Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-06
Han Fatally Hurt by Central
Railroad Train at Hall Ave.
Bridge Here
DIES IN CITY H0SPlTAL
Man Also Fatally Hurt by Au'
tomobile on Lincoln High
way Near Stelton

Two men were killed and several
others were seriously injured in ac3
cidents in this city and Middlesel
county over the weekend and Labpl
Day. One man was killed by CeIH1
tral railroad train north of the Hif<
avenue bridge in this city on Satux
day afternoon, while the other ma1
was hit by an automobile on ting
Lincoln Highway at the intersection
of the Stelton road yesterday after
noon and died in st. Peters hospital
Railroad Accident
John Yuhas, twenty-five years old1
boarder at 20S Catherine street
was struck by a Central railroad
train while walking the Central raii{
road tracks between Huntington
street and the Hall avenue bridge
about ASS o'clock Saturday after4
noon. The man was rushed to thu
City Hospital by officers Frank Toni
ghini and Paul Layden and died &
few minutes after his arrival at tho
| institution.
A drill train, engine 66, in charge
| of Conductor j. j. Dancy and Engi1
neer d. Haley, struck the man. BotlI
of his legs were taken off, one of hi4
arms was broken, and large hol4
vas made in the back of his head.
| Elderly Man Fatally Injured
Stepping from in front of his own
automobile. directly in front of an
automobile going the same directionl
resulted in the death of Albert He'll
wig. ~ years old, of 1911 w. 3Srd
street, Philadelphia, yesterday after3
! nj I1I y, v>x+ 81
dent of the Steel Hedle Mfg. Co., orr
dered his chauffeur to stop the cal
on the Lincoln highway at the inter-
section of the Stelton road. SO thai
his wife, daughter and himself couis
have a rest.
He attempted to cross the streei
and walked directly in the path of q
automobile driven bl2 ]. H. JeffI
of 149 First avenuJ,, Roselle.
injured man was rushed to st. Pei
er's hospital where he died about
O'Clock last night. The HeHwig tan
ily was returning from thChome On
daughter. Mrs. John CtlxilA1anr 2
Bloomfield and their-etitf u hi s. 8
in charge of Emil Dubois. T.te q D
of the mans death was given 3 Il
ternal injuries.
Jeffries. it is said showed god
control of his car for he endeas
ored to avoid striking the ma
and stopped the car within shoT
distance after the accident. He will
be held ~ technical charge o
manslaughter, and will probabl!
furnish bail to await grand jury ac'
ton before Judge Cleary today.
Other Accidents
A Hungarian named Joe. whit
| II II = of 1Tra nj
lin Park, is in st. Peters hospital II
a serious condition as result of an
accident on the Lincoln Highway
last night. 1t is said the injured
man was under the influence of liq;
uor and tried to take up the whoas
road. A car driven by William
Morgan, colored, of 33 w. 65th
street, New York, struck him. The
Morgan car rushed the man to st
Peters hospital, where it is sait
he is in a serious condition Re;
ports current in New Brunswick to-
day that the man died. were denied
A car belonging to Thomas HieiSs
man and driven by Walter Holm6t
collided with car driven by Mike
Peller, at South River on SATURDAY
night. The Hickman car wei
badly damaged. and Mike Pellel
was taken into custody on charge
of driving has car without lights
and will be arraigned today. Hif
brother was arrested on a disor'
derby conduct charge and also will
be arrested today.
Patrolman James +. Sullivan re-
ceived a report of an accident whicl
occurred at the corner OF NeN
Brunswick avenue and ProspeG
~ ny
night. A car belonging to Peter An!
drews of Harrison bearing license ~
J. 65447 collided with a car driver
by Louis Rosen, of Newark. Thi
latter car was slightly damaged.
The local police received report
of accidents at Woodbridge and Rah'
way. On Sunday afternoon kar
Hemming, of Sayreville. raportes
from Woodbridge that he had beeI
hit by an automobile bearing N. &
license 162-S07. and that the drlvei
of the car did not stop the machine
Early Sunday night the local poHce
received a report that a Railway POI
liceman was struck by low racet
containing a man and q woman, anu
this car did not stop. Acting Iheu1
tenant John Larson detailed onlceis
to keep a watch out for these cars
but 1t Is thought Llley Ulu hOS SS-A-S
this way
South River Man Hurt
voorhees, Lipyker, SO years Old, or
South River was run down on the
New Brunswick pike Sunday nlghl
by a car driven by Frank Smith oc
Highbridge. The injured man was
removed to his home in South River
where he is under the care of Or,
Wood. He received a broken arm
and leg. and several cuts in MS nead
as a result of the accident.
A report from Highland Park to-
day was to the effect that a person
had been killed in an automobile as,-
cident there over the week-end'
This report could not be verified. 4.
Accident at South Amboy
TBy Evenine News CorrespondentJ
SOUTH AMBOY, Sept. 81 Whiss
enroute from Atlantic City to New
York City a touring car bearing g
New York state license running at q