Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-02-09
Miss Lulu SkIemaT Of This City
Most Seriously Hurt.
THREE TAKEN TO HOSPITALS
Ice on Rails and Alleged De-
fective Air Brakes Given as
Cause of Accident.

Thirteen passengers on the Point
Pleasant express of the Central rail-
road were injured at 1850 o'clock this
morning when that train crashed in
to the bumper at the Jersey City
terminal. Slippery rails and imper-
feet airbraltes were said to have been
the cause of the accident. Seven
Perth Amboyans were among those
injured.
One Perth Amboyan was removed
to a hospital because of injuries sus-
tanned, she being Miss Lulu sklemar
nineteen years old, 1874 Brighton ave.
nue.. She sustained decorations to the
head and also a fractured hip Sha
was removed to the Saint Frances
hospital. Jersey City. together with
two other women passengers They
were the only three to be taken to
hospitals, as the results of injuries.
Miss Slxlemar is employed as secre.
tary in hte Chatham and Phoenix Ma
tional bank, New York CITY.
Theeother two passengers taken TO
the Saint Frances Hospital werei
Anna Hourihan, twenty-five years old,
and her sister, Mary Hourihan. twenty
five, both of $50 Marshall street, Eliza
beth. The extent of their injuries
could not be ascertalned this after
noon.
An ambulance was sent from the
Jersey City hospital to the terminal
to render medical aid to the others
who were injured. After having
tbair mi nF f13Y ha
surgeons on the ambulance. these pas
sengers were dismissed.
Mrs Otto DUDE, of 46 State street
was unconscious for two hours. fol-
lowing the crash Her left hip was
badly hurt. She was removed to the
Central station in stretcher and was
later brought to this city. She Is now
being attended by DR. Silk.
Aaron Musenberg, forty three, OF
$40 David street South Amboy, re-
ceived decorations to the foreahd,
and Harold Filskov, of 300 Main
street, South Amboy. sustained lacer-
attons to the left leg.
According to the story told by the
passengers practically all OF them
were standing, either inside the cars
or on the platforms as the train came
into the terminal.
The others from this city VINO re-
ceived injuries and were attended at
the scele of the accident were:
Hyman Sosolsky, Al, OF 200 hadtr
son avenue, left arm fractured.
Victor Ricci, 141 Water street, lac
erations of right wrist
Miss Mabel Wallace, 234 Brighton
avenue, contuslons of right leg.
William Hallahan of 1870 Market
street also received contusions as the
result of the accident, but he was nos
attended by the City Hospital an-
bulance.
When the engineer put on tie
brakes, the train failed to stop, skid
ding along the slippery rails. The ale
brakes then failed to hold 1t is said,
and the engine crashed Into tho but
ting block with such force that those
standing on the platform were thrown
down or forward onto the platform.
Neither engineer nor fireman were
injured, 1t was reported, although
Conductor Van Houghton Of Manas-
guam was said to have been injured.
This train leaves Perth Amboy no
and takes between fifteen and twenty
local residents to New York daily.
william HaNahan in statement
this afternoon, said tho engine was
out of commission when It came to
Perth Amboy this morning. as 1t was
pounding then.