The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-12

4 Taeena Electric Car Injuries
Several People.
soAos N ws4ArooM COUNTY.


eor Ne H q - u A0Su HAS 49, zsss
unmnnoeeobae - n rsschsd H. corner Of
ssvuuth ana 81 Hsssn's avsuus- Ihs Ersde
IL qu5ss 1902 and u stasssd down Tie bin u
Iighauinr spssd- Tha motor msn fsvsrssd
ihe euSTsns and applied ths brakes.
bat evssy coz vss torn out The car
rushsd down 81 Hsisn's svsnns - stsset
and ma1s IL curvs successfully st 9 and
Eleventh. bus jumped DE track ss Pacific
avenus. crosstng and coming 70 . haif In
The so(t mud on Elsvsnsh. between A
and Pacific svsnns- Had the street
heen ptanked the cas would have
undoubtedly enns Own H. hun into the
Northern Paci6c railroad trscksL The car
contained shout svsnty people, mostly
ladies'. Who jumped vhsu IN opportunity
o8srsd and wsrs scattsssd Ill along the
i've blocks flight u the cor. Those IN
jnYsd vsss Mrs. Dr.. Everett. Old Town.
BADLY bruised and SHAKEN up, hurt In the
herk and limbs bedly bruised BY jumping
from he car: wife d Manager Hanna, OF
The opsrshouss. jumped from the car and
vas hurt shout the facs. With bad brufse
on the forehead. lips cns and knee injured.
These Who kept In the car we're uninjured.
bat several iadiss we're - badly frightened
that thsy had 10 b. assisted 10 their homes.
The nlosorman. A. ID. Sweet. and Con-
dnetor Br0thman stood braveiy 1t their
posts and did everything In their power TO
stop the cart when the brakes refused 90
work. snd TIE cusfent wes reversed with
out avail. The passengers were notified of
their peril.
vice- President J. n. Ashton was seen by
posr. IsrELLisxxcEa correspondent . few
minutes aftsr the accident He said
Upon hearing Of the accident immedi-
sisiy went u the powerhoase 10 ascertain
the cause. found II orixinstsd from the
breaking Of the brake bar. underneath the
car. This bar IL solid iron two inches In
width and i,ve-sishths Of an inch In thick.
fsfss. In responding TO the lever the piece
al iron broke IN two. l, with every officer
oi The company. regret the occurrence sx-
eeedingly. II Is. however. one Of those un-
fortunate affairs which no amount Of iudg-
Enent OF care could have forcseen or
guarded against The road was built by
the sprsgue Electrical Equipment Company
and We have not yet accepted H. The com
rany viii insist on every possible safeguard
heing thrown about ths public before the
lines arc formally received. The motor
man and the conductor will DO rewarded
for their conduct.
Judge Hanford finished hearing the tes-
tiInony In the case Of the British ship
traigcnd this morning. Ia which the sailors
of the ship pray for = libel to be issued
against the ovners and captain OF the YES
sol for wages claimed 10 be due. Argu-
ments viii b submitted In briefs. and an
Opinion will b rendered some time next
week. The case u the first 10 be beard by
Judge Hanford - United States district
judge. aud - the dscision viii likely sstsb-
lssh precedent ~ 10 rights Of foreign
sailors In American waters. It Ii looked
forward 10 with considerable interest.
Judge Hanford returned 10 seattle this
afternoon. and goes 70 Portland tomorrow
evening 70 hold court for Judge Deadly.
Dr. funks. Of Seattle. arrived In the
city today 10 investigate the caee OF
katrona Meihier, who was recently dis
charged from The Fanny Paddock hospital.
some months ago tbs woman and her fam
lily left Tacoma and settled on ranch In
Kins county. The claim Vas jumped. and
Meihier became demanted aud suddenly
disappeared. His wife left the children ON
the ranch and came 70 Tacoma % look for
him. She became III. and was sent 70 the
hospital She visited Seattle, but the King
county commissioners have refused to act
in the matter, claiming the woman Il q
.esident OF Tacoma. she returned
10 this city. and ut present Is
at the Hotel Rhsin. In q very
critical mental and physical condition,
owing 10 the fact that the two children
have disappeared from the ranch during
her absence. DR.. Funks thinks they are
being cared for By some one The police
will look into the matter.
The following Seattle people we're regis.
tered ~ the Tacoma hotel today: Judge
II. q. struve. r. A. Hill, II. NJ. Weldon,
Albert Hansen. Il. r. Smith. J. Furth.
The 5year-old son OF Joseph Donaldson.
living near Thompson mills. Coulter's adj
ditlon. met with All accident which caused
his death. The child WAS playing among
logs around the mill when = heavy log
lo4iexi upon him rruxhfnv hfs heat