The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-20
A CHARMED LIFE.
The Hairbreadth Escape of Little
Carrie Wendt.
So Near to the Track Fad the Child Fallen
That the Wheels Of the Cars Cut OF
Portion of Her Dress

Little Carrie Wendt had very thrilling
experience yesterday, and one that her
father and mother will remember as long as
they live. She wont remember it because
she is too young to remember anything for
more than few hours.
Charles Wendt is very proud of his little
daughter. Carrie, and though she is only 2
years old she is bright and pretty enough
for ary father to be proud of. Yesterday
he decided that he would treat himself and
wife and little Carrie to brief vacation in
the country. They started off at o'clock,
bound for the Grand Central Depot, where
they intended to take the train for some
place near Troy. They were little late,
and after sharp run boarded Third
avenue southbound train at Eighty-fourth
street. The father sat on one of the cross
seats, and stood little Carrie up along side of
him In front of an open window. The
mother sat opposite.
Carrie was in high glee, RS most little
children are when they get chance TO look
at the world out of an IL" window, and
jumped up and down to shoW her un-
bounded delight in all that she saw. Soon
after the train got started Mr.. Wendt.
feeling rather warm after his run for the
train, took his hat off and deposited it in
the seat opposite. At the same time Mrs.
Wendt was exchanging greetings with an
acquaintance whom she happened to notice
adross the aisle. So both father and
mother had their attention momentarily
Withdrawn from their child.
My God, the child has fallen out of the
window" suddenly shrieked a woman who
sat near by and had been watching With
amused interest Carries manifestations of
delight. In her enthusiasm the little girl,
with her head already out of the open win
dow, had given q sudden spring. lost her
balance and fallen out Of the train that was
fast gathering Roadway.
Instantly all was eommotion on the car.
Mrs. Wendt, instead of going into Mysteries,
craned her ne out of the window, and
hope returned to her when she saw that her
little daughter, instead of being dashed to
the street below, had fallen on the foot-path
that runs along either side of the Thrd-aye-
nue. tracks The conductor pulled the bell
cord and the train came to STOP as speedily
as possible. The distracted father rushed
through tine cars to the rear of the train in
tent only on saving his child. He would
have jumped over the little chain at the end
of the last car while the train was yet NOV
ing il some Of the passengers had not re-
strained him.
There was another train close behind. The
engineer saw the child on the track. stopped
the engine within a few feet of it. jumped
out OF his cab and picked the child up.
Then the father rushed up and placed her
In his arms. She looked up and smiled, and
tears of joy and gratitude at her escape
trlckled down his cheeks. So near to the
track had the child fallen that the wheels of
the cars had cut off a portion of her dress
just as clear as though it had been done
with pair OF scissors. 1t was marvellous
escape.
OF course. it stopped the vacation for the
time being. Mr.. and Mrs. Wendt lost no
time in taking the child to the Presbyterian
Hospital. The doctors said that she had
suffered no injury except slight bruise on
the head. Two hours later she was playing
Just as merrily as though falling out of an
IL" window did not amount to anything
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