The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-27
YOUNG bOY'SL|FE
 IS CRUSHED OUT BY
 AN EAST LAKE GAR
Ernest Sewall Dies From In- juries Received When His Bicycle Ran Into
 Street Car

Ernest Sewall, the 15-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. w. H. Sewall, of 617 South Twenty-sixth street, was struck and fatally injured by an East Lake car last night at 6S0 o'clock at First ave- nue and Forty third street. The en- tire top of the boys head was crushed by the car and he died at St. Vim cents hospital at 9:20 o'clock, after lingering two hours and half. He did not regain consciousness and 1t was only with great difficulty that he was identified.
 Shaw's ambulance was caled and he was rushed to St. Vincent's hospital. where he was treated by the house physicians and City Physician Whelan. No hope of his recovery was enter tained and he died without speaking. Accounts of how the accident hap pened are at variance. The motorman in charge of the car, J. M. Bailey, claims that the boy was riding direct ly toward him on a bicycle. He failed to see him, so he stated to Officer J. B. Brown, until the car was almost on him. Other witnesses of the acci- dent stated to F. H. Braun of Shaw x Son that the boy rode around the corner and ran into the car.
 He was pinned beneath the wheels and his piteous screams were most pa tbetic, statewitnesses. There were hard except on his head. which was horribly crushed, yet his clothing was torn into tatters. Just what became of his bi- cycle is not known.
 Immediately after the accident J. NJ. Bailey who, was in charge of the car, surrendered to Officer J. B. Brown of the police force, and was brought to the central police station. where he was later released, pending the cor oner's investigation into the accident
 Officer Brown stated that Bailey gave the following account of the ac- cident to him:
 We were coming to Birmingh am from East Lake, and were hardly going 15 miles an hour. The boy was rid irg toward me and I did not see him until the car was close on him. Then ! shut off and put on the air but could not stop the heavy car in time to avoid striking him."
 To representative of The Age Her aid Bailey declined to make any state ment other than that the accident was rot caused by his negligence.
 A most pathetic incident of the ac- cident was the fact that until 30 min utes after his death young Sewall was not identified. His mother did not know of the accident until after he died, and collapsed when the news was told her. She is in a serious condition at present at the family home, 617 South Twenty sixth street.
 When it became known that the con tents of the boys pockets did not identify him the Woodawn police de- partment was put to work on the case. but they failed to ascertain who he was. On account of his wheel it was thought that he was a messenger boy and s. Y. Hampton was sent for. MT Hampton finally recognized the boy and word was sent to his parents.
 Ernest worked as a messenger boy from time to time but was unemployed at the time of his death. When struck lie was out for a pleasure ride on new bicycle.
 Coroner Brasher will investigate the accident today and will take action in the matter before tonight
 As yet no funeral arrangements have been made. They will be announced by the family today.
 This is the third accident in the past four days in which boys on bicycles and either street cars or the fire de- partment have figured.