Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-18
BOY KILLED.
Electric Car Passes Over Little
Eddie Rice.
Dashed In Front Of it and Thrown
Under Wheels.
medical Aid Useless and He Dies From The
Injuries. ~

Eddie Rice, IL years OF age, son of Dan.
;sl Rice, was run over by an electric car
one of the largest on the road, Thursday
Morning, and died from the accident. He
and several other boys during the recess
we're playing in front of the Grove stree,
,cboolhouse and three or four of them, he
henu among the number, were stand.
inc in front facing the schoolhouse
rhen the car came along and they
mt seeing it turned around quickly
and started to run across the track
The other boys got over safely, but he be-
inc behind, was not SO fortunate as they
He evidently hesitated and had decided to
tprn back and as he was about to do so the
"a, struck him and threw him in front of
the wheel, where he was dragged few feet
before it passed over him, across the hips.
The boys were only few feet from the
car when they started to cross the track
and il was impossible for the motorman to
stop the car. He yelledto the boy and i'm
mediately seeing the danger he was in
wbirled the brakes and shut off the power,
stopping the car within IL feet, it was
thought. The motorman was Fred Harvey,
one of the most skilled and careful hands
on the road and has been employed ever
since the road started. The conductor was
Thomas Howe, another trusted employee,
who has been engaged since the line was
opened.
Those who saw the accident in no way
blame the employees or say that the accident
could have been avoided on their part. The
boy was taken from between the wheels on
the left side of the car, which was the
one due to leave here for Gardiner at 10
o'clock and would reach the schoolhouse q
few minutes past 10. He was taken to DR..
Scott Hills office, but the doctor not being
in, be was placed in team and taken to
the office of the Drs. Martin, where he died
Mll42.
He was injured through the hips and
abdomen, having severe internal in
jures. The injury was in about the
same place as that of the late Elmer
Kellett. When taken to the office he was
unconscious but seemed to come to and
seeing quite number in the room asked,
"What is the natter" The doctor replied,
Don't you know you are hurt?" and he said
he did not He did not say word from the
time the car struck him till he spoke in
the doctors office. Stimulents were given
to him in the hope that he might rally, but
it was of no avail, the shock and injury
made it impossible for him to recover.
His father came in to see him, but felt
so badly that he did not stay. His three
sisters were with him when he died. The
electric car, one wheel of which passed
over him would weigh between
six and seven tons. He was a stu
dent in Miss Wheeler's department in the
Grove street schoolhouse. A gentleman
upon the car at the time the accident &C.
cured said it was a sensation which he
hoped never to experience again.
The body was removed from Drs. Mar
TINS office to Towns undertaking rooms,
where it was made ready for burial, which
VIII take place, probably, Saturday morn
ing.
Coroner Libby deems an inquest uuneces-
Sary. The opinion seems to be that the
employees in charge of the car did all pos
sole to avert an accident.