94 Main Street Recognized by its hand-split, round-cut shingles and gambrel roof, Matawan’s most important colonial house is associated with John Burrowes, Sr., a grain merchant known as “Corn King”
19 Mill Road Also known as the Hawkins House This Dutch-American house, identified by its steeply pitched roof with flared overhanging eaves and anchorbent framing, is the oldest house in
Joseph Dunn is released from St. Peter’s Hospital.
Stanley Fisher and Lester Stillwell have separate funeral services. Both are interred at Rosehill Cemetery in Matawan. The Fisher family used money from a life insurance policy ($7,500) Mr. Fisher
NJ Governor James Fielder “virtually mandated” that steel wire mesh be used to enclose all popular swimming locations. 5:30 am: Train conductor Harry Van Cleaf spots Lester Stillwell’s body floating
Possibly both panicked and enraged by the loss of two members of their tightly-knit community, underwater blasting with dynamite in the creek was done in an attempt to kill the
5:06 pm: Stanley Fisher was placed on the train to Long Branch. 5:30 pm: Mr. Fisher was wheeled into the operating room. Dr. Edwin Field was the surgeon working to
Another group of children was swimming in the creek at the brickyard dock, about 1/2 mile to the east from the Wycoff dock. Joseph Dunn, a 12-year-old from New York
Approx. 2:10 pm: The boys ran past Mr. Fisher’s store, screaming that Lester had been attacked by a shark. Mr. Fisher thought perhaps Lester was drowning as a result of
1:45 pm: Lester’s father lets him leave work early to go swimming in the creek with friends. Approx. 1:50 pm: Capt. Cottrell runs through town, including past Stanley Fisher‘s shop