TWO CHILDREN DROWN IN WOODBRIDGE CREEK
DAUGHTERS OF TWO LOCAL MAIL CARRIERS LOSE LIVES IN STREAM NEAR WEDGWOOD AVENUE—FIREMEN AND PHYSICIANS IN VAIN EFFORT TO RESUSCITATE LITTLE GIRLS—USE LUNGMOTOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR—FUNERALS TODAY
Woodbridge creek claimed two more little victims Tuesday afternoon when Marie Austin, aged 8, and Fayene Litts, 3 1/2, were drowned in a loop of the treacherous stream near the end of Wedgwood avenue. Both the children were the daughters of local mail carriers. Marie was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Austin of 74 Albert Street, and Fayene was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Litts of 48 Wedgewood avenue.
Mrs. Austin on Tuesday went to visit Mrs. Litts who formerly was a neighbor in Albert street. She was accompanied by Marie. While the mothers were chatting the children went out to play. When they were missed the mothers began a search. Inquiring along Wedgwood avenue brought no result until a group of children near the end of the street where it opens onto the salt meadows lying between Carteret road and Rahway avenue, recalled having seen the two little girls near the creek.
At the time the stream was deep as it was high tide. The body of Fayene was found head down, the feet above the surface. Peter Pavlik who boards at Inselberg's boarding house in Carteret road dived into the creek and brought up the body of Marie.
Calls were sent to fire headquarters for the lungmotor. Traffic sergeant Ben Parsons was at the firehouse at the time. He led the way on his motorcycle as the apparatus tore through the streets in a mad race with death. At the scene the lung motor was applied and the firemen and police worked for more than an hour trying to revive the children.
Telephone calls were sent to all the doctors in Woodbridge but every one happened to be out at the time. A message to the Rahway hospital reached Dr. Samuel Messinger of Carteret who made a record run in his Franklin and assumed direction of the work of resuscitation. Later Dr. L.F. Wetterberg was located and joined the Carteret physician. As a last resort Dr. Messinger gave injections of adrenaline but without result. It was thought the children were in the water about three-quarters of an hour before they were discovered.
When the physicians agreed that further efforts at resuscitation would be useless, coroner J.J. Lyman was notified and the bodies were removed to the funeral home of A.F. Greiner in Green Street.
It was a sad procession that left the meadow as the little bodies were borne away. News of the tragedy spread about the town and cast a mantle of sadness over the community. The fathers of the two children are mail carriers and are known all over the township. There were expressions of sorrow and sympathy on every hand.
The exact manner in which the children lost their lives will probably never be known as no witnesses could be found. It is thought that the smaller child may have fallen in and that Marie attempted to rescue her and lost her own footing on the slippery black mud of the bank.
The two funerals were arranged for today. Services for Marie Austin were held in St. James Church this morning at 10:00 o'clock and interment was made in St. James Cemetery.
The funeral of Fayene Litts will be held this afternoon in the home of her parents at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. A. Boylan Fitzgerald will officiate.
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 2 August 1929, p.1)
CARD OF THANKS
The undersigned desires to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation for the many kindnesses and sympathy shown during our recent bereavement, also wish to thank our friends from Albert Street, Wedgewood Avenue, the First Presbyterian Church and Sunday school class, for beautiful floral offerings sent.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Litts and family
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation to the following for their untiring efforts in trying to save our daughter; Peter Pavlick, Officer Parsons, Dr. Wetterberg and Dr. Messinger, Woodbridge Fire Department, Mrs. John Strome; also all our relatives and friends for their kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. Rev. R.J. O'Farrell for his comforting words and A.F. Greiner, funeral director, for his prompt and considerate service.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton T. Austin
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 9 August 1929, p.3)
DAUGHTERS OF TWO LOCAL MAIL CARRIERS LOSE LIVES IN STREAM NEAR WEDGWOOD AVENUE—FIREMEN AND PHYSICIANS IN VAIN EFFORT TO RESUSCITATE LITTLE GIRLS—USE LUNGMOTOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR—FUNERALS TODAY
Woodbridge creek claimed two more little victims Tuesday afternoon when Marie Austin, aged 8, and Fayene Litts, 3 1/2, were drowned in a loop of the treacherous stream near the end of Wedgwood avenue. Both the children were the daughters of local mail carriers. Marie was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Austin of 74 Albert Street, and Fayene was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Litts of 48 Wedgewood avenue.
Mrs. Austin on Tuesday went to visit Mrs. Litts who formerly was a neighbor in Albert street. She was accompanied by Marie. While the mothers were chatting the children went out to play. When they were missed the mothers began a search. Inquiring along Wedgwood avenue brought no result until a group of children near the end of the street where it opens onto the salt meadows lying between Carteret road and Rahway avenue, recalled having seen the two little girls near the creek.
At the time the stream was deep as it was high tide. The body of Fayene was found head down, the feet above the surface. Peter Pavlik who boards at Inselberg's boarding house in Carteret road dived into the creek and brought up the body of Marie.
Calls were sent to fire headquarters for the lungmotor. Traffic sergeant Ben Parsons was at the firehouse at the time. He led the way on his motorcycle as the apparatus tore through the streets in a mad race with death. At the scene the lung motor was applied and the firemen and police worked for more than an hour trying to revive the children.
Telephone calls were sent to all the doctors in Woodbridge but every one happened to be out at the time. A message to the Rahway hospital reached Dr. Samuel Messinger of Carteret who made a record run in his Franklin and assumed direction of the work of resuscitation. Later Dr. L.F. Wetterberg was located and joined the Carteret physician. As a last resort Dr. Messinger gave injections of adrenaline but without result. It was thought the children were in the water about three-quarters of an hour before they were discovered.
When the physicians agreed that further efforts at resuscitation would be useless, coroner J.J. Lyman was notified and the bodies were removed to the funeral home of A.F. Greiner in Green Street.
It was a sad procession that left the meadow as the little bodies were borne away. News of the tragedy spread about the town and cast a mantle of sadness over the community. The fathers of the two children are mail carriers and are known all over the township. There were expressions of sorrow and sympathy on every hand.
The exact manner in which the children lost their lives will probably never be known as no witnesses could be found. It is thought that the smaller child may have fallen in and that Marie attempted to rescue her and lost her own footing on the slippery black mud of the bank.
The two funerals were arranged for today. Services for Marie Austin were held in St. James Church this morning at 10:00 o'clock and interment was made in St. James Cemetery.
The funeral of Fayene Litts will be held this afternoon in the home of her parents at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. A. Boylan Fitzgerald will officiate.
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 2 August 1929, p.1)
CARD OF THANKS
The undersigned desires to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation for the many kindnesses and sympathy shown during our recent bereavement, also wish to thank our friends from Albert Street, Wedgewood Avenue, the First Presbyterian Church and Sunday school class, for beautiful floral offerings sent.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Litts and family
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation to the following for their untiring efforts in trying to save our daughter; Peter Pavlick, Officer Parsons, Dr. Wetterberg and Dr. Messinger, Woodbridge Fire Department, Mrs. John Strome; also all our relatives and friends for their kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. Rev. R.J. O'Farrell for his comforting words and A.F. Greiner, funeral director, for his prompt and considerate service.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton T. Austin
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 9 August 1929, p.3)
TWO CHILDREN DROWN IN WOODBRIDGE CREEK
DAUGHTERS OF TWO LOCAL MAIL CARRIERS LOSE LIVES IN STREAM NEAR WEDGWOOD AVENUE—FIREMEN AND PHYSICIANS IN VAIN EFFORT TO RESUSCITATE LITTLE GIRLS—USE LUNGMOTOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR—FUNERALS TODAY
Woodbridge creek claimed two more little victims Tuesday afternoon when Marie Austin, aged 8, and Fayene Litts, 3 1/2, were drowned in a loop of the treacherous stream near the end of Wedgwood avenue. Both the children were the daughters of local mail carriers. Marie was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Austin of 74 Albert Street, and Fayene was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Litts of 48 Wedgewood avenue.
Mrs. Austin on Tuesday went to visit Mrs. Litts who formerly was a neighbor in Albert street. She was accompanied by Marie. While the mothers were chatting the children went out to play. When they were missed the mothers began a search. Inquiring along Wedgwood avenue brought no result until a group of children near the end of the street where it opens onto the salt meadows lying between Carteret road and Rahway avenue, recalled having seen the two little girls near the creek.
At the time the stream was deep as it was high tide. The body of Fayene was found head down, the feet above the surface. Peter Pavlik who boards at Inselberg's boarding house in Carteret road dived into the creek and brought up the body of Marie.
Calls were sent to fire headquarters for the lungmotor. Traffic sergeant Ben Parsons was at the firehouse at the time. He led the way on his motorcycle as the apparatus tore through the streets in a mad race with death. At the scene the lung motor was applied and the firemen and police worked for more than an hour trying to revive the children.
Telephone calls were sent to all the doctors in Woodbridge but every one happened to be out at the time. A message to the Rahway hospital reached Dr. Samuel Messinger of Carteret who made a record run in his Franklin and assumed direction of the work of resuscitation. Later Dr. L.F. Wetterberg was located and joined the Carteret physician. As a last resort Dr. Messinger gave injections of adrenaline but without result. It was thought the children were in the water about three-quarters of an hour before they were discovered.
When the physicians agreed that further efforts at resuscitation would be useless, coroner J.J. Lyman was notified and the bodies were removed to the funeral home of A.F. Greiner in Green Street.
It was a sad procession that left the meadow as the little bodies were borne away. News of the tragedy spread about the town and cast a mantle of sadness over the community. The fathers of the two children are mail carriers and are known all over the township. There were expressions of sorrow and sympathy on every hand.
The exact manner in which the children lost their lives will probably never be known as no witnesses could be found. It is thought that the smaller child may have fallen in and that Marie attempted to rescue her and lost her own footing on the slippery black mud of the bank.
The two funerals were arranged for today. Services for Marie Austin were held in St. James Church this morning at 10:00 o'clock and interment was made in St. James Cemetery.
The funeral of Fayene Litts will be held this afternoon in the home of her parents at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. A. Boylan Fitzgerald will officiate.
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 2 August 1929, p.1)
CARD OF THANKS
The undersigned desires to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation for the many kindnesses and sympathy shown during our recent bereavement, also wish to thank our friends from Albert Street, Wedgewood Avenue, the First Presbyterian Church and Sunday school class, for beautiful floral offerings sent.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Litts and family
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation to the following for their untiring efforts in trying to save our daughter; Peter Pavlick, Officer Parsons, Dr. Wetterberg and Dr. Messinger, Woodbridge Fire Department, Mrs. John Strome; also all our relatives and friends for their kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. Rev. R.J. O'Farrell for his comforting words and A.F. Greiner, funeral director, for his prompt and considerate service.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton T. Austin
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 9 August 1929, p.3)
DAUGHTERS OF TWO LOCAL MAIL CARRIERS LOSE LIVES IN STREAM NEAR WEDGWOOD AVENUE—FIREMEN AND PHYSICIANS IN VAIN EFFORT TO RESUSCITATE LITTLE GIRLS—USE LUNGMOTOR FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR—FUNERALS TODAY
Woodbridge creek claimed two more little victims Tuesday afternoon when Marie Austin, aged 8, and Fayene Litts, 3 1/2, were drowned in a loop of the treacherous stream near the end of Wedgwood avenue. Both the children were the daughters of local mail carriers. Marie was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Austin of 74 Albert Street, and Fayene was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Litts of 48 Wedgewood avenue.
Mrs. Austin on Tuesday went to visit Mrs. Litts who formerly was a neighbor in Albert street. She was accompanied by Marie. While the mothers were chatting the children went out to play. When they were missed the mothers began a search. Inquiring along Wedgwood avenue brought no result until a group of children near the end of the street where it opens onto the salt meadows lying between Carteret road and Rahway avenue, recalled having seen the two little girls near the creek.
At the time the stream was deep as it was high tide. The body of Fayene was found head down, the feet above the surface. Peter Pavlik who boards at Inselberg's boarding house in Carteret road dived into the creek and brought up the body of Marie.
Calls were sent to fire headquarters for the lungmotor. Traffic sergeant Ben Parsons was at the firehouse at the time. He led the way on his motorcycle as the apparatus tore through the streets in a mad race with death. At the scene the lung motor was applied and the firemen and police worked for more than an hour trying to revive the children.
Telephone calls were sent to all the doctors in Woodbridge but every one happened to be out at the time. A message to the Rahway hospital reached Dr. Samuel Messinger of Carteret who made a record run in his Franklin and assumed direction of the work of resuscitation. Later Dr. L.F. Wetterberg was located and joined the Carteret physician. As a last resort Dr. Messinger gave injections of adrenaline but without result. It was thought the children were in the water about three-quarters of an hour before they were discovered.
When the physicians agreed that further efforts at resuscitation would be useless, coroner J.J. Lyman was notified and the bodies were removed to the funeral home of A.F. Greiner in Green Street.
It was a sad procession that left the meadow as the little bodies were borne away. News of the tragedy spread about the town and cast a mantle of sadness over the community. The fathers of the two children are mail carriers and are known all over the township. There were expressions of sorrow and sympathy on every hand.
The exact manner in which the children lost their lives will probably never be known as no witnesses could be found. It is thought that the smaller child may have fallen in and that Marie attempted to rescue her and lost her own footing on the slippery black mud of the bank.
The two funerals were arranged for today. Services for Marie Austin were held in St. James Church this morning at 10:00 o'clock and interment was made in St. James Cemetery.
The funeral of Fayene Litts will be held this afternoon in the home of her parents at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. A. Boylan Fitzgerald will officiate.
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 2 August 1929, p.1)
CARD OF THANKS
The undersigned desires to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation for the many kindnesses and sympathy shown during our recent bereavement, also wish to thank our friends from Albert Street, Wedgewood Avenue, the First Presbyterian Church and Sunday school class, for beautiful floral offerings sent.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C. Litts and family
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this means of expressing our thanks and appreciation to the following for their untiring efforts in trying to save our daughter; Peter Pavlick, Officer Parsons, Dr. Wetterberg and Dr. Messinger, Woodbridge Fire Department, Mrs. John Strome; also all our relatives and friends for their kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. Rev. R.J. O'Farrell for his comforting words and A.F. Greiner, funeral director, for his prompt and considerate service.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton T. Austin
(Woodbridge Independent, Woodbridge, NJ, Friday, 9 August 1929, p.3)
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