The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-05-30
hUTO CRUsHEs OUT.
BOY LIFE AT
DEADLY CORNER
Arthur Tom, Caddy Employed by
Detroit Golf Club, Third To Meet
Death at Woodward and Warren
Within Two Months
Driver of Machine, Employed by
Morgan & Wright, Held by Police
Woman Is Seriously Injured.

Arthur Tom, IA years old, Of No. 1873
Heidelberg-st, fell from his bicycle
when startled by the approach OF
big Morgan & Wright automobile
truck, at Woodward and Warren-aves,
Saturday morning. and was crushed 10
death under the truck. His head was
crushed like an egg shell, while his
right leg was torn and mangled.
Death was probably instantaneous.
Young Tom, who was on his way to
the Detroit Golf club. Hamilton-blvd.
and the Six-Mile road, where he
worked Saturdays as caddy, was
Identified through soma caddy checks
OF the golf club, numbered 213. when
the check numbers and a description
OF the lad were given to the golf club
oficials. Meanwhile, the body lay for
hours In the morgue at Harper hos
pital, unclaimed and unidentified.
X was nearly 2 o'clock before the
lads mother heard OF the accident, and
she was Frustrated by the shock when
the news was broken to her. A neigh.
Dor hurried TO the morgue to claim
the body.
Young Tom was riding his bicycle
north on Woodward-ave., just north
OF Warren-ave, and in front of the big
new garage in process OF construction
there, when his attention was attract
ed by the approach Of the heavy Nor
gan & Wright truck. loaded with
tires, and driven by Henry Dietz, No.
1896 Vermont-ave. He turned, to see
the truck close behind him, lost con
troll OF his bicycle, and fell under the
heavy wheels OF the truck.
Dietz Immediately stopped his
truck, and several persons rushed TO
the lads assistance. The janitor OF
the Maccabee temple, across the
street, picked up the mangled form,
but life was extinct Instead OF allow
ing the body to lie at the scene OF the
accident until the coroner could reach
the spot, an automobilist started with
the remains to Harper hospital Mean
while, the hospital ambulance, which
had been called, met the auto, and
took the body into the hospital
morgne. The coroner was not called
until hours afterward. when Clerk De
LauFier, for Coroner Burgess, viewed
the remains, and decided to leave
them where they were until night,
when they would be removed to the
county morgue.
Dietz went TO police headquarters to
give his statement. and was held.
pending an investigation, though he
Insisted that the accident was I'M
avoidable. as the lad fell under the
truck.
Young Tom Is the third person
killed by an automobile at that corner
within the last two months. Howard
Smith, young student OF the Central
High school, from Crosse Pointe, was
run down and killed while alightins
from car. Mrs. Emma Wood, emery
fng from the temple OF the Order or
the Eastern Star, was killed by an au-
tOmobile, only few feet north OF the
nDot where Tom met his death.
The lads father is a member of the
arm Of Tom Bros, contractors. OF No.
as4 HeideIberg-st.
Only the mother was at home when
the belated news OF the tragedy
o'clock. Neighbors hurried to her as
nistance when they learned the news.
Aged Woman Run Down.
Run down by an automobile at
Broadway and Witherell-st., Saturday
morning, Mrs. Anna Davis. 73 years
old, No. 40 Abbott-st, is In Red Cross
hospital, unconscious, and 1t Is feared
she will die.
DR.. w. @. HASTE, No. $50 Twelfth.
st., was the driver of the machine
DIT. HASTE told the police that he was
turning on Broadway from Witherell-
IT., when taxicab belonging to the
yellow Bonnet Taxicab Co. also turned
10 go south on Broadway. To avoid a
collision, DR.. HASTE says he turned
his machine up on the curbing.
J. The aged woman was walking along
The street. and before the doctor could
prevent II. he had struck her. He i'm
inediately alighted to render what aid
ne could. The Detroit ambulance was
summoned, and DR.. HASTE went to Red
Cross hospital with the victim.
In the hospital, II Is said her con
tlition 10 very serious.