Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1899-09-27
The ODD Occupation Of . Young
Woman In New York.
she II what NIGHT Appropriately Ds
TvrneA N AVsfasnt Dunnss-
FpsAt ~ Others
ln1uBtss.

day in New York when there was an ae-
cident on the Broadway cable lise. The
accident In itself was not especially
noteworthy; a car that was rapidly
rounding the Fourteenth street loop.
known as dead Mans Curve" struck
a newsboy who was running across the
street and knocked him to the pave
ment, where he lay unconscious, his
head bleeding from q cash cut by q
rough stone. The car stopped, and the
usual crowd Of curious and sympAthst
onlookers gathered about she boy.
Soon q young woman, with bust
ness-like air and 3 tailor-made gown,
pushed her way through the crowd
about the PROSTATE youngster. She
promptly took charge OF the boy; di-
rected that he be removed to a nearby
drugstore, and sent man to ring in an
ambulance call. While this was being
donenshe moved quickly through. the
crowd. pencil and notebook. in hand.
secured the names Of half dozen per-
sops who had witnessed the accident,
jctted down the numbers Of the con-
ductor and gripmap, and made rough
little diagram Of the spot where the
accident had occprred-all before the
car moved on in its uptown journey.
Thea she hurried back to the boy and
remained by him until his wound bad
b.en 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 il
10 they were mistaken. Her name Il
Harriet Emerson, and she herself de-
scribes her occupation in this wise: F.,
my interest in people who are
knocked down by street cars 10 caused
chiefly by business reasons, I assure
you," she said, brightly. Pm what
you'd call q 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
hewildered look. she explained further:
"If you'll take the trouble to count
them up in your newspaper some morn.
ing, you'll see there are q great many
accidents OF one kind or another in q
big city like New York every day.
There are good many, too. that are
never mentioned in the papers. You
know that il q workman who
Ii injured by . falling scatfolding, or
= man has his foot cut OF by a trolley
car can prove that it was the faul, Of
his employer, or the railway compan n.y.
as the case may be, the Law permits him
to collect damages for the injury done.
But 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. 1t il
a lucrative business, too, for juries are
apt to give. the injured person the ben
eft of the doubt. = =
This is what gave me my oppor-
-tunity. made up my mind that .
woman who knew just what was
wanted, would have less difficulty in
getting the proper evidence than .
street boy who knew nothing abou, it.
I've been .: this work for q year now,
and find tina, il pays me better than my
former Office employment as q stenog-
rapher. do other things beside tax,
ing 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, l don't see all the acci-
denis that happen, though good many
more than you would think come under
my eyes, but have good many ways
Of finding ont 4haut them quickly. For
instance, at most Of the dangerous
street crossings there are mon who
know me, and will send tip to the
Office when there's q case on. Similar.
~, I've made the acquaintance Of work
n.nn IN the FailFoad yard and on some
Of the big buildings. get percentage
on the fee from each case, and some OF
them net me as high as $50: i don't
have to pick up many Of then to make.
a iairly good living. dare say you
think its an odd occupation but ! like
il. and it's good work, too, TOR II it'
wasn't for me many Of these poor cteA-
lures, who are MANNED or injured by
the carelesspess OF others, would never
get their rights."-Gncinnati Commer-
cial Tribune, y