Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-28
Under TnB VHEBLS
A SOUTH WHEELING BOY AND A BRIDGEPORT
NAN INSTANTLY KILLED.
Henry Mann Run Over by an Electric Motor Oh
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Accidents.

Yesterday morning al Il'zO CioSAi
electric street car No. Al, manned oy
Isaac Reed, motorman, and c. P. Smith,
conductor, ran over little Henry Mann,
aged eight years, two doors below Tween
tv-eighth street, on Eoff. The car was
coming up town at q moderate rate OF
speed, and the little boy, the son OF
John Mann, employed by the Wheeling
Steel and Iron Company, was paying
near the street car tracks.
Although II is not certainly known, IL
is generally believed, that the boy was
playing with dog, and did not see the
car approaching. The car wheels
oassed over him, and death resulted be-
fore those nearby could reach him.
His Injuries consisted of large hole In
the left side Of the neck, the
entire back OF the head crushed,
into twelve pieces, leaving q portion OF
the brains where the accident occurred,
and the left arm was broken. Inc re-
mains were carefully carried to Alt
meyers South Side undertaking rooms,
where they were dressed Tor burial, and
kept until late last evening, when they
were removed to the fathers home at
4OO6 South Wood street, from which
place they will be buried tomorrow
afternoon In Mt. Zion cemetery.
Within q few minutes after the Sccl-
dent officer Daniel O'Brien was at the
scene and placed TIM conductor and
motorman under arrest. They were
taken to the City Building before Chief
McNichol, and were soon released, OFF,
cials OF the street car company agreeing
TO have the them at the inquest before
SQUIRE Schultze In the evening. They
were there, and the evidence showing
them to be entirely blameless, they were
dismissed.
Coroner ]. w. Schultze was soon
notified, and he ordered his constable,
J.R. Larue, to choose jury for the
INQUEST The following jury was
empaneled: A. r. Strobel, d. f. Nc
Kinley, Abram Fadley, ]. w. DowlerL
Jos. Wheeler and A. d. Howe, foremaE
all Of the South Side. In the evening
the Coroner took the jury around to
Altmeyer's to view the remains, and re-
turned to the Squire's Office, where the
hearing Of the testimony began at 1880
o'clock.
The room was crowded, prominent
officials of the street Car Company be-
ing being present. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Howard questioned the witnesses
with Judge Jacobs, who represented the
street car Company. There were seven
witnesses, all the eye witnesses as far as
known being summoned.
Paul Reinaman was riding on the car
when the accident occurred, de is a
travelling salesman from New York
Civ. Being sworn be said he heard the
operator say, calling his attention, 20,
nv God" That was the first he knew
that anything unusual had transpired.
He said the operator made great efforts
to stop the car. He could not estimate
the speed of the car, but said 1t was
moderate and about like that OF other
cities.
Levi Booker testified he was coming
out Of McKinley's store when he saw
the accident. He said the car was not
going fast.
VIM. Shank was sworn, He lives In
Bridgeport and was riding on the car.
He didn't see the boy till after the acct
dent. He said the car was going about
seven and half miles an hour, in his
opinion.
Philip Monahan, of 1915 EOff street,
saw nothing when be first looked to-
ward the scene of the accident He
looked again, and saw the dead boy on
the tracks. Mr.. MonRhan didn't see
the boy before he was knocked down.
John w. Becker, OF Twenty-ninth
street. being sworn, said he saw the car
coming up street not faster than usual.
He said he saw the boy run out, and that
the motorman didn't ring his bell. He
thought the motorman didn't see the
boy before running over him, and he
believed the boy did not see the car.
Andrew Habig, Of 2526 Market street,
gave 1t as his judgment that the car was
going at rate Of eight miles an hour.
Lola Irving, Of South Eoff street,
said she didn't see the accident, but saw
the boy dead on the tracks when she
looked.
The Jury then retired, and after de-
llberating for half an hour, returned q
verdict that the boy had been crushed
beneath the wheels Of an electric car
OF the Wheeling Street Railway Com
pany at the place given. No blame was
attacked to any person for the unfortu-
nate accident.