"It was hot and humid that July day in1917, and the neighborhood odors were floating along on top of the muggy air.... Big Gino and his friend Franzini were walking to the bank to deposit the cash Big Gino had from yesterday's ice wagon routes. They stepped off the curb at the corner to cross the street.
"Bruno, the teamster driving the loaded beer wagon, was running late so he cracked the reins. He took the curve too fast and heard the barrels shifting in his wagon. He turned to look at them and didn't see Big Gino in the street.
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