Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-04

The township committees reso1u-
ton said that it lad made investiga-
tions which gave them the inforrna-
ton showing the existence of the ex-
plosives. The resolution stressed the
menace which in the event OF an
explosion might affect the Raritan
Arsenal and said that havoc might
be wrought as far reaching as Perth
! Amboy, Staten Island, New York.
Newark, and Trenton, and life and
property destroyed within that
radius.
The resolution went on to say that
the committee IS pledged to protect
life and property and protests
against the storing and nanufacture
OF explosives in their municipaII1y
The resolution was sigazss- z-;;'| q = =
Nit1nebert, chairman; Peter Tr@,z<1-
son, Arthur W. Latham, Charles 81
End and George Rush. The te1e-
grams TO President Coolidge ana
Governor Silzer were signed ssTor1,
ship Committee of Raritan.''
The Metuchen borough council,
also announced today a resolution i
has adopted proposing ''to take suci,
action as seems necessary to protect
lives and property and to prevent
the Nixon Nitration Company. It's
successors, lessees or assigns. from
continuing any business which ii
likely to result in a recurrence OF
the disaster of March first A copy
has been sent to Secretary OF War
Weeks at Washington.
Major Casad of Raritan Arsenai
today appointed a board of inquiry
to ascertain the amount of damage
at the arsenal in Saturdays explo
sion, when flve magazines were de-
stroyed and fifteen damaged
The Board of Inquiry named Is
Major Casad TO fix the responsibility
for the damage TO the government
| property at Raritan Arsenal consists
| of Major A. S. Buyers, Capt. J. A
Wheeler and Lieut.. J. L. Alnan.
The scene of the Investigation he
ing conducted by the prosecutors
Office this morning shifted to Tren-
ton where Assistant Prosecutor John
E. Toolan went for the purpose OF
| comforting with officials of the State
Department of Labor. Mr.. Toolan
is expected back this afternoon TO
continue his probe which will consist
OF the questioning of Raritan Arse
nal employees.
Lewis Nixon, former Public Ser
vice Commissioner in New York and
/ President of the Nixon Nitrafion
| Works; r. Norris Shreve, president
of the Ammonite Company; Charles
5. Blood, night superintendent at the
Nixon Plant; Franklin C. Wilson,
chemist and several explosive ex-
perts were among those examined
yesterday by the prosecutors office.
The chemical experts have agaia
been called for today's session. As
sistant Prosl lcutor Toolan is prepar-
/ ing TO present the case to the Mid
dlesex county grand jury when Ii
meets here in special session next
week. Indictments will be sought
if there is any ivedence of negligence
revealed during the probe.
] Guards have been placed about
/ the ruins OF the Nixon plant upon
orders OF Mr.. Toolan. Photographs
have been made for the prosecutors
Office of the explosion ruins and IL.
| 2. Booz, Jr.. Perth Amboy,s cifs
engineer, is making a survey of the
/ plant to be used in case the matter
is brought before the grand jury IN
order to determine whether there
was any criminal negligence in
| volved.
Chief OF County Detectives Ferd
A. David and Coroner Hubbard went
to the plant this morning to 60
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