The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-06-03
EMBANKMENT
Porrsy1LLE, JUNE 8, 1895.


Trolley car No, 2, in charge of Conduc-
tor Harry EckeDrode and Motorman Edward
Heating, ran over an emhankment at Mill
Greek Saturday afternoon, and landed on its
side in Norwegian crees. The car carried
seven passengers when the accident oc.
Cured, but only one, DR.. T. j, Birch, was
painfully injured. He was assisted to his
home, aud it was found that besides frac.
tured collar bone, his left ear was badly
lacerated. Blood oozed from his ears and
he expectorated a considerable quantity of
blood His condition is not as serious
as reported and he is rapidly improving.
Miss Emma Mullen, a domestic employed
in the home of DR.. James S. Carpenter,
sustained a bruse on her arm. Two OF
DR.. Carpenters children, Stratton and
Chaplin, aged five and eight years respec-
lively, were in charge OF Miss Mullen, but
did not receive any injuries. One OF the
boys would have drowned if some one had
not gone t. his assistance. The water was
about three feet deep. Every one of the
passengers was soaked.clean through. The
crew escaped injury.
The cause Of the accident is attributed to
the extreme heat which expanded the rails
and threw the curve out of line. The bed
of the stream is about seven feet lower
chan the rails, and the descent to the water
is at a slight angle
The car was going towards ST. Clair and
running at about five miles an hour. cars
run much faster on this portion of the
road, but owing to the fact that the troll
ley wheels were broken, and that it was
necessary to hold the foIked end or harp
of the trolley pole on the wire, No. was
compelled to run slow on this trip. Con-
ductor EckenrOde handled the motor on
this run and Motorman Heating steadied
the trolley. Just a moment before the &C.
cident Dr. Birch remarked to Heating that
the car was not going at the usual speed,
and the latter had hardly given the reason
when the wheels struck the sills. A mo-
ment later the front end went over the
embankment, and the car fell on its side
in the bed of the stream. Eckenrode held
on to the wheel brake, and was landed in
the water on his back. Keating was
pitched forward into the water and
his escape from being crushed under
the car was simply miraculous,
The passengers inside were thrown against
the side of the car and those who were
able pulled themselves out of the wafer. a
p. & r. crew came to the rescue ana D.,
Birch, who was pinned under a seat hoard
and would have drowned if help had not
come, was taken out through a window.
The others were also assisted to place OF
safety. The board struck the doctor on the
left side of the face and bruised his eye. a
car was secured and the passengers were
taken to their homes.
Dr.. Birch was soon surrounded by DTs
Carpenter, Gray, Heebner, Swaving and
Weaver, who volunteered their services
out of the kindness of their thearts. Df
Bland was sent for and is now attending
the injured physician. 1t required severa
stitches to close the wound in the ear. TIT
hemorrhages of the ears caused some ALARM
at first, and the physicians all agreed tina
the injuries might prove serious. But thi
fear has been allayed.