The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-08-16
SIX WOMEN Die
FROM SCALDING
Unusual Bus Accident After
Nyack Vacation Outing Causes
Succession of Fatalities.
THREE TERRIBLY BURNED
Christian Herald Employees succumb
One by One at Hospital--AII Vic
tins Show Great Fortitude.
Trying to Fix Blame.

New York.-Six women and girls,
all employees of the Christian Herald,
have died from burns received in the
accident near Nyack, N. Y, when a
bus carrying sixty skidded into a
concrete mixer in such way that
the stopcock was snapped off on a
boiler filed with live steam. Three
more are in a serious condition.
This youngest of the girls, Miss Jean
Reda.. eighteen, was the first to sue
cumb, and the elrest was the last to
go
Miss Louise ART, thirty, of 80 Co
roma avenue. Long Island City, died
at $50 in the morning. Miss Lillian
johnson, twenty-eight, of 1869 Ave
nueA, who, like Miss Reda. had been
engaged in the charity department in
terested in the colony for New York
children. died at 7 o'clock. Miss Lo-
retta Younger, eighteen, of 129 West
18TH street, died at $50. Mrs. Jes-
sic Townsend, forty-one, of 255 West
Thirty-third street, died at 2:10 in
the afternoon. Mrs. A. " Beekman,
sixty-four, of 266 West 121st street,
died at sos o'clock at night.
Mrs. Beekman's fortitude astonish-
ed physicians and nurses. Suffering
intensely herself, she tried to tell
them that she did not need immediate
attention and that the younger wom-
en- should be taken care Of first.
Three of the women whose injuries
had been considered serious at first
returned to their homes and their
recovery is assured.
Hope was expressed also for Miss
Ruth Epstein of SIS Fifth avenue and
for Miss Ella Mcbride of 800 Quincy
street. Brooklyn, but the best that
could be said for Misses Emily Ehren-
berg of 455 Yves. Forty-seventh stree,
Kate S. Benedict of 1897 Clinton ave-
nue., the Bronx, and Goldie Leiner OF
"a East 18TH street was that their
recovery vas doubtful.
The physicians in attendance are
Drs. G. F. Blauvelt, PRESIDENT Of the
Nyack Hospital Moard; G. A. Leitner,
John Sannon, John L. Sly and Leo
Weishaar
An inquest was started by DR.. Ed
ward blenders, coroner of Rockland
County, N. Y, and testimony was
taken in New City from Cornelius
Vanderbilt, president of the Wander
bilt Construction Company, operating
the concrete mixer; from his son, and
from the fireman on the job. Others
who testified are Graham Patterson,
publisher of the Christian Herald;
Ray D. Henkle, managing editor, and
a policeman.
At the hospital it was said by
friends Of the editor of the Christian
Herald that although tn driver of the
bus which skidded is blameless, so
that the accident in that regard was
unavoidable, there might be an in
curry about the concrete mixer, which
rested diagonaly in the road and part
1y across it.
This road. being repaired now, is
narrowed temporarily to the bare
width of bus, and is rough. The
workmen at the concrete mixer had
quit work for the day, but the man
who was on watch had beckoned the
driver of theb US 20 come ahead.
There were about sixty persons in the
bus, all adults, and all employees of
the Christian Herald. AT the time of
the accident they were discussing the
celebration just over and singing
songs. Even now the children at the
Mount Lawn Home do not know OF
the accident, and 100 more Joined the
throng on the lawns and in the
woods. However, the road on which
the accident occurred is not being
used.
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