The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-29
LITTLE GIRL WAS TERRIBLY MANGLED Ella May Harris Struck By
 N0rwOod Car BOTH ARMS MASHED Leg Is Crushed and It Is Believed the Little Six-Year-Old Girl
 Cannot Possibly Survive
 the Shock
BOTH ARMS MASHED

Ella May Harris. the 6-year- old daughter of Mrs. s. T Harris. was terribly injured when she was struck by a Norwood street car at the corner of 1wenty-fourth street and Eighth avenue at About 12:So o'clock ,fester- day afternoon. The chances for her re- eovery are very slight She was hit ty the street car while standing on the I track and dragged under the fender | about , feet When recovered from I under the car 1t was found tha. her right arm was cut off between her wrist and elbow, that her left arm was badly crushed near the shoulder and that her right leg was mashed. She was also injured about the head and body.
 The little girl had left the family residence to get bottle of milk for her mother. Accompanied by q little friend. Annette Walker, she was cross ing the street a Twenty fourth street and Eighth avenue. When she was about the middle of the avenue, her at tention was attracted by something. and she did not notice the approach of the street car.
 The Norwood car line makes a turn to the north at this corner It was stated that this curve had been oiled and greased early in the morning. and therefore it was somewhat slippery. The motorman of the Norwood car said that he did not think that the little child would stop on the track anG for that reason did not check the progress of the car.
 But when he perceived that the child had not seen the car or did not know that it was coming he immediately ap- piled the brakes. The track being slip pery. the brakes would not work per fectly, but it was nearly brought 10 standstill
 Before the car could be stopped en- tirely the child had been struck knocked down and dragged about 15 feet. Frank Troncalli. an Italian. who runs the stand on that corner, imm ed- ately rushed out upon the street and took the mangled body of the little girl in his arms from under the wheels. As he picked her up he called for heip.
 Upon first examination 1t was seen that the right arm of the little. girl was merely dangling from her body, her left arm was cut off near the fore arm. one leg was badly mangled and she was badly hurt about the body and head.
 hu--y call, which was immediately put in. was answered by Johns auto- ambulance. The little girl was rushed to St Vincents with her mother. Ono of tba mast oriaz-od uit,acSas was the motorman of the car. He sat on the curb-stone and wept as if the little child had been his own. Sob- bngly. he stated that the curve had been greased in the morning and that the brakes would not work as well as at other times. But said he tried his best to stop the car.
 The accident seemed to unnerve him so that he was unable to move from his seat upon the curb. It was some time before he could resume his trip.
 Last night the hospital authorities stated that it was improbable that the little child would live through the night They stated that the loss of blood and the great shock of the op- eration had affected the little girl so greatly that it was expected that she would not recover Together with this she had contracted a high fever and the chances of her recovery are slight.
 Ella May is one of the three daugh- ters of Mrs. S. T. Harris. Besides the little girls there are four boys in the family. Mrs Harris is widow of few months, residing at 241G Eighth |