The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-01-16
CRUSHEDBy TRUCK,
BOY TOO BRAVE To
DIE, SAY DOCTORS
M Task to Supply Family
Pei He Foraged IN Coal
Company Garage.
FELL UNDER WHEELS.
'Don't Take Ne Home, for
Mother Is Sick" He Says
Right Leg Amputated.
FELL UNDER WHEELS.

~ amhitioa u Peter Carroll. Q frail
~ G thirteen yssrs. to b . bread via
aes Aas come b . halt. for he b In the
Lioeeln Hospital to-day minus . ics ana
sa1E1ng the hardest nght Of his life TO
rss.ala . comfort and . her, 10 bis
OassaAR
- Carroll family live On the third
0ose oack Of the tenement at No. ssis
Pask avenue. The father and mother
are ~ ana it fell to the lot OF the nvs
ehillrsa to provide food. rent ami fuel.
AA0a, nineteea, 10 . servant: MarRaret
WORKS IN factory. ana 10th ere fraii.
<A0p = apprsntiesd 70 . blacksmith
Thsse thrss had 70 provide reat. food
aal osdicina
Aoeut the only thing for Peter and his
IA erethsr Patrick to % 70 hsls the
0nnily was 20 furnish the coal and wood.
9Ais was . hard task. especially during
~ sseo weather the earlier part Of the
0eek PEERS father has undergone
several operations In the last year and
~ mother hes heart disease
e ~ oes take Petse long - tsarn
eat WeeA eouid oftsa - feuaA IN gut.
go asoaWayo and AGhoans. and that
ooaa eSeevsntiy oluug around soaiholes
90 A-Sue streets whsrs u esN from the
~ Sueks.
kkssaA \ oas fsusArsl ana Thirty.
: d0Ath street. half . block frem HE
49, " 0oin J. 0tsvsas Company has
0OneaUU Ter IL big coal truoks. These
o0sho have automatic uaioading de-
voeoD "a sometimes humps Of coal cling
. tAAo. potsr found - much fuel
~ way - began y ~ . fon1ness
~ he huge vehicles.
xAe Svming early 10 took q canvas
baS assuaA 70 Ire garage and saw sew
sral tsuoks In line waiting for werl -
- into ne stahes. Il vas quite dark.
- ~ ~ steppsd to . truck driven
~ william y. Kosnig Of No. ga East
oae HunArsd end Thirty-ninth street.
~ tunbled with the slide and three
0anoo ssWardsd Ais sfBert But Just
oAsn ~ driver got The signal to start
~ tyuek Into the shsd. and. not know
nc pSeer was olingtng to the side.
ensusA - the power.
Peter tried TO get out Of the way. bui
GliyoeA unAsr the rear wheel Of the biz
0vortsa truck. His risht leg wal
eruGAsA 70 . pulp Just above the knee
The truck went o.. ths driver unaware
~ - accident.
n shset time the boys brother wen,
- - tor him and found the bleeding
sssa whsrs II haA fallen. He called
Polieenan Manning OF Alexander ave
Aue elaAien. who made . tourniqust with
~ nlgAtstick. and picking Peter VI
otasto1 VA him In his arms for hosns.
Deesly ah,s 70 whisper. Peter was still
euil q chuck - they started up the nrs
Oealrvay.
met up there" he said when no say
WhWo - was being taken. pleas
aeo't take. me home Mother 10 slcl
r tbeso ~ shs'd better not 80 this. TAX
~ - tAs Aospitai."
'A right my little man." said tn
policeman. starting back down tn
ssalra To the hospital Il shall be-"
H o,lDDed out Of his coat. put Il OF
lhs aeos Al borrowed . sheet from
wonaa % Ne Arst door. Peters fac
zee twastsA ~ pain. out he tried 4
omtA 4 uttis boy who had seen tn
DsliesaAa With his burden decided
Drisss vas needed. and ran six block
. - ysrUme's Catholic Church and 20
Tatheg Bassard. who ran back witt
hin ara arrived In time TO get In tn
ambulance and administer the last rite,