The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-16

A Plucky Woman's Presence OF Mind.
Friday evening newsboy. in the endeavor to
get OF an Eighth avenue car, was thrown under
the wheel, says the New York RcA1fno Sun.
To extricate him the horses were started for
ward and the car again pulled back, but with
the only result Of stripping his flesh to ribbons
amid his piercing screams. 1t was the passen-
gers who, interfering, rafsed the car and lifted
the boy from under. He carried to one
side when one man among the passengers IN
dertook his charge, and the curious gathered
around. No one went for Q policeman, ambu-
lance or doctor. The conductor with the in
stinct Of self-preservation, betook himself to
getting the names OF the passengers and their
addresses He came finally to a lady on the
other side of the car who had been warned not
TO approach the wounded boy on account OF the
ing had been done fer the boy, II he had sent
for no help. Il haven't any time for that,
madam. I've got to make my time. | want
your name and address, so that you can
testify that # was not my fault" Tne words
that this woman addressed to that conductor
were few but to the point. From that moment
this woman, who is still young and pretty, took
command. Her fainting she reserved for home.
Ten minutes had gone by and nothing had been
done for the boy Unmindful Of nerves she
pressed through the crowd. She sent one direc-
ton for whisky, another for police. Fifty
cents, to a small boy. 'if you will fetch me a
doctor. The boy is bleeding TO death" And
the boy ran az 50 cents will make street arab
run The gutter was red with blood, and the
boy, still conscious, was livid. II want my
mother" he whispered as she famed him. A
policeman was finally found who teephOned for
an ambulance, but the wrong one. The street
boy came back with the message that the doc
tor said it wasn't his affair; send for an ambu-
lance. Another policeman appeared and began
to take down names and addresses.
Then this woman arose in wrath
"a boy Is here bleeding to death; is hu
man life nothing in comparison to names and
addresses? Go fetch me doctor this minute"
and the policeman appalled, dropped his pencil
and paper and started to obey her. Other men
she showed how to improvise a tourniquet A
woman from a neighboring window brought
some wine, somebody else brought an old quilt
to shield the boy from the fearful sight the park
policemen came to protect him from the crowd
lug of the curious, paralyzed gazers Finally,
a physician was procured from the skin and
cancer hospital, and now the ambulance from
the Manhattan hospital arrived. Meanwhile the
boy had lain there fully forty-hve minutes
without help other wise than was extended by
one thoughtful workingman, and that COM
manded by woman. whom the sight OF Jhe
curiously paralyzed crowd and selfish officials
made her forget that she had nerves, that she
grew sick at the sight OF blood, until she reache
her own dinner table. The boy died the next
morning at the Manhattan hospital. The doctors
said il he had had prompt attention his life
could have been saved His name was Peter
Hayner, and be was trying to earn some money
20 assist his mother.