Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-24
CROWDED BUS
UPSETS; 6 HURT
Report so In Bus That Has AC-
cident in Heavy Fog
CAR DESTROYED BY FIRE
No Report Made to Chairman
Albert Waters of E!dermanic
Judiciary Committee

One OF the Liberty buses, while
plying between this city and Metuchen
In the heavy fog about 6 o'clock last
night, left the road on New Brunswick
avenue between Florida Grove Road
and Rogans Corner, crashed Through a
railing along the side of the road and,
turning over, crashed into a ditch. Tho
car later caught fire, after all the 90
cupants had gotten out, burning up
30 that only the chaSis
No report of the accident had been
made to Alderman Albert G.. Waters,
chairman of the Judiciary committee
in charge of the buses IN this CITY, up
till 1 o'clock this afternoon ard details
were lacking.
1t is reported that about thirty
persons were in the bus at the time
of the accident. The unusually large
number of occupants was said 10
have beer the result of this bus pick
ing up several passengers near the
hospital from another outgoing bus
which had broken down. All OF the
seats were occupied. II La reported
and many were forced to stand.
A heavy fog last night made night
riding dangerous and II was impossi-
BILE for the driver of the bus. George
Sheath, Of this city, to see more than
a few feet ahead of him.
The spot at which the accident oc-
cured Is at tie lou VI Ol6 mn uibu
marks the beginning of the hill to Ro-
gan's Corner. There Is a small gully
running under the road at this point
Inc a bridge crosses 1t.
In order to prevent striking Any car
which might be coming In from Ro-
gan's Corner, the driver of the bus
Is said to have been keeping as far to
the right of the road as possible. Upon
reaching the bridge 1t seems he got too
nor ~ noo cidn anl CraGla6 into the
railing, which gave way and before
control of the a could be regained
the top-heavy bus tumbled over into
the ditch.
Some reports had 1t that the car
turned over twice as ii rolled down IN
to the ditch. This could not be verb
fed as none of the occupants of the
bus could be located in order to secure
from them a statement of the acct
dent.
The occupants of the bus managed
to get out. How they did Is not
known unless the bus SO landed that
the position of the door was such as
would permit of the occupants crawl
ing out of this.
1t is reported that at least a dozen
of the passengers were injured but,
according to the Woodbridge police,
none of the occupants were seriously
hurt. Six of the passengers, it is said
were hurt seriously enough to war;
rant a physicians attention.
If one ofSbhe buses had not broken
down on New Brunswick avenue
Sneath's car would not have had as
many on board at the time of the ac-
cident. When the a hit the railing
there was little chance for any of oc-
cupan to get out and the flying glass
had a great part in injuring the peo-
pie.
1t Is not expected that any of the in
juries will prove fatal, and for that
reason the driver will not be taken in
to custody. AS the accident was out
side the city lines the local police did
not have a report of same.
Sheath, the driver of h bus, was
uninjured.
DIR. T.. F. Kuntz, a dentist of this
city, received a cash over the eyelid
and Ave stitches had to be taken in
his wound by DR.. Slobodien. John Nc
Loughlin, of Washington street, had
six stitches taken in a scalp wound.
He also received a laceratton Of the
right ear and an abrasion of the right
side of his face. He was brought to
DR.. Smiths office unconscious. Mich
ael Fee, of Keasbey, Is under the care
of a physician due to the accident
with a ~sprained arm leg James
Conroy, of William street, received
several minor injuries and is also I'M
der the care of n physician. DIR. Cot
trell also attended one of the injured
Seople but the name could not be Sc
cured.
The car later CAUGHT fire and was
almost totally destroyed. How the fire
started is not known but h entire
body was burned up, leaving only the
wheels and truck.
When efforts were made carly this
afternoon to receive some information