Allan Carter Mittag

b. 27 April 1895, d. 26 November 1914
  • Allan Carter Mittag was born on 27 April 1895 in Bergen County, New Jersey.
  • Frank Otto Mittag and Jennie L. White appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey. Other members of the household included Allan Carter Mittag, Florence O. Mittag, Frank Otto Mittag Jr, Jennie L. Mittag, Caroline Mittag, Ida May Mittag, Elfrida Mittag, Elsie Mittag and Lester E. Mittag.
  • Frank Otto Mittag and Jennie L. White appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey, at Maple Avenue. Other members of the household included Allan Carter Mittag, Ida May Mittag, Frank Otto Mittag Jr, Elfrida Mittag, Elsie Mittag, Lester E. Mittag and Cornelius M. Mittag. Also in the household was on male servant.
  • Allan Carter Mittag died on 26 November 1914 at age 19 in New Jersey.
  • The following appeared on 27 November 1914 in The Sun: (Hackensack, Nov. 26) Two young men were killed and another was dangerously injured early this morning when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a tree at the junction of Spring Valley road and Spring Valley avenue, about two miles from Hackensack.
         The dead are Allan Carter Mittag, 19 years old, a son of Frank O. Mittag, a former Freeholder and wealthy carbon manufacturer at Park Ridge, and Theodore Barkerding, 18, son of Adolph H. Barkerding of Park Ridge.
         Vernon Stark, a son of H. S. Stark, superintendent of the Mittag factory, who was driving the automobile, suffered a fractured thigh and probable internal injuries. He was taken to the Hackensack Hospital and later to Dr. Waite's private sanitarium, High Street, Newark. His recovery is hoped for.
         Mittag, until recently a student at Rutgers college, was instantly killed. Barkerding, a student in the Park Ridge High School, died at noon in the Hackensack Hospital from a fracture of the skull.
    :TAB: The young men attended a theatre in Paterson, judging from a programme and seat checks in Mittag's pocket. They had supper before starting for home and took the Market street road to Rochelle Park, driving across the Spring Valley road in order to ski[p the main road from Hackensack to Oradell, which is being repaired. This explains their presence on what is known as a back road, but which is in fine shape.
         The wreck of the machine and the condition of the tree which was struck indicate the car was travelling at a high speed.
         In a statement to his father in the hospital this morning Vernon Stark said that just as the automobile neared a bend in the road the lights suddenly went out and that he couldn't see to take the curve. The tree is not more than fifty feet beyond the bend.
         Mittag and Barkerding were hurled headfirst against the tree and were found lying on the ground nearby by a party of young people on their way home from a dance.
         The parents of Barkerding left for Florida to spend the winter. A telegram was sent to them, and Mrs. Barkerding replied she would arrive here to-morrow night. She was not told of her son's death.
         The automobile was a five passenger touring car bought by Mrs. Stark for her son about six months ago.
  • Last Edited: 8 Jun 2015