The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-26
Mrs. w. H. Dimond and Mrs.
Joseph Tobin Were Seri.
ously Hurt.
MAY BE DIsFIaURED FOR LIFE,
Caused by Collision With a Hook.
and.Ladder Truck-One Horse
Killed.

Mrs. W. H. Dimond, wife of General Di-
mond. and her daughter, Mrs. Joseph
Tobin, were the victims of serious runa-
way accident yesterday afternoon on Van
Ness and Pacific avenues. They were
thrown from a carriage and sustained in
juries that, while not likely to result
fatally, are of character that will keep
both confined to the house for many days.
Mrs. Tobin was the more seriously hurt
of the two, and the family fear that she
will be permanently disfgured about the
face.
The accident happened about 8 80 o'clock
in the afternoon and was caused by col
lision between the carriage the ladies occu-
pied and the hook land ladder vehicle of
Truck Company 4, located at 1916 Pacific
avenue.
The ladies had been driving IN carriage
from the Foxhall stables. The carriage
was drawn by two spirited horses driven by
Harry Donnelly, who is connected with
the stables. While driving along Pacific
avenue, between Polk street and Van Ness
avenue, the hook-and-ladder truck was
approaching at right angles down Van
Ness avenue. On the corner the two came
into collision, and the carriage horses be-
came unmanageable and sprang upon the
sidewalk. Donnelly jumped from his seat
and eadeavored to seize the horses bril-
dies, but the frightened animals dashed
past him and crossed the avenue dag
onally and ran upon the sidewalk on the
north side OF Pacific avenue toward Frank
lin street.
Their fright increased as the light car
riage swung from side to side on the ship
perry stone sidewalk. The ladies were held
prisoners in the closed vehicle, but their
screams could be distinctly heard by the
few spectators who were near by and who
saw that at some point in the proceeding
the carriage pole had been broken and that
a serious accident was inevitable.
On the corner of Franklin street the two
horses attempted to pass on both sides Of
large telephone pole. In an instant,
horses, carriage and ladies were thrown in
to confused, struggling mass. number
OF men rushed to the rescue and quickly
extricated the unconscious ladies from the
wreck One of the horses was killed out
right and the vehicle was smashed to
pieces.
Kind hands at once removed Mrs. Di-
mond and Mrs. Tobin to residence near
by and physician was sent for. After
they had recovered consciousness they
were sent in a carriage to the residence of
General Dimond at 2222 Washington
street. The family physician. DIR. Rosen-
thai. was sent for. He found both ladies
suffering severely not only from the shock
but from cuts and bruises about the head,
face and hands, probably caused by their
having been hurled by the shock against
the woodwork and glass of the carriage.
Mrs. Tobin was badly cut about the mouth
and it is feared that this injury may dis
figure her for life. At late hour the
ladies were resting under the influence OF
soothing draught.
The accounts of how the accident hap
pened are conflicting. Donnelly, who was
driving the carriage. stated that he pulled
out to let the Fire Department wagon pass
and that it was a second wagon-he be-
lieved the hosecart-that struck the pole
which snapped. Two young men seized
the horses and the driver jumped from the
box. but before he could get the horses by
their heads they broke::away and ran.
Several members of truck 4 witnessed
the accident and said that so far as Daniel
Buckley, the driver of the hook and lad
der, was concerned, it was wholly unavoid-
able. Buckley stated that he was out eger
cising the horses and at 1928 P. NJ. an alarm
was sounded from box 81. In response he
drove rapidly along Van Ness avenue. The
carriage drove up on the left side of Pacific
avenue, instead of the right, which is the
law in the right of way of the road. The
two vehicles struck, and the carriage
horses jumped uron the sidewalk. There
two young men added to the animals
fright by throwing up their hands and
shouting. The driver of the carriage
jumped to the ground and lost control Of
the team at once.
At the Foxhall stables it is said that the
horse that was killed on telegraph pole
was valued at $500.