Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-02-07

III VI Inc ludcn1De.
The dead man is Samuel Wetfer<
hill, forty-eight. of 210 Maple P1aet7
Crawford. He was removed from 4h<
wreckage and taken to the Ferff|
Amboy City Hospital. arriving s
S:1O. DR.. Martin S. Meinzer attended.
the man. finding a fractured sku113
fractured left leg, severe lacera tIa11s
on the left side of the face ana fore
head while all of the ribs on his 1ef{I
side had been caved in by the forc5|
Iof the compact.
Wetherhill's wife was na+ff;ea &.
the accident and at once 1eft -
nome for the City Hospital. aryi<;s, E
at that institutz<a a short time ~ i, +
fore he died A<<0:55. Corenes. 81
S. Hay was W/ ma gave s,<'ss,.ss.. E
sion to have " removed Il, &
Crawford undei4 &
The other occn Or fh<. 49,
russell h Baggot, II -
fiffh street, Newark. had ) !,
lons escape from death but - 5.
caped with three sewers -. 8
wounds and decorations OF TIE rIsr=:z
arm and hand. caused by ffyiz ef5s<z
lie was removed TO the Raba-.2<| &
Hospital and is being attended ilz|
Dr. T. W. doagland. of Woodbrid.sf.
baggot is employed as a nilrzI
CHASING agent at the America
o,leltlng q Refining Company |
piant IN this city He copmntes b
Sraln oetween his home and this city
ieseeruay Wetherhill. representing
a company desirous of selling some
nlaterlai TO the A. S. & r. Company.
lnotored TO this city in his coupe fof]
d conference with Baggot reIatir1|
10 making the sale. About osclof.1s]
the two men left the factory and FL
IS believed they had dinner AZ = Ioe.,7
restaurant after which they sta :, 81
Tor Newark by way or State sfreis33
and Sewaren.
There is a gate-tender at the vpas.t3
avenue grade crossing and the ea.ss..|
were down at the time, accoraif,s.3
20 the railroad com pany's report
Inc investigators for the railroad
company claim the WetherhIjs carl
was travelling at a rate OF forty Ofl
nily mics an hour as it approa cbzzst1
tne gate. Seeing the gates down]
the ulVer IS said 10 have throw 4
on both his foot brake and en1ei.-]
gency brake in order TO Ming fbo7
car TO a stop. The nome nttf1n ~ "a
parehtiy was too great and the e:zfl
continued through one III the caieS
swapping the wooden gate ana fl,ss s.
stopping on the north-bound f1,4..ls
II is the belief that the ernerr 49,
brake wa jammed SO tight fl,.+|
"etherhiH was unable to release Fl
wnen the car stopped and as ,.e-
suit the two men were trapped s,.5s
able TO get the car out az the DafilI
OF the train nor to jump out or III
before the train was upon them
Inc train. Central No. 33S.
Two minutes late and making faMs'
time as it reached the crossing. ~
was scheduled to stop at Sewara,sl
station at 7:s1. The wreckaee of 3ls,ls'
car and the injuries to Wetlerf, i F.
show that the focomotiv struck ftsx
left side of the car. All Of the dear
mans injuries we're sustained on fllss
left side, he being wedged in belsn..'
the wheel so that he could nor rno1a.
There was scarcely a part of she.
car that was not demolished or dan4z
aged.
Inc engine head was driven CONS
pletely of by the force OF the 5fa
pact and the motor was knocked
from the chassis. pistons and mart g
OF the engine lying about on t1e
ground. The glass was Shattered.
the top demolished, the spolxes i,iS
two of the wheels broken ana fha
steel framework was twisted -.
though it had been made or wfYe.
The body of the car, radiator. hood
and mudguards were ripped ta
pieces and bent up as If it were
paper
The train stopped illmediafe1x
after the accident but later confil.
ued on its way Both occupants 81
the car were pinned In the wreck az
which was carried some distance be
fore 1t slipped off to one side Of tEA
tarck- The automobile was wed4e.i
in between the train and one af ii :
gate supports. the latter beiH4
forced out OF place by the accident s
Elmer Osborne. Of Green street
Woodbridge picked up WetherlH a1If|
was speeding down State street a{
7:45 on his way to The hosbit
when stopped by Patroinaan J1zhfsltH
Gaydos. Osborne quickly exnIa Ii
that he was speeding in order k4
the injured man to the hoRpiiA "a
Officer Gaydos accompanied 13i.il
the remainder Of the trip 70 tts ie
pital.
At the Hospital gold watch
ethook containing <16 and
papers we're rrlHeVeA ffoIa Wee
ills person. Tl4est 4tiN E.'<t
TO his wife xlien I} 11iI Il 4 S.