News of a Day in the City of Camden

NEWS OF A DAY IN THE CITY OF CAMDEN Passengers on the Cape May express, of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad Company, 4:10 in Camden at 9 o'clock, were badly shaken up yesterday when the train struck a hay wagon near the Kaign avenue crossing. The wagon, belonging to the Camden Lime Company, was being driven by Philip Dorsey, of 835 Bridge avenue, and when on the track he saw the train bearing down on him. Almost at the same instant the gates were lowered and the team was struck by the locomotive. The resulting crash carried the horse fifty feet and crushed its head, while the wagon was reduced to kindling wood. Dorsey escaped miraculously by dropping from his seat within a few inches of the wheels of the train. George Willingmyre, for whom the police have been looking for several weeks on a charge of stabbing and who was last located with him at Ninth and Chestnut streets, was committed to the county jail by Recorder Williams for court in default of $500 bail. Willingmyre, who was arrested at his home on Thirteenth street, for stabbing two women, was located by Captain of Police. While there later was taking his prisoner to jail Willingmyre attempted to escape. There was a desperate struggle, in which the bluecoat overpowered the man. Clarence Burrows, 15 years old, of 423 Mickle street, had a narrow escape from such a horrible death beneath the wheels of a freight train at the corner of Bridge avenue, Camden, Wednesday night. He and a companion had secured a large car could ride to Palmyra and back without paying fare. They started on their return trip on the freight train when Burrows fell beneath the wheels. Theodore Turner, 50 years old, and B. H. Stone, 32, both of the upper end of Eighth street, were seriously injured yesterday. Turner and Stone, it is alleged, was struck by a trolley car at Ninth and Market streets. They were said to have been hurled from their seats and thrown down the street of the car. They were dragged nearly 40 feet by the car before the motorman could stop the car. They were taken to the Cooper Hospital, where they found they had sustained almost similar injuries. An unknown man, about 36 years old, was drowned in the Delaware river at the State street bridge, Camden, yesterday. About 20 boys witnessed his fate. The man was hailing and was ordered to walk out on a moss-covered log to cast his line. He stepped on the log and fell into the bank from sight. Half an hour later the body was brought ashore. The body was removed to the morgue. J. Frank Johnson, of 1713 Broadway, had a narrow escape from drowning off the Jackson street wharf. He was with Policeman Thomas Pooley and Frank Shaw. Some boys had built a small dock and yesterday he concluded to try it out by walking out on it. While doing so he lost his balance and fell overboard. Pooley pulled off his coat and plunged beneath the surface of the water when his struggles reached him and brought him ashore. Henry Beach, 15 years old, of 791 Line street, is seriously ill at his home with an infection of the blood after having injured his hand at the Camden Iron Pier. Trolley car No. 134, of the Broadway line of the Camden and Suburban Railway Company, by a narrow margin escaped running down a truck at Bridge avenue crossing yesterday. At the time there were several passengers aboard the car and a small panic ensued. Motor Vehicle Agent Forsythe has taken up the question of the car in registering autos and licensing drivers. Freeholder Lawrence Rhoades, who was so seriously ill that his death was expected, is said to be better. William Rose, Jr., 7 years old, son of Fireman William Rose, of 426 Jackson street, who was threatened with tetanus, was greatly improved yesterday. Charged with knocking out several teeth of Jacob Maskelly during a fight, Frank Cosgrove was held for bail by Recorder Stackhouse yesterday.