The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-07
George G. Chandler. of the
Northern Pacific, Killed.
SEVERAL OTHERS INJU
The Axle of Crowded Car From the
Interstate Fair Breaks.
Chandler, Standing on the Front Plat
form. 10 Crushed and Mangied-A
Terrible Ending of the Portland Day
Celebration NJ the Interstate Fair.

TACOMA. Oct. s.-fSpeciaI. l-George G.
Chandler. the general agent of the North
ern Pacific railroad in this city, was killed
in q street car accident. tonight at ll:l5
O'Clock.
These persons were also injured in the
same accident: James f. Brien. deprty
clerk. right leg mangled: Ell. +. Hare, left
shoulder dislocated; NJ. Sidney, real estate
agent, hurt about face; Mrs. VI. Sidney,
bruised and cut in several places; Miss
Bertha Laughton. rendered insensibie and
cut about the head: A. W. Latham, book
keeper, bruised: Mrs. William H. Upton,
of Portland. slightly bruised and taken to
the Fife hotel. No other Portland people
were injured.
Mr.. ChandIer's face was mang.ed bevona
recognition. So completely was his face
mangted that for some moments after the
wreck his identity was in doubt. and was
only settled by examination of his watch,
on which his name was engraved.
The car on which the accident occurred
is No. 70. OF the Old Town line.
1t was returning from the Inter-
state fair. and was crowded with
people. Mr.. Chandler. Mr. o'Brien,
Mr.. Hare and number of Others were
Motorman w. ]. Musgroye. As the
wheels struck the east crossing OF North
Second street the axle on the
wheel. The car left the track.
the track for rod, and then fell
on its left side. Mr.. Chandler, who
was standing on the steps, fell
iron work of the car struck him
full in the face, crushing out his life
and leaving his head shapeless mass
0'Brien went down in the struggling
mass of humanity, and the iron roof
of the car fastened down upon his
leg, tearing the flesh and horribly
mangling the calf The others were all
injured either by falling from the platform
or by being thrown violently against one
another and against the breaking glass of
the windows.
Doctors were summoned and every as
sistance was rendered TO the injured. Mr..
Chandler's body has been taken to the
coroner's morgue. Policemen have
been stationed about the wreck
to guard It until the coroner's
inquest, which is to be held Monday. II
was an accident pure and simple, and
proved terrible ending to the spIsndid
celebration OF the day and evening in
honor of the visit of Portland's mayor and
thousand citizens to the Interstate fair.
At the instant Chandler was killed the
Elks were preparing for a social session to
be participated in by the Elks and Shriners
of the Northwest. Immediately upon the
receipt Of the news the festivities were all
put aside, and the Ninth street theater,
where they were to be held. was closed.
Motorman J. w. Musgrave has been with
the company five years. He says:
.'The car was running fairly slow, and
was at the bottom of the Third street hill
when the axle broke, letting the for
ward end OF the car down. In-
stantly the car began TO jolt, and
/ was pitched forward. my arms
was on the step. near me, and had been
joshing loyfully. The car teetered TO the
right as il went toward the curb. and the
people leaned the other way, throwing
Il over to the left upon Chandler. He
never spoke. He did not know what
struck him. The side of the car struck
him between the eyes, crushing his head.
The car had about sixty-iive people aboard.
an average big load, and ran only fifty feet
after the axle broke, showing that il was
not running very fast"
w. Musgrave, fnotorman. had bis left
leg cut and bruised. The others who were
injured disappeared during the excite
ment
TChandler was . native of New York
state. and worked on q farm dear 0gdens-
burgh when a boy. He was 81 years old,
and leaves wife and two children. He
was probably the best known railroad
man in the Northwest. having been with
the Northern Pacific for seven years. He
was Mystic Shriner and Elk.
and had a fine bass voice, and VAS
in great demand for concerts aud benefits,
G. g. Chandler was one of the most popu-
lar men on Puget sound and was we'll
known among railroad and business
men. Before coming to Puget
sound he was general agent OF the
Northern Pacific at Helena. Mont.
and by his personal popularity vas largely
instrumental in retaining the large share
of the business of that city for his road
after the completion of the Montana Cen
trail brought the Great Northern into the
feld as q competing line. He also took .
lively interest in athletic sports and was
one of the most active supporters of the
now defunct Pacific Northwest Baseball
League. He was a man Of genial manners
and was talented and valued officer of