The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-13
KILLED
ON THE
TRACK
Portuguese Youth
Comes to His
Death.
HIS HORSE WAS
RESPONSIBLE
Swerved at Critical Moment in
Front of Car-Motorman
Was BlameleSs.

A FATAL accident occurred yes
a. terday afternoon on the electric
N car line on Liliha street between
Judd and Wyllie streets. Car No.
leaving wyllie street on the down trip
at 1926 o'clock overlook two men and
a boy. all riding on horseback, just be-
low AhIos house The men were
George Holt, native named Kapena
and a Portuguese boy named Manuel
Peter. The horseback party was on it's
way down the street. going in the same
direction as the car.
The men turned Off to the left of the
car track. the boy riding to the right.
The street is wide at this point and as
the car approached the horseback par
ty they were each ten or twelve feet
from the track on opposite sides.
When the car was almost opposite
the boys horse, the latter reared and
plunged and backed directly in front OF
the car falling against the fender with
one leg under it. The boy pitched for
ward on the track, and by reason of the
fender being elevated by the horses
leg getting under 1t, he passed directly
under the fender and the front wheel
passed over him, killing him instantly.
AS soon as the horse began to act
badly Motorman Cooke put on the
brakes and reversed the current to pre-
vent an accident. 1t was all over with
in few seconds after the horse began
to back. The horse was practically I'M
injured and got up and ran away.
The boy, who was about sixteen years
old, was son of Manuel Peter, vino is
employed by w. C. Irwin & Company in
their warehouse. His residence is on
School street
The news of the accident was imme-
diately telephoned to the power house
and men from there were at once sent
up to the scene OF the accident with
jack screws and lifted the car off the
body OF the boy. The remains were
wedged in the gear behind the
wheels and could not be taken out with
out the aid of the screws. The state
ments of all eye witnesses were to the
effect that the occurrence was purely
accidental and not In any way the fault
Of the motorman.
George Varrell, coachman for George
r. Carter. Witnessed the accident from
a short distance away, and states that
the car. Upon the approach of the lat
ter two went to one side OF the track
and the deceased went to the other
side. Just as the car reached the vicin-
lty Of the party. the horse ridden by
the boy acted badly and commenced
backing and only stopped when struck
by the car The horse and rider were
thrown down. The fender threw the
horse to one side. but was raised par
TALLY by one Of the horses legs. This
occurrence allowed the boy
to be caught beneath the fender and
the car was not stopped until the front
wheel had passed over his body.
The patrol wagon was Immediately
for and made the trip in
run. AS soon as the car was raised the
were placed on the wagon and
taken 10 the morgue. The injuries sus-
tanned by the deceased We're frightful,
his body being torn and his arms, legs
and back being broken. In addition to
these mutilations the skull was frac-
-ured over the right temple.
Drs. Cooper and Herbert were
summoned to the scene OF the accident
but life was extinct when they arriv-
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