Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-12
TWO CHILDREN
ARE KILLED BY
TROLLEY CARS
Little Boys of Ironbound Dis
trict Are Victims of Ac-
cidents.

Two small boys lost their lives in
trolley accidents Saturday night.
making a total of three deaths which
have occurred from accidents of this
nature in two days. The boys killed
on Saturday were Charles w. Breyer,
five years old, of 102 komorn street,
who was struck by a South Orange
avenue car in Magazine street., near
Komorn street, and Daniel RapoZo,
four years. old, of 80 McWhorter
street. who was crushed by a Spring.
field avenue car in Union street, near
Lafayette street. The other boy to
meet death under a trolley car was
Charles Grohs, four years old, of IL
Speedway avenue, Irvington, whose
mangled body was carried under the
trucks of the car from the car barns
in Twentieth street to the Plank
road bridge, Friday afternoon.
The Breyer boy was on his way to
a candy store in Magazine street to
buy candy, when he ran in the path
of a South Orange avenue trolley
car, and was knocked down. His left
foot and right hand were badly
crushed, and there was a deep cut
on his right side, probably caused
ing over him. He died in the arms
of his father. Charles Breyer, before
the arrival of the City Hospital am
bulance.
John O'Brien, of 357 Grove street,
the motorman of the car was ar
rested Saturday and taken to tho
Third precinct police station. where
he was paroled for his appearance
today. He was released today in
$1,000 bail on a charge of manslaugh-
ter.
Considerable mystery surround the
circumstances which led to the death
of little Daniel Rapozo. The man
gled body of the boy was found lying
in the street in front of 100 Union
street late Saturday night by Rich
sardS Epgnlsa sspf 107 Union street.
| The lad had been missing from his
home since early in the evening and
his father, Manuel Rapozo, had noti-
fed the Third precinct police to be
on the lookout for the youngster.
When Lieutenant William Walzer,
who was on duty at the Third pre-
cinct, received word of the finding
of the body he Immediately notified
the father of the dead boy. The
latter viewed the body at Mullins
morgue, where it had been removed,
and identified it as his son.
According to playmates of the dead
boy, he had been stealing rides on
the rear steps of trolley cars which
run past his home on McWhorter
street, and it is believed he was so
engaged when he slipped beneath the
wheels of the car.
The right foot and part of the leg
was completely severed from the
body and was missing when the boys
mangled remains were taken to the
morgue.
The severed member was found yes
terday afternoon on Springfield ave-
nue. near Elmwood avenue. IrVington,
by Charles Hergott, an inspector of
the Public Service. The finding Of
the missing part of the body in that
place removed all doubt as to what
car was responsible for the accident.
Both the Springfield and Kinney cars
run on Union street, but it Is now
known that a Springfield car must
have struck the lad and carried the
limb to Irvington.
Lieutenants Daily and Donnelly, Of
police headquarters, are conducting
an investigation in an effort to dis
cover the identity of the crew in
charge of the car which caused
the boys death. All the cars on the
Springfield avenue line will be
scrutinized in the hope that some
blood stains or bits of clothing will
reveal the vehicle which crushed the
boy. The spot on Union street where
the body was found is very dark,
and it is believed that the body lay
there for several hours.
According to John l.. O'Toole, pub
licity agent of the Public Service
Company, all the cars on both the
Springfield and Kinney lines that
were in operation Saturday night
were examined by John r. Case, divi-
sion master mechanic, at the Spring.
field barns, and no trace Of blood
stains or other evidence of the ac-
cident could be found.
The funeral of the Rapozo boy was
held from his home this afternoon.
The interment was in the Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery. He is survived
by his parents, four brothers and two
sisters.
Charles Breyer had received a cent
from his father less than five min
utes before he met his death. He had
scarcely left the house when neigh
bors brought the news of the acci-
dent. According to witnesses the
motorman did not sound his gong,
and the boy, eager to purchase his
candy, received no warning of the
approaching NtHicio. uio Sloiy 40
being investigated by the police.
His funeral will be held tomorrow
morning at o'clock from st. Bene-
diets Church. Besides his parents
he is survived by four sisters, Mar.
guerite, Caroline, Emma and Teresa.
Another victim of a trolley car ac-
cident Saturday night was Joseph
Rusginski, six years old, of 1869 Dia-
mond street, Camden, who was killed
in that city While playing in the
street He became confused among q
number of automobiles which were
passing and ran directly in front of a
car which was south-bou on Had
don avenue, Camden.