The sun., 1895-03-26
BOY RUN DOWN.
BRooKLYN's TROLLEY TAXES ITS
1Ol7H VICTIM.

Frederick Conright, . Nine.year-oid News-
boy Ground Under the wheels OF = Hal
sey Street Car. and Injured that He
Died In Fosr Hours The Aissrzss= Pass
Another Resoiution to Lirnit speed.
The trolley death roll in Brooklyn was in
creased yesterday by one moro victim. making
total of 104. He was Newsboy Frederick Con-
right, the nine -year-old son of Truckman Fred
orick Conrlght of 1so Jay street, and he re-
ceived his mortal injuries on Fulton street near
Hillary. in the very heart of the congested rail-
road district, and almost within sight Of the
City Hall, where the Aldermen were engaged in
asquabble over trolley ordinance.
few minutes before o'clock tho boy started
across Fulton street with a bundle of papers
under his arm. He had cleared both tracks
when he hesitated an instant. and turning back
started on run to the side of the street which
he had just left. Before clearing the uptown
track. however, he was knocked down by car
1,4o9 of tho Halsey street line and disappeared
underneath 1t. Motorman Mark W. Hall OF s75
Halsey street stopped the car almost instantly.
1t was found that tho boy had become wedCed
under the car at q point about midway between
tho two motors. and there was great excitement
around the car whilo the work OF extricating
him was in progress. A spectator suggested
that tho car should be raised bodily and In an
instant q hundred others surrounded tho car
and raised 1t partly of the tracks, but nat to .
sufficient height to reach the body. While tho
rescuers were straining every nerve to raise the
car. tho boys cries and groans could be dis
tinctly heard. Some one hit on the idea OF rails
ing tho floor Of the car. and as 1t was on hinge.
no trouble was met in doing this, and tho boy
was lifted up from the track through the OPEN
ing in tho centre. He was almost uncon-
scious from shock and tho severe In
it was found that he had received severe litter.
nal injuries; as we'll as several broken ribs, .
died about four hours after the accident There
were only two children In the truckman's fam
ily, the dead boy and his fve-year-old brother
Motormsn Hall was locked up in the Adams
street st station; He served 80 motorman for
I'VE years in New Jersey. and came to Brooklyn
HEIGHT. road; He says that as his car was ap-
to run across the tracks, and seeing that he had
cleared them did not try to stop until he noticed
Secame unayoidabls ' He viii Se ar
rsigned before Police Justice Walsh this morn
Coroner's investigation.
At the pontwhere the accident occurred the
trolley car cars are prohibited from going at
The motorman says his speed was not more than
The reform Aldermen wrestled with tho troll
day, and finally adopted this resolution which
was Offered by Alderman LEIGH and approved
by Mayor Schieren:
street surface railroad operated
IN any Of the streets avenues or public places OF the
cend six miles hour In Fulton street between the
ferry and Fatbush avenue: in Myrtle avenue between
ferry and pTsss ] Avenue as and in Grand
street, between the ferry and Drggs any
part Of the nrst twenty eight wards OF said city,
rate OF speed to exceed eight miles an hour.
The proceedings throughout were Of an sxcit-
ing character. First of all tho Mayors veto
message. disappearing Of the ten-mile: hour
was received and put on file Three or four
resolutions, all aiming to limit the speed to
eight miles. were then offered and one by one
defeated. Mr.. LEIGH finally launched his resolu-
tion, but as it was after o'clock and some OF tho
Aldermen were impatient to get off and prepare
terpsichorean event in the Eastern District. to
which they had all been invited. it was moved to
lay 1t on the table. Clerk Benjamin announced
that tho vote was 8 to g. but some of the Alder
men insisted that the resolution had been tabled
by vote of IL to ana hurried out Of the
chamber.
Alderman LEIGH, finding that there were still
ton members in the room. just enough to form .
quorum. renewed hts resolution Mr.. Cohn tried
to defeat his purpose by sneaking out, but
at the suggestion OF Alderman Mc(iarry
the Sergeant-nt-Arms brought him back.
Clark Clark Gpilfoyle. LEIGH; yollmer. We!keley.
affirmative and Mr.: Cary In tho negative. Mr..
Cohn was excused from voting. Next week
there will probably be an effort made to defeat
the action taken yesterday. Some of the Alder
manic jewellers at tho Egyptian pall threaten to
get square with Leich and tho Mayor next'Mon