The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-21
CRUSHED UNDER THE WHEELS.
A TwO-YEAR-oLD CHILD STRUCK
BY AN ELECTRIC RAILWAY
can.

Susie May DeLOach Received Inju-
ries which VIII Cause Her Death.
MOtOrman Burns and Conductor
Rice Arrested and Held Subject to
Warrants-They Are Charged, Too,
With Fast and Reckless Running.
Superintendent Mcfarland Charg-
ed with Interfering With an Ohi-
Ger.
Susie May DeLoach, the little 2-year-
old daughter OF James H. DeLoach, who
lives at Price street and Gordon street
lane, was run over by car No. AZ Of the
Price street line of the Electric Railway
Company last night about $50 o'clock
and so badly injured that in the opinion
of the physicians who attended her her
death is the matter Of only few hours.
The little girls mother had just washed
her and dressed her for supper. and while
she was on the back porch little Susie
strolled out in front Of the house. Mrs.
DeLoach saw the child as she started for
the kitchen. and had not been in the
house more than two or three minutes
when several men brought the child in suf-
FERN much pain from the severe injuries
she had received.
The child. it seems, strolled out toward
the track when the car was coming up
from the turnout at pretty rapid rate
Witnesses who saw the accident say that
Motorman Michael Burns made no at
tempt ia stop the car until he was almost
upon the child. and this was at a time
when IL was almost impossible to do so.
especially as the car was one of the old
belt line cars, which was not in the best
condition.
The child was knock down so that both
its legs were thrown under the wheel Of
the car, and when DR.. w. w. Owens, the
surgeon of the company, arrived he found
that the right foot had been entirely sew
cred above the ankle, and the right leg
was badly broken between the knee and
ankle. The little one was suffering Sc
verely, and though the pain was allie
Waited as much as possible, the indica-
lions were that she could not live more
than few hours. Amputation was hard
ly necessary for her left foot as it almost
fell of when the physician was making an
examination.
Policeman Jernigan went down to make
an investigation Of the accident and on
learning how ii happened he placed Con-
ductor II. Rice under arrest. He then
looked around for Motorman Burns and
asked Superintendent J. w. Mcfarland
where the motorman was. Superintendent
Mcfarland questioned Jernigan's author
tty to make any such arrest. and told
him IL was not a case with which he had
anything to do. or words TO that effect.
Conductor Rice was carried to the bar
racks by Policeman Jernigan who also
placed the charge of interfering with an
officer in the discharge of his duty on
the information docket against Superin-
tendent Mcfarland.
Policeman Cronin then went TO look
for Burns and later brought him into the
barracks. Both Rice and Burns are de-
tained at the barracks being held in the
first place for safe keeping subject to
warrants and secondly or the charge of
violating the city ordinances against fast
and reckless running.
1t was believed at the time that the
child would die at any moment, and
under the testimony of witnesses who
saw the accident 1t was the belief that
warrants would be sworn out against
the motorman and possibly against the
conductor Superintendent Mcfarland en-
deavored to arrange for his men to give
bond, but Sergeant Baughn who was on
duty told him that he could not release
the men on bond under the circumstances,
especially as the child was liable to die
at any time.
The rapid and careless running of street
cars on many of the lines in the city, and
particularly on the Price street line, is
becoming a matter of common report and
it is likely that this accident will lead
to some steps being taken to have the
running better regulated.