Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-27
LITTLE LAD HIT
BY AUTOMOBILE
DIES s00NAF TER.
Floyd Lowenberg, Aged Z, Is
Run Over BY Car; Neck Is
Broken; Falls in Street
FATALITY OCCURS
ON NORTH M'LEAN8

Floyd Lowenberg, year old son Of =
Attorney and Mrs. J. A. Lowenberg. {
532 West Maple avenue, was fatally
injured Wednesday afternoon shortly
after o'clock, when he was caught
beneath an automobile driven BY Az
mon ]. Black, retired farmer, living
at 354 North Mclean street. The boy
was Immediately rushed to st. Joseph's
hospital from the scene Of the acci-
dent. which was about half way up the
hill on North Mclean street In thes
800 block, but died In few minutes !
after arriving.
In giving his story Of the accident.
Mr.. Black said that he was slowly driv.
ing up the hill on North Mclean
street. He noticed three boys playing
with burro, but as he had seen them
there several times before thoughts
nothing of the incident Another car
was just ahead of him and had slowed
down nearly to stop on the right side
o. the street, and Mr.. Black swung
around the car to pass it. A short dia1,
stance farther on were the boys.
Falls In Front Of Car. a
Mr.. Black said that he did not o.
lieve that the Lowenberg boy #4a
aware of the approach Of the car, Il &
that he used every precaution in ca
ing up to them, for he had seves
times feared that the boys In til
play in the street, might be hurt. s.
denly, when the car was few
from him, Floyd darted across
street. his back to the auto, d:
stumbled, falling full length in HIM!
street. ks2&
The driver said that he realized
1t was too late to bring the car tC2*&
stop without hitting the boy, and t
he tried to straddle him so that
wheels would not pass over him. .TS
he lay parallel with the street, ~
was successful in this, but the PAM 9
the car was so low that the boy W91S
caught and his neck broken. III
In making this effort the front wheel
struck the curb stone and the fender
a telephone post. Marks are plainlX
visible upon the post and curbstone.
Frank Hogue, an employe OF the Ot-z
tumwa Railway & Light Co.. living
but few doors above the place Oft
the accident. was raking his yard at
the time, and upon seeing what had
happened, Immediately rushed to Mr.
Blacks aid and held the boy In his.
lap on the way to hospital 4
Inquest This Morning. q
The body was afterwards removeds
to the Daggett undertaking parlors,s
where an inquest was held this mornss
ing. Upon examination, 1t was sounds
that outside Of few scratches upon
the arms, there were no marks on the
body. Some of the teeth we're missings
and the neck broken, which accountS
for the fatality. 1t was evident that
the wheels had not passed over the
body from the absence of bruises. The
clothing, although bloody, was not tornF
in the least IS
The inquest was opened at 8 o'clock1
this morning in the Daggett undertake
ing parlors. Testimony was takeh5
from A. ]. Black. Frank H6gue, who
helped take the boy to the hospital and
Dr. ]. A. Ornduff, who said that he
was driving behind Mr. Blacks car At!
the time of the accident The thinks
happened so quickly that it was almost
impossible for anyone to give an exaCks
description of how 1t happened, Mr.
Black alone having seen the accident'
actually occur, although the others Aps
peared Immediately afterward.
Earl Carter of Kirkville was in The
car with DR.. Ornduff, but had returned6
home. and the case was continued una
til late this afternoon pending his arS
rival. DIR. w C. Newell was summ0ux
ed to the hospital to lend his enort6
towards saving the boy. but did not
testify this morning
Funeral Friday.
The funeral services will be held atE
Q O'clock ESiday afternoon frnm th4,
residence. 532 West Maple avenue.