The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-27
EILLEDUNDER A MOTOR CAR
Young Barney BlHeStCin Has His Neck
Broken.

he Was Playing in Liberty Square and
Ran Along the Track-Struck by the
Car Just as He Attempted to Run
Across-Kiled Almost Instantly.
His Neck Broken and His Skull Frac-
tured-The Inquest This Morning.
Barney Bluestein, son Of L. Bluestein,
was knocked down and almost instantly
killed yesterday afternoon by car No. 90
OF the Electric Railway Company, in
Liberty square near State and Mont
gomery streets.
Young Bluestein was playing in the
square with a number of his playmates
during the afternoon, at a game called
kicking the stick, which is in some
respects like base ball, and one
of the bases was across the car
track. On this account the boys had
crossed the track several times during
the afternoon unaware of the danger
with which their sport was attended
The boys were all very youthful, none Of
them being over II or II years of age, and
consequently less THROUGHPUT of the dan
gers with which their playground was
fraught.
THROWN UNDER THE CAR.
Shorty before o'clock in the afternoon
young Bluestein began running toward
the base which was across the car track,
taking no notice Of the car, which was
approaching at a rather rapid rate. The
car was due at the market at 3 o'clock
and was on time, but as the boy was not
near the track when the car approached
the square, the mOtormsn, c. e. Pitts,
took little notice of him and kent on.
Bluestein ran on in direction almost
parallel with the track but gradually
approaching. The car was approaching
him from behind and as he turned his
head to see if the other boys were near
him and at the same time to start across
the track to his base which he did rather
suddenly, the dashboard of the car struck
him in the back and knocked him down
on the track.
HIS NECK BROKEN
His head fell on the rail and the wheel
of the car struck it, the mOtOrman hay
ing stopped the car just in time to pre-
vent it passing over him. In the fall
somehow or other the boys neck was
broken, either when he was thrown to
the ground or whom the wheel of the car
struck his head.
Conductor J. S. Halford at once tel
ephoned the coroner, and the boy, who
died within four or FIVE minutes after
being struck, was removed 10 his home
on Congress street between Montgomery
and West Broad. DR.. b. A. Simmons
was summoned and later DR. W. +. Nor
ton, by Acting Coroner Naughtin, and at
his request an examination of the body
was made to ascertain the nature of the
injuries. The result of his examination
showed that the boys skull had sus-
tanned compound fracture, that his
neck was broken, and that he was badly
Nx7ltn t,,. IL IN
THE MoToRMAN ARRESTED.
Motorman Pitts was arrested by Detec-
tive Bossell few minutes after the &C
cident, and was taken to the barracks
He was held for safe keeping subject to
any action the acting coroner might see
lit to take. Later on Coroner Naughtin
decided that there was not sufficient rea-
son TO detain Pitts and he was released
Young Bluesteins death was a sad one
His father, l.. Bluestein is away in New
York, and his mother was Frustrated
with grief when the body of her son was
brought TO the house. The boy was about
eleven years Of age. About year ago
young Bluestein's sister met death in a
very similar manner to that of her
brother. She was run over and killed by
carriage near the Harnett House
Accidents, too nearly all have their
condolences and sometimes in more ways
oAisti phC uoD Il CdI dSO1 CONDUCTOR
Halford was a motorman on that line,
and his car had almost the same kind of
an accident, running into and killing a
boy.
THE INQUEST THIS MORNING.
No inquest was held yesterday after
noon, as all of the witnesses had to be
summoned, as well as jury. They have
been summoned this morning and the in
quest will be held at 10 o'clock. The jury
will have TO look pretty carefully into the
matter to decide where the blame lies.
Some of the witnesses say that the motor
man did not ring his bell at all from the
time he turned the corner at South Broad
street until he struck the boy
1t is reasonable to suppose, however,
that as the boy ran onto the track Just
few feet in front of the car, the motorman
was not expecting it and thought that the
boy would look ont for himself From
the testimony of those around it seems
that Bluestein was struck almost at the
same instant that he stepped on the track,
and those on the car were hardly looking
for him to run right under the wheels