Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-01
MRS. BRAUER STRUCK
BY boy RID|NG BICYCLE
Aged Woman Is Hurled to, Asphalt
Paving and Rendered I'm
conscious.
hoy COMES TO HER RESCUE
His First-Aid Treatment is Highly
Commended by Police as Strong
Contrast to Motorist Who Struck
Child and Ran.

Mrs. Philippine Brauer. widow of. b.
Brauer. an aged woman living at s14
| West Cary Street, was struck by a
| bicycle as she stepped from the pave
| ment opposite 25 West Broad street
early yesterday, afternoon, and was
hurled to the asphalt paving. Her
| head struck the curblng, and deep
cash was inflicted. rendering Mrs.
Brauer unconscious for a time. Am
| bulancc Surgeon Stern attended her
and took her to her home. It is not
thought that the Injuries are serious,
although she suffered considerably
| from shock. .
Otis Tucker. messenger bog. living
| at 25I0 Hargrove- Street, South Rich
mond. was riding the bicycle that
struck Mrs. Brauer. According to De-
tectiye Robert Bryant. who was an
eyewitness. the accident was unavoid-
able.
BRYANT PRAISES PROMPT
ACT OF MESSENGER BOY
I'm many years OF experience in po-
| lice work. and after witnessing hun
dreds of accidents. do not recall n
single one in which the spirit of a
true gentleman was so clearly shown
| as 1t was by Tucker" said Bryant
last night. The boy was coming east
of speed when Mrs Brauer suddenly
stepped from the curbing. He struck
her glancing blow, and as she fell
backward toward the pavement he
was hurled over the handlebars Of
the bicycle to the asphalt. of
Mrs. Brauer lay still. Tucker was
| stunned for moment. but was on
| his feet in short order. and hurried
| TO the side of the injured woman. I
| hastened from the street car on which
was riding. Before I could reach
the spot Tucker had taken off his coat.
| m a In a nil NJ q l,oI all a
II beneath Mrs. Brauer's head. I car
ried her into a nearby store and
summoned the ambulance.
while awaiting the arrival OF the
| surgeon Tucker alternately stood be-
| side Mrs. Brauer and famed her and
begged me to tell him what to do for
her He kept repeating the sentence,
| 4 could not help it, After Ambu-
| lance Surgeon Stern had started to
take Mrs. Brauer home. took the
boy 10 the Second Precinct Station.
where he made his statement with re-
gard to the accident He was not
| arrested"
| 1t was said last night that Mrs.
] Brauers injuries were not thought to
| be OF serious nature in themselves.
However, she is old and the shock was
4 considerable one. Tucker suffered
fall to the asphalt, but was not injured
| to any extent.
SHARP CONTRAST TO
CONDUCT OF MOTOR CAR DRIVER
| The actions of the sixteen ar-old
messenger boy, following his accidental
| striking of Mrs. Brauer. stands out In
| strong contrast to those of the un-
known man who ran his. automobile
( over little siN-ycar-old William King,
1925 West Marshall Street. at Boule-
ward and Broad Street Sunday after
| noon. 1850 =
! In that case, according TO the, int6r-
nation gathered by the police, the man
struck the~little fellow while he was
crossing Broad Street. The child was
not run over by the wheels OF the ma
chine, but was caught, by the car and
| dragged several feet before the ma
chine was stopped. The boy was then
| lying between the front and rear wheels,