The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-10-12
BODY CUT IN TWO
TEN-YEAR-OLD CHARLIE JACKSON
KILLED BY TROLLEY CAR.
BOY HORRIBLY MANGLED.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TRAGEDY on
EAST BROAD STREET.

Many People Saw Young JaclSon
Run Down and Crushed to Death
by Car No. 516 of tho L. & w.
Belt Line-Boy Was Being Chased
by Playmate aud Ran Directly in
Front of Cnr-WitneSses stated
That MotOrman Gould Not Have
Prevented Accident-CorOncr Held
Him BlameIesS.
Horribly crushed and n1angled, and
bis body cut in twain, 10-year-Old
Charlie Jackson, white living with his
parents at No 556 Gordon street, east,
was the victim of d trolley car late
yesterday afternoon.
More than two score Mortified peo-
pie, passengers on the car, and per-
sons living in the immediate neigh
borhood, witnessed the tragedy. The
accident occurred on East Broad street,
between Hartridge and Huntingdon,
and southbound car, No. SIS heavily
loaded, in charge of MotWman j.. C.
McComb and Conductor A. w. Tuten,
crushed out the life Of the child.
The front wheels Of the car first
caught the boys left foot tearing away
the flesh with the shoe. The PROSTATE
form was then hurled under the trucks
and the wheels of the heavy car pass
ed over the abdomen almost completely
severing the trunk from the lower
limbs. The car passed entirely over
young Jackson and when it came to
a standstn the rear platform was two
or three feet from the body.
Fault of the Boy.
But the testimony of all of the wit
nesses examined by the police and the
coroner went to show that young Jack
sons death was due to his own care
lessness, and that the motorman was
in no manner to blame. Both the mo-
torman and conductor were made pris-
oners by Patrolman Collins, who was
sent from police headquarters as soon
as the accident was reported, but were
released by Coroner Keller Immediately
after an investigation had been made.
Those who witnessed the accident
made their statements very shortly aft
erwards to either the coroner, or the
superintendent of police. who was on
the scene early. From these state
ments it was gathered that Jackson
was being chased by another boy.
Car No. SIS was between crossing
and going rapidly south. Jackson
was a little ahead of the car and on
the west side. running. The gong was
sounded and it was evident to those
who were looking that the boy realized
that the car was behind him.
How Accident Occurred.
1t was equally as evident that jack
son considered himself safe and he
did not heed the sound of warning.
The car struck him with terrific force,
hurled him upon the track and mutilat-
ed him in the manner already describ-
ed. He was killed almost instantly.
The car was brought to a stop as soon
as possible and a crowd gathered in
very short while. In few minutes
there were several hundred people on
the scene and the police experienced
no difficulty in finding witnesses.
The remains were removed to the
undertaking establishment of Fox &
Weeks. where, under the direction of
the officers of the Savannah Electric
Company, they were prepared for
burial Later the body was removed
to the Gordon street address, from
where the funeral will take place at
$50 o'clock this afternoon. The boys
father is employed by Mr. William
Kehoe, and was at work on a boat at
Tybee when the accident occurred
Persons living on East Broad street,
L. III i
occurred, stated that they were not
at all surprised at what had happened
Several told the police that they had
watched boys playing on the Wit
rifed brick pavement and that COLI
sions with passing trolley cars have
been narrowly averted on several oc-
casions.