The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-16
KILLED ALMOST INSTANTLY.
Little Walter Geer Crushed Under
Lumber Pile.

Lumber Pile.
Little Walter Geer, aged nine years
old. of 10 Woolsey street, was almost
instantly killed late Saturday Afternoon
on River street. near the power house
of the Fair Haven and Westville Rail
road company The boys father was
catching fish bait on the shore of the
Ouinnipiac river, and his little son was
playing on pile of timber, near by
belonging to the New Haven Steam
SaWmill company, when 1t suddenly
tumbled over, burying him beneath IT,
The crash Of the falling timber and
the little fellows cry, were heard py
the father, who rushed to the spot
where they child was lying under the
pile of timber. The boy was gasplns,
but bafore help could be secured to lit
the timber from the body he was dead
Medical Examiner White was notified
and viewed the body before 1t was re-
moved from the lumber yard. Upon
learning the circumstances he gave a
permit for the removal of the body,
which was taken to the undertaking
SAi
Grand avenue. The boys parents are
unconsolable over their little boys I'M
fortunate DEATH
Several other accidents which occur
red about the same time Saturday at-
ternoon We're extremely painful for
those principally concerned In them,
but fortunately they did not result ia
tally.
An italian about forty years old,
whose name is thought to be Michael
Knight, while at work on the track of
the Sylvan avenue branch of the Win
chester Avenue railroad, had two of the
toes of his left foot cut off by the fall
ing of a heavy steel rail upon them.
He was removed to the New Haven
hospital
About o'clock in the afternoon
another accident happened. Frank
Martin and John BREEDER, both aged
eight years, residing at GS3 Grand ave
nue., were riding on the rear Of pie
wagon Suddenly the driver whipped
up his horse and the wagon increased
it's speed throwing the boys out The
lads struck on their feet right in front
of a cart Of the New Haven Gas COM
pany. Both We're run over and serious
ly injured Martin sustained a frac-
ture of the thigh 1t is a bad break
and will keep him housed for many
weeks. BREEDER had his collar bone frac-
tured, but his injuries are not as ser
ious as those of his companion. They
were taken to the New Haven hospital
Before being removed to the hospital
they were attended by DR.. Sperry of
Wooster street.
Shortly before that Adam Kraussman
of 122 Mill River street, while riding
wheel on Orange street, opposite the
residence of T. Attwater Barnes, collld-
ed with a man who seemed In a hurry
to catch a car Kraussman was
thrown to the ground with much vio-
tanned a fracture of the nose. He also
sustained several painful cuts on the
head, but his injuries are not serious.
He was attended by DR.. w. F. Butler.
f. c. Hungerford of Pittsfield, Mass,
a commercial traveller who is stopping
in this city at 204 Wooster street, was
thrown from his bicycle at the corner
Of Greene and Franklin streets. and
sustained bad injuries. His right leg
was fractured below the knee and will
take a long time to mend. DR.. Com
pertz attended the injured man, who
suffered great pain until the fracture
was reduced. He was afterwards taken
tothe New Haven hospital in the Grand
avenue ambulance,
Clarence Devine,' slxty-fQur years old.
of Leete's Island, was struck on the
track near Milford about midnight. and
had one rib broken and several severe
contusions about his body. He was
walking from Milford to Leete's Island
where ne has a wife. He was brought
to the New Haven hospital.