The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-10
ONE RUNAWAyBOy
DEAD FROM GAS
AND TWO MAY DIE
Youngsters Had Made
Camp" in Moving Van
on Vacant Lot.

-
ne spirit Of adventure which
comes strongly TO every boy when
epsinstims u at hand brought death
to-day to John scanion. fifteen years
-. Of No. si9 East One Hundred and
Twenty.nrst street. ana may cause
ths deaths Of Frank Ksnnsy Of the
same address and their chum known
eaiy - Soldier" to the people In the
nsigAborhood Of Broadway and One
Hundred and Thirty-ssoond street.
The gypsy spirit Of the three boys
m.ds them decide two days ago to cut
away from home and sleep and care
for themselves In . big moving van
watch was left In the open lot Just
Wsst Of Broadway on One Hundred
anA Thirty second street. They
sAinnsd over the board fence and took
- thssr quarters In the van. One Of
tAsm brought an old piece Of carpet.
aasthsr had provisions and tho third
IN pail and . supply Of charcoal
81 r-s-.
Al Of yesterday Patrick Ksnney.
- father Of Frank. hunted for him.
Ne learned that Frank and his two
shums were camping somewhere In
ths nsighborhood and that they had
bssn seen scaling the fence where the
W van and other vehicles were kept
This morning he renewed his hunt
Or bic boy and opened the door Of
the van. II was filled with the poi.
sonous fumes Of charcoal. and nearest
ths tin bucket with the glowing en-
bsrs lay John ecanion, dead. Near
him were Frank and the lad known
- Soldier"
With ory for help Patrick Ksnnsy
dragged out the two unconscious boys
- the air. There was little life In
ITEM. but Ksnnsy Wa quick 70 tan Il
bick into vigor. Policeman Donohus
Il the West One Hundred and Twsn-
ty.nfth slrsse statoa answered his
ell aud summensd an ambulAnoe
tom Knicksrbocker Hospital
DR.. Pstsrsen worried ever Ne I've
Ms until . pulmotor arrived. oxy.
On was pumped into the lungs Of
~ two PROSTATE advsnturses. but the
- seemed hopeless. They were
taken to the hospital. The father Of
Prank ksnney following ~ fast - his
isgs could carry him. tears stream.
Ing down bis face ana sobs choking
lin.
Father Mccahili OF the Church Of
TIE Annunciaton was summoned to
tie lot where death had ended the
aAvsature Tor young Scanlon. He
cid the prayers for the dead while
04ends Of the lads parents discussed
the best way Of breaking tho news
70 them. About him gathered all the
yeungstsrs Of the nsighborhood. their
fAcsO, white and some Of them Sob
Ting. One Of their "crowd" Wa dead
and the deep grief Of boyhood wruna
their hearts.
One Of the little chaps said tina,
~ had known Soldier" nearly all his
life but had never bothered about
ssling his real name. Soldier" va,
. good enough name with which e
meet the social demands Of Kids
soldiers" young friend said he hat
always made his way In the work.
b. selling chewing gum and paper,
q the One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street ferry. He thought tina
Soldier" had mother and fathe
somewhere In Harlem or the Bron,
but he was not quite sure ~ to tina,
He WAS such an Independent iitti
chap that. like Huckieberry Finn. b.
didn't need any parents.
when Father McCahill finished tn
prayers for the dead lads soul h
went back to his church for the sol
cmn services OF the most solemn da
In the Christian faith and ther
prayed that the two other lads wonl
BE- spared.
8canlon's body was taken home b
the police. An effort 10 now bein
made to find out whose boy IL tn
chap the youths knew only a. SOL
Altar"