Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-06-15

crushed death today others
City Hospital result of collision between the hre
and Train 329 of the Central railroad which occurred at
Market street crossing of the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey about $50 o'clock
The known dead
HANS HOLT, 21o Sheridan street.
JOHN DoNEGAN 1919 Grant street.
JOHN ToRGEsoN 21s Meade street.
PETER LARSON 341 Market street.
JOE KUTcHER 391 Ogden place.
JAMES ANDERSON, 334 Market street
Those taken the hospital
George Larsen of 2s7 street brother of Peter Lar
sen who was killed critical condition Internal injuries
Victor Janderup of 24O South Second street. thrytwo
years fractured ribs broken leg laerations
Ralph Pousen twenty fve Davidson avenue, seri
Andrew Thomas the gaeender sixyfour of 3o6 Laurie
street Injuries unknown
T. Johnston ortythree 2S4 Davidson injuries
unknown.
Andrew Kao twenysix of $50 Market street lacerations
end bruises
Joseph Finan twenty-five of 3s Market street. aceratons
and bruises.
1.-THE fire apparatus speeding down Market street in
from box q at the of Madison
Paterson street The apparatus struck the tank of
Engine 5s1 just above the journal box and the front part OF
Car The fire apparatus totally destroyed parts beng
strewn along the tracks
It has been firmly established the gates of the railroad
down. and that instead fagman with flag in hand
was only between the oncomng locomotive and any
machine on the west side railroad and there
prevent collision the east side of the railroad The fire
apparatus struck the train the west side.
While several of the remen jumped from the apparatus
when collision unavoidable the great
majority the truck and the bodies hurled
the crossing and parts OF their bodies INTO
directions Several of the bodies probably would not
be identified for the fact that their associates recognized
clothing and memorandum books found in the cloth
ing of
Gates Not Down Says Engineer
Engine drawing train No 329 i'll charge Of Engineer
Theodore Brown of Barnega Conductor Rdgeway of Bar
negat and Wibu of Barnegat is express
through this from New York at 80 O'Clock its
Lakewood Barnega The engineer when questioned by
authorities it is claimed stated the not down
police obtaining the Of witnesses to the accident
The alarm of fire turned from box q at the corner
Madison and Paterson street and the fire the
of Ruderman South Second street The damage
box early Sunday afternoon and three of the alarms
for small fires in the yard OF Rudeman The blaze IN
pile of junk in section of the yard
The Eagle Hose & Chemical Company apparatus was the
the side of the Central railroad which
responds this call When learned the of the
blaze that several fellow remn had been killed in answering
the blaze the remen rushed to the of the dreadful acc
dent to give the police aid in keeping the crowd back
Engineer Theodore Brown taken into custody shortly
accident had occurred and he being held head
pending hearing before Recorder Pckersg Assist
John Tooan Prosecutor Joseph Stricken will
appear for the state against the but not known i'm
medately after their what charge would be preferred
against the
Central Railroad of New Jersey secured services
Wight Wight &tGoenbock the engineer and
cure bail for the man in the event he was held.