The morning times., 1895-10-21

Each day adds two or three street car
accidents to the already long list, and yes
terday was no exception. In two in
stances young boys had narrow escapes
from death, and in the third a collision
that might have injured whole car load
of passengers was narrowly averted.
William Henshaw, living on brightwood
avenue extended, was the victim OF the
first. A short distance below the Bal
tiInore & ONO depot the youth attempted to
cross the tracks lii front OF cable car, but
in the maze of cars always standing there,
lost his head aud was caught W the iehcer.
He was Knocked down and the Ienuer rolled
up Oh him, brusiDg his legs ana battering
him up pretty severely.
the Dystdnders and passengers iinine-
diateiy rushed to ms assistancc, ana after
the lender had been Dfted be was picked
up. A patrol wagon was hastily sum
moned ami tue boy seut 10 the Emergency
Hospital, where Dr. Smith, the Resident
ph ysician, dressed his injuries.
George Curtin, q iouf,een-year Old mes
senger Tor the West.r Union Telegraph
Company, was the injured party in the
second accident, which also occurred near
the Baitimore and Ono depot. He was
riding u wncei. and Ia attempting to cross
the track ahead OF the approaching car,
was struck by the horstp and knocked
down. The horses passed over his body
and the car was stopped just In Time 10
prevent the wheels from crushing both legs
as IL was, both limbs were badly bruised
about the knees, and he also received q
slight injury on his head
Dr. Reeves, who happened to be in the
crowd, rendered medical assistance on the
spot, AMI after suiuInODing patroi wagon
the boy was taken 10 the Emergency Hos
pitai. Alter his inJurles were dressed he
was sent TO his home, No. 2l5 Ninth street
northeast.
An east-bound cable car struck the horses
of n Belt Line car at the Pennsylvania
avenue and Ninth street crossing last night
about $50 O'Clock, and but tor the fact
tnat the latter car bad not reached the
cable track a serious accident would have
been the result OF the Dlundering and reck-
lessness of the employees. The incident.
however. makes emphatic the necessity
for flagman at that crossing, as there Ii
nothing 10 prevent a repetition OF the ac'
cident.
AT the time noted q cable car, No. 232.
grip No. 239, was coming down at full
speed as there were no Passengers to be put
off On tie east side of the Ninth street line
at that moment an AnacOstia car Crossed
The cable car line safely, the cable car having
been stopped on the west side OF Ninth
street 10 atlOw Ith passage. Iue SIipulan,
however, did not see Belt Line car fol-
lowing in the wake OF the Anacostia car
and be proceeded q gain at the usual speed.
when the cable car reached the crossing
the Belt Line car had arrived and the cable
car hit one Of the horses, maj inning the p0or
brute. but fortunately did not kill him, and
also bit the other horse. The Belt Line
car was carrying only three passengers,
to whom the incident was decidedly iGter-
esting, as it was by the Inerest chance that
their car had not reached the center of
the cable car track.
As it was. the accident only resulted In
the injury to one Of the horses. 1t might
have crashed into the car. certainly shock
ing if not fnilring the passengers. and
smashing the car
1t is evident that the emplo yes OF the Belt
Line car and OF the cable car thought
each that it had the right OF way and
took 1t.
The driver of the Belt Line car was Mr..
S. Muller, and its conductor Mt. T. F.
Tucker.
The Incident attracted the usual crowd.
the comment Of which gas generally that
this crossing needed no further accidents
of this OF any other kind to suggest to the
railroad officials that they should pro-
vide this crossing with a flagman without
further delay.