Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-10
BOY IS KILLED
Fatal Coasting Accident
On TWenty-Second
Street Hill.
SEVERAL INJUREDALSO
George Meyer Dies at
f. HoSpita1--Story of
Tragedy.
SEVERAL INJUREDALSO

ohe me anu resulted IN the lnJuflnS
of five other members of a party of
young people who were on the ill
fated bob.
Killed:
GEORGE y. MEYER, age 20, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Meyer. Nine
teenth street and Eleventh avenue.
The injured:
HORACE HINCKLEY. age Is. right
leg broken below the knee and bruis-
ed.
MISS CHARLOTTE SMITH, age 16,
right leg bruised and hurt in left side.
HUGO SIMON. age Is, bruised.
BERT HUESING, age IA, bruised.
NC JUHL, age Il, right ankle
sprained.
SHIRLEY FOLSOM, age 10, right
ankle sprained.
1t is not known just what caused
the accident, but the surface of the
roadway just above where the acct
dent took place is very hard and
smooth and it is supposed that one of
the sleds struck a hummoc< of ice
that started it to veer. The bob with
its load of IL young people ran off the
level center of the track and slipped
sidewise to the south curbing, stril-
ing just south of the residence of j. y. !
Morrison. The rack on which the
coasters were seated was broken. the
sled demolished and the load OF hui
man freight was thrown in a heap
over the curb line.
Strike a HitchIng Post.
The consequences might not have
been serious had it not been for an
iron hitching post that is located at
the point where the BOP struck
Against this George Meyer, who was
seated in the middle of the bob was
thrown and several # the others
came in contact with it. The first
named was thrown against the OBJ
struction with the lower part of his
body and fearful wound was inf1ict-
ed. The abdomen was torn open and
several bones of the pelvic region
were crushed.
The residents of the immediate vi
entity, hearing the sound of the shock,
went quickly to the help of the iur-
ed and George Meyer. Homer Hinck-
ley and Charlotte Smith were taken
into the home of Mr.. Morrison, where
their injuries received attention.
DR.. j. Il. Hollowbush was summoned
and he called DR.. c. c. Carter. who as
sisted him in caring for the three at
the Morrison home. The ambulance |
was called and when the serious ma
ture of the injuries of George Meyer |
was learned he was taken to ST. An |
thongs hospital. He was rendered |
unconscious by the first shock and he |
never more than partially recovered. |
While on the way to the hospital he |
relapsed and a few minutes after ar
irving there death ended his suffering.
Injuries of the Others
Returning, the ambulance took Ho-
race HinckIey TO the home of his
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Schaffer, 421S Fifth avenue. He sus-
tanned a fracture of the right leg be-
low the knee and other slight bruises.
The injuries of Charlotte Smith
were also found TO be of serious ma
ture. Her right leg was badly scrap
ed and bruised below the knee and
there were bruises about her left side
so that il was feared she was hurt in
ternally. She was taken to the home
Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. +.
Smith. 931 Nineteenth street.
hugo Simon. WHO Is Il son OF MT. |
and Mrs. J.. Simon, was taken to his
nome on Nineteenth street. He was
bruised about the left leg.
Bert Huesing, who is a son of Mr..
md Mrs. \. ID. Huesing, was slightly
bruised and Shirley Folsom sustained
| bad sprain in his right foot.
First Bad Accident on HILL
Twenty-second street has been very
popular for 'coasting during the past
,wo winters and the accident of last |
.vening is the first one of serious
nature that has taken place there. 1t
5 somewhat sleeper than Twentieth
street and greater Speed is developed
20 mat a longer run can be made al
he bottom. IT. is also freer from |
raveI and when the coasting is good
t has been given up to the young
people.
The one point against it is that the
'oadbed is more arched in the middl
han that of Twentieth street an
therefore, there is greater difficulty in
leeping a heavily loaded bob in the
middle and away from the dangerous |
,urbing. This becomes especially q
natter of concern at the foot of the
ill about Tenth avenue. where the
,reatest speed is developed anC
where the sudden change in the angle
# fight throws the greatest weigh
Ipon the runners. As everyone VIII,
ms directed the course of boil
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