New-York tribune., 1896-03-31
WESTCHESTER COUNTY,
YONKERS.

A BOY ALMOST INSTANTLY KILLED 81 n -i'
LEY-CAR.
Chester Muller. six years old. the son OF william
Muller a carpenter living at No 70 lonRersaVe'
was struck and almost instantly Killed YESTERDAY
shortly after noon In Yonkers-ave pet"eeh va"
and Walnut sts by car No s on the ionkers eiec-
tric railroad The car. which was in charge Oh " III
lam A. Westerfeld conductor. and samue' o'iau',
motornan. left Mount Vernon at noon' ana re"e".u
wa,nu,-st in about fifteen minutes Muer' Who
49, a., >,,ss 1,ou,nk,ns's class In Public School NO
q. Walnut and Garfield sts.. block south OF 'ne
railroad was on his way home TO dinner III co'ii-
many with a schoolmae. There Is oouo'e ~
between Nepperhan-ave. and Wainut-s'' "ho" 80 "
payed with asphalt. The school children oi'en wan
on the track in going and coming from schoo'' p'.
ferrng the smooth asphalt to the siue"aih' "H
10 not Jagged Straut says that when ne Ielt war
nut-st he saw the two boys standing on 'he SCUM
track (1is car being the north track soiie VIC
tance ahead OF him. The car was not so'is i"''
and he sounded the gong as warning. AS '"o
bovs did not stir he believed they were going 10 re-
x,a,r ,hera but when the car about ten Iee'
from then, they separated and Chester started 10
walk across the track In front OF the car ', go"
Immediately put on the reverse current ou. 80 80,
not stop In time to avoid striking the Httie ie"o"'
The boy was caught at the side ana drawn unue.
the car One of the wheels passed over his ieft 1901
nd 10, tearing off his shoe and mangling his leg
IIis skull was also fractured and when ne was
picked up he dead The body was remo'eI u
the home Of the parents and the car was 'aHei'
down 10 the power house where the accideh' "ds
rer.,rted 10 Superintendent Jackson by the MOTOR
man. Straut then surrendered himself to sergeah'
woodruff Coroner Miles will make a thorough IN
vestigaton and pending 1t Straut was released Oh
bail. ~
Edward O'Donnell. who had been resident OF
Yonkers for more than half century. died SUD
denly on Sunday night at his home IN IRVING ioe
from a stroke OF paralysis He was IN ms es"''
sixth year. and for nearly forty years had peeii an
employe Of Ackerman K Deyo. ana ia'er = ~ H'0
g. Son their successors dealers In coal ana gram.
Charles f. Gorton. Superintendent OF fuo"S
Schools gave an interesting lecture last night Oh
"N,apara Falls" before the members OF the
Woman's Institute Club in the hall In the inso'u'e
building A small admission fee was charsed anu
tho nroceeds Will be used in fitting up the library
room.
The new officers Of the Sunday school connected
with the First Methodist Episcopal Sunday-schooi
are DR. F. A. Cook superintendent; MISS Mary
Callahan and Frank Winslow. assistants; +. b'
Couch secretary; Frank E. Wheeler. treasurer
Arthur Chadburn librarian Preston TeTee nern
endent of the Primary peparment ana MISj M bav:
Gooiae. assistant Mrs Z. D h StIS Saa S. ahan
Yesterday al the Womans Exchange, which. with
the china and other articles recently received InaKes
open on week days from o'clock IN the forenoon
| Til o'clock in the afternoon: =, tho ,ow
4 service pumping station on the Juckahoe, d road
smo,nted 10 ~ inches. Superintendent LOCKWOOD
reports the Grassy Sprain reservoir as running oVc
the dam and the storage reservoir In Paner-aVe. az
| full - ,., ,..
| Dr Stearns Of Germantown. Penn. Iectured las,
| MIGHT in the Westminster Presby terian Church Inc
first half hour devoted to the Book OF ReveIa-
| tions and the rest OF the evening was sp-'t IN
teaching the Sunday-school lesson for Easter sun
| day. ~, , a., ,vo,,-
| Rosrd With Superintendent Lockwood have ex.
| amned a number OF applicants for the pace OK
| watchman at the Fort Field Reservoir.
| The Volunteer LAfesaving Corps Is making prepa-
rations for the summer work. Boats that nave been
| in winter quarters being overhauled, ana crew
No of Section b. at Main-st.. Will put It's boat IN
| the water Sunday. The corps has hve crews N
| this city, under the supervision OF Commodore
Bakemore, and has charge OF the river front from
Mount ST. Vincent to Hastings. When the picnic
season opens the crews look after the the
| Jersey shore Las; year number OF lives were
| saved by the men. - ,r,
| Dr. Charles f.. Allison, who is editing new HIS
| tory Of Yonkers' has about completed MS laDorS.
The secretaries Of the several fire companies are
| writing for him histories Of their respective com
| panes. AS many of the companies in their Garner
| daye had among their membership many OF the
prominent citizens of the town, this department Of
| the work will prove interesting.
| of c. c. Chapmans class in architectural drawing
| at the High School, given last night in the
| study hall ~ .,
| parish tea OF the Unitarian Society will be held
| this evening in the hall of the Womans Institute.
| The hostesses are to be Mrs. Benoni Irwin. Mrs.
| Howard Thorne, Mrs. b. Siman, Miss Gookin and
| Miss Wilson.