Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-01

According to information secured
from those at the scene of the acct
dent when the disaster occurred. the
Long Branch train was from 100 to
$50 yards away when the automobile
crashed through tina gates and be-
came stalled on the track upon which
the express was approaching. Owing
to the distance of the engine from
the car, the occupants were given an
opportunity to try and get out. Carl
sen, however, did not try to get out
but began to maneuver with his gears
in order that he might get his car off
the track In time. The crash through
the gates, however, must have dam
aged the mechanism as his efforts
were I'm vain.
Before he had a chance to get out
of the car the oneoming train crash
ed into the bus. killing Carlson In
stantly. Corporal Pelcham was also
in the car when the crash came, he
having been unable to get out in
time. He was still alive when found
lying in gully along the track about
100 feet from where the accident had
occurred. The ambulance was sum-
moned and he was rushed to the hos
pital but died before the institution
was reached. His head was horribly
injured.
Cnrlsen's body was dragged by the
train almost 200 yards. both legs and
arms being amputated and the rest
of his body badly mangled.
The train which struck the bus was
n Central express. No. 39i which had
left Jersey City at $3.50 and was going
to East Long Branch. II was in
charge OF Conductor II. G.. Cline, en-
gineer Gilbert Stout and Fireman Bert
Wilbert. oil OF Long Branch. As this
train does not stop at this city II was
going at q great rate OF speed when
the auto plunged through the gates
directly In It's path. The engineer tried
in vain 10 stop the train. but It's speed
was such that even with the brakes on
the train did not stop until II had
gone fully 800 yards.
The front OF the engine was so dam--
aged from the collision that Il cluid
not continue for more than En heur
and a half. The membeE4rs0f the en-.
gine crew began at wqEk Immediately
to make repairs whde the conductor
made a survey OF phe train to see II
the bodies OF any OF the other men
had been caught underneath. II was
AZ frst reported that two of the men
Ia the bus rad not been accounted for
and Il was thought that they had been
ground under the wheels OF the engine
but Investigation later showed that
IHNN tcIhptu Jus
out injury.
South bound traffic was held up or
the west track for more than an
hour and half. necessitating the use
OF the east track by both north and
south bound trains. This resulted in
trains being forced to move slowly and
thus get far behind their schedules.
Private Michael +. Rafferty,. OF the
ordnance guard at Morgan, was
slightly injured and sent 20 the hos
pital. After receiving medical atten-
lion il was announced that his cOndi-
tloD was not serious and he was re-
moved to Camp Morgan by army ofiic-
srs.
In the car al the time II crashed
through the gates were Privates Roy
II Raw, q. Schules and John Hickey,
an OF COMPANY y. 22nd Infantry, az
Morran and Edward q. Prebola and
Louis A. sargt. both guards at Nor
gan. These FIVE men managed tC
jump from the bus before the train
struck Il, but narrowly missed beins
hit rs they were iust leaping off the
trscLs when the impact came.
The body OF the BUS was hurried
against one Of the clossing-gate foun-
datiOns breaking the large iron uprigh
as II Il had been a match box. A
shover of broken glass covered tn,
spot for a hundred feet or more End