The morning times., 1895-09-18
CARS IN A CRASH
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line. He stopped down Just as tue collision
occurred.
Motorman Walsh and Conductor Peters,
of the electric train, claim that the bell
was rung at the proper time The only
trouble was in seeing the horse car as
it came up and the impossibility of
stopping within so short a distance.
FIFTEEN MILES AN HOUR
The electric cars are run At a n te tnat has
caused much comment. Their time is 26
minutes for nearly four miles, but this does
not al all represent the rate from L street
north
Passing the B. & P. depot and crossing the
cable line they are obliged to run slow.
In addition there are delays at crossings
and from small interferences and accidents.
The motormen try tn ma ke these up wherever
they can get a chance In consequence
they frequently runfifteen milesan hour.
At the Ninth street power house last
night q reporter was told that the line had
suffered no accident, only the Belt Line
had suffered The electric cars were run
only five or six miles an hour, and in this
case the bell was rung all the way from o
street to P street.
The Belt Line driver appeared reckless.
Statements had been secured from three
persons who were riding around the city
on the horse car, and they had narrowly
escaped accidents at Peace monument and
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The general opinion on Ninth street from
L street north is that the cars are run
too fast.
G. ]. James said the cars ran very fast,
rather dangerously so.
]. n. Morrison Thought their time was
especially fast from Ito L. He had noticed
that the motormen were frequently unable
to stop until they were half way across the
street.
TOO FAST FOR SAFETY.
Miss A. Conley said the ears ran fast, but
she thought not faster than the cable.
MIRA. T. Copsidine, No. 1895 Ninthstreet,
thought they were running slower since
the accident but too fast for safety. The
Commissioners ought to require them to
stop or slow up very much at tevery crossing.
Charles Neely, No. 1929 Ninth street,
rides on the line twice day. They are
much faster than the cable; probably four
teen miles an hour.
SPEED MIGHT BE REDUCED.
j. II. Kennedy, No. 1912 Ninth street.
thought the speed might be reduced with
advantage. Their speed was very great.
E. H. Coumbe, student at Columbian
University, favored rapid transit and said
any grown person who would watch could
keep out of the way. or course, it was
dangerous for children. q
s. E. Alien said they used to come 'hark-
ing" along, but were slower now. There
was undoubtedly danger.
Weller kelbs said they certainly ran
faster than they ought.
Lewis Kio;Z, No. 201S Ninth street,
wanted the cars run faster. They only
went seven miles an hour.
Policeman Mcdonald, VIII Csc beat is
partly on Ninth, said Sergt. DuDnegan
told him three weeks ago to notice the
speed of these cars. He had done so,
and the time made on that part of the
road was certainly very fast. 1t was
dangerous for an elderly or lnrirm per
son to attempt to cross a hundred feet
in front of the ears.
When the street is dusty the car is in
visible in 4 cloud OF dust block away. 1t
was certainly dangerous, bat he thought
it was not his business to interfere with
the running of the cars unless specially
directed.
Mr.. Hammet was no better at midnight,
and under the PHYSICIANS orders was rot
allowed at any time during the night to
make a statement.
Several persons at the scene of the acci-
dent declared that the Ninth street line
should keep a flagman at the P street
crossing.
A police regulation provides that at
cable or electric crossing the cars shall come
TO stop, and that the north-and south line
shall have The riolt of WAY