The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-15
MET INSTANT DEATH
In Front Of Her Fathers Place
Of Business--Sad Accident
Witnesses by the
Mother.

and instantly killed by a west bound
car in front of her fathers store, FRI
day morning. The child was rolled
over and over by the car. Her skull
was crushed and the face mashed be-
yond recognition. The accident hap
pened almost before her mothers eyes.
The little girl had gone across the
street to the candy store and with
penny had purchased stick of candy.
She was happy in its possession. She
PLAYED UN THE STREET
for few moments before going home
and then started across the street with
the stick of candy tightly clasped in
her chubby hand. The car was COM
ing but she did not see or know the
danger. She ran directly in front of
the car.
The motorman yelled to her but it
struck the little one and rolled the
body over and over and then the mo-
torman was able to stop his car.
The wheels of the car did not pass
over the body, but it was found lying
directly under the front of the car.
Mr.. Schwertner, whose store is next
door to Cohn's place, saw the child
knocked down and ran out and picked
her up. While he had the lifeless
body in his arms the mother came
running out, wild with grief. She saw
the blood,stained face, crushed so that
even she could scarcely know that 1t
was that of her little child. Her
GRIEF WAS UNCONTROLLABLE,
and those who saw her thought that
her mind would not Withstand the
shock. Some neighbor woman came
from the dreaful sight. The body was
taken into the store.
A message was sent to the father
and in few moments he, came driving
up. He did not know what had hap
pened and wondered at the crowd
which had gatherd in his store. He
looked dazed and seemed unconscious
Of what was being said to him as he
elbcwed his way through the crowd.
w ltht 10 lt' WHAT 10 IL Hc Sd1u.
Several men were standing in front
Of the little form upon the floor. The
body had been covered with pieces of
brown wrapping paper. In the back
of the store could be heard the wall,
ings of the heart.broken mother.
What is it?" he said again.
"The little girl has been hurt some
one said. go and look after the
mother"
He went back of the glass partition
dividing the front OF the store from the
back, to his wife. The 80 ! !.
NEWS WAS FINALLY BROKEN q
to him. and he stood silently wringing
his hands.
Coroner SchuffelI came and made an
examination of the affair.", he ques.
toned some Of the bystanders and
then sent for a carriage. The child's
body was taken away to the under
takers ea4,ss
Motorman Doc Altman was In charge
Of the car and s. T. Able was the con.
ductor. The motorman prepared
statement for his company. Those
who saw the accident say that when
II occurred the motormans- face be
/ came as white as sheet. .
Clement Delameter saw the accident
He was standing directly across the
street from the Cohn store and had
seen the child start away from the
candy store with the candy In her
hand. He said: "The child was run
ming across the street and ran direct
ly In front of the car. ! heard the
motorman yell to her when the car was
about six or seven feet away from her.
did not hear him ring the hell and do
not know il he did or not, Even IL he
had would not have noticed It
When the car struck the child j turned
my back. / did not want to see It
but saw the body afterwards. The car
was not going very fast at the time.
It was running at about
ORDINARY SPEED
and the motorman stepped within a
very short distance. l do not believe
that the accident could have bcen pre-
vented as the child was not on the
track but a second before the car
struck her.
The body lay in pool of blood on
the track about fifteen or twenty feet
away from the place where the car
hrst struck her. Along that distance
aould be seen marks where the body
had been dragged. A lock Of hair lay
n few feet from the spot and by It's
sIde the stick OF candy. Clots OF blood
stained the pavement.
The body of the child did not seem
70 be mangled. The injuries were all
about the head. The faco was hor-
Sibly cut and bruised on the left side
~ the back Of the head Was crushed
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The accident attracted crowds of