Oscar's Accident

I remember my mother talking about grandpa's trolley accident a few times, but she didn't know the details of what happened. Oscar began working for the Muskegon Trolley Co. about 1919 until 1922. He accidentally ran over a 5 year old boy on September 5, 1922.  He was a father too and loved all children and the fact that he had caused the death of a child crushed him. He never drove trolley again. Mom said that he was very sensitive about it and couldn't even go near the spot where the accident happened ever again. Last year about this time I read grandma's memoirs and the part about grandpa's accident. She didn't mention a specific date that it had happened, just that it had happened the first week of September. Curious, I decided to go to the Hackley Library and search the newspapers for the incident. It took about 45 minutes and I found this: 



The story in the Muskegon Chronicle, Sept. 6, 1922

Looking for this section of town ended up finding out that McKinney Ave. has either been renamed or is no longer there. So the exact spot is still a unknown to me until I do more research. I did find the resting place of little Steven Horvath in St. Mary's Cemetery. He shares a headstone with his parents.