New-York tribune., 1903-07-26
BOY UNDER CAR AN HOUR
His Only Thought Has His Mother
-UW RecOUer.

Tightly wedged under a crowded Columbus
ave. car, Douglass Malcom. six years old, suf
fering intense pain from the injuries he sus-
tanned when he thrown under the car. re-
mained for nearly hour late yesterday after
noon, while terrified passengers tried in every
way TO extricate the bruised and bleeding body
OF the boy. The youngster narrowly escaped
losing his life. but all the time he remained
under the he as brave as is possible for
a lad Of his age. While preparations were being
made to jack up the car he made no complaint
Don't tell mamma that I'm hurt, cause she'll
think died so please don't tell her, mister.
This ptteous wall coming from the lad touched
the heart Of every one who had surrounded the
car TO help lift il from his body Strong men,
including policemen and railroad hands. men
who are generally unmoved at the most pathetic
sights. gave way completely when they heard
the faint cries of the brave youngster who, al
though in deadly peril. thought only of the
worry his mother would be caused if she heard
OF the accident.
Don't try TO move sonny" the men shouted
TO him. the little fellow attempted TO extri-
cate himself Just he a brave boy, and we1l
get you out all right
The little fellow had exerted all his strength
in trying to get from under the car, but he was
tightly wedged between the forward axle and
the ground that. despite his squirming and
struggling he could not get from his perilous
position
The lad had been playing in front of his nome
No 362 West Fifty-thrd-st., with number OF
playmates. While game Of tag was in prog
. ress Douglass ran into the street just as car
of the Columbus-ave. line swung in from Nlnth-
ave al high rate of speed. A northbound car
had just passed, and the youngster did not
notice the car coming around the corner.
The motorman OF the saw the boy, out
before he had time TO put on the brakes th- ute
fellow was knocked down and the car p'sSeu
over him Fortunately. he escaped the whe, -
but his body got wedged between the forWiru
axle and the ground The motorman stopped
/ the quickly as possible, but 1t was 100
late to save the lad from injury
As the car came to abrupt stop the pas
sengers were shaken up. and on learning that
d boy was under it, intense excitement prevailed
Several women. imagining the lad crushed TO
pieces tainted while a number of the men pas
sengers. fearing 10 witness what they thought
would be sckening sight, went away
Word was Immediately sent TO the west
Forty-seventh-st station. and an ambulance was
summoned from Roosevelt Hospital Or. Rose
responded but he there for three-quarteI
of n hour before the lad was eXtricated. Mean
time word was sent to the car barn, around the
( corner, but it some time before WrecAiiis
/ crew was the scene.
When the lad was finally extrcated. after the
wrecking crew lacked the heavy car up Amou-
lance Surgeon Rose found that he was suHeTlns
/ from internal injuries, a bruised mp. d ui9'O
Gated shoulder and Iacerated wounds of the face
He was removed TO the hospital, where II was
said he would recover.
As the little fellow being borne to the
ambulance he said to the policeman who was
carving him: We'll, mamma won't cry now
cause l won't he brought home TO her sapr Gsau.
But. gee I thought surely was goner' Dloh