Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], September 03, 1903, Image 1

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POO. BOARD
DISCUSSED
THE TROLLEY.
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Freeholders held Long Meeting
at New Brunswick Yesterday
Afternoon-Much Business.
I WORKED UNTIL NICHT.|
Awarded Many Contracts but the Afternoon
| Session was Devoted Almost Entirely
I to the Trolley’s Efforts to Cross Cheese
I quake Creek—Lawyer Silzer Makes
| Argument.
(Special to the Evening News).
The awarding of bids for the different
works for the county caused much dis
mission at the afternoon meeting of the
freeholders .yesterday. There was some
difficulty over the certified checks accom
panying the bids.
The hearing of the Jersey Central T[-ac
tion Company’s application for permis
sion to cross the Cheesequako creek
bridge was taken up, lawyer Silzer rep
resenting the company stated that the
company was ready to accept an or tue
restrictions offered at the last meeting ex
cept that requiring a bond of $10,003 to
guarantee the keeping of the bridge in
proper repair. The objection was made
on the ground that the amount of the
bond asked was excessive.
Mr. Silzer presented an ordinance em
b idying the restrictions and a- ked that
they pass first leading.
Mr. Allgair, chairman of the commit
tee presented a number o( amendments
to the restriction which he wished enr
bodied in the ordinance and which
orouglit on considerable discussion. One
of these provided that if required the
company should be given three days' no
tice to repair the bridge. Ii no effort
was made to do the work in that time the
county would do it and send the bill to
the company. If it failed to pay within
ten days it would forfeit its rights. An
oilier amendment provided that the coun
ty should have the exclusive right to de
cide when the company should be requir
ed to help build a new county bridge.
This was strenuously objected to by Law
yer Silzer on tbe ground that the county
was asking too much ol tbe company. He
said tbe company would always be will
ing to meet tbe county half way. Tbe
amendment was placed in tbe ordinance
which was adopted as amended on its
first reading by a vote of fifteen for and
two against. A resolution was adopted
which provided that when the meeting
adjourned it be until September 16, at 2
P. M. when the bearing would be cot ti i
ued.
MR. KIRCHER S FUNERAL
The funeral of Ernest Kireher, who
t died at tbe Post-Graduate Hospital in
New York City 0n Tuesday, was i eld at
10 o’clock this morning from his late resi
dence at 82 Charles street. Rev. II. Stier,
of Sayreville, was in charge of the ser
vices.
SEXTON’S PUZZLE.
This picture repr Rents the name of a
vehicle. Can you KuesR it?
The winner cf yes^rday’s pr z * was C’eme -
k tine L wis 291 State S .
I 1 he answer to y sterda' ’s pinzle was Pbae on *
ii—
I The prize for to-day will be
I Box Hurlburte Writing Paper.
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BADLY HURT;
REQUESTED
PRAYERS.
Man had Legs Cut off on Cen
tral Railroad Asked to
be remembered.
DR. JACKSON THERE.
When Accident Happened, Methodist Min
ister was on Hand and did Much to
Comfort him —Later went to Hospital
—When he Left for the Prayer Meeting
theMr.n Request Granted.
Earnest prayers were offered in the
chapel of Simnson M. E. church last
night. Rev. S. T. Jackson had told
of the accident on the Central railroad
earlier in the evening when a flagman
had both legs cut off. He said ne had
talked with the man and the fellow
asked for the prayers of thoso at the
meeting.
Mr. Jackson was returning from a
christening and was close at hand
when the fellow was taken to the eta
ion. Later Mr. Jackson went to the
Imcnii'al nrul fallrnrl with thp mnn
He told him he was going to prayer
meeting and the fellow, lying on the
bed of pain said, “pray for me.” Mr.
Jackson did so and asked others to do
the same. For fifteen minutes or more
all present, with bowed heads, prayed
for the man and his family. There
were many wet eyes before the meet
ing closed.
MONEYFOR
CARNIVAL
OVER $8 00.
Money Continues to Come in—
Important Meeting of the
Committee To-Night.
FACTORIES-RESPOND.
There is no let up in the carnival dona
tions and the list has passed $800 and is
well started on the ninth century.
The committees on the carnival will
meet every night this week to complete
arrangements. To-days’ list follows:
Previously acknowledged. $783.50
Federal (.’lay Mi'g. Co. employees 22.00
P. A T. C- Co. employees. 11.75
James E. Noe. 5,00
Total.822.25
JEGGERS—BURTON.
Pretty Wedding at the Home of Emil Nebel
on Woodbridge Road.
A very pretty home wedding oc
curred at 5 o’clock last night, when
Miss Anna Burton was united in mar
riage to Emil Jeggers at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nebel,of 63 Wood
bridge road. The ceremony was pre
fored by the Rev. Jacob Gauss, of St.
Paul’s church Kreischerville, S. I.
The bridesmaid was Miss Mary
Nebel and the best man, Irwin Nebel.
After a wedding tour Mr. and Mrs.
Jeggers will reside in Newark, where
Mr. Jeggers is employed.
Before the bride and groom depar
ted a wedding sapper was served at
which twenty friends of the couple
were seated.
(Jampbeirs pharmacy
Everything for the Relief of
the Sick.
Cor. State an<l Washington Sts. Tel 103 l ;
RARITAN LAUNDRY,
44 Fayette Street.
HULSIZER & LYDIAF-D, Props.
First-Class Work Guaranteed.
Telephone 05 I.
CHARLES PETERSON.
BACCACE EXP R ESS.
Orders left at Heaton's Pharmacy, 70 Smith
Street, receive prompt attention. Telephone 04 v
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT
LAST NIGHT; FATAL
WRECK THIS
MORNING.
Flagman on Drill Engine had
Both Legs Cut Near Copper
Works Siding Last Night—
Fell Between Cars-Is
now in City
Hospital.
WIFE WAS SUMMONED.
George Dalbeer, of Elizabethport,
who is a flagman with the crew on
the big Central drill engine No. 342
is in the Perth Amboy city hospital
with his right leg torn off above the
knee and the left foot off just above
the ankle. While drilling cars on the
main line near the Raritan Copper
Works switch last night at 5.40
o’clock he lost his hold on the brafee
and fell from the forward end of
two cars and was run over.
All day the crew of the 342, which,
is one of the “hog” type and one of
the heaviest freight drilling engines
on the Central railroad, were at work
on the Raritan Copper Works sidings,
and in the Perth Amboy yard, where
they are continually kept busy shift
ing cars. Last night, as was their
custom, they pulled the loaded cars
out from the Copper Works and was
making up a train to go to Elizabeth -
port. The loaded cars were sent down
the main track on a flying drill while
the engine went to the freight house
siding to get the rest of the train.
Dalbeer was in charge of the car cut
loose and he was putting on brakes to
stop them when he fell.
On the car with Dalbeer was Henry
Christenson, a boy living in South
First shreet. When the unfortunate
man fell down he tried his best to
save him. Christenson grabbed the
flagman by the coat collar but he did
not have strength enough to pull him
up.
When the rest of the crew looked
back for the signal irom the flagman
that everything was all right they
were horrified to find that Dalbeer
was beneath the wheels. They rushed
to his assistance and, as quickly as
possible he 'was placed on the engine
and hurried to the passenger station.
Drs. J. L. Lund and G. W. Fithian
were hastily summoned. They ar
rived on the scene at the same time
The injured man's ;wounds were
dressed and a request sent to the Rar
itan Copper Works for their ambul
ance. When it arrived the injured
man was taken to the hospital.
During what seemed to be a long
wait Dalbeer kept his nerve
and it is due to his strong con
stitution that he is alive today. He
talked to the doctors and the Rev. S.
Travena Jackson and begged to be
taken home to his wife and family.
V ine conductor, inomas ronaergrass
and the injured man were great
friends. When Pendergrass helped
him np Dalbeer said:
“Tommy, I guess I'm done for.’’
He is well liked by not only the
crew but by everyone who knew him.
He was of a cheerful disnosition and
always willing to help someone else.
An operation at the city hospital
wilMie performed as soon as he gets
a litte strength. The doctors hoped
to operate on him last night, but ne
was too weak. It is hoped that his
life will be saved. His wife arrived
as soon as possible and completely
broko down at the sight of her hus
band. It was only a short time ago,
it is said, that Dalbeer was summoned
home because one of bis children had
been nearly killed by a trolley car.
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Paper Train Crashed into Penn
sylvania Freight Near Smith
Street Crossing During
the Fog Early This Morn
ing-Rear Brakeman
Crushed to Death.
TRAFFIC WAS BLOCKED.
Ono man (lean, and two injured is
the result of a wreck on the 'Central
Railroad early this morning,when the
paper train, dne here at 4.54 o’clock,
ran into an extra freight at the New
Brunswick avenue crossing.
James Donahue, of Bordentown, a
flagman on the freight, was killed al
most instantly. Joseph M. Newell,
the conductor, had his head badly
cut. R. G. VanCleaf of Jamesburg,
the hrnkeman of the freight, had his
left leg slightly bruised. It was 4.50
o’clock this morning when the Penn
sylvania extra freight, 856, which car
ries perishable fruit from the south
to Jersey City everv night was return
ing to Camden in charge of Engineer
Harley Hewitt, of Camden. Thev
were running slowly because of the
heavy fog. When the freight passed
the New Brunswick avenue crossing
OonanctorNewell went to the caboose
on the rear. As he did so he saw the
fast paper train, with the big Penn
sylvania engine 733 in charge of Engi
neer Benjamin Smith, rapidly ap
proaching. The paper train is due
here at 4.54 and was late. The conduc
tor saw a collision was inevitable and
gave a cry of warning, but it was of
no use for the engine of the express
crashed into the rear of the freight
before he himself could leap to safety.
Before Engineer Smith, of the ex
1 press, could stop his engine, it had
' ploughed through the caboose and
had pushed the freight engine from a
point opposite the knee pants factory
on New Brunswick avenue to McCor
mick’s coal yards, at Smith street, a
distance of about 150 feet. When the
big engine finally came to a standstill
the caboose was a total wreck and
beneath the debris was the body of
Donahue.
Willing hands set to work and in a
short time the injured men were free
from the wreck, but Donahue’s body
was wedged in the wreckage and it
was necessary to secure hoisting[jac-ks,
which after a search, were found in
the yard of Martin Hanson nearby.
With these the railroad men lifted an
end of what was left of the caboose
and the body of the dead man, badly
crushed, was taken out.
In the meantime the coroner, Dr.
P f! Honrr orripotl ond crovp a npr.
mit for the removal of the body to
Burke’s morgue in State street. Dr.
Henry tnen turned his attention to
t he injured. Finding they were not
seriously hurt, he dressed their
wounds, and they remained on duty.
Just how the accident happened was
told to a News reporter by one of the
crew of the wrecked freight train.
“We were on our way home to Cam
den,” he said, “and were running
slowly because of the fog. We did
not expect to be hit by the paper
train, because we had the right of
way. When the express passed the
last tower it was to be supposed that
the operator would have held it for a
few minutes but he didn’t and why I
[do not understand.
“Poor Donahue,” continued the
speaker, “was sitting in the forward
part of the caboose and the heavy
timbers crushed him to death..”
Both the freight ami passenger en
gines where forced partly otf tl^e track
by the collision. The wreck train
from Jersey City arrived abotit 9.30
o’clock and began to clear up the de
bris. The people down the caf.st got
their morning paper several hours
later than usual. J
Real estate! Real estate ll Read
he bargains in special coliimn on
page 3. I
CROWDS OF
WOODMEN
AT BEACH.
LodgemenCome from all Sections
of Northern New Jersey to
Attend Big Field Day.
HANDSOME PRIZES.
Boynton Btach Has Seldom Seen Such a
Crowd as was Present Yesterday and
Last Night Athletic Events was Big
Attraction and Prizes Well Worth Try
ing for were Awarded.
About the largest crowd that ever
went to Boynton Beach was there all
day yesterday and last evening when
the Woodmen of the World, District
of New Jersey, held their field day
at that place. Woodmen from all
over New Jersey accompanied by their
families and friends went to the
Beach in the morning and spent the
day.
At 10 o’clock, the State organizer,
A. C. Garvin, made an address in
which he told the woodmen that he
had recieved word from Mr. Roob, of
Omaha, Neb., that he would be una
ble to come down on account of other
important business coming up at that
time. Mr. Garvin also made an ad
dress on woodcraft,telling of the good
the order has done in the State of
New Jersey, where it was organized,
but a short time ago. He also had
a good word for the members of Pe th
Amboy Camp No. 19, who are about
the strongest camp in New Jersey
having now a membership of 250.
In the afternoon the athletics were
held. Perth Amboy stood well for
ward in them. The first event of in
terest was a ball game between Court
Perth Amboy No. 19 and Camp Myr
tle No. 5, of Elizabeth, which Perth
Amboy won by a score of 12 to 3.
Thomas Dwyer, of Perth Amboy,
won first prize for the 100 yard dash
and was awarded a silver smoking set.
Walter Ash won the second prize, a
handsome watch fob. In the half
mile race Perth Ambov again was a
winner. Thomas Dwyer was the vic
tor. The second prize went to James
L. Smith, of Westfield, who received
a watch chain.
In the fat man's race, A. C. Gar
vin came in first and was given a fine
meerschaum pipe. R. A. Haig, of
Elizabeth, won second prize, a cigar
holder. John Larsen,of Perth Amboy
was able to put the shot further than
any one else. He received a large
picture. Mr. La Valla, of Roseville,
was second and also received a pic
ture.
In the standing broad jump, Wil
liam Scliwan, of Roseville, won a
silk umbrella. Mr. LaValla was
awarded a second prize, a cane.
„ In the egg race Mrs. Schwan, of
I lo iron t L n Aunt- noi n
of vases. The second prize was a
warded to Mrs. Smith, of Roseville.
It was a single vase.
In bowling, Dr. Harden, of Rose
ville, got first prize, a silk umbrella.
The second prize, a silver match box,
was won by Charles Johnson,of Perth
Amboy. In the running broad jump
Dr. Harden again won and recieved
a fountain pen. The second prize was
won by Mr. La\ alia. He received a
pipe.
Dancing was a feature both after
noon and evening. At night several
addresses were made.
BRAGA SOCIETY
WILL TAKE PART.
The Braga Singing Society members
will go to Lansingburg, N. Y., to
morrow afternoon. They have been
limited to take part in a singing fes
tival to In held at that nlace tomor
row evening by the Danish Singing
Society, of Lansingburg.
I All the members and those of their
i families who are go’ng are requested
to be at the Staten Island ferry house
foot of Smith street at 1.45 tomorrow
afternoon so that they can catch the
1 55 boat.
i Parisen’s Pharmacy
60 SMITH STREET
I Perth Amboy New Jersey
,
COLLECTED
FUND, NOW
RETURNS IT.
Edward Tyrrell of the Boston
Store Finds Himself in a
Peculiar Position.
WORKED UNTIL LATE.
Woman Told Him a Sorrowful Tale ai.d he
was Moved so that he Collected $60
from Friends for Her—He Says She
was Very Ea nest—Wanted to Bury
Child.
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Edward Tyrrell, a clerk in Mur
dochs’ store has an interesting tale to
tell today about how he worked until
the wee' sma’ hours of this morning
in his effort to help a woman who
told him a sorrowful story, and how,
after he had collected abont $80,
found, he says, that he was about to
be buncoed.
Tyrrell savs that a woman living in
this city walked into Murdock’s store
about. 8 o'clock last night presum
ably to see abont some goods pur
chased several days ago. She told a
sorrowful story and after the store
closed last night, Tyrrell Btarted to
collect money for her. By 1 o’clock
this morning he had raised $60 wiferta.
he heard something which causes him
to advertise that all who want their
money back can get it by calling at J
Murdoch's. |
DELEGATES
TO NEWARK
CONVENTIO
The Retail Liquor Dealers’
Association of New Jersey held
anuual convention in jLyric Hall,
street, Newark, yesterday. It
tended by over 500 members
parts of the State. Perth Amboy
well represented by the following
egates: William Quigley,
meitz, Jame6 Garland, Nels .lessen, Ed
ward Condon and John N. St. John.
The delegates left this city on the 8:47
train over the Pennsylvania railroad.
They returned home early this morning.
The local m n aie well pleased with the
way things are going.
POSTPONED AGAN.
.The MeMurray S. P. C. A. case,
which was to have come off this af
ternoon at 2.30 o’clock, lias been post
poned to next Wednesday at the same
Hour, by mutual agreement. It will
then be tried before a iury.
Rockaway i Blue Point
=OYSTIRS =
In any <|iiantity, at
WORRELL’S,
46 SMITH STBFF-T.
The forecast received at the local Signal
Station is for fair and warmer.