The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-10

Grover Cleveland Babcock, an IL
year-old boy, of the North End, was
run down by a trolley car almost in
sight of his home yesterday afternoon
and crushed so badly that he died two
hours later. Coroner LOngstreet i'm
panelled jury on the case and will In
vestigate it.
Young BabCock with some other boys
was on his way to No. u school. An
older lad gave chase to him on North
Main avenue near the Wood street
switch at "ChurCh's Corners He ran
in front of an inward bound car that
was waiting on the switch and at
tempted to dart across the outgoing
track in front of Providence car
that had just entered the switch and
was moving at a slow rate of speed.
Passengers on the front platform of
the inward bound and stationary car
gave cries of warning. The little fel-
low was running obliquely across the
rails partly in the same direction as
that being travelled by the car. He
failed to clear the space in front of the
fender which struck his legs and
knocked him down on the outer rail.
Meanwhile Motorman VIM. Sprague
shut off the power and began to apply
the brake with all his strength as soon
as he saw the boy dart in front of the
car. The mOtorman's effort was too
late, however. The fender had passed
over the little fellows PROSTATE form
which was caught beneath the pilot
board in front of the wheels In that
position the boy was rolled crushed
and showed for a distance of about siN
feet The wheel did not pass over the
body.
BOY CARRIED HOME.
The car was reversed and the semi
unconscious lad carried by Conductor
e. NJ. Dohson and passengers into
Burns barber shop. Physicians We're
| summoned but before their arrival the
| bleeding form was placed ON shutter
| and carried to his parents home at
| 1435 Church avenue Drs. T.. u. Bower,
NJ. w. Ross, d. II. jenkins, j. *. Bent
ley and T.. NJ. Pennypacker appeared
| in response to the calls of many mes
sengers.
1t was found that the lower body was
| crushed to almost pulp from the lower
part of the abdomen to below the pelvis
| bone The physicians at once realized
! that their skill would avail nothing
and that only death would end the boy 5
suffering.
For two hours after LIS o'clock, when
the accident happened, the little fellow
lived and was conscious up to about
twenty minutes before he died, Almost
his last feeble words We're:
Papa. send for minister and have
me baptized; l am going to die"
The father is Henry f. BabcOck, 8
| nephew of the head of the firm of q
j. Bahcock 4 CO., the Franklin avenue
feed and grain dealers, where he is EN-
ployed.
Coroner LOngstreet gave Undertaken
Jones permission to prepare the remains
for burial and later in the evening i'm
panolled jury who viewed the bod!
and adjourned. to meet next TUESDAY
evening in the arbitration room Of tn,
court house and hear the testimony o
the Traction company employees anc
other Witnesses. The jurymen are r
j. Bilboa, NJ i, Sanders, c. l.. Teeter
a. E. Voorhees, w. G. Mosher and a
T. Raynsford.
FUNERAL TOMORROW.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at . O'Clock. but whether a
the house or the Christian church, u
which the parents are members, ha
not been determined.
Immediately after the accident Mo
torman Spraguc and Conductor Dobso
We're suspended. pending the result q
the inquest. Their arrest was not oI
derei by the coroner Traction com
pany officials claim the motorman wa
Il steady and reliable employe and tina
the accident was unavoidable.