The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-03
Right Leg of a Little
Girl Severed Be-
low the Knee.
CAUGHT BENEATH TROLLEY CAR.
Daughter of John Moran
Lies in Critical Condi-
ton at Hospital.

Little Lizzie Moran, 1S-year-old
daughter of John Moran, employed at
Norcross Bros shop on East Worces-
ter street, was run over by a Worces-
ter and Marlboro car on Shrewsbury
street, about S.15 o'clock last night, and
her right leg was severed below the
knee.
The car was in charge of Conductor
Joseph N. Little of the Worcester Con-
solidated Street Railway, and Motor
man Bert Sawyer of the Worcester and
Marlboro Street Railway. 1t left the
city about s O'Clock, and was running
at an ordinary rate of speed, according
to several people who were on the car
at the time the accident happened.
AS soon as Manager John N. Akar
man of the Consolidated Street Rail
way heard of the accident, he tele-
phoned to Conductor Little to lay off
until the matter is thoroughly investi-
gated, and another man was sent down
to take his car. Motorman Sawyer
run the car back to Northboro, and did
not return to Worcester again last
night.
Miss Moran left her home at Lyons
street last night, shortly before the ac-
cident happened on her bicycle with a
little girl named Antonette Bolio who
was also mounted on a bicycle.
1t was the intention of the little girls
to take ride down Shrewsbury street
and into East park which is a good
place to ride owing to the good roads,
and after riding around for a time they
started home. A number of cars had
passed down on the track nearest East
park and realizing that it was danger
n So1,t
hand side OF the road near the car
tracks, crossed over and rode toward
the Union depot on the left hand side
of Shrewsbury street
The Worcester and Marlboro car was
bound for the lake on the same side Of
the street on which the little girls were
riding. The Moran girl had taken
to the centre of the car track because
It was better riding. and did not see
the car as it bore down on her.
some or the people on the car say
that the motorman did not ring his bell
and in an instant the child was knocked
from her wheel and lay underneath the
car The motorman put ON the brakes
as quickly as possible, but could not
bring the car to sudden stop, and the
child was sucked beneath the lifeboard.
Her BODY had been pushed out over the
track, but her right leg was caught by
the front wheel, and all the wheels on
that side of the car passed over it be-
fore the current could be shut Off The
wheel was badly smashed and thrown
to one side by the force of the car.
The Bolio child was riding on the
street near the sidewalk when the ac-
cident happened, and escaped unin-
jured,
AS soon as the car was brought to a
full stop, which was about 10 feet from
where the child lay bleeding on the
track, all the passengers alighted
SOM of them were sickened by the
sight of the little one lying with her leg
torn and bleeding on the street, but
Conductor Little, who had left his car
as soon as he gave the motorman the
bell to stop, leaned over the child and,
with the aid of one of the passengers,
bound handkerchief around the leg
and stopped the flow of blood.
The child was lifted onto the front
seat OF the car and made as comforta-
Die as possible until a city-bound car
arrived, and she was brought to the
corner of Lyons and Shrewsbury
streets, where she was lifted off bv
Jesse Thompson, carrier in the Wor-
ccester postof1ce. and gently carried to
her home.
Her father met the child as she was
being carried into the house, and was
nearly Frustrated at the sight Of his
with her blood and her leg nangled and
torn.
The police station was telephoned and
the police team was hitched, with driver
Wilson and Officer Thomas Hurley in
charge.
The team made a quick run and the
child was taken to the City hospital
1t was stated last night that the child
was In critical condition The doctors
at the hospital say that her leg will
have to be amputated above the knee
Joint, as it is feared blood poison will
set in.
For child of her age the little one
showed a remarkable amount of grit.
MOI once from the time the accident
happened until she was placed in a
cot at the hospital did she lose con-
seriousness. When the handkerchief
was being tied around her leg she asked
tne injury would be serious, and
again, when placed on the car. she ask
ed to be taken home.