The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-12
KILLED BY A STREET CAR.
Rudolph Blumquist, II Years Old, Has
His Lilo Crushed Out.

Rudolph Blamquist. about II years old.
ran in front of North Seattle electric car
No. 3. on First avenue. between Bianch-
ard and Bell streets, yesterday morning at
10 o'clock. and was instantly killed.
The bones of the right side of his body
places. his lef; leg was burned from the
knee down, and both legs were almost
cut or above the knees.
So far as could be learned there was no
reason to blame the motorman or conduc-
tor. The evidence of uniuterested witness
es showed that the boy was almost under
the car before the motorman had any idea
of what had happened, but even with this
short notice the car was stopped within
the length OF the Warwick stables. at the
outside not more than sixty feet The
rails were slippery. and this was one rea-
son why the car was coming along the
last end OF the blanchard street hill''
grade slower than usual
Electric car No. left the down town end
of the line shortly after $50 o'clock in
charge OF Conductor o. Neshem and Grip
man John Stemke. When the hill that
commences TO descend a short distance
south OF Lenora street was reached. the
gripman was even mere cautious than
usual because the rails were slippery. As
the car passed blanchard street which
ends the steep grade. it was travelling at
a moderate rate of speed.
About this time the Rainier bakery
wagon, driven by Fred Ehles. was coming
along the same street. going south. The
wagon was on the west track, while the
street car was approaching on the east
track. Young Blumquist appeared on the
street. and. following his boylsh inciina-
tons. made a run for the back end of the
bakery wagon. II there Is anything that
makes a driver of a bakery wagon nervous
ia IN 1r tvro ~ O.,
the hack end OF the box In which his wares
are stored. The boys turn the handles
and many times the doors open. and out
fan pies and cakes. Ehles slapped the side
OF MS wagon with his whip and yelled
10 the boy to get OF.
Bluulguist Jumped and took two steps
10 the west, which brought him directly
in front OF the electric car. which was
approaching from the south There was
yell from the poor little fellow as the
wheels struck him The people on the car
held their breath when they felt the jar.
caused by the grinding OF the legs and
body Of the victim.
Gripman Stemke put the brakes down
hard. reversed the motors and applied
sand. The car stopped within sixty feet.
IL was then discovered that the boy was
under the rear end OF the car. The body
was taken Immediately to the North Sc
attic Pharmacy, corner OF First avenue and
Battery street. where DR.. Neville pro-
bounced lie extinct There IS hardly q
question that a moment after the frs.
yell WAS heard the young lie had gone
Deputy Coroaer Teaser took charge Of tina
body and had II removed 20 Bustsrx orth 8
undertaking rooms.
John Blamauist. father OF the dead bow.
lives at ice Bell street. As soon as the
news Of the soc.aant reached him he went
TO the drug store and saw the remains.
Then he went out TO sea some OF his
friends. He is very poor and has had q
hard time 10 make a living for himself
and three boys. Mrs. Eiamlulst died sew
erai years ago Mr.. Blamaalst moved TO
Seattle from Cialiam county last fail An
inquest VIII be held Monday afternoon.
". \. E3inGle. OF the Warwick stables
was sitting a; the door when the acci-
dent happened. When interviewed By A
Post-Intelliseacer reporter as to the speed
% tho car. he said: II thought the car
MAS coming a,osS slower than usual
DO yea think the car company or any
81 It's employees acre IN aayWise 20 blame
fer the accident
No: do not
II vas learned later In the evening tia,
Fiinac USE. TO work for the Consolidated
street car line bat had been DISCHARGED
oscar Zbindsn. bartender at a saloon
near the scene OF the accident sas also
Ct the opinion tia, the car vas running -
= lover rate OF speed than usual.
Receiver NJ. r. Bzckus. OF the Consois-
dated linz. gave to fosk-InteiitSencer re-
porter the following aecesGnt OF the acci-
dent,
The North SeA:ti@ car that wen. cat
about - O'Clock Was going Go~n the hin
rear Blanchard stree A bakers waEon
was gosrr south arr snes the car At this
roias- A boy aSoai u years Old had Jump
el &C the hack end % the wagon 2a6 N4s
riding there. just - the wagon met the
al xhe hoy with hsz y hsQ. The hoy jumped
from the wagon ana landed directly n
frols 81 tie car. % closs 10 1t hat the mo-