Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-01-21
2 KILLED, | INJURED
|. AS WORKERS PLUNGE
To BOTTOM Of SHAF'
Workmen Plunge 100 Feet TO
Death in Elevator Shaft at
Standard Underground Cable
Works. Third May Die.


One man was killed INSTANTLY ono
died at the citv bosnitoI tbis ro.,,
and apotbar ,uas aa1,.a,'- 80 .-. n'Ns
49, ~ hi,, 81 was severely injured.
pitcbad 90 foat sro,, wneu ~ tne . three
hl,t,,eu hn.t aV0 leel lIonl tne Top 10 the
~ StandnrS rInso un .ies"'ol snaiI at the
,,S,'u 49," oi'uei srouhu Oaple COM
strno+ ptn ,on,ns w,io mn III washington
Se'IS' yesterday AFTERNOON. A frame
Scaholu oullt above the shaft gave
way, throwing the men down the
smart
faul H. helmer, twenty-seven years
oid' OF Hoboken' hrst-class mechanic.
uled instantly, his neck being broken
Wwhen 1t struck an iron projection in
lts ohe-hundred-foot descent.
Died at Hospital Today.
Adolph Anderson, thirty-two years
old' OF Elizabeth, died at the city
hospltal at $50 O'Clock this morning
rom internal injuries received when
ne struck the moor OF the elevator,
which was stationary at the bottom
Oh the smart.
j. IA hltter, or New York, twenty
one years ola, Is at the city hospital
IN a critical condition with torn
thlsn, broken leg and severe scalp
wounds
Inc men were employed by the
Otls Elevator Company, which has
olnces at hleVehth fFenue and Twen-
ty-siNth street'sshs YORK. new
elevator was being installed and
Work had Just been started on the
yohVeyor MONDAY. Anderson and
MI NV. snukn the work, and heimer,
+ ae ~ " tohs. Old.
'seseei uay
con'p'c.eu Seuhuio.
between anu c,och ye9teiuay
alteihoou 'he nien nau coInpieseu ~
sIanoiu eA'enuliis ,' oNei she top o. Inc
snalt anu apoYe .ne % loVl apout ehiiS
teGi. Anueason .S en-, en- n,ete' nau peeh
ii.,,irnrss, uu,is 49, .,, hafnsa ~ ~ s r,isni = =,
iIiuinary ~ l, WoIh oeioie tn9 a'itSal "
iNelniel VIZ i"u .ne Jop ita gaai ~, a..
oh oollpie,'ns tne soanoiu .ao
nien houneeu ~, plepa,a.ol
,ahsihs ior piaeihs suppos.inB eyo
peahis al tno Top ot 'ne sna'' ior .iie
nem eleFatol;
ihe scsholu Ciullpleu unuer .ne
Welsht Vi the 'nree men anu .ney
were lhro"n through enln iaetai
covering at the lop ol tne snale uowh
iour stories 10 .ne loor o. lue eisya- r,.
tor' lying loie on tie hrst noor' Ing
'ni1 hien iahueu or' 80.
WITHIN rev lnches OF antoine blue,
,he eieFhIoI opefAtor' Wno was ssa anu-
ing AT tne uoor OF Tue conVesoI; iney
lay motlohiess "hefe they aeii' aha
Blde summoned assistance. ne .nen
were removed rom the snai.. ftrss
ald was aahihlstereo untsi M III.
Charles w; Nauity, 1Fp arrived; ln9
city ambulance was summoned anu
Anderson ana hitler, aite, reGeisius
the last rites OF the Cathoiic enurch,
whlcn tney requesteu, auiaihlssei ea
by new Chdrles farfon, u o.'
mary 8, were removed " ene nospi-
tai DE- Naulty prohouhceu ieeiiuer
dead.
Coroner eugene ). Muiien was
notlned ana removed ti,e oouy % uis
morgue' ana later haue an ihsee'i.
CATION OF the acciueht' e,,,.
DIT. Naulty ana Ut. ChaFies !. oiin
attended Anderson at tne ei's hospi-
tai The man had pau iieeturo
or the pacK' ms lelt sue was 10.
open and crusheu' ahu sus'aIneu ~
teIhaI INJURIES, nc .ha |a ,nstit,,tion
scious when taken 10 the lns.itutioh'
HIS internai injuries proNoo ldta,,
when he succumoed at oi'V 0 ciocA
this morning.
Ritter In Critical oonu,saon; ~.
Ritter sustained fracture Oh Ino
le1t thigh ana nau oosn pones IN s ni5
rlght leg between tne hnee anu h1a
anhlo .,l i,,I,, 80" 80, ~ ,o,,,a nIaoes ~
scalp eouseq open. III SoIie p,aoes ~
the Dohe, ne ID III Nfl'ioui eoHui-
tloH at the nUspitai .,,. H..
coroner mulieh Dei,eseS tna' t,'.
helhei' VIM ""o hiaiIu -.