Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-26
FATAL ACCIDENT

On Chapel Street Last Evening At Ten
Minutes Before I OsclOck-A News
boy Hum Over by q Horse CARRIE
Dies Within . Few Minutes After
the Accident.
1sCome on home, Charlie, said little
Abe Waserman last evening about quar-
ter to O'Clock to his still smaller brother
Charlie, aged eight years, who was stand
ing near the big elm tree at the Church
and Chapel street corner. Charles refusal
to go home--f there were yet four papers
unsold- him his life, because five
minutes later he was under the cruel
wheels Of car No. ~ of the Westville line.
The accident happened in this way: Char
lie, with number of other newsboys, was
standing by the elm tree as the car was
coming down, and he with the others
started to run across. He must have
slipped or else stopped, undecided whether
to run back or not. At any rate, he was
knocked down by the horses and then
struck by the platform. He was pushed
along in the mud for about six or eight
feet before the wheel ran over his body at
all, which occurred at the frog where the
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line. The wheel did not run over his
body entirely, but was stopped as it
rested on his neck and shoulders.
The accident happend 80 suddenly
that not word of warning could be made.
Instantly an immense crowd was collected
from every side as an accident of that kind
only draws. Willing hands were at once
ready to extricate the little sufferer from
beneath the car, though his sufferings
were not to be prolonged for any great
length of time. He was carried to the
step of sHauff Bros store and word sent
Immediately for the ambulance. The body
began to bleed prefusely from his eyes,
nose and ears, and it was from that hemor-
rhage that he died within ten or
fifteen minutes from the time of
the accident. His body was not
apparently mangled to any extent.
He was dead before the arrival of the am
bulance, which took his body to Lewis &
Maycock's. Charlie was little Russian
Palmer street. He was remarkably bright
and energetic little fellow. His father is
Joseph Waserman, who has been in this
country about four years. He has three
other children, the oldest being Abe, who
is ten years old. The family were at sup
per and knew nothing of the matter until
appraised of the fact by Courier reporter.
It was so sudden that they could not believe
the truth until they went and found that
it was all too true. They were all over
come, especially Abe, who had always
taken sort of protecting care of his
younger brother.
Medical Examiner White was called and
made his examination of the body and
found that the right arm was broken and
the skull badly injured. There were few
traces where the wheel had accomplished
any other injury.
In the absence of Coroner Mix Deputy
Coroner Pond acted in the case. From the
accounts of those who witnessed the acct
dent it would seem that no. charge of neg
igenee could be made upon the railroad
company.
The driver of the car was James Tracey
and the conductor, John Burke. Both
men are old and trusted employees of the
company. The driver said that the first
he saw of the boy was when he was
directly in front of the horses and that
then he put on brakes with all power but
to no avail. One trouble was the condi-
ton of the tracks which being slippery
made the car slide along even after stop
ping the wheels. Among those to wit
ness ness the accident were Officers Goode
and Jackson and A. A. Murphy of West
Vile, who all agreed substantially that
the car driver did all in his power to
avert the accident. The car was not ap.
preaching very fast, having already begun
| to slow down for the stop at the next cor
ner. The remarkable thing is that
an accident has not happened like this
before. That corner is infested with
boys and bootblacks of all sizes and de.
scriptions, who are running pen NELL al
times in and out from among teams, hall
the time with only one thing in view, 8
possible purchaser on the other side.
Their impulses are as sudden as they are
| erratic, and the lesson from this accident
though it is cruelty hard one, will un
doubleday have its effect for time at least
and make the duties Of the policemen sta
/ toned there somewhat easier.
Deputy Pond will continue his investiga
tions to-day. It is doubtful whether tn,
car driver will be held.
| j. r. Gilbert, who lives at 395 Whalley
avenue, was riding at the time on the car
He was with the conductor on the real
platform at the time of the accident.