The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-25
STRUCK BY STREET CAR
LITTLE WILLIAM GAx AND NURSE RUN OVER.
Car Was Stopped When Wheel Was ~ Within an Inch of Their 7.
 Bodies-Heroism of the Nurse.

The sight of a 2-year-old child closely hugged by its negro nurse. being struck by a street car and knocked to the. ground, mortified the few pedestrians who were on Dexter Avenut near the corner of McDonough Street about 2 o'clock yes- terday morning. The fender of the car or rather the subterfuge passed over the body of the two human beings and the car was only stopped when another revo- lution of the wheel would have ground them to pieces If the proper kind of fender had been on the car 1t would have pushed the two persons out of the way instead of allowing their bodies to pass under it.
 The little child who came so near meet ing a terrible death was Master William Teague Gay, the 2-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs. John Gay, who reside at SOS Dexter Avenue. The negro nurse was Anna Haynie. faithful servant in the Gay home.
 Early yesterday morning. Anna naynie who has charge of one of the children at the Gay home and Alice Henderson, Mho nurses little William. were out 'n the front yard of the Gay residence. Alice Henderson, one of the nurses saw friend across the street and she left the children in charge of the other nurse while she crossed the Avenue to speak to
  to his nurse saw her leave and ne sud- denly ran after the woman. He hnd only gotten a few yards when Anna iiayme' the remaining nurse noticed his depart ure and she ran after him. the little fellow thought 1t great sport and ins healthy and chubby child his httie tgs flew. rapidly along the brick .rpsad pavs'nehh.; hG Motorman Richardson was coming up the street. The nurse who was running after the child says she first saw the car fx.u McDonough Street. She commenced to scream to the child and this attracted lhe attention of Alice Henderson, the other nurse on the opposite sloe or the slreeti about this time little William had reacneq the track. The car was then Wlthh ,,, n few feet of the little child and was SUI moving Annie Haynie then dispiayed great deal of heroism. Notwithstanding that the car was right upon her. she | bounded in front of 1t and clasped the | child to her breast Almost simultane- ously the car struck them. Their bodies ! rolled under the fender. and the woman | says she was rolled over twice; About | this time Alice Henderson reached the snatched the body of little William from | Anna Haynie. when the car was within 1 half a foot of the child Anna Hayme
 was still under the car. which at tms time the motorman had succeeded in stop | ping. Another revolution Of the wheel | would have crushed the woman
 l Every one that saw the accident ex- | pected the woman and the child to be | killed, and they were rendered speeches. as the car bore down upon them. The | presence of mind and the heroism dis l played by the two negro women. espe- ciaiIy Anna Haynie, won for them the 1 greatest admiration. The negro woman
 was completely pinned under the car. and
 1t had 10 he backed before her body could
 be eXtricated.
 Little William Gay received a bad cut
 on the lip. His hips and body were alst
 severely bruised Anna Haynie wal
 bruised from head to foot, and while the
 injuries are painful they are not seri
 ous.
 Last night the nurse and the child wer'
 resting well.