Year: 1870

shocking Accident ON West Broadway-A


Boy Hun Over by an Eighth Avenue Car


and Instantly Killed.


Z Yesterday evening at between q quarter and
half-past six O'Clock, shocking accident oc,
CURED in West Broadway, nearly opposite Beach
street. AS Car No. 50 OF the Eighth Avenue Rail-
road approached the corner q small boy standing
in the middle OF the street started to run
across the track. The driver shouted 70 him to re.
main where he was but the little fellow recklessly
dashed forward He was knocked. down by the
horses and thrown under the car the front wheel Of
which passed over his head mutilating In fright.
full manner and nearly severng from the body The
side OF the face and head were crushed TO jelly, ana
the left arm and hand, which by some means were
upon the track, were also badly broken and torn.
For length OF at least three feet the side OF the
track on which the boy lay was covered with blood
brains and pieces Of skull. r


:, the boys name was Abraham Clock, ana he re-
few yards distant from the scene Of the ac-
c,dent eden ae was wa about eight and half
q shutter and taken to the Fifth precinct station
house, where 1t now lies most sick ming spectacle.
stoutly built German, named LOUIS Clock, arrived
lie WAS much affected at the terrble loss he had
0ee SO suddenly called upon to sustain. He stated
that few minutes before meeting his death the
child had been in the house and had obtained bit
OF bread He must have slipped INTO the street un-
observed Immediately after, his parents were lg-
norant " his having lett until Informed or the tra
gedy. G'a


From the statements OF several parties who wit.
car was hardly TO blame. He first warned the boy and
Immediately after made energetic Efforts to prevent
MS being run over. The child however, started to
run across when the horses were within yard OF
him, and after he was knocked down 1t was impos-
sbe to stop the car before the front wheel passed
over his head. OF course the driver was arrested,
and Will be kept in confinement until the inquest Is
held and the Jury decides as to the extent OF has re-
fed


Much feeling was manifested on the part OF the
peop residing IN the vicinity, and last night when
the same car made the return trip the new driver
was assaled BY small mob OF boys. which peted


n'nrw m WIN ~ mo aad Stones S D1f ucky without dong
ignorant OF the arrest OF the man who was driving
when the boy was killed.


Throwing Boy from n Car-He IL Run Over


and Killed-Thc Conductor Committed.


An inquest was yesterday held before Coroner
Flynn at the City Hall on the body Of George Moore,


lad Of ten years, who lived with his mother at $40
West Forty third street. On the evening
OF the 14th inst car 81 Of the Forty
second and Grand street line, Of which
Stephen Brady was conductor, was proceeding NJ
Eleventh avenue, near F0rty-secOnd street, when
the boy Moore jumped on the rear platform, from
which Mary Moore, the mother, swore SHE saw the
conductor come from the inside or the Cur and Kick
him OF. The boy fell on the pavement and was run
over by truck then coming up from the Forty.sec-


stephen Brady, conductor Of car 81 OF the Forty
second street line that he saw few boys on
the rear platform Of the car and ran back to
frlghten them OFF, he then saw the truck coming up
anu as the boy was about Jumping off the conductor
grabbed ct him. knowing that he would fall under the
truck; he missed thc1boy, who fell, and the truck
pa >sed over him.


The jury found that the boy was killed by being
run over "ana they believe that stephen Brady, con
ductor or 81 OF the Fortysec0nd street line Is
guilty OF culpabity In throwing deceased or car 81
while in motion.n


On the above verdict Brady was committed, but
viii be released on bail.