The evening world., 1903-10-05
Lads Leg Is Hurt; Still Million
aire Hanan Has Promised
Him a New Bicycle and a New
Suit of Clothes Besides.
MESSENGER WAS IN CRASH.
Was on His Wheel In Fifth Avenue
and Couldn't Get Out Of the Way
Of the Big Machine In Which Rich
Shco Man Was Riding.
Gee! but I wlsht 1 was you"

Gee! but I wisht I was you"
That Is what the little boy friends of
Charles Margolin, of NO. 50 Eldridge
street. the fourteen-year-old youngster
who was run over by John H. Hanan's
automobile yesterday afternoon. said to.
day when he showed them the tightly
sHothed leg which was badly bruised In
the accident.
Tere is aus for the envy Of MARCO
lin's playmates. For. besides a proper
schoolboy's pride in the injury and the
manner OF its infection. he can tell them
OF the millionaire shoe mans promise
TO send him a new wheel in place OF the
one shattered by contact at FNfth ave.
nue. aud Nineteenth street with the
switt-movtns auto which bore Mr..
Hanan and his wife, and his invitation
to come around to his Broadway store
for an automobile ride and a new suit
OF clothes.
There Is but ono drawback to the
boys happiness. His leg. which was
oandaSed by DR.. Reid. Of tho New
York Hospital. Immediately after the
injury. 10 30 badly swollen as to pre-
vent his leaving the house and claiming
the miliionaire's promise. Every time
there was a knock at the door today
he looked up expectantly. thinking that
perhaps the promised bicycle had been
sent to him. Mr.. Hanan took his ad-
dress and very carefully noted It down
in q small address book.
He's n Messenger Boy.
Young Margolin. since his graduation
from the public school last June. has
been employed as a messenger boy
His gray uniform and cap hung above
the couch where he exhibited his
wounded leg to an Evening World re-
porter and talked OF his brief meeting
with the millionaire.
II was riding Up Fifth avenue On my
wheel Sunday afternoon he said.
when l reached Fifth avenue and
Nineteenth street. 1 saw a big auto
mobile in front OF me. 1t was travel
sharply to the right to get out OF the
way. At the same time the automo-
bile turned to the right and tie wheel
and the machine came together. Mr..
Livingston. the driver. jumped out and
picked me up. I didn't know 1 was
hurt at first. but / felt like crying Nh.n
! at nay "llVNls ~ was bfElN ait
twisted so YOU would hardly have
known Il.
Promised n New Wheel.
81 guess Mr.. Hanan saw 1t wa the
wheel that worried e most for he said,
Never mind your wheel: I'll buy you
a new one Then he told me to come
to the store to see him to-day.
But l can't go. The doctor says ! must
not try to walk on that leg for a week.
as the bone is bruised. II / don't get
up maybe Mr.. Hanan will for get all
about 1t. I'll lose IS that I could earn
as a messenger. for. of course that
means walking all the time. and | can't
walk. A policeman sent me in an am
bulance to the New York Hospital. The
doctor at the hospital wanted me to
stay after my leg was dressed. but ]
my mother would be worried II I
did not come home, so / got the L as
best ] could and came downtown.
The boys all say they wish they were
In my place, but they wouldn't IL they
how my leg felt. And haven't
got the wheel yet, either"