St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-10
CHILDREN KILLED
Two Little One Run Down
by Cars in New Orleans.

hand in hand across Rampant street
at Lafayette, were run down and
killed by Dryades car at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. One was Her
man Brant, six years old. The other
Morris Passman, seven years old.
Roth were children of coat makers
who had but recently brought their
families here.
Morris, who had been sent by his
mother to the home at 754 Church
street for the front door key. was
ground to pieces. Herman, who
lived who lived at COS South RAM
part street, opposite the scene OF the
accident, died of crushed skull and
internal injuries while being removed
to the Charity Hospital in an am
bulance.
The mothers of both children were
on the second floor of the building
at 500 South Rampant street. Hear
ing a commotion, they ran to the
window and caught sight of the NUT
Hated body of Herman and the dy-
ing form of Morris. They ran to
the street. Mrs. Brant tainted and
fell. on reaching the car tracks. Mrs.
Passman had to be restrained by the
police from picking up her little
boys body.
CREW THREATENED.
| A large crowd gathered and some
threatened the crew of the car which
had killed the little ones. The moth
ers were carried back into the store
from which they had emerged. The
body of Morris was sent to the
morgue in a patrol wagon summoned
from the Central Police Station. Her.
man was breathing his last when
placed in the ambulance.
Many persons were witnesses Oh
the accident. Little Morris, one year
Herman's senior, was in the lead. he
was holding Herman by the mana
when car No. AZ of the Dryades line
care down Rampant street. motifs
passed under the wheels and out OF
Isight. was dragged thirty feet and
the body picked up in pieces behlnd
the car, which was brought to a
lstandstill perhaps fifty feet from the
point where it struck the children.
Herman was caught by the front step
of the car and dashed to the pave
Iment where he was picked up I'M
CONSCIOUS.
SAVED TO BRING FAMILY.
| Max Brant, father of Herman, is
Ian Austrian Jew who came to this
|country about three years ago, leav-
ing his family in the old country
until he could make money here to
lpay their passage. Six months ago
after having worked in sweat shops
in Eastern cities, he came here and
found work with l. Goldberg, tailor
of 900 South Rampant street. The
day soon arrived wnen he had &C
lcumuiated enough money to pay fol
the passage of the family to the
United States. With Mrs. Brant came
Herman, who was killed yesterday
land two other children. They took
a room over the tailoring establish
ment, where Brant worked as coat
maker.
Harry Passman, father of the 9th
er child, is Russian Jew. He tole
similar stQgy Of griTasions end urse
child he has two little daughters.
HALF CRAZED WITH GRIEF.
So completely heart broken were
the parents of the children that the
police, after several futile attempts
to question, gave the matter up. Fol
a time it was feared Mrs. Brant
would succumb from the shock she
Sustained, and her condition is said
to be precarious.
| Louis Schamback, 1921 Baronne
lstreet, motorman of the car, was in
structed, with Conductor James B.
Keen, COZ North Alexander street,
to take their car to the foot of Canal
Istreet and then surrender to the po-
lice. At the Central Police Station
ming into and killing. He was pa
rolled to appear in court this morn
ling. No charge was preferred against
the conductor.