The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-28
A PLUNGE DOWN HILL
Is Made by a Cable Car. lnjur-
ing Two Passengers.
THE GRIP FAILED TO HOLD.
Experience of Yesler Avenue Passen-
gers-F. NJ. Muldoon and Capt.
Garrison Badly Injured.

Two men injured and a car load Of pas
sengers scared, jolted and scattered along
the Street wherever they could find a
chance to jump. made up a lively scene
on Yesler avenue yesterday evening AT a
few minutes after 5 o'clock. Dummy ana
coach No. / on the Yesler avenue line had
nearly reached the top OF the steep grade
extending from Third street eastward,
when the car lost its grip on the cable,
and the brakes had little or no effect.
Naturally at such an hour a good many
people were starting home, and the car
had a good list OF passengers, among
them a number of women.
r. NJ. Muldoon was riding on the coacA
when the accident occurred, and either
the shock OF the reversal threw him COM
pleteiy over the rear dashboard or ne tired
10 jump and fell heavily on ms
shoulder. He lay in such a posi-
tion that the car very nearly passed
over him as il went back down the grade.
J. II. Woolery, who was riding on the car
made a fortunate jump and escaped WITH
out injury. on coming up &C. where AIR.
Muldoon was lying. he placed him IN a
quincy and sent him home. Mr.. Woolery
stated last night that MUldoon was Sc
verely hurt. and intsrIl injuries were
feared. II will be remembered that he
once before sustained injuries on tho same
line. and obtained a judgment against the
road fOE CdDlAEtS, WHICH NdS Ltt Oii4 n
ed by the supreme court.
The other passenger injured was Capt.
L. NJ. Garrison. VINO attempted to Jump
from the swiftly moving dummy. but
missed his footing and was thrown heavily
to the ground. Most of the passengers
succeeded in leaving the car. though not
as gracefully as they wOuii nave done
under ordinary circumstances.
Gripman Frank Combs. who Is one or
the Oldest men on The line. showed great
GOODNESS and courage by remaining at his
post and sounding the song constantly All
the way down the grade. Conductor Her
bert Savage held TO the brake of the front
platform with one hand. and with the
other hand and foot kept two ladies from
jumping off. a young man employed by
the Duwamish Dairy Company performed
a like service on the rear platform The
cars. of course, gathered momentum as
they went. and came down ~ith fearful
velocity toward the bottom OF the grade.
Just opposite the police station the coach
left the track and ran nearly across to the
curling. The dummy remained on the
rails. 1t was stated by one Of the passen-
gers that on Tuesday night there was a
noticeable slipping of he grip rs the cars
climbed the same grade. and that the car
on which he was riding that night was
barely able to make the grade at all.
After reaching his home on Taylor street
Mr.. Mul1oon was cared for and examined
by Drs. +. Z. Beckett. N. l.. Adams and
II. u. Kline He was found 10 be badly
bruised about the shoulders and side or
the head. The conclusion proved a severe
test TO his nerves. and he suffers much
pain. He was in a semi-conscious state
for some time; the nervousness and excite
ment being the probable cause. NO inter
nal injuries were discovered
Capt. Garrison was attended by Dr.
~ I'D moe eartrE 20 harra a FTaDFfETA
Of the acromion process, and to have sus-
tanned a sprain of the left ankle. Being n
man OF large frame, he fell very heavily,
and his injuries will probably conlne him
TO his room for two or three weeks
Joe Wright. a %gripman, was riding on
the step of the rear platform, ana )umpga
off about the time that Mr.. Muldoon fell.
He said that the latter fell in trying TO
jump.
L. s. Humes. a student Of the Bishop
Scott academy. Of Portland. and a son o.
Judge T. ]. Humes. OF this city. was nd
ing on the dummy. in company |1i1
r. E~rockway- His account OF the accl-
dent is as follows:
we had reached the alley between
Sixth and Seventh streets, and the ear
had stopped. The gripman tried TO start
but The grip did not seem TO take hold, SO
he reached down 70 tighten "A screw. TAlS
not being effective. when ne drew the grip
again the car started the
brakes were set. but they ala very little
good. as the track was slippery. 4 lady
near mo jumped off. showing me around
the iron bar 10 which was holding. ana
7 fel. hruising my knee. I saw MT Null
doom sitting in the rear car when the ears
started back"
A. T. Haas. manager OF the Seattie 't}
Railway. has been I'D az his home for a
Few days. and lis account Of the accident
IS ne given him hv Conductor Savage re
said. Mr.. Nuldoou could not have fallen
over the dashboard. as I understand ne
thinks he did. but must have fallen in try
ing 20 iumn. The car dId not jerk or stop
in any way 20 have thrown a person IN
that manner. I'm the first place. The grin
broke. causing Iii 70 lose the caole, ana
the car 20 rln backwards, the track ana
wheels were So slippery that the brakes
did no good
Conductor Savage stated that he was on
the dummy. bur Immediately made MS
way 10 the coach and grabbed the brake
In his seven years Of railroadsng ne never
before was on . car which would not weld
70 the brakes Gripman Combs began MS
service The first dav that the road was
onerated. and was in the employ OF re
company as a carpenter during me "h'le
time OF construction.
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