The morning times., 1896-11-08

| Levin Ward, siXty-siX years old, formerly
a florist employed III the White House CON
| seryatoneS, was run over last night about
z O'Clock by car No. 9 OF the Georgetown
and Tenleytown Railway Company, iifty
yards below The Grant road on the Rockville
] pike at Tcnleytown.
The car passed over both legs. reducing
the flesh and bone 10 pulp, and in all
| probability the injuries vii prove fatal.
| Mr. Ward has been living Tor some time
! witu his niece, MIS-. Joseph Wise, in Ten
| leytown, but left home yesterday after
noon intending 20 visit and spend the night
| at the house Of Mrs. Joel Wise, a relative,
who lives in Tenleytown, just south Of the
! Grant road. The accident happened Just
| about 100 yards from his destination.
IL is supposed that Mr. Ward had been
| drinking, for when first seen by Motorman
Williams he was lying nearly concealed
| among the bushes, which grew thickly be-
| tween the tracks at this point his feet
| protruding over one rail and his head lay
| upon the other.
LAY IN THE WEEDS.
Owing 10 The heavy growth of the weeds
| and the darkness, Motorman Clark did not
see the prOStrate form until it was but
n foot III front Of the fender He sprung
| the wheel guard, cut off his current and
applied the brake with such force that the
rapidly moving car was brought to a
stanisuii IN the short space of nine feet,
but too long, however, to prevent the
accident.
Inc motorman and Conductor Henry
Loughhorough, ran to the assistance of
The injured man as soon as the car came
10 standstill and lifted him from under
me rear platform IN semi unconscious
condition.
Mr- Ward was taken into the car and
paced as comfortably as possible on one
OF The side seats, and DR.. E. W. Hay-
maker was hastily summoned An IN
Tesugation, according to the doct or's
statement, found the injured limbs in a
condition fer immediate amputation, but
1t was thought advisable to first remove
the man TO Emergency Hospital.
Dr. Siaymaker bandaged the crushed
llmbs and prevented the possibility of his
patient bleeding to death before the hos
pital could be reached. Accompanied by
Dr. Siaymaser the car bearing Mr. Ward
came into the city as rapidly as possible,
and was net at the corner of Thirty-sccond
and q streets, by the patrol wagon of the
Seventh precinct, in charge OF Policeman
fisher. MIR. Ward was transferred from
the car 10 the wagon, and rapidly carried
across the city to the Emergency.
THE MOTORMAN'S STORY.
Motormau CLARK gave his version of the
a1fair last night 10 a reporter
Il bad just stepped at the Grant road for
passenger" said he, land wss slowly
gaining beadway when just the distance
between two OF our poles, which is iifty
yards, from the last stopping place, l
saw a man S feet lying across the track
directly in front of my fender, l sprung
the Wheel guard and stopped the car as
Soon as possible, but it was impossible for
me tu prevent the accident. The man WAS
conscious when We picked him up, but
could ray nothing. From his position, |
would Judge that he was under the in
fluence of liquor when he lag or fell down
upon the track"
Conductor Longilboougl knew nothing
OF Tie matter until he was thrown heavily
against the end Of his car by the sudden
stoppdge.
MIR. Ward, the injured man, is an Old
SOLDIER, ana was for a time an inmate of
The Soldiers Home. He is a florist by
trade, and until age rendered him incapa bic
was employed at the White House. IJpou.
the niarriage OF his niece tu Mr., Jo=eub
Ward, of Tenieytown, the old gentleman
Went 10 I'VE icith tnciu ana has tIau,. thci,
house his huuS ever since making him
self useful about the premises, when his
health and strength permitted. He has
no immediate family, as far as can be
learned.
BON Of the injured mans limbs We're
amputated at the hospital and at late
honr he was still alive, though very little
hope for his recovery is entertained BY
the'doctors.