The morning call., 1893-06-19
DEATH AT NIGHT.
Fatal Downhill Plunge of
an Electric Car.
MAHONEY INSTANTLY KILLED
A Disaster at Ocean View From a
Car Crashing Into
Carriage.

car of the San Francisco and San
Matpo Electric road brought death to
Florence Mahoney out at Ocean View at
1915 o'clock last night, serious and per-
haps dangerous injuries to Thomas Win
ters and a narrow escape to two other oc-
cupants of buggy into which car 20
smashed with such terrible results.
Mahoney was man 80 years of age. en-
played by Carroll & Carroll. and Winters
is a contractor. living at 323 Haight street
These two, with Stephen Doyle, living at
Tw enty-third and Treat avenues, and Ed
ward Tarton, manager OF the Pacific Coast
Concrete Company, were driving in from
Crystal Springs in a double-seated two
horse carriage.
Just this side of Ocean View they drove
up a bank which the road follows to
cross the electric track where it is raised
to cross the railroad track.
Doyle was driving. and Mahoney and
Winters were on the back seat. When
they reached the track. going slowly on
account of the hill. they saw in the dark
ness car coming down a grade toward
them, but supposed they had plenty of
time, and also that the mOtorman would
cberk the car.
The car came at great speed and smashed
into the carriage. Winters and Mahoney
were knocked out of the wrecked carriage.
When they were picked up Mahoney was
found to be dead
There was great cash in his head, ap-
pArently made by the fiange of car
wheel. and his skull was fracturd. His
clothes were torn and dirty and he seemed
10 have been otherwise II jured.
winters was unconscious, but soon re-
gained consciousness. DOYLE and Tatron
were slightly injured. The car. which
was on Its way to the city,
BILE. and Mahoney's BODY was placed
in 1t and taken to a siding at Thrtieth
street and San Jose avenue. where it
stopped to await the arrival of the Cor
oner. Winters was taken TO his home on
Haight street.
Winters had been thrown under the
wheels OF the car opposite to those which
struck Mahoney. He was badly hurt about
the head, the wounds appearing to have
been made by the wheels. He was also
injured about the BODY, but if no internal
Injuries are developed his condition will
not be considered dangerous.
Officer W. j. Barrett placed the motor
man, William Irwin, under arrest at
Thirtieth street and San Jose avenue, and
took him to the Seventeenth-street police
station.
Winters, when seen at his residence last
night, said:
I'VE had been to Crystal Springs and
were driving home. Mahoney and l were
in the back seat and Doyle and Tatron
were in the front seat.
we drove up little hill on to the
track, the horses in walk. We saw the
car little distance away and the motor
man had ample time to stop.
Il didn't notice the speed at which the
car was going. | supposed 1t would slack
up, but suddenly there was a crash, and
that was the last knew until was picked
up by the people in the car and | was told
that Mahoney was killed"
Mahoney lived at Lott and McAIlister
streets. and leaves a widow and six chill
dren.
The assistant superintendent of the road
his instruction. Irwin. the motorman, re-
fused to make any statement whatever
when he was first arrested.
Later at night he was released on his
own recogniZance, and made the state
ment that when near Ocean View
the trolley slipped off the wire and the
lights went out. so that he could not see
what was ahead of the car. The car
struck the carriage. which was on the
track, and threw the occupants 10 the
ground.
Winters stated positively that none of
the party of which he was member had
been drinking, and Officer Barrett said last
night that people who saw the accident
had told him that the men were all per-
fectly sober
The exact circumstances of this fatal ac-
cident will not be fully known until inves-
tigated to-day.
Mahoney's body was taken to the Morgue
after midnight.