The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-25
MARTINS ESCAPE
WAS MIRACULOUS
Crushed Under a Car, But
Still Lives.
POLICE USED CLUBS.
Officers Come to Injured Mans Res
cue
MAY COST HIM HIS SIGHT,
Popcrackcrs Deliberately Fired III
Pedestrians Face and Blindness
Nav Hesult-The Blade Was
Used Casualties OF
Christ tmas
Eve,
MAY COST HIM HIS SIGHT,

That William Martin. OF Barton
1Icights, WAS not instantly killed last
night all witnesses agree was "A miracle.
AT an early hour this morning Martin stll
lived. with his left side, face body and
leg a mass of bruises and contusions. He
is also seriously injured internally.
From all accounts no blame can be at
,ached TO the crew Of the car. 1t seems
that Martin, who was in The crowd gath
,ercd at Seventh and Broad Streets about
1o:3o last night, attempted to board Car
80 of the Oakwood line, west bound. He
attempted to get on the front platform.
and on the left side, but missed his foot
ing and WAS thrown under the fender.
The mans body caught by the beam
supporting the platform, and tins alone
saved him from being crushed beneath the
wheels. The car was backed and Martin
WAS taken out from under the fender
The city ambulance was summoned, and
DR. w Armistead Gills dressed his nJu-
ries later removing him to the City Hos
pital where he now lies i'll Il precariouS
condition.
The car was in charge Of MOtorman G.
Y Loehr and Conductor K. II. Ihomas.
NGtor!na7l Lochr says that he did not see
Martin. hut only became aware mat some
thing WAS wrong when he felt the car
dra gging some object. dc stopped inme-
.fiate and a, Colared man III the croWd
yelled Man under the car MS was d
signal for a general stampede among ihe
1,,errymalseI-s and when Martin WAS taken
,,,It from under. the car he and his bearers
we're almost crushed by the crowd \
SQUAD OF police were there and used their
,,ll1bs effectively. Finally breathing
space was procured fo- Martin
W. 6. johnson, residing at No So6 N"rth
,rwen,v-sixth Street and George c. AndvT-
son az No. Sl5 Mcsby Street We're among
4he cye-v7t nesSes OF the accident. Inc!
-.xoperate Motormau Loehr OF all blame
MAY LOSE his SIGHT.
The ambulance nad a very busy evening
Of it Yesterday. One of the saddeSt cases
-rested was that Of a man named Cor
ha+f a cuban by birth He has been re-
siding in Richmond. and is a fancy paper
,.n1rcr. IT seems that white boy Gelpe-
rateIv fired a pop-cracker in his face As
the result. the sight OF both eyes may be
lost.
The young man was taken into brlssS
drug store. at First and Broad Stfeel9'
and DIR. ellis, in charge of the ambulance.
reached tj1n about II O'Clock. Mr. C0rbett
MAS taken to the City Hospital Where ne
Is being treated. He is suffering great pam.
The ambulance was called AT 800 L. NJ
20 No. COS West Cary Street Mary Jones
fcolored) was suffering from a helheff'i"Se'
she was removed 10 her residence, on
Hickory Street.
THE TURKEY SAFE
There was a. call at $40 7. NJ to the
17jrst Police Station. a white man named
Butler had been to the market and and
bought a turkey. On his way home ne
was knocked down >by ii wagon and
painfully hurt. He was treated and he
and the turkey were taken to his home,
40. 9C5 North Twenty-siXth Street.
Susar Warren. MT Second and Duval,
l,rol.e her ankle. She was taken TO her
home, No. 6l2 North SIKH Street
There was call TO Ewell's drug store,
near Seventh and Broad. a 3. p. NJ.
Nrn. Randolph had a faintinS spell. He
was sent to his home near the New
Reservoir.
USED THE BLADE.
Wm Brown (colored1. cut and siashed
vm. Harris, at Second and Canal, at
a:25 Harris was t:rated and sent nome.
At 1o:25 there was call TO No. 30
East Broad John James had been hurt
while putting disorderly people out of a
har-room. He was treated and left.