Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-23
YOUNG LIFE IS
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ebbing away through internal hem
orrhages. The boy, though, talked
brightly to his father, asking him to
take him home. which Mr.. Wilson
promised to do, but did not know
then that It would be as a corpse: -
The boy wildly explained to- his
father how the accident occurred, by
! HIS thinking the truck was going
down First street. He told what
kind Of wagon 1t was, and who was
driving 1t. Every time his father
would leave the dying boys bedside.
the child would cry out, Papa,
Papa" whom the lad seemed. by in
stinct, to know he had not long to
view. But the most ~piteous request
was to remove him home where he
knew he would find the loving hands
of mother to caress him In his suf-
fering.
who bore his injuries, almost I'M
flinchingly, and IN a cheerful and
stoical manner, drew his last breath.
Though Mrs. Wilson had been ac-
quainted with the dreadful news, she
could not bear up under this most
extreme strain when the corpse was
brought home and fell at the bedside
of the dead boy, almost distracted.
When Mr.. Wilson was interviewed
he did not lay the blame on anyone,
except he seemed to think that the
horses were going at a fast rate be-
cause they were not brought to a
stop until they had continued twenty
or more feet after striking his son.
Mr.. Wilson was heart broken over
the affair, saying he supposed they
had hoped too much for their only
boy, and the only grandson of the
family.
When Mr.. Henderson was seen he
said he had first intended going
down First street to the stables, as
for the horses. Just as he swerved
to his right, he remembered the
package for 1T Madison avenue, so
turned his team back into their orig
inal course. He said he did not know
the boy had been struck until after
the wagon had passed over his body.
He could not stop the horses imme-
diately, as they had become fright
ened by the accident, and began to
rum. He says when the accident oc-
Cured he was not going as much as
five miles an hour.
After he helped to place the child
In the automobile he Immediately
drove his team back to his stables In
High street. without delivering the
package On Madison avenue, so much
was he affected by what had oc-
Cured. On reaching home, he called
up the police station and informed
that ONCE what had happened. He
then went to the home Of Mr.. Wilson
to inform the family, who had al
was coming from the New Jersey
Central freight station, where he had
been to inquire OF some shipping
for a patron.
The goods had not come, so when
the lad was run over the wagon a
empty, except for the small ominous
package which bodied so much trou-
BILE.
Arthur, with his two companions,
were returning from an errand on
which they had been sent by Mrs.
Douglas Fraser. On their way back
they came past the p~ostofice, and
according to the custom of young
boys, instead of coming straight
back, made a detour down Smith
street, gaining Market by way of
Madison avenue.
The funeral services will be con
Quoted by Rev. William E. Palmer,
pastor of Simpson M. E. church, at
the home at 2:30 tomorrow after
noon. Interment will be made in
Christ Episcopal cemetery, South
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