The morning call., 1892-09-19
ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE.
Accident on the San Mateo
Railroad.
Mrs. John Nolan, One Of the Passengers on
the Westbound Dummy, Was Sc
rioasly Injured.

Yesterday afternoon about 500 o'clock
two cars of the San Francisco and
San Mateo Railroad colided at the corner
of Chenery and Thrtleth streets.
According to the story OF witnesses
the cars were going at full speed at the
time, and the hour indicates that they car
rled large number Of passengers.
At the place where the accident occurred
there is but a single track, supplemented
little higher up by sidetrack. where the
cars if running on time pass each other.
On this occasion, either from the heavy
Sunday traffic having thrown them out of
regular running time or from some other
cause. the cars coming in opposite drec-
tions were at this point on the same track,
and just as they rounded the curve about
200 yards from the point where transfer
tickets are issued for Ocean View, they ran
with force into each other.
Both the cars were badly smashed, the
glass and woodwork alike suffering, while
rails were bent and lamps were shIYered in
the shock.
Most of the passengers jumped off, having
been warned Of the APPROACHING collision.
They fell, many of them, to the ground,
and sustained various injuries of more or
less serious character.
One of the passengers on the westbound
car, Mrs. John Nolan, was found complains
ing of severe suffering and was assisted by
her husband and Officer II. McMurrey to
patrol wagon which carried her to her
home.
Last evening at late hour CALL re-
porter visited Mrs. Nolau's house at IA Fol-
som street and was admitted TO the lady's
bedside.
She said that the accident seemed to oc-
cur in moment like a flash of lightning.
When knew what was coming. she
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my God. and-oh. my side" she gasped.
as II seized with a sudden spasm.
John Nolan, her usband, who was pres
ent during the collision, said that he
worked for the Land improvement Company
at Baden and was going out there from San
Francisco.
Mrs. Nolan was sitting right up at the
front OF the dummy going west and tie was
seated next TO her when tie alarm was
given of an impending collision.
Every one shouted out, Jump! Jumov
but he feared that If he allowed his wifs to
jump she would be killed.
He therefore restrained her, while jump
ing off himself.
1t seemed that every one else jumped on
the top of him, and when he emerged with
a bruised shoulder from the struggling pile
of humanity he expected to find his wife
thrown TO the ground.
He found, however, that she had re-
maned seated, and complained that the
rail had struck her side and injured her Sc
verely.
On arriving home Mrs. Nolan was placed
In bed and DIR. f. j. Galvan sent for.
The railroad company had offered the
services Of their physician. but Mr.. Nolan
preferred to employ DR.. Galvan.
The doctor examined the lady and stated
apparently no bones were broken, but that
she was probably severely injured inter-
naly.
AS illustrating the force with which the
rail was said to have struck his wife's per-
son Mr. Nolan exhibited a broken whale
bone which he Stated had been in her dIess
basque.
AT The point where the collision occurred
there is slight grade, and the car going
westward was going mp.
1t is supposed that the curve as we'll as
the prevailing fog prevented the gripmen
from seeing the approaching collision un-
til too late to avert 1t.
1t is stated that no switchman or signal
man Is kept mt the corner Of Cheney and
Thirtieth streets.