Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-07
AGAR MAKES A CRASH.
ONE or THOSE or TIE UNION LINE
RUNAWAY.
A Greasy Track the Cause and wounded
Men and Demoli he'd carts the
Resuit

Result.
The electric cars have carried tens OF
thousands OF passengers in perfect safe
~. Accidents on them have been very
rare. aud the first one involving injury
to man, woman, or child by the use Of
electricity is yet to he reported. The
officers who manage the line aud the car
men have shown at all times a degree OF
discretion and caretulness truly COM
mendaJle. AMI yet withal there was
serious occurrence yesterday morning
about 6:30 o'clock, IN which one man
was quite badly injured, two slightly
wounded. and two wagons completely
demolished.
HOW TT HAPPENED.
At the time Of the accident Car No. 33
was making is first trip east and Police
man Griffin and several other gentlemen
and a colored man were on board. When
the car began 10 90 down the heavy
grade on franklin street from Four
teeuth 20 Seventeenth 1t refused to obey
the brakes when applied by Mr.. Blsuken-
ship, the motOT-man, and went on Mt a
rapid rate.
WAGONS ~ TIE WAY.
4 few squares down several wagons
were on the track, and Policeman Griffin
to give them warning seized the bell
cord and rang with all his might. The
street around Old market wss crowded
with men, women, AMI children, who,
when they SOW the car coming at such
speed. screamed ut the top OF their
voices 10 those around them to clear the
track. The switch IN front Of SCOTS
drugstore was open and the car dashed
Of ON tine Seveuteonth-s'reet line, and
when turning the sharp curve
in front IF huQustine's drugstore
jumped the track and ran with tremen-
dous force against Mr. Barney Brauer's
wagon, which was standing on the corner,
knocking Il up against country cart,
completely demolishiug both vehicles.
When the car struck Nr. Brauers wagon
both horses were knocked down from the
force, though both escaped uniniured.
NR. TUBEELAKE HURT.
Mr.. John Timborlake. a huckster in
the market. WIS badly injured IN the
wreck, having his right arm broken and,
il il feared, receiving serious internal III
juries. lie was standing between Mr.
Brauer's wagon and the country cart
when the arcAme down. and IN ate mpt-
ing TO escape from his perilous position
VAS struck 10y one of the horses and
knocked down. lie Nss carried into the
drucstofe and later sent 10 his home at
221O Nenahlc street IN a carriage, and
Dr.. LcltSich aid Tompains summoned
to attend hun. When q Disp1fch re-
porter called at his residence yesterday
evening he WIS suffering such intense
pain that his physicians bad placed him
under the influence Of chloroiorm. lie
IS forty-hye years Of age, and has n wife
ana five children.
TIE C0LOHrD Man.
An of the passengers Jumped off the
car and escaped uuhurt except the
colorei man. who fell on the sidewalk,
re,liv'u-a -cYcrt cut GcIoSs one eve and
trui.'ug one arm. The city ambulance
WIS summoned and the physician in
charge dressed the ui'erors wounds,
and ho vas sent 90 his home.
Ac.Ise reILA>E.
Io'icemon Gria.n remained ON the car
riu-lue the bell. until II turned ON the
curve at Seventeenth street. when he
Jumped oI. AMI i'm doing so fell. and re-
criyei four sh.Atcut and bruises on his