Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-07-05
Tragedy at sewaren

SEWAREN. July 5.-The life of
fifteen year old Frances Pateman,
who resided in the old Boynton home
ytead. Boynton Beach, was wiped out
as If by bolt of lightning. when one
of the fireworks bombs struck her
head. killing her instantly at 1890
O'Clock last night. while she was
watching the fireworks demonstra-
tion in progress at the Sewaren
beach. Two Perth Amboy men,
Frank Nealinski, of 726 Charles
street. and Alec Penkowski. of 652
Charles street. Perth Amboy. were
: also slightly injured about the arms
and face from the explosive that
killed the girl
The girls body has been viewed
this morning by Coroner Hay and is
awaiting funeral arrangements. The
men are IN the Perth Amboy City
Hospital recovering from their in
iuries. while the. police are investi-
eating the case to determine whether
Thomas Demato. of S5s Eighth
stfeet. Jersey City. the man who
handled the explosives. should be
held for the accident.
Joseph Turek, operates the Sc
warren Beach. For the last few
weeks the fireworks demonstration
TO be held on the Fourth of July
was widely heralded. A large
\ Nmber of people came to witness
.sA1e exhibition. Turek engaged
Demato to handle the fireworks
aboard float along the beach front.
Frances was standing near the
dancing pavilion, about two hun
ired feet away from the waterfront,
watching the fire crackers go up in
The air. Demato, 1t is said, lost con-
rol of sky rocket before it ex-
ploded, consequently whizzing to-
ward the park instead of the oppo-
site direction. A shrill and cries
followed When someone saw the
girl stagger to the floor and rushed
to pick her up. she was dead. The
.wo Perth Amboy men were stand
Ing not far away from Miss Pate
man. The flaming powder from the
fire cracker passed by the mems
arms and faces. Nealinski and
Penkowski were taken to DIR. JOS
,ph Mark, who attended them and
ordered them removed to the hospi-
al.
Miss Pateman. was an eighth
yrade student of the school here.
Perth AmbOy Accidents
Rev. c. J. Conrad. pastor of the
Danish Methodist church is today
aursinr severe burns on the back of
The neck at the parsonage in Jeffer-
son street. made by a blank cartridge
fired from a pistol in the hands of
his ster-in-law at the Fourth of
July picnic of the Epworth League
of the church held yesterday after
noon near Metuchen. The pistol was
fred at close range in an effort to
frighten the pastor. He came home
and was attended by Dr., J. G. Cot
! trell at his office in Madison avenue.
Among the others injured are the
following:
Herbert Schrimpf. of Woodbridge,
shot in the right hand by a stray
bullet while driving car in Amboy
avenue. He was attended by DR..
Cottrell at his office after he had re-
ported the matter to the police.
Borge Peterson, eighteen years
old, lat Lewis street, burns on the
back when some one fired blank
partridge pistol. close to him while he
was bathing at Soldiers each. He
!. was attended by DIR. Grieve.
Antonette Searange, twelve years
old. Of 431 Lawton place, received a
cut on the right knee when sky
rocket descended while. she was
standing in front of her home last
sSht. She was attended at home.
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