The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-03
THROWN UNDER
4 MOVING GAR.
Messenger Boy Hurled Head
First From a
Bicycle.
TANNED UNDER BREAK BAR
Almost Miraculous Escape Of a
Lad From Instant
Death.
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PETERSBURG, VA. December r.
Thrown headlong in the track of q swift
" moving electric cor this morning,
Thomas Lee Pollard had an almost
mlraculo escape from death. He Is a
Western Union telegraph messenger,
twelve years old. and was riding at break
neck speed down Sycamore STREET anu
BY the fall of his wheel he was hurled
head foremost in front Of tho approach
Ing car. and, though, dangerously wound
ed, lives 10 tell the experience.
1Ic went under the car and the brake
beam pinned him to tho ground. with his
head just escaping the wheer. SO tightly
was his little body TANNED under tho
beam that 1t was necessary to lift the
heavy car In order TO release the uncon-
scious lad. ffs} f;s
He was carried into Burgc and Woody's
store, where he was soon revived and
displayed remarkable nerve, telling his
father that no was not much hurt. and
wanting TO know whether his wheel was
destroyed
The boys most serious injuries were In
tho back OF the head and neck. which
we're badly lacerated, but Drs. Osborne,
Ieennie and Beckwitil found no fracture
OF the skull and no bones broken. Hc
was removed to the Home for the Sick,
where his wounds were sewed up. and at
S o'clock this afternoon he was reported
to be progressing favorably. though not
out Of danger.
Young Poland is a son OF j. E. Poland.
a cabinet maker, OF No. SIS Pearl Street.
A. p. Hill. CAMP OFFICERS.
A r. Hill Camp OF Confederate veter-
ans last night elected the following of
fcers for tho ensuing term: Commander.
L. T. Marks; first lieutenant commander,
n r. B. Davis: second lieutenant command
or, Simon Seward third lieutenant COM
mandcr. Homer Atkinson: adjutant. Car
ter r. Bishop; squartcrmastcr, G. B. Gill:
{ surgeon. DR.. J. II. Claiborne; assistant
surgeon, DR.. James ". Claiborne; chap
lain. Rev. DR.. W. G. Starr; officer OF the
day, A. J. Clements treasurer. H. r.
Smith; sergeant-majo r, John T.. Parham;
videttc. N. B. simons; color Sergeant, ].
"A. Pulley; color guard. j. Z. CALDWELL; s
color guard, w. II. Kevan- Captain Huff.
/ OF Alexandria, Va, entertainer the camp
with most interesting war talk. Cap
tain Huff was In tho we'll known Graz
hams Battery. which bore a gallant part
In tho heroic and successful defense OF
Petersburg in the famous fight OF the
9th Of June, 1854. when heavy column
Of Federal cavalry under Colonel Kautz,
was repulsed by small body of Confed-
crates. s 5.l
Michael Jockett and Harvey Beetle,
two white youths, who recently escaped
from the Ferris Industrial School, a re-
formatory at Wilmington. Del, and were
arrested here. were to-day taken back 10
the school. "a, @ a
CHURCH OFFICERS.
5s A conference OF the Second Baptist
Church elected officers for the ensuing
year as follows: c. r. Ellington. clerk;
J. IT. Gardner financial secretary; y. a.
Pulley. treasurer; Jacob Bulifant, treas
lrer Of building fund; w. II. Beck, choir
director. with c. ". Ellington, assistant.
Miss Florence Alley and Miss Grace
Branch were elected organist. with Miss
Bertha Beck a. assistant
st. Joseph's Catholic Church will ccle-
bratc the twehty-fifth anniversary OF the
ordination to the priesthood OF its pres
cnt rector, the Rev. Father J. T. O'Fcr-
roll. Sunday December 18th. Bishop
Van dc Vyver IS expected to attend, and
Rev. Father Sullivan. the Paulist priest
who has conducted mission services at
ST. Joseph's Church, will deliver the SER
mon.