie Hoppe. twenty-five, of
431 Thirty fourth street, Gutenberg,
". j., was on the forward deck with
her niece, Ida Trente. seventeen, of
BIZ Twentieth street, West New York,
when the ferryboat crashed into the
pier.
The two women were hurled out
among the frantic horses by the shock
of the collision. With them was
thrown Arthur Arnsinger, of Wyom-
ing section, Millburn, n. J.
Arnsinger was badly hurt, but he
dragged the two women from under
the hoofs of horse. All the women
and girls were treated in the ferry
houses for bruises and shock and
went to their homes.
Two Newark men were hurt in the
crash. Howard Beers, thirty-ilve, of
1853 Dickerson street, that city, suf-
fered contusions of the right leg, and
William Hupp, forty three, of 270
North Seventeenth street, was bruised
on both legs and ankles.
Many Jersey People Hurt.
Eugene Phillips, nineteen, of rs
Grant avenue, Jersey City, suffered
a sprained ankle and Internal in
juries; John Lee forty-four, of 20
jackson avenue, Hoboken, compound
fracture of the right leg and body
bruises; John Wallace, thirty four
521 Willow avenue, Hobolxen, frac-
tured right leg.
Among the others injured were:
Matilda Riley, twenty, 1877
Eighteenth street, Hoboken; con-
tusons of hips and head and internal
injuries.
George Nivel, twenty-five, clerk, 31S
Monroe street, Hoboken; contusions
of head and body.
Reinhold Jones twenty -eight, de-
signer, 227 Central avenue, West Ho-
l,nty Inr Nf
the head and face.
Joseph Negna, thirty, clerk, 300
Green avenue, Lindhurst; internal in
juries and contusions of legs.
Harry Grob, twenty-seven years
old, dye maker. of 442 Kingsland ave-
nue.. Lindhurst; injured back and
contusions.
Jacob Greenburg, twenty four years
old salesman, of 826 Fox street, the
Bronx; shock and contusions.
Charles Nickerson forty-two, years
old lighterman, of 204 Park avenue,
Hoboken; contusions of legs.
Panic Threatens.
Edward Burns, thirty-one years old,
clerk, of Bergentine avenue, Union
Hill; confused knees and decorations.
Joseph Gaglistro, thirty-nine years
old, sos Grand street, Hoboken;
bruises ana fractured r1DS.
Harry Hamlin, twenty-six years
old, 9O7 Cortlandt street, West Hobo
ken; ribs-fractured, bruises and cuts.
Carl Wehner, twenty years old, 30S
Garden street, Hoboken; bruises and
fracture of the right leg.
Adam Frommer, forty-one years
old, 1877 Park avenue. Hoboken; in
jured hip bruises.
Minnie Hoppe, twenty-five years
old, 431 Twenty-fourth street, Gutten-
burg; internal injuries
Ida Timpe, seventeen years old, 525
Twentieth street West New York, N.
j.; bruises, cuts and possible frac-
tured arm.
When the ferry hit the pier head,
automobiles and wagons carried on
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