The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-11
A SAD ACCIDENT
A Little Child Run Over by a City Trash

Cart
a sad and depIorable accident hap
pened yesterday afternoon 20 Katie,
the little sixteen months old baby, of
Mr.. and Mrs. M Levy, who reside on
Third street, between Chestnut and
Grace.
Mr.. Levy's dwelling is located IN the
western side of the street, with a
spacious yard directly in the rear. A
lane, wide enough to admit the passage
OF a vehicle, extends the length Of the
residence on the south, connecting the
yard with the street.
About 2:3O O'Clock yesterday after
noon one of the city trash carts drove
into the front part of the lane, n the
driver, William Davis, colored, who
has reached the three years and
ten allotted to man, commenced to
pitch n trash into the cart, a service
which he has done for the city for
many years past.
A short distance away the lane turns
around the southwest corner of the
house, and at this corner sat little
Katie, who is yet unable to walk,
while playing around her were two
other small children
After the Old man had finished his
task he "clucked" to his horse TO get
Up, presumably to drive into the yard
to turn around. Walking slowly
along beside the cart he didn't notice
the three children playing on the OPP
| posite side, o did the children per-
ceive the approach of the vehicle.
| AS the cart proceeded down the lane
| two Of the children saw their danger
and ran off, but little Katie only sat
still and cooed, until the front wheel
Of the cart came in contact with her
head, pressing it down to the ground
and passing over it.
The little child screamed, and the
| neighbors and Mr.. and Mrs. Levy ran
out. - .
MI. Levy was very much excited,
which vas only human under such try
ing circumstances, and struck old Will
liam, who stood with bowed head,
several times.
The injured child was taken into the
house, and the family physician, DIR.
Frank H. Russell, sent for.
In meantime police licked William up
in the guardhouse until the matter
could be investigated. He was however
released by order of Mayor Wright
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Tt was a miracle that the child was
not killed, but as lit is there are strong
hopes for its Dr.. Russell in
formed a Messenger representative
last might that the wheel of the cart
passed over the left side of the head
and caused a hemorrhage Of the right
ear, besides c~oncussion of the brain.
That the unfortunate occurrence was
purely an accident there is not the
slightest doubt. There was only one
eye witness to the catastrophe, Mrs
C. P. Bodies, whose residence is directly
south of Mr.. Levy's dwelling. To a
Messenger representative Mrs. Bodies
stated that she was sitting in the din
ing room of her residence, looking GU
a window which opens on the lane, and
that she noticed the trash cart in the
lane. She arose, and raising the win
dow, requested Old William to pay q
visit to her lot and remove some trash
William respectfully and Obligingly TOLD
her that he would do 50, and ther
drove his horse down the lane. 1t was
then, for the first time, that Mrs
Bolles, from her position in the win.
dow, noticed the three children and
also observed that old William was un
aware of their presence. She at ono
hOllered to William, but the warning
was too late, as the wheel of the cart
crushed into the head of the little child
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