Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-06
THREE DEATHS IN
TRACTION M|SHAPS
Girl Badly Injured by Fire
works at BIuff-Many Min
or ACcidents-3 Fires.

Three persons were killed and
nearly a score of others were either
seriously or slightly injured in acci-
dents in and near this city over the
weekend and holiday. One man
was killed In Roosevelt, another
bound from this city to South River
was killed near the South River
Sayreville township line, and third
man, Peter Petersen, was killed In
front of the Central railroad depot
In this city. Probably the most
seriously injured person surviving is
Miss Minnie Tonnesen, daughter of
Traffic officer Niels Fonnesen. She
was hit with piece Of fireworks
from the city's float during the dis
play at the Bluff about 8 o'clock last
night. The extent Of her injuries
has not been ascertained as yet.
There were two near drownings, sew
eral minor automobile accidents,
three fires and other small mishaps
during the past few days.
Killed by Central Train.
Peter Petersen, about seventy
years old, an inmate of the city's
almshouse, walked too close to the
northbound track of the Central
railroad at the Central depot here
about 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon and was killed by the Atlantic
City express, going northward. He
was hurled some distance and sus-
tained a fractured skull. Following
an investigation Coroner Eugene j.
Mullen removed the body to his
morgue, where he embalmed 1t upon
hot q tn
locate son and daughter of the vic
tim, who are reported to be living
somewhere in the West.
Petersen was en- route from the
aims house to the Office of DIR. Mein-
ger, 1t Is said, In an effort to pro-
cure an order for some medicine.
Railroad officials are at loss to
know why he did not heed the warn
ing blasts sent forth from the engine
whistle, as he was walking close to
the track The cross piece of the
engine struck Petersen and he was
killed almost instantly.
The victim was formerly painter,
which occupation he was forced to
leave owing to his health. He ped
died fish in later years.
A man, believed by the county au-
thorities to have been a Russian,
about thirty years old, smooth
shaven, about five feet and five inch
es tall, weighing about $50 pounds
and having brown hair, was killed
when he slid for some distance under
Public Service trolley car in Sayre
Vile Township near the South River
line about 11:15 o'clock last night.
According to the story of Motorman
Albert Carnock, of New Brunswick,
the victim stepped suddenly on the
track from behind a clump of bush
es as the car was being driven
around a curve. Carnock applied
the brakes as rapidly as possible, but
the mans body had become wedged
in front of the forward truck and
was being slid along the track be-
fore the car was stopped.
He sustained a fractured skull, q
deep hole over the right eye and
lacerations of the face. The accident
was investigated by Coroner Eugene
J. Mullen and after the arrival of
Public Service work car the body
was placed aboard that and removed
to Mr.. Mullen's establishment in this
city, where it is being held pending
Identification.
Visited in This City.
1t is firmly believed that the man
had visited in this city and that he
was enroute to his home in South
River when the accident happened.
Efforts are being made to identify
him through a pill box found in his
clothes which indicated that it had
pills purchased from B. I. Rabiner,
of Hall avenue. Included in the vic
TINS belongings was also SIT 48.
Stanley ]. Sendbo, of South River,
was conductor of the car. William
Kosegal, of Sayreville, and Edward
Bright, also of Sayreville, were
among the witnesses on the car.
Hurt by Fireworks.
Miss Minnie Tonnesen, of 3S2
East avenue, is believed to have
been seriously injured while on top
of the hill viewing the pyrotechntc
display at the bluff last night. 1t
is reported that a Mr.. Johnson, of
Madison avenue, was a second vic
tim of the display, as he was struck
and slightly wounded by piece of
fireworks while seated on a dock
nearby. Miss Tonnesen was in a
large crowd high ON the bank at
Water street, just north of Lewis
street, when she was hit with the
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