The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-26
AUTO ENDS LIFE
Of LITTLE GIRL
Six Year Old Meta Rowland
Beneath Wheels of Furman
DoWd'S Automobile
DEATH CAME YESTERDAY:
RUPTURE OF M


Eight Miles South of Raleigh Mrs. r..
T. Rowland With Her Two Little
Girls, Jumped From Wagon AS
Mules Were Frightened at Automo-
bile anta@th Mother Feared a Gel
lision-She Escaped With Baby
Ruth in Her Arms But Six-Year-
Old Meta Was Caught Under
Wheels Of Mr.. Dowd's Automobile.
Caught beneath an automobile, its
wheels passing I'VE her little body,
Meta Rowland, the s~ix-year-old
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. r. E. Row
land, of Willow Springs, die last
Thursday morning at Rex Hospital.
The deplorable accident occurred
Monday afternoon, eight miles
south of Raleigh, where the
the automobile OF Mr.. Fur
man Dowd. Of Willow SpringsVa son
Of DR.. C. f. Dowd, of the same place,
a well known physician Of the county.
The little girl was brought to Rex
Hospital Wednesday night for atten-
ton and was conscious at all times.
Despite all hat was done death
came yesterday. The cause assigned
fer her death is that there was a rup-
ture OF the stomach when the auto
mobile passed over the child, this
causing q perforation. P%eritonitis
is stated to have resulted from the IN
jury. There is deep regret because
of the little girls death, and Mr..
Dowd is greatly concerned over IL;
In the city yesterday morning he said
that he had done all that he could
to keep his machine from striking the
little girl, and that he wishes to bear
all the expenses.
Three Lives IL Danger.
1t appears from statements made
by Mr.. r. E.. Rowland that himself
and his wife with two children, Meta,
aged about six and Ruth a little girl
in arms, were on a wagon Monday
afternoon on their way home from
Raleigh and were some eight miles
south Of the city, near Mr.. Sion VIII
liams' place, when the accident occur
red. Mr.. Rowland was driving a
pair of mules. and behind his team
was another team, a colored mar
driving a pair Of mules also. BACK
of these mules came Mr.. Dowds auto
mobile, some three OF four in the ma
chine. and the mules became fright
SA1Cds oSClA6 kAS
mules and that the automobile was
coming on, Mrs. Rowland with her
two children, Ruth in her arms,
jumped from h Mr.. Row
land, who told of the occurrence said
that he had all he could do to keep
his mules from unnlng away. tha'
the automobile was coming fast, fly
ing like a bird" he stated. Mrs. Row
land started across the road with her
baby in her arms, Meta ahead OF her,
but seeing she could not get across
jumped back. the automobile passing
close to her
Little Girl struck Down.
Little Meta continued in her eff
forts to get across the road, but dc
not succeed. The left front wheel Oh
the automobile struck her,
her down and the rear front Wheel
passed over her body, inflicting the
injuries which brought death. AS she
was knocked down her head struck
the ground and there was inflicted a
scalp wound, a cash. reported as SUI
perticial by the PHYSICIANS VINO say
that the skull was Tot fractured. Ihe
body Of the child was bruised, and the
physicians say that there was a rup-
ture of the stomach.
There was a cry of grief from the
parents and Mr. Dowd. whose machine
had gone on, stopped it, some say III
thirty, and others in sixty yards, ano
came back to the scene of the accl'
dent, offering to do anything In his
power and expressing deep regret
The injured child was aiken at once
to the home Of MIR. Sion Williams
close to the p1ce, where Mr.. j. IA
Judd. Of Cardenas. h family pnysl-
ciaI,Iwas soon in attendance. DR.. h
s. Stevens. of Raleigh, was also sum
moned and reached Mr.. Williams
home before dark. Mr.. DOVE remain
ed till Z O'Clock Every attention was
given the little girl and it was finally
decided 70 bring her to Rex Hospital
This wss done Wednesday night and
the little child rarcc@ awav Yesterday
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