The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-15
Trailer Splits Switch and Strikes
Her While Standing in
Front of BroWn-Marx
ANOTHER GRANDCHILD is
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE
Eye Witness Says Woman Made Des-
peratae Attempt to Save Baby
BY Hurting 1t Away From
the Car,

A trailer on an East Lake car split the
switch at First avenue and Twentieth
street yesterday morning about 5:45 o'clock
and killed Mrs. ]. A. Baker of Henry
Ellen and slightly injured her six
month sold baby, which she was carrying
in her arms
Mr.. Baker another of the Baker chill
dren and several men witnessed the acct
dent but all were powerless to render aid,
as the accident was over in a few Sec
onds
Mr.. and Mrs. Baker. with the two chill
dren, came to the city from East Lake
on this early car to catch a train for
Henry Ellen. The car stopped at First
avenue and Twentieth street in front of
the Brown-Marx building for the pas
sengers to get off. The Bakers got off
the motor car and were standing in the
street waiting for the car to pull out of
the way so they could go to the station.
There is switch at this corner, and
the East Lake car proceeded straight
west on First avenue, while many other
cars go around the corner into Twentieth
street. The motor car yesterday morning
passed the switch without trouble, but
the trailer split the switch and started
around the curve into Twentieth street,
The coupling between the two cars broke
when the trailer jumped.
Tried to Save Baby.
Mrs. Baker was standing with the child
in her arms and the trailer knocked her
over. One eye witnesses says that she
evidently attempted to save her baby by
throwing it away from the car The
woman was killed almost instantly. al
| though the car did not drag her but a
few feet. She was taken from under
the front part of the car and carried to
the undertaking establishment of Shaw &
Son. The child struck the pavement when
the mother fell and it was picked up and
three to the Hillman hospital in Shaw's
there to the Hillma nhospital in Shaw's
ambulance. There was a slight scalp
wound and after dressing it at the hos
pital the child was taken to the res
idence of Mrs. J. 1. Taylor In East Lake,
a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Baker.
The funeral arrangements have not been
made. A child of Mrs. Taylor Is quite i'll
and is not expected to live, and the
funeral arrangements for the grandmother
will not be made until the child's cond-
/ ton is definitely known. The remains
are at Mrs. Taylors residence, 1921
Fourth avenue. NORTH in East Lake.
Going to Another chiId's Bedside.
Mr.. Baker stated yesterday that they
came to Birmingham a week ago in or
| der that his wife could help Mrs. Tay-
| Tor nurse her baby. On Sunday a mes
sage was received that another grand
child was sick at Henry Ellen, and he
and his wife were returning home yester-
day morning when the accident happened.
The street car was in charge OF Conduc-
tor H. H. Fielding and Motorman J. H.
Bledsoe. They state that the car was
not moving fast at the time of the acct
dent and that the motor car did not move
but a few yards after the trailer broke
loose.
Lon McCrary, the head porter of the
| Brown-Marx building. witnessed the acct
| dent and made a statement yesterday that
| corresponds with the account given above.