Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1910 — JACK LARSH RUN OVER BY AUTOMOBILE [ARTICLE]

JACK LARSH RUN OVER BY AUTOMOBILE

Jaw Broken and Skull Fractured at Base of Brain HAPPENED SATURDAY NIGHT And When Little Victim Was First Picked Up It Was Thought He Was Killed—Taken to Chicago Hospital Sunday and Examined By Specialist, Who Says He Will Recover— No Blame Attached to Driver of Machine. was thrown into a urvor of excitement about 4 :30 Saturday evening when little Jack Larsh, the seven-year-old son of druggist J. A. Larsh, was run over by an auto and picked up for dead. The accident happened just west of Van Rensselaer street, on Washington, and scores of people who were on the street saw the boy nun over and, while no blame was attached to the driver, the accident created much excitement. Little Jack was quite a boy for running across the streets without regard to keeping on the crossings » and on this occasion he had ran from his father’s store on the south side of the street diagonally to ..the north side, and passed in front of the G. F. Meyers and J. J. Hunt five-passenger Maxwell auto, which was being driven by Mr. Meyers’ son, Floyd. The machine had just started up and when Jack ran in front of it Floyd checked the speed but had started it again after Jack got by. .The latter, however, changed his mind about wanting to stay on the north side of the street, and when he reached the curb turned and started back, running directly in front of the machine.

He was thrown to the ground and the wheels passed over his face and head, and when picked up it was thought by everyone who saw the accident that he was killed. He was taken at once to Dn.< English’s office and’he soon regained consciousness and began to cry, which was taken as a god indication. The wounds were examined and it was found that the right jaw bone was broken, there was a big lump near one eye and an injury at the of the brain under the right ear. Some three or four teeth were loosed so that they had to be extracted. The little sufferer was patched up as best he could be temporarily and at about 5:30 o’clock he was taken home. Sunday morning Dr. English, accompanied by Mr. and- Mrs. Larsh, took the boy to Chicago where he was examined under the X-ray at the Wesley hospital and it was found that the right jaw was broken badly near the joint and that there was a fracture below the right ear at the base of the brain, hut the doctors thought he would recover and be practically as good as new in a few weeks. The setting of the broken jaw will be deferred a few days until the swelling goes down. If no infection occurs the recovery will be rapid, it is thought. At this writing Mr. and Mrs. Lars'h are still in Chicago, but a card from them yesterday morning stated that the surgeons said everything was in the boy’s favor and that he was getting along as nicely as could be. It was a mighty close call, and the driver of the car is all broken up over the accident. Had he been driving fast the boy would surely have been killed. The accident is certainly bad enough as it is, but it is to be hoped it will be a lesson to children, and grown people too, to be more careful in crossing the streets. Auto drivers should also, be especially careful in driving through the crowded Streets, and, we believe,' that autos ( Should not be run through the ffiain street so much when the street is crowd-*

ed with people unless there is necessity for it.