Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1917 — RUN OVER BY AN AUTOMOBILE [ARTICLE]

RUN OVER BY AN AUTOMOBILE

Little Son of B. F. Fendig Has Miraculous Escape From Death. ■ ■ I Freddie, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig, had a remarkable escape from death about G;3O o’clock Sunday evening. Together with several other little boys and girls he had been playing on\ the grass in Milroy park, and they were still at play when Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simpson and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Payne, with Mr. Payne at the wheel, 1 drove east along the south side of the park in Mr. Simpson’s Overland car. They were driving slowly, and Freddie, who was out near the road or practically in the road, started to cross and then suddenly turned back and ran right in front of their car. He was knocked down and fell between the front wheels, but the car was stopped before it had gene its full length and Mr. Simpson jumped out and the boy was pulled from underneath the car, from un-| der the running board between the front and rear wheels. It was expected by those who witnessed the accident to see a mass of broken bones and quivering flesh, but remarkable to relate only a little patchjpf skin was rubbed off the side of his face or head, and except; for being scared almost out of his wits the lad was unhurt it was

found on making an examination aft&r he was hurried to the home of his parents* who are staying porariiy with Mrs. Fendig’s mother*. Sir's. Kate R. Watson, who resides )>n McCoy avenue, just at the north side of the pa> k and but a few .rods from where the accident occurred. It was certainty a most remark - aldo escape and the occupants of the cAr were completely unstrung over the accident, although* no blame could really be at*; <-7 d ’ thorn. H; 4 their car been rut: at even ordinal r lit is. probable the impact . would have seriously if not fatally injured the boj. As it as it. was a miracle th t one of the whec 1 did not pass ovef* his body and crush the life out of it.