Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-04-20
NEW WORK FOR WOMEN.
The Odd Occupation Of q Young
Woman in New York.
She IL What Might Appropriately BE
Termed an Accident Runner
Profit by Others
Injuries.

1AS uuAque Occupdtlou lol4oWSu w
young woman was disclosed the other
day in New York when there was an ac-
eident on the Broadway cable line. The
accident in itself was not especially
noteworthy; a ear that was rapidly
rounding the Fourteenth street loop,
known as Dead Mans Curve" struck
4 newsooy who was running across the
street and knocked him to the pave
ment, where he lay unconscious, his
head bleeding from a cash cut by
rough stone. The car stopped, and the
usual crowd of curious and sympathetic
ohiookers gathered about the boy.
Soon a young woman, with BUSH
ness-like air and tailor-made gown,
pushed her way through the crowd
aeout the PROSTATE youngster, She
promptly took charge of the boy, d.
rected that he be removed to a nearby
drug store, and sent man TO ring In an
ambulance call. While this was being
done she moved quickly through the
crowd, pencil and notebook in hand,
secured the names Of half dozen per-
sons who had witnessed the accident,
,tAiitu QG"u hl0 HuiiDGlS Vi iNC eOU-
ductor and gripman, and made rough
little diagram of the spot where the
accident had occurred-all before the
car moved on in its uptown journey.
Then she hurried back to the boy and
remained by him until his wound had
bten dressed, and he had been carried
away home.
Probably the most of those who OBJ
served the young woman's actions set
her down as a woman reporter, but If
SO they were mistaken. Her name Is
Harriet Emerson. and she herself de-
scribes her occupation in this WISE
My interest in people who are
knocked down by street cars is caused
chiefly by business reasons. | assure
you" she said, brightly. I'm what
you'd cal a runner I suppose; at
least that is what we used to call the
boys who did this work before began
IT," Then, in answer to her listeners
btwildered look, she explained further:
III you'll take the trouble TO couut
,hem up in your newspaper some morn
ir:r, youll see there are great many
accidents of one kind or another in
big city like New York every day.
There are coed many, too, that are
ever mentioned in the papers. You
probably know that II workman who
IS injured by a falling sealfoidirg, or
l man has his foot cut off by q tro"ey
car can prove that it was the fault of
his en- ployer, or the railway company,
as the case may be, the law permits him
to collect damages for the injury done.
Rut perhaps you don't know that this
branch OF the legal business has be
come so extensive that it occupies the
whole attention Of several firms. II Is
a Observation-Disclosures, TOO, for juries are
apt TO give the injured person the ben
eft OF the doubt.
This is what gave me my oppor-
tunity. l made up my mind that
woman who knew just what was
wanted, would have less difficulty in
getting the proper evidence than a
street boy who knew nothing abou; it,
I've been al this work for year now,
md find that it pays me better than my
former office employment as stenog-
rapher. | do other things beside TAX
lug notes OF accidents, such as serving
papers and collecting evidence for my
firm. but most OF my income is derived
from such affairs as you have just seen.
"Of course, | don't see ali the acct
dents that happen, though good many
more than you would think come under
my eyes, but l have a good many ways
Of finding out about them quickly. For
instance. al most of the dangerous
street crossings there are men who
know me, and will send a tip to the
Office when there's case on. Similar
~, I've made the acquaintance of work
men in the railroad yard and en- some
of the big buildings. get percentages
on the fee from each case, and some of
them net me as high as $50. | don't
have to pick up many of them 10 make
fairly good living. | dare say you
think it's an odd occupation, but | like
il, and it's good work, too, for If it
wasn't for me many of these poor crea-
lures, who are manned or injured by
the carelessness of others, would never
get their rights. CONNER
cal Tribune.