The morning times., 1895-10-19

An inquest over the remains of Clara
Marie kOehler, the five-year old child
who died at Garfield Hospital Thursday
afternoon from injuries received by falling
under electric car No. OF the Metropolitan
Railway. was held at the hospital yesterday
afternoon.
After examining n number OF witnesses,
and going very closely into the details or
the accident, the jury rendered verdict
exonerating the DIotorDan AMI conductor
from all blame, but giving it their
opinion that the cars are not equipped
with adequate tenders or guards.
DIR. Elliott, the resident physician at the
hospital, was the first witness examined.
His test imony related entirely TO the
chill's injuries, and the time and cause
of death. Her left leg. he said, was
completely severed. n short distance below
the thigh and her right leg badly Iacerated.
The shock from the injuries was So great
that she never recovered complete con
sciousncss, and died exactly twenty four
hours after being taken 10 the hospital.
STORY OF AN EYE WITNESS.
Mrs. Ada BrcmmerInan. wife of Police
man BreInmcrman OF the Eighth precinct,
Jury how the accident occurred. The
little girl. with several others. was listen
ing to Il street piano, and as 1t moved off she
started 10 run across the tracks When
She caught sight of the ear, however,. she
attempted to turn around, but was cyi-
dently struck by some portion of the ear,
as she fcll under it and disappeared. The
car was brought tn "A sudden stop, and as
soon as aid arrived was lifted and the child
taE from uudpr If
Harry Nicsbaum, another witness, gave
similar testimony.
+. 4 Redmond "A motorman on the north
bound ear that passed car No. at the time
of the accident. testified that the child
ran right into the right side of the car
and disappeared. when he first saw her
he was about twenty yards from car No. 9
and she was about six feet from it. She
was facing it. and when she tried to throw
herself back fell against some of the
other children and rolled under the fender.
A T. Broadus. conductor an No =, did
not see the accident. aud the first intima-
ton he had of anything wrong was the
sudden stopping OF the ear. He ran around
and saw the child under ihc wheels. As
soon rs help arrived he helped To lift the
ear and remove the child. The car was
going. he said. at the rate OF about four
miles an hour. and was stopped Inside of
ix1cct II was only n short dIstaBc" frum
the terminus of the road. and they had
not sufficient time to gain great speed.
PICKED Up HER LIME.
W. /. Tyscr. notorInan on the EckinS
ton and Soldiers Home road. wasnextcalicd-
He was putting pane of glass IN his house,
near the scene OF the accident ami heard Il
shout He ran out with the putty knife
in his hand. and saw the Child's mother
wrineing her hands ana the child under the
car.
He assisted in raising the car. and when
Clara was picked up by her grandiather
he took her from ffis arms and handed her
tn the man who carried her to the hospital.
He then went back and picked up the severed
limb which ne also carried 20 Garfield.
Witness stated that there have been six
accidents on that square within the past
three weeks.
Solomon Wells, living a Eleventh and E
streets southwest and an eN-employc OF
the road, testified that he was on the front
of the motor ear at the time of the acci-
dent. looking out of the door. He saw
Clara run toward the fender. She was
struck by the footDoard AMI whirled under
the car. As soon rs the children began
to scatter from the organ the motorman
began TO ring his bell The car. was
travelling at the rate of four or five miles
an hour. When it was brought to a stand
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Clara. but withouts success. The wheel was
pressing down upon her right leg. and The
ear had to be raised.
W. $. Mangum. conductor of the north
bound car that passed, was next ca He'd and
testified that No. . was coming down the
road at the rate of about five miles an
hour. The child started to run across the
track, but seeing the car tried To turn. AS
she did so she fell and rolled under the
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M0TORMAN'S TESTIMONY
James Hamilton, the motorman. testified
that he started south from the end cs the
route about 4:05. Al Wstreet a hand organ
was playing and 4 number OF little children
standing around The organ started AWAY
and the little girl ran tow ard the car
Just rs she got near the fender she heard
him Cail to her and tried to turn around,
but as she did so she fell and rolled under
the wheels.
He stopped the car as rapidly as possible
md she was taken from under il, as stated
by the other witnesses The whc1a thing
happened in half a minute. The car was
going down the decline without any current,
1t the rate of about four miles an hour,
hardly faster than a walk.
After delberating about half an hour the
Jury returned n verdict that Clara koehler
came to her death from injuries received
by falling under electric car No. 8 of the
Railroad, at Florida avenue
md W street northw est, and further found
from the evidence that the motorman and
conductor did all in their power to prevent
he accident and were eXonerated from al
blame. But they further found that the
,ars W ere not equipped with tenders suit able
to save human life.
The jury was composed of William A.
Hickey, Herman Borghausen, Robert W
Taulks, Herman Blumenthal, Albert C.
Hardman, and Ernest A Nauck.
The funeral will take place Sunday nj
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