The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-29
MANGLtD ON A CAR.
Five Trolley Passengers
Crushed BY a Runaway
Brewery Wagon.
COLLISION AT THE JUNCTION
Two Women Badly Hurt and
Three People Scratched
and Bruised.
SAYS THE TRACES BROKE
How the Driver Accounts for the
Accident Both Horses
Killed.
SAYS THE TRACES BROKE

1t was little short of miracle that a
dozen people were not killed when a
brewery wagon ran into a crowded troll
ley car at the Junction this
afternoon. Two people however. were
seriously hurt and three others
severely shaken had their arms
of a painful nature. Shortly before two
O'Clock a wagon belonging to Fiegen-
spans Brewery. Newark, came rafting
down Commun.paw avenue towards the
Junction. There were two powerful white
horses in the shafts and they galloped
at a great speed.
At that moment Bayonne open car,
No. Al. was ascending the hill. travelling
south. and as it reached the open space
observed the beer wagon coming towards
him. He shut off the power and clapped
on the brakes. but ii was too late. the
pole of the beer wagon dashed into the
side Of the car. Both horses went down
with the shock and the pole tore its
way through the line of passengers and
ripped out the side of the car.
The motorman managed to bring his
car to a standstin and crowd quickly
rushed up to rescue the passengers, who
were, as might be expected, in a state
of tremendous excitement. In their
haste TO escape the onslaught of the pole
the passengers fell over each other and
many were injured in that way. There
were a great number of women and chill
dren on board and their screams were
houses an excited crowd DR.. Broderick.
a well known physician, was visiting a
patient N Prescott place, and on hearing
the crash ran at once to the scene.
With the assistance of Officer Herring
and a crowd of wiling hands the in
jured were removed from the car and
calls for the ambulanees were sent.
The first to receive attention was Miss
Hayden, of No. 4o3 Stuyvesant avenue,
Brooklyn. who was probably the most
seriously injured one of them all. Her
jaw was broken in two places and her lips
and face were badly cut She was con-
scious. however. all the time and showed
great nerve. A patrol wagon took her
to St Francis, Hospital
When the accident occurred and she
was pushed off the car, Mrs. Sarah c.
Smith of No. IA West Fifty-first street,
Bayonne, who was waiting on the corner
for a Bayonne car, ran to her assistance.
Miss Hayden put her arms around Mrs.
Smiths neck and clung to her. She
begged Mrs Smith to accompany her to
the hospital and the kind hearted woman
went with her in the patrol wagon.
The injured are
Miss Hayden. injuries to face and jaw.
Mrs. Wi.5erg, No. 1G7 Ninth street,
knee fractured.
Mr.. Benn. No. % Montgomery street,
injured about face and arms.
Walter Benn. No. e Montgomery street.
long cut on head.
Effie schaffer. No. 81 Webster street,
Newark. cut on arms and scalp
When the injured were removed atten-
ton was paid to the horses. One horse
was killed outright and the other was
so badly injured that Counsellor c. J.
Peshall, of the s. P. c. A., who hap
pened to be on the scene, directed an Off
Ger to shoot it. One animal lay in the
centre of the main track in pool Of
blood and the other near the sidewalk of
Emmons' corner.
AS for the beer wagon 1t was wrecked
completely. and the driver. David Beck.
looked the picture of despair as he stood
bewail:ng the loss Of his steeds and the
injuries they had caused. He said trace
had broken and he could not restrain
them.
Il did all could, he said to a News
reporter, ito stop the team, but was
unable to do SO. / put on the brake.
but it was of no use. saw the danger
as well as the people, but was power
less to avert it.
Beck went to the Fourth precinct sta
tion house and there made statement
to Captain McKaig, who held him. Since
there was no blame attached q the