Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-10
An ORPHANS MISFORTUNE
Little Roy Janvler Has Both
Feet Amputated.
RESULT OF ARAILROAD ACCIDENT
Almost the Spot Where His
Father Was Killed.

Thc Lad is Enrolled at No. 10 School and
"a the Children There Propose to start a
Fund With Which to Buy Him Artificial
a Feet.
Little Leroy Janvier, aged II years,
4 hovers between life and death at the
i Delaware Hospital, with chances In
favor of his recovery. But he has lost
both OF his feet, aod although he may
y get wtll there is great sorrow among
his relatives and friends, who are
8 yieing with the kind people at the
hospital in providing him with the
best Of attention, and are making his
sufferings as light as possible.
4 On New Years day Roy, as be ia
sfamiliarly known, accompanied by
Willie Slavin, a companion, started
from their homes In Browntown for
MARKET street, with the intention OF
attending the performance at the Grand
Opera House. Although Roy had been
warmed many times not to GO to the
srailroad, he is very young and forgetful
and thought he would take the chances
that day and made an effort TO board
20 inbound Philadelphia & Reading
freight train just as it was passing
Sixth avenue crossing. Unfortunately,
pc lost his grip on the hand rail and
fcll beneath the car which he at
tempted to get on. Having presence
pf mind, he succeeded in drawing all
of his anatomy out from under the car
Except his feet. He was not quick
tnough to get them out OF the way and
The wheels passed over them, crushing
them badly. AS soon as the train
hu gf kn sxta. H.. .
ehiftirg engine and taken to French
etreet station, from which place he
was conveyed in the Phoenix ambulance
20 the Delaware Hospital, where 1t was
found necessary to amputate parts OF
1both legs, one at the knee and the
3Uther at the ankle.
On December 18th, 1898, little over
I two years ago, Roy's father, Howard
/ Janyier, was run over and killed by a
train at nearly the same spot where
3 the boy met with the accident. The
lad mother died about six years ago,
and since the death of his father he
i has been living with his grandmother,
Mrs. Annie Rosselle, at No. 426 Sixth
avenue, about square from where the
accident happened.
When the little fellow was being
engine 13 cents dropped out of his
4 pockets and we're picked up by another
sboy, who made known his find, evidently
Anot knowing that Roy had dropped the
monsy. Roy saw it, however, and told
5<the finder that tho money belonged to
his grandmother and asked him to take
IL to her, which ths finder did. As soon
Rs Roy's grandmother visited the nos
pital the first question Roy asked was
whether she received the 13 cents, and
fbe expressed satisfaction at knowing
5that it had boen delivered to her.
1t was at first thought Roy could not
\ i've, but after anputation had been
performed by DIR. Draper there were
zbigns of Improvement and now his rela-
tives and friends are hopeful. He is a
patient little sufferer and is bear ing
*ur well under the ordeal and already
has become favorite at the hospital.
i Roy Is enrolled as q pupil In room
No. 8 at No. 10 School. Oak and Harri-
tson streets, which he has been tsend.
ing regularly all along. He Is une OF
+. the brightest boys in the school and q
Hgfeat favorlte with teachers and
SCHOLARS. On the day following the ao-
4cident, when the teacher, Miss Matilda
II. Graham, called the roll and noticed
4he absence of Roy she made inquiry
About HIM, not having heard OF tho ac-
cident, and was overcome with grief
When the facts were made known to her
3 by some of Roy's companions. Upon re-
'covering her composure Miss Graham
made few oommendatory remarks oon-
scsrning Roy and after expressing her
.'dSep regret over his misfortune, sup-
Rested that the children at the school
begin to save their pennies for the pur-
pose of raising a fund with which 10
.buy Roy artificial feet IL he should re.
Qover. The suggestion met with gen.
seral favor and the children have de-
oided to start the fund and Miss
@raham is to be tho custodian of the
money. Roy was also favorite among
Me people in that section of the CITY
'and 1t is likely that there will be
heral assistance from the residents OF
4. Browntown.
|N Incidentally, the children and
teachers Of No. 10 School took great in
terest in the matter of providing little
willie Salter with artificial feet re-
cently and contributed goodly sum 70
that fund.
Ever since the accident Roy's rela-
lives and friends have been sending
him books and dainties and he IL being
veil remembered while at the hospital.
He Is anxious to get back to school,
However, but it is not likely that he
will be able to attend until he has arti-
doial feet.
MI Willie Slavin, who was with Roy
when the accident happened, was made
Bick by the shock apd it was feared
Shat be was suffering from brain fever