Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-16
Bodies Of Playmates Found $50
Feet of c. r. r. Crossing at
Washington Street
TRAIN CONTINUES ON WAY
Coroner Flynn Finds Mulhlated
Forms Of Pair Killed
Simultaneously

Two young boys while on, their way
to school about $3.50 o'clock this
morning were killed simultaneously
when struck by train at the Wash
ington street crossing of the Central
railroad.
AS far as could be learned this
morning were killed simultaneously
the accident and it was not known
which train had caused the death OF
the two boys Coroner James J
Flynn was notified that two boys
were laying along the tracks and upon
going to the scene which is only q
little more than q block from his
:. morgue he found both boys dead.
He carried the bodies to his morgue
and then got in touch with the school
authorities in order to learn woh the
boys were.
The boys were Alex Stefan. twelve
years old, of Hall avenue and Penn
street. and Andrew Keak, eleven
years age, of Jeffries street. Both lads
were students at the grammar school
in Barracks street and were on their
way to their class rooms when killed.
The accident occurred about 100
feet north of the Washington street
crossing of the Central and Lehigh
Valley railroads on the line OF the
Central road.
Owing to the fact that there were
no witnesses to the accident, and tho
Central Railroad had made no report
to Coroxer Flynn, details were lack
ing this morning.
Principal Henry 8. Hulse, Jr., OF
the Grammar School was notified and
made en- investigation Of his gtudents.
After going over the school roll and
finding these two missing he gave
their namss to Coroner Flynn rs the
possible victims. It was thought
ct nrst that the two boys were broth
ors but II was pinpossible TO IDENTIFY
them.
Al brother of the Stefan boy was
sent to Coroner Flynn's morgue from
the Grammar School to identify the
body and the father Of the other boy
was notified.
Both boys were killed instantly by
the train, which 1t is believed was
north bound. The youngest boy had
practically every bone in his body
broken as the result Of the impact
while the other. in addition to having
several bones broken, received several
bad gashcs in the side of his head.
The two boys were both in the
same room and the accident to them
cast shadow of gloom over their
class mates. Both were in the sixth
grade and In Miss Ruth Jacobsen's
class. Upon being notified OF the ac-
cIdent this morning Principal Hulso
learned that the Stefan and Keak
boys had been seen together on their
way to school and had not reported
to their class room. The body of one
was later identified by brother and
the father of the other sent for.
The wheels of the train did not pass
over the body of either boy, but their
injuries were 80 serious that they died
Immediately. 1t Is not known whether
the boys were going across the tracks
at Washington street when struck and
their bodies thrown a distance OF $50
feet or whether they were crossing the
tracks north of the street when
struck.
The two boys were chums an liv-
ing near each other had been In the
habit OF coming and going to school
together. They had been promoted to-
gether last June and were well known
by thetr class mates who were shock
ed at word of the accident.