Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-07
THE DEADLY CROSSING.
A Wagon Full OF Insane Men An Peril
During "A Runaway

peculiar runaway accident occurred q little
after 10 O'Clock this morning that came yer,
near being frightiul in its results. but IL was
serious enough as 10 WAS One OF the large
four-horse open wagons from ST. Eliza
beths Hospital for the Insane was out
giving ten OF the male patients . morning
airing. IN charge of Attendant Thomas Lusby
and the colored driver, sam Covington The
wagon was going west slong street south
west and reached 9th street Just at the mo-
ment the railroad gates were put down aud an
outward bound tram rushed by. Only the
quick work of the driver prevented the horses
from being caught snder the gates Had the
wagon come along few seconds sooner 10
would have gone through the gates and IN
front OF the train. What the results would
have been then can only be guessed at
As II was the frightened horses became I'M
manageable. wheeled and dashed wildly back
down street Some of the patients simply
crouched down In their corners. while others
became wild with fright number OF them
attempted TO leap from the wagon but we're
restrained 10y Keeper lusby.
THOSE WHO JUMrED WERE HURT
Three of them did manage 70 escape. ana
Lusby. who was doing his best 10 hold them
back, also fell and vas slightly hurt One Of
the patients escaped unhurt Another. James
Iaell. was badly hurt about the legs. 10 Kess-
Ter, however, was tbs most severely injured OF
all lie went out the side Of the wagon and
was caught under the rear wheel and dragged
Tor some distance along the ground. His head
was badly cut and he otherwise SERIOUSLY
hurt, though the extent Of his injuries could
not he ascertalned
At Sd street one of the horses fell and was
badly cut. but his fall and the effort OF his
driver, who had hung on TO the reins all the
time. had the effect OF stopping the runaway
be- hns IL
wagon Itself was not overturned and those pa-
ticnts who did not attempt 10 jump got Of I'M
hurt.
crowd soon gathered TO stare at the unfor-
| Inmates, who eat huddled up IN the wagon like .
lot OF frightened sheep. A police ambulance
was summoned At once and took the two injured
men back TO 81. Elzsbeth's and the others had
TO walt until carriage came over from the
hospital for them. Then they were transferred
| and went back, a badly scared lot of men.
THE RAILROAD BLAMED.
The railroad came in for all the blame from
those who saw the accident They say that
the gates went down at the very moment the
train came along and il was only good luck
that the wagon was not on the tracks in
stead of few feet away. Two OF the
! bystanders. colored man who WINS
holding the horses and railroad employe. came
very near having fight the result of dis
cCssiOn of the accident.
You may kill all OF us poor people and in
sane people you want to with your grade cross
lngs. sand the former land il don't make no
difference. What you ought TO do is to kill a
| few Con ressmen and then you'd see how your
road would have 10 raise or lower its tracks in
this city; These grade crossings are deadly
and ought TO 60"
The railroad man took the opposite view of
| the merits of the case aud il a few policemen
had not been on hand the railroad problem
might have had martial settlement then and