TO BURY LACKNER FROM KEANSBURG
MATAWAN, Sept. 8 -- The body of John M. Lackner of Keansburg, who was instantly killed when he was struck by an express train here yesterday, was taken to the undertaking establishment of Harvey S. Bedle at Keyport, from where it will be removed to his home in Keansburg for funeral services.
Lackner, who was 68 years old, moved to Keansburg recently from Irvington, where he had been a well known resident and had served as treasurer of the shade tree commission. He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. They are Charles and Sadie Lackner, who lived with their parents, Otto and Edward Lackner of Irvington, Mrs. Lillian Croot of Newark and Mrs. Clara Hodgetts of Hilton.
Recently Lackner had been driving a jitney bus from the Keansburg station to the beach, about a mile away, and occasionally did other odd jobs. One of them was to go to the Matawan station of the New York and Long Branch railroad every morning with David Solomon, who also was struck by the train, to get the morning papers which come in on the train that arrives here at 4.30 o'clock.
Yesterday morning they reached the station about 4.45 and found Solomon's bundle out on the tracks. They proceeded to sort the papers right away, without carrying them off the rails.
There was a heavy fog at the time, and they did not see the Red Bank express thundering along. So thick, in fact, was the fog that the gateman, 75 feet away, could not see them.
The express struck Lackner and threw him high in the air. He was instantly killed. His body was found a few minutes later almost 100 feet from where he was hit. Solomon also was struck, but the locomotive only grazed him.
-- Asbury Park Evening Press, September 8, 1915
MATAWAN, Sept. 8 -- The body of John M. Lackner of Keansburg, who was instantly killed when he was struck by an express train here yesterday, was taken to the undertaking establishment of Harvey S. Bedle at Keyport, from where it will be removed to his home in Keansburg for funeral services.
Lackner, who was 68 years old, moved to Keansburg recently from Irvington, where he had been a well known resident and had served as treasurer of the shade tree commission. He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. They are Charles and Sadie Lackner, who lived with their parents, Otto and Edward Lackner of Irvington, Mrs. Lillian Croot of Newark and Mrs. Clara Hodgetts of Hilton.
Recently Lackner had been driving a jitney bus from the Keansburg station to the beach, about a mile away, and occasionally did other odd jobs. One of them was to go to the Matawan station of the New York and Long Branch railroad every morning with David Solomon, who also was struck by the train, to get the morning papers which come in on the train that arrives here at 4.30 o'clock.
Yesterday morning they reached the station about 4.45 and found Solomon's bundle out on the tracks. They proceeded to sort the papers right away, without carrying them off the rails.
There was a heavy fog at the time, and they did not see the Red Bank express thundering along. So thick, in fact, was the fog that the gateman, 75 feet away, could not see them.
The express struck Lackner and threw him high in the air. He was instantly killed. His body was found a few minutes later almost 100 feet from where he was hit. Solomon also was struck, but the locomotive only grazed him.
-- Asbury Park Evening Press, September 8, 1915
TO BURY LACKNER FROM KEANSBURG
MATAWAN, Sept. 8 -- The body of John M. Lackner of Keansburg, who was instantly killed when he was struck by an express train here yesterday, was taken to the undertaking establishment of Harvey S. Bedle at Keyport, from where it will be removed to his home in Keansburg for funeral services.
Lackner, who was 68 years old, moved to Keansburg recently from Irvington, where he had been a well known resident and had served as treasurer of the shade tree commission. He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. They are Charles and Sadie Lackner, who lived with their parents, Otto and Edward Lackner of Irvington, Mrs. Lillian Croot of Newark and Mrs. Clara Hodgetts of Hilton.
Recently Lackner had been driving a jitney bus from the Keansburg station to the beach, about a mile away, and occasionally did other odd jobs. One of them was to go to the Matawan station of the New York and Long Branch railroad every morning with David Solomon, who also was struck by the train, to get the morning papers which come in on the train that arrives here at 4.30 o'clock.
Yesterday morning they reached the station about 4.45 and found Solomon's bundle out on the tracks. They proceeded to sort the papers right away, without carrying them off the rails.
There was a heavy fog at the time, and they did not see the Red Bank express thundering along. So thick, in fact, was the fog that the gateman, 75 feet away, could not see them.
The express struck Lackner and threw him high in the air. He was instantly killed. His body was found a few minutes later almost 100 feet from where he was hit. Solomon also was struck, but the locomotive only grazed him.
-- Asbury Park Evening Press, September 8, 1915
MATAWAN, Sept. 8 -- The body of John M. Lackner of Keansburg, who was instantly killed when he was struck by an express train here yesterday, was taken to the undertaking establishment of Harvey S. Bedle at Keyport, from where it will be removed to his home in Keansburg for funeral services.
Lackner, who was 68 years old, moved to Keansburg recently from Irvington, where he had been a well known resident and had served as treasurer of the shade tree commission. He is survived by his wife, three sons and three daughters. They are Charles and Sadie Lackner, who lived with their parents, Otto and Edward Lackner of Irvington, Mrs. Lillian Croot of Newark and Mrs. Clara Hodgetts of Hilton.
Recently Lackner had been driving a jitney bus from the Keansburg station to the beach, about a mile away, and occasionally did other odd jobs. One of them was to go to the Matawan station of the New York and Long Branch railroad every morning with David Solomon, who also was struck by the train, to get the morning papers which come in on the train that arrives here at 4.30 o'clock.
Yesterday morning they reached the station about 4.45 and found Solomon's bundle out on the tracks. They proceeded to sort the papers right away, without carrying them off the rails.
There was a heavy fog at the time, and they did not see the Red Bank express thundering along. So thick, in fact, was the fog that the gateman, 75 feet away, could not see them.
The express struck Lackner and threw him high in the air. He was instantly killed. His body was found a few minutes later almost 100 feet from where he was hit. Solomon also was struck, but the locomotive only grazed him.
-- Asbury Park Evening Press, September 8, 1915
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