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Death of Kiely in Railway Accident Near Long Branch
Eyewitness accounts describe Kiely crossing tracks near a trestle when struck by a Petit engine. Fireman Wandle and others carried Kiely to a car toward the hospital. Gannon removed a cinder from Kiely eye. Investigators note no wheel contact and suggest the arm and leg injuries came from the beam or drag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gannon
Wandle
Mr. Kiely
Mr. Daly
Mr. Wandle
Robert L. Johnson
Chelgea Avenue
Kiely
Petit
Jordan
Red Bank
N. Y
West End
Long Branch
Daly
Mr. Gannon
George B. LeValley