The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-02
FELL UNDER WAGON
ROLLA WARD, YOUNG BOY, WAS
FATALLY INJURED.
lilac, Artery Ruptured and Caused
Ceath in Seven Hours.

Rolla Ward, a 10-year-old boy. was run
over yesterday morning near the corner
of Topeka avenue and Twenty first
street by wagon heavily loaded with
agatite and as 4 result of the injuries
received died within seven hours after
the accident occurred The unfortunate
lad was a son of Mr. and Mrs Ward
who live at 1850 North Wichita street
/ The wagon wheel passed over his abb
domen. crushing and bruising him terri
bly, He was vomiting blood and it could
be seen that the life was almost crushed
out of him. DR. Jones was summoned
and upon examination found that there
had been an internal rupture of a blood
vessel An incision was made in the alb
domen and a large quantity of blood
taken from the cavity The left lilac
artery was found to be ruptured, and DR..
Jones said there was no hope OF saving
the boys life. The lad was taken TO his
home
AT a little after . o'clock in the after
noon the boy rallied, and DR.. Jones gave
out that he had a chance to live, though
there was but little hope. A large guam
tity of blood still remained in the alb
dominal cavity and if the boys life was
TO be saved it was imperative that this
should be extracted. DR.. Bass was called
to assist Dr. Jones and at O'Clock a
second operation was performed. The
lad was so weak from the loss OF blood
that he failed to rally from this opera
ton and died at els in the evening.
The accident occurred at 11:15 a. M.
near the packing house at the street car
loop AZ the corner of Topeka avenue and
Twenty-first street. j. Marshall. a farm
ct living four and a half miles south
east of Greenwich was driving to his
home with a heavily loaded wagon when
young Ward and one of his little broth
ers jumped on to take a ride. AS they
neared the loop Rolla stood on the edge
of the load between the front and back
wheels preparatory to jumping off The
load jostled little and he slipped from
the wagon. falling on his back. The
hind wheel of the wagon bearing the
heavy load passed over the boys body
inflicting the fatal injuries.
Several spectators saw the boy fall
and say that Marshall also knew of the
! accident but did not even stop TO see
how badly the boy was hurt. They al
Iege that he stopped brief time at a
nearby grocery and then drove east
without making any inquiries about the
condition of the boy. The police were
notified and the officer in that district
secured buggy and went in pursuit of
the man with the wagon Of cement. He
overlook him two miles from the place
where the accident occurred. The Of
ficer learned that his name was ]. Mar
shall and that he lived near Greenwich.
He seemed all worked up over the affair
and could not explain why he did not
stop when he ran over the boy. He
/ said that he supposed he was SO badly
| frightened that he old not know what he
was doing. He is a young man and his
/ father came TO Wichita yesterday after
noon To see about the affair. He reported
/ that his son was worrying a great deal
/ about il.
The boys father ic a laborer and has
been employed at the packing houses al
various times. During the last few years
! the parents have lost two other children
Coroner McCollister was notified last
night but had not determined to hold ar
inquest. If he holds one it will be early
this morning.
The funeral will he held from the resi-
dence at 80 this afternoon