Arizona republican., 1913-08-05
TINY TOT LOSES
 TOES IN MOTOR
Ruth Ice, Aged About Seven, Is Victim of Ac- cident While Clinging With Others to Motor cycle on Washington St.

In permitting five little children to 1 climb upon his motorcycle and ride 1 uptown from their homes on South Central avenue. A. A. Billings. board
 CT at the Fields residence, 715 south l Central avenue. was directly respon- 1 sible for an accident at o'clock last evening, in which pretty little Ruth l Ice, aged about seven years daughter 1 of MT. and Mrs. Clarence Ice, SuS- i tained injuries to her right foot which | will leave her permanently crippled ! That she was not killed and that Oth- CTS of the little tots who rode upon the machine were not injured is considered remarkable by those who witnessed the culmnation of the unfortunate ride. Just what possessed Billings to per init the children to place themselves in their periIous positions is uneN- plainable He is said to have made a statement shortly after the accident 1 that he realized that it was hazardous, but that the little ones begged to be 1 taken for just a little ride. The father of the little girl is also said to have seen her leaving on the machine | but did not give thought to the danger attending such a trip.
 The machine was proceeding slowly and Billings was taking every precau- tion possible under the circumstances. It is said that two children were seated upon the tank in front of the mOtOrist, one behind. one perched high upon the headlight and another clinging to the side with one foot upon a step. This is said to have been the arrangement as the heavy laden machine passed the fire engine house, making it's way to-
 1r~1- hi street. The turn into Washington
 street was made safely and the ma chine was moving east along Washing
 ton street. A point just in front of the
 band pavilion in the city hall plaza
 had been reached when in some manner
 the right foot of Ruth Ice swung into
 the front wheel gear of the machine.
 There was d crunching of bones and
 scream from the little girl who
 plunged headlong The machine fell
 over upon its side and the entire party
 dropped to the pavement. And then
 before the horror struck spectators be-
 gan to realize that d mere baby had
 been maimed for life. Billings caught
 the little one up in his arms and ran
 towards the city hall. In the street un- der the machine lay three tiny toes, and 1 a portion of the little white shoe which 1 had encased the foot. The blood l streamed from the ragged wound and l the bones were exposed.
 The baby was hurried into the emer- gency hospital room and pr Cyril NJ l Cron summoned. Upon his arrival Dr. 1 Cron gave temporary aid, and ordered | the child removed to her home Just before removing the injured child the father. who had been brought to the city hall by Councilman Cisney, rushed l into the room and caught her in his arms. And then he carried her out to the Cisney machine and accompanied l her home. As she was placed in the arms of her mother. Mrs. Ice fainted and it was some time before she was restored.
 Following the accident. Chief of Po- lice A. J. Moore called his officers to- gether and issued instructions to ar rest any motorcyclist found carrying passenger, either d child or q grown person upon the tank in front of the driver. Only in cases where addi- tiOnaI seat has been provided will mo 1 tOrcYCles hereafter be permitted upon the streets carrying more than one 1 passenger. It is pointed out that there 1 is the ever present danger of a second | passenger becoming entangled in the l mechanicism of a machine Particu 1 larly is this true where the passenger 1 is a woman or a child wearing dresses. 1 The order had been issued long before ]
 but had apparently not been fully en- l
 forced.
 The accident of last evening was the more pitiabe in view of the immature age of the little one who was the vic tim of her own desire for joy ride" and the lack of wisdom upon the part
 of those permitting more than one upon the machine.