The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12
run OVER by A STREET CAR.
Willie COyIe Caught Under Trailer
and Roth Legs Broken.


Willie Coyle, a 1o-year-old white boy,
was run over and seriously, If not fatally.
injured by car No. q on the Habersham
street line, about 1880 O'Clock yesterday.
The boy is now at the Savannah hospi-
tai with a compound fracture of both
legs. and the probability Of losing one. if
not both of them.
Accounts differ as 10 how the accident
occurred. The boy had gone, in company
With a playmate, Brick Harvey, TO
| Churchills bakery. at Habersham and
| York street lane, to buy some rolls. There
is an open sewer excavation across the
street at the lane with a pile of soft sand
thrown up on each side of the car track.
The two boys were playing around this
pie of sand, when the car came along
and before any one knew what had hap
pened. young Coyle was under the ear.
The motormau stopped as soon as posi-
BILE. and the boy was picked Up and car
red to DR.. Stones office. nearby. DR..
Stone was i'll and could not attend the
case, but Drs. Nichols, Kenan and Orear
were soon on the scene.
The police ambulance was at once or
dered and the boy sent TO the city hospi-
taI the physicians deciding that as the
injuries were evidently serious, il would
DC bt-cL lot MN 10 nave plOiiDt dtAcltA4oli
at the hospital, where all needed surgical
appliances were at hand The little fell
low was very brave and did not cry
or scream.
Doctor. am I going to DIE" he asked
Dr. Nichols
mo, my boy, not yet awhile anyway"
encouragingly replied the doctor.
At the hospital the boy was attended
by DR.. w. II. Elliott ana DR.. T. ]. Charl-
fon I'm, Of -l,- ,y4ly 70 fat
tenn as the result of the accident the ply
slcians did not attempt an operation, SIM
ply bandaging the wounded limbs both
of which are badly fractured.
Reports differ as to how the accident
occurred. Motorman J. II. Jester who
was in charge of the car, was arrested
and charged at the police barracks with
assault with intent to murder. but was
allowed to go 20 appear in court this
morning. testers statement of the acct
dent was that the boy was stealing a
ride on the rear end Of his car and at
tempted TO jump off into the pile of sand
at York street lane, but the sand giving
way under his feet he rolled under the
car and was caught by the wheels Of
the trailer in the rear.
Several of the members Of the provost
guard, which is camped on the green near
the police barracks. saw the accident.
NEy were uhGtttuiA NHtlitI AIlE 10Y
was on the car or whe ether he was stand
ing on the Pile OF sand when the car
came by and slipped under the car by
reason Of losing his footing. Young Har-
vey, who was with Coyle, said that his
friend was standing on the pile of sand by
the track and that the Earring of the ear
caused the sand to give way and Coyle to
slip down on the track. Before he could
extricate himself the rear wheels of the
tran had passed over his legs.
A passenger, who occupied a rear seat
on the trailer stated TO a Morning News
reporter that he noticed boy standing
on the side platform of the trailer, just
TO his rear, and evidently stealing a ride.
As the car passed the embankment Of
sand he felt a jOlting and heard some one
scream. Looking around he saw that the
boy was under the rear wheels. Whether
he had leaned too far out and been knock
ed off by the pile of sand or whether he
had attempted to jump and fallen under
the wheels he could not say.
John Coyle, who lives on McDonough
street, near East Broad. is the boys faith
er. Several members Of the boys family
who arrived on the scene before he was
removed to the hospital, insisted on hav-
ing him taken home, or to the house of
a friend nearby, but Dr. Nichols, they
said. would not permit of this. and direct
ed that the boy be taken to the hospital.