Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-08-14
.GRAY'S AlRSHIP RUNS
DOWN CHILD ON BEACH
Sarah Paul, 7 Years Old, Of 222
W. Wildwood Avenue, Has
Miraculous Escape from
Permanent Injury When
Machine Drops to
the Ground
WAS BATHING WITH HER SISTER

Miss Sarah Paul, the seven year old
daughter of William J.. Paul, who has
located with his family at 222 w.
Wildwood avenue for the summer,
had a miraculous escape from death on
Tuesday morning when she vas run
over by Aviator George A. Gray, when
the latter was forced to descend to
the beach, owing to a broken propeller.
The little girl was bathing at the
edge of the surf, lying in such a posi-
ton as to allow the waves TO wash over
her little body, when without a word
of warning, the machine passed over
her. There were hundreds of
bathers on the beach at the time and
the majority thought that the little
tot had been crushed to death. She was
picked up by a life-guard and the
Emergency Hospital ambulance was
summoned. DIR. Kelchner was on the
scene 10 record time and Miss Paul
was taken to the local hospital, where
her injuries were dressed and after she
had recovered from her experience
was allowed to return to her home
with her mother.
The accident occurred on the beach
in the vicinity of Sweets Baths in full
view of the hundreds of bathers who
took advantage of the excellent bath
ing conditions the early part of the
week.
The little girl was severely bruised
about the body. Her right leg was
painfully injured, her chin was badly
cut, several stitches having to be sewed
to stop the flow of blood and her right
ear and eye was also lacerated. She
had been bathing in company with
her pretty little sister Helen, II years
old, when the affair took place. The
time was about 1000 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
The accident was caused by Gray's
propeller going back on him for the
second time in the past fortnight. He
had just started on his morning flight
when the left propeller refused tc
work properly. AS Don as he realized
his ~predicament he "headedn for the
water. A large crowd had been watch
ing his maneuvers on the beach an6
when he was seen to be descending
the bathers rushed to cover. In hi
descent he narrowly missed striking
the railing on the boardwalk. jTh'
wheels of the airship did not pass owe
the girls body according to eye witnes
ses, but the machinedropped in such
position that the rear end of the all
ship struck the girl. She suffere,
from fright, but as a whole was yer,
brave throughout. The nurses mad'
things as comfortable as possible TO
the little tot. Her sister who haC
come to the hospital in the ambulanct
with Sarah fastened home to tell hel
mother of the accident. Mrs. Paul,
who is a motherly and brave person,
almost tainted when her daughter
came to the door with tears rolling
down her pretty cheeks, but she man.
aged to pull herself together and go to
hospital. Mis-. Paul asked that she be
allowed to take her daughter home, as
she wished to give little Sarah her per-
sonal attention. Her request was
granted. The Journal reporter visited
the Paul home Immediately following
the accident. The little girl was rest
ing in her mothers arms and doing
very well under the circumstances.
Mr.. Paul was in Philadelphia the day
the accident occurred. Aviator Gray
was broken-up as a result of the acct
dent and a weight was lifted from his
mind when DIR. Kelchner informed
him that the girl would recove