The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-19
CRUSHED TO DEATH BY A CAR.
LITTLE LOUIS FRIEDMAN CAUGHT
BENEATH THE WHEELS.

Ran From Behind Truck and start
ed to Cross the Track "A Few Feet
Ahead of an Approaching Car
Tripped and Fell Under the
Wheels and Fse Died Few Min
utes Afterward-Thc Accident as
Seen by the Companions of the
Lad-Inquest VIII he Held To-day.
Louis Friedman, the 8-year-old son of
Samuel Friedman Of No. Els orange
street, was run over yesterday afternoon
by car No % OF the e. & w. Belt and
died five minutes after being taken from
The track.
The accident occurred shortly before
o'clock on West Broad street near Bryan,
The car. in charge of NIotorman J. w.
Hilton and Conductor L. Pennington. was
northbound and running at the average
rate of speed
Hilton's story of the affair is that he
was running at the usual speed, but with
out any current on, because of the nearness
to the track Of heavy two-horse truck.
There was considerable traffic on the
street at the time and he was keeping a
sharp lookout and the gong constantly
ringing. When quite near the truck, he
says, three small children ran from be-
hind it and started across about eight
feet in front of the car. Two of them got
across the track by a close shave, being
missed by the car by about two feet but
the third, who was the smallest tripped
and fell directly in the middle of
the track and was under the car before
it could be stopped The wheels passed
over him crushing in his head and inflict-
ing othtr bruises on his body and legs.
The car was stopped within a few feet
of the place where the child had fallen
and both motorman and conduc or got
down to give such assistance as was pos
sible, but a by-stander had already picked
up the boy and taken him to the western
sidewalk in front of he ocean Drug Co. 5
store. He was taken in the ore and Civ
en- all attention possible, his wound be-
ing washed and a doctor telephone for,
but he did within a few minutes after
being taken in the store and before he
could be reached by a physician.
The motorman also telephoned for a
dec or from a neighborinG store but the
orcer was countermandad as the boy was
dead when he returned to the scene of
the accident.
The dead child. from the story of his
brother Paul, aud sister Esther, who were
with him at the time of the accident, and
who are the two children which the mo-
torman says the car so narrowly missed.
had gone across the street with him to
buy some candy and were returning home.
Paul is years old, and the girl probably
a year or so older. According to Est hers |
story she saw the car approaching and
attempted to prevent Louis from crossing
1t.
band, but when she caught him he had
tripped and fallen and before he could
get up the car was upon him. Paul, ac
cording to this story, had crossed the
track ahead of the other two He seem
ed to know very little of the matter, but
both he and his sister were naturally very
much excited and not in condition TO re-
call clearly all of the circumstances of
the accident.
Coroner Goette was notified OF the ac-
cident and arrived at the store where the
child lay short time after the acct
dent. He gave permission for the re-
moval of the body, which was immed-
ately taken by friends TO the home of the
parents.
The motorman was arrested by Patrol
man Halford, but was released later by
order of the coroner
There were four passengers on the car
at the time of the accident, a lady, two
colored women and a colored man. They
left within a few minutes and could not
be found, but their names are in the pos
session of the coroner, and they may be
summoned to appear at the inquest
which will take place to-day. No other
eye witnesses to the accident other than
the passengers were to be found though
there doubtless were others, as the street
in that vicinity of the accident is usually
pretty well filled at the hour when the
affair occurred
Manager Lotion Of the Savannah
Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway
called at the house of Mr.. Friedman, and
told him that the company would pay all
expenses incident to the funeral if he
cared TO have it do so, but his offer
was not accepted.