The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-10-24
SCHOOL BOY INJURED
WHEN HIT BY AUTO
SEVEN YEAR OLD CARRICO CHILD
BUN OVER ZUMWALT
DRIVES CAR

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Paul Carrico, seven year old son Of
Mrs. A. M. Carrico, 622 east Sixth
street. suffered three broken ibis an6
possible internal injuries Monday a
l O'clock when hit by an auton obile
driven by Bernice Zumwalt. The
little fellow was struck while cross
ing the street at Third and Adams
streets on his way to. the Whitworth
school.
Prosecuting Attorney John Nisbet
is conducting an investigation Of the
accident but declined Monday after
noon to make any statement.
According to eye witnesses Miss
Zumwalt, with her mother in the car
was driving west on Third street and
in turning to go north on Adams
street the automobile hit the school
boy as he stepped off the curb. +.
D. Ferdell of st. Paul, Mimi, trav-
cling man, said he estimated the
speed Of the car at 18 miles an hour
and that lit was quite apparent that
the driver Of the car was picking up
momentum to make the Adams street
hill"
The front of the car passed over
the boy and he doubled up his legs
and arms as the body of the car
passed ofver him. 1t is believed that
the springs of the automobile or the
back wheels passed over young Car
ricO's chest. The fractured ribs are
on the left side just over the heart.
Paul Carrico stood up after the car
had passed over him but collapsed and
fell to the ground unconscious. +. IL.
Soulen, superintendent OF schools,
Frank Stanton, bursar of the Uni
versity of Idaho, and William E. Lee,
Moscow attorney, hearing the screams
of the children who saw their school
mate hit, rushed to the relief OF the
little boy.
At that time it was believed the boy
was killed. The car Of M. E. Wash
burn was hailed and the boy was
rushed to Gritman's hospital. DR.. c..
L. Gritman bound UP the boys chest
and he was taken to his home where
DR.. C. O. Armstrong was called. Both
doctors believe that there are pos
sible internal injuries.
"It is a wonder that the boy wasn't
killed. was the statement of several
who investigated the accident. f. D..
Ferdell of st. Paul, Mimi, the travel
ing man who saw the accident said:
"The driver Of the car was going
down Third street and it was quite
apparent that the car was picking
up momntum to make the Adams
street hill. The girl driving the car
failed to sound her horn as far as |
know. The little fellow was struck
by the front of the car, doubled up
his legs and arms and in this posi-
ton the rear end Of the car passed
over him.
When asked what he gagged the
speed of the car at, Mr.. Ferdeli said:
81 would judge the car was going
about 18 miles an nour.'
Miss Bernice Zumwalt, who is l9
years of age, suffered severe nerv-
GUS shock as a result of the accident
and was taken to the home of her
grandmother, Mrs M. M. Snow at S14
south Jefferson street. Mrs. Laura
Zumwalt, the mother, made the fol-
lowing statement:
ct was all a pure accident. We
were going very slowly and the little
boy ducked right in front of the car.
Mrs. Zumwalt and Miss Bernice
went to see the injured boy and his
mother at their home.
Mrs. A. M. Carrico lives alone with
her four children, Dean, aged IA,
Behrl, aged II, and Bernice, nine
years of age. Paul is seven years OF
age. The little boy in addition to the
fractured ribs and possible internal
injuries suffered a bruised head,
cut lip, and a severe nervous shock.
Paul is in the second gradc iuI
Whitworth school. His teacher isl
Mrs. Beulah Davis Dworak.
Mr.. Soulen, as superintendent of the
city schools, and who was one OF the
first to rush to the assistance Of the
injured youngster said:
"Despite the fact that there are no
signs warning autoists of the school
house, drivers Of cars cannot be too
careful when passing the Whitworth
school Time after time automobile
drivers come tearing up or down the
Third street hill with their cut-outs
open. The teachers do their part in
keeping the children out Of the
streets but unless automob drivers
are careful accidents are bound to
happen.
"Third street is of course busy
street but 1t seems a shame that
little school boy must be run over be-
fore the necessity of absolutely care
Iul driving in front Of the schools fs
brought home to the public"