Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-11
LOCAL man KILLED
AT GRADE CROSSING.
ONE AT PORT READING
Auto Crashes Into P. & R.
Train at Woodbridge Cross
ing--R. R. Man Hurt

Two men were killed and three
persons are in Rohway hospital suf-
tering from injuries as the result
o. two railroad mishaps over the
week end. A Woodbridge man was
fatally injured Saturday night in
the Port Reading yards When he
]. clipped between moving freight cars.
Early this morning an automobile
ycontaining four Perth Amboy peo-
PIE struck Philadelphia and Read
Ing freight train on the grade cross
Ing between Woodbridge and Rah-
way the toll being one dead and
three injured.
John MacF'eyden. thirty years old,
Of 26S Elm street. was fatally in
iured and three others were badly
bruised and cut when the automo-
bile in which they were riding side
swiped freight train on the Phila-
nelphia & Reading grade crossing on
st. Georges road, between Wood
bridge and Railway, at 1920 o'clock
this morning. MacFayden died of
Injuries before medical aid could be
secured. The other three occupants
Df the car were moved to the Rah-
way hospital, where all are now con-
lined.
The party of four had been Wis
ting friends in Elizabeth last night.
The car, a touring car with side cur
.ain attached, was owned and driven
cy William Wood, wfD lives in the
same house. with MacFayden. The
ether two occupants of the car were
Mrs. Wood and Jean MacFayden. a
sister of the dead man.
The crossing is unprotected by any
gates, hut there is a warning bell
and signal at the crossing. Whether
this signal was not functioning, or
whether the curtains on the car
made 1T difficult for the driver to
see or hear the signals is not known,
but the story told News reporter
was that the car was almost upon
he train before Woods realized the
seriousness of the situation.
Woods swung the wheel in an ef-
fort to avoid crashing head on into
The passing train. AS result tAe
car side-swiped the train and was
:. dragged a distance of about 500 feet
AThe crash attracted the attention of
.Ethe engineer, Harry Thomas, of Nor
ristown, Pa, who stopped the train.
A survey of the wreck was made
and the three injured occupants of
the car were rushed to the hospital
in the Woodbridge ambulance, OH
GERS of the Woodbridge police force
going at once to the scene OF the ac-
cident to render any aid possible.
McFayden was dead when the po-
lice arrived at the crossing. the
force of the impact having broken
MANY bones in his body. Wood had
been thrown clear of the car by the
force of the shock, but the two wo-
men were still in the debris. Drs.
Hoagland, Spencer and Galloway
were summoned by the police ana
they followed at once to the Railway
Hospital to attend the injured.
The body of the dead man was
brought to Garretson's undertaking
establishment bere this morning and
ARRANGEMENTS for a Masonic service
are being made by members of the
family and Raritan Lodge of Ma
sons.
Funeral arrangements were COM
pleted early this afternoon. Sci
vices will be held at $3.50 o'clock
Thursday afternoon from Garrett
sons funeral charel at 2S5 High
street Raritan Lodge No. 81, +. and
A. NJ, having charge Of the Ma
sonic services, and Rev. Frederick
Niedermeyer, pastor of the Pres
bytehian church, officiating. Inter-
fnent will take place at Alpine cem-
ster.
1t was Impossible TO learn from
the Railway hospital the exact iuJur-
: les of the three local people, other
= Sthan that all had been badly cut
1and bruised. A final diagnosis would
he made today, it was said, by DR..
Hoagland who is attending them.
Other Accidents
Two men and girl were injured
In accidents reported to the police
over the week end. A seven year
old girl was hit by an automobile
at the corner of Elizabeth street
and Hall avenue on Saturday and
was attended at her home by DR..
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