The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-03
SHOCKING
ACCIDENT
TAKES PLACE.
Son of Chas. NeidOW Dies In
Hospital After Six Hours
of Suffering.

Victim of a typical childish
curiosity and an unusual fatal
chain of circumstances that follow
ed Master Arthur Paul Neidow
lied at St Margaret's hospital last
night a few hours after he had
been run over and crushed by a
motor truck.
The boy, whose 11th birthday
would have been celebrated a
week from next Monday, is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Neidow, II State street. prime
favorite with all who knew him
and his death is a terrible blow to
the family.
SUPPOSED TO BE IN SCHOOL YARD
The accident that led UP TO his death
occurred in the alley between state
and Sibley streets at the noon hour
when Arthur and his little playmates
were supposhed to be in the school
ward at St. Paul's Lutheran church on
sibley. where they went to school II
was lunch time and the children had
been warned by their parents not 70
go out of the school yard Arthur, who
was in the sixth grade and popular
with classmates and teachers alike. ac-
cording to one OF the children VINO
went with him. started to see II they
could find any sticker stamps In the
rear of the and 10 cent store
HOW TRAGEDY HAPPENED.
AS they were passing the rear OF
the Hammond Candy Kitchen they
neered in the window to watch the
candy makers and one Of the men VINO
claims he did not see the children
threw some water from the soda foun-
tain sink out into the alley
Like a flock of frightened chickens
10 avoid the water the children scamp
cred back Arthur to avoid the water
stepped directly in front of a big mo-
tor truck driven by Arthur Gehrke q.
Gehrke declares that it was impossl-
BILE to avoid hitting the child because
OF his sudden backward movement :.
CHILD TERRIBLY CRUSHED.
I'VE did not know that anyone hao
been hit by the truck" said Mgr Sou
lias of the candy Kitchen, until we
heard the screams.
Arthur was run over by the truck
It crushed both his legs and tore the
shoes off his feet HIS left leg was
laid open from ankle to hip and the
4ortued child was rushed to st. Mar
garets hospital where he lived con-
scious until six O'Clock. when his little
life futtered out. six hours after the
terrible accident
FUNERAL HELD on MONDAY.
The funeral viii be held from the
home at 1870 o'clock. then from St
Paul's Lutheran church at o'clock
Monday afternoon. Interment will be
held in Concordia cemetery.
Arthur, whose death is mourned by
both the children and teachers Of st.
PauTs school will have six honorary
pall-bearers from his class and six &C
tive pall-bearers from the higher
grades to serve at the obsequies.
Authorities ISSUE WARNING.
Chief Peter Austgen and the city
authorities commiserate the tragedy
and point out the awful warning tC
children who are accustomed to &C
through alleys in search of thing:
thev might pick up. 1t is a common
practice for school children to wander
through the streets and alleys to and
from school and they are deadly dan
gerous. Traffic on Hammond streets
and alleys is very heavy and congest
ed and auto drivers are none too care
rul in approaching intersections The
police issued solemn warning to chill
dren TODAY to keep out OF The alleys.