New-York tribune., 1901-09-05
CHILDREN KILLED AT PLAY
CARS CRUSH BOYS-GIRL DROWNS-A
RESCUE IN CENTRAL PARK
NARROW ESCAPE

A NARROW ESCAPE.
Children figured prominently in the police list of
accidents yesterday. Three deaths. narrow
escape and many severe injuries were reported
Howard Hauf, three years old, of No 6S2 Marcy
ave- Brooklyn, had a remarkable escape from
death Yesterday He started to cross the street
Just as a trolley came along. The motorman
made a desperate effort 10 stop the car. but when
1t came to a halt the child out of sight under
meath. The women in the screamed. and the
distracted motorman and conductor peered under
the car but could see trace of the boy. They
thought he must be caught in the truck and held
up against the floor.
The conductor telephoned to the power mousse
and a wrecking crew, an ambulance and four po-
lcemen quickly arrived. Jacks were placed under.
meath the car and the wheels were lifted clear OF
the track.
One of the crew crawied under the and found
the child sitting in a hole in the pavement that
had been dug some time ago by boys at play his
face was pale he was trembling and blood was
trickling from small cut on his cheek. but other-
wise he was all right
The crowd cheered and the motorman wept Tor
joy.
DECAPITATED BY HORsECAR WHEELS.
Benny" Feltenstein. ten years old. of No. 15s
Orchard-st was deIapitated by the wheels Oh
horsecar in front of No. 81 Stanton-st He was one
of a crowd which gathered at Stanton ana orcharu
SITS after noon when raise alarm VI iiie
brought the engines to that point When the HIe-
men started for their stations the Santon-st morse
cars which had been stopped, began TO move again
Car No 40 was followed by truck.
The boy started across the street but, seeing the
truck ouickened his pace and tried to cross dag
onally in front of the AS he crossed the
track he slipped and fell Immediately unoer tne
platform of the and the front and rear wheeAs
passed over him.
The boys head was severed from his body and
his left arm cut off The car, as well as the street.
was filled with people. most of whom were women.
DEATH IN A GAME OF TAG.
While plaving tag with number OF companions
IN front of his home No. los Amsterdam-ave. VIII
lam Rose five years old, was knocked down Dy
northbound Amsterdam-ave. electric car ana SO Sc
vereIy injured that he died in Roosevelt Hospitai
few hours later. The lad ran directly in front OF
the car and when his body struck the fender he
was hurled about ten feet to the curb HIS sKuil
fractured
WHEEIMAN KNOCKS DOWN AN INFANT.
Alfred Anderson fifteen years old. colored. of
No $50 Seventh-ave while riding bicycle through
West Thirty-hrst-st. last night, ran down Mary
Adams three years old. IN front OF her nome AT
No 2i5 She received scalp wound and con-
cussion OF the BRAIN which may prove fatal A
crowd in the street surrounded the boy ana threat-
ened to injure him. but the police saved MIN from
The girl was playing with companions; while her her
mother sat on her stoop talking with friends i ne
girl ran across the street. and Anderson. riding
,Ss front Wheel Of his bicycle hitting her in the
side. She fell unconscious and ANDERSON sn9o Vrs 49,
ny Mrs D Adams ran out and picked her child up
She thought the child dead and sat down with
the girl in her lap until Dr. Blue arrived in an
jured. and took her to Roosevelt Hospital
URCHrN SAVES Girl. IN PARK LAKE.
John and Margaret Sullivan. Of No. 1854 Third
nvq owe the life Of their daughter Maggie five
years old who accidentally fell into the lake in
Central Park yesterday, to the presence OF mind
and bravery Of a dirty faced and ragged urchin
whom nobody seems TO know. The youthful life
saver disappeared without telling who he was or
The chlId had been playing near the edge Of the
lake Tor some time In the region OF inc curved
mo the water In some manner Nearby was a boy
about twelve oy thirteen years old. ne had eeen
she zen into the lake the boy jumped 70 his feet
fn m m s,,er The sinEing eri lie caught her under
oHc arm and swan TO The edge "t The incloSure
policeman While the policeman was calling park
ambulance and looking after the girls welfare her
rescuer disappeared
DROWNED IN \ SEWER TRENCH.
Ethel Crockett FIVE years old the daughter Of
william and Lily Crockett. Of Hunts Point Road
and snonord-st Hunts Point drowned by
Farns INTO a sewer nearly in front OF her home
George b Brush. foreman OF the workmen there.
vas arrested on charge .. failing TO have tGe
prostrated and out OF her mind at her home.
ncnt with william Brown. six years old. when she
slipped over the hank into the sewer The bottom
the child sank under the surface. The boy In
terror 10 Mrs. Crockett and excitedly stam-
mcrcd that Ethel had fallen into the sewer, and
thgt he could not see her
Mrs Crockett frantically 10 the sewer
shri.kinE In fear. The boy pointed out where the
girl had fallen in, and the mother was about 70
leap into tho when some wOrkmen who had
heard her cries seized her. Two OF the men jumped
into the trench and gropcd about at the point the
Brown boy pointed out. They found the girl and
handed her out to the other men. An attempt was
made rcsuscitatc the child while an ambulance
surgeon coming, but she was dead.
rhe girl was the only child Of Mrs. Crockett, who
Is the second wife Of William Crockett wealthy
builder The family. except Mr.. Crockett. arrived
home d few days ago from Europe