New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
CRUSH TWU CHILDREN
SURFACE CARS FATAL.
Kill Little Girls Before Mother's and
Sisters Eyes.

Two little girls were killed and another was Hui
last evening by surface cars In one case the
mother and in the other the sister barely eseape'
death as they saw the children crushed
C,arr,eIia Landria. twelve years old. OF No. IS6
Frst avenue was crossing the street. leading her
twcnty-nontls-old sister Concetta by the hahC'
vhe, a northbound car bore down upon them
Fusilv engaged in nibbling stick cf candy
which they had just bought they failed 10 heed the
frantic cries Of John Degnan. the motormah OF
No a07 East SSth street, he threw on the prahes
and changed his gong. The children were dlfecu!
or the track and within feet of the approaching
car when Carnelia became aware of their danger
Giving her sister rough push, she sent the lat-
ter almos. out Of harm way but before she could
get off the track herself the car had Knocked h@l
down and drawn her under the Tender. Ut. vi
lette who was summoned from Harlem Hospital
said that she had been killed instantly. Little Con
cetta was struck by the running board as she lay
on the pavement where her sister had thrown heF
and received bruises which required treatment a'
the hospital.
Sergeant Mccarthy Of the East 1O4th street sta
tion was standing at lllth street when the acci-
dent happened and Immediately started on the run
for the scene. after giving orders to patroinah
10 send for the reserves. Mccarthy mas peeu ."
duty in thickly settled italian neghborhood long
enough to know that quick action is required al e
an accident in which ch"d is killed Nhen ne
reached the car Dcgnan fighting of dozen
with his controller handle
Mccarthy leaped into the struggling mass with
ting the motorman into q nearby store and ioeEed
him in while he went back 10 superintend the work
of raising the car to release the little body.
DR.. Gillette said that nothing could be done Tor
the little girl and after sending Concetta TO the
hospital turned his attention to the chhdrens
mother, Elvira. She is a widow, her husband hav-
ing died about a year ago. Carmefa was the
oldest child and was the little mother Of her six
brothers and sisters. Mrs. Landria was away
good part of the day working to support her fam
iIv DeEnan was locked up in the East 1oith street
station on a technical charge OF homicide
Anastasia Murray. six years old Of No 49, West
S0ih street was down ard her legs were almost
cut OF by a car a; Tenth avenue and 3ith street
Yesterday afternoon before the eyes of her mother
The little girl was carried to the French Hospital
which is only a short distance away She died
/ there last night.
Mrs. Catherine Murray the mother, was return
ing home with the child. her arms laden with
groceries She dropped her hJpdles sprang for
ward and was clutohne at the little girls dress
when the car struck the child and knocked her
down across the tracks The motorman, Joseph
PatrilIo. Of No I94 Ninth avenue, pat on the
( brakes but his action was too late Mrs Murray
fell on her knees and, too weak to get up again,
krer with her daughters head in her lap. sohhing
! and screaming.
A crowd collected rapidly Fearing that the
/ uotorman would be assaulted Patrolman Regan,
Of the West 27th station. hurried him away
He was arragned later in the West Side court be
fore Magistrate O'Conuor and held without bali
until today.