The herald., 1896-12-01
Smash up Near the Terminal
Viaduct Last Evening
ONLY ONE PERSON INJURED
@. e. Frost, q Chicago Tourist, Sus.
talns q Fractured Limb
Gross Carelessness Of the Motormen
Said to Have Caused the Collision.
A Dangerous Spot on the Road.

A serious head-end collision occurred
yesterday afternoon about o'clock on
the Pasadena electric line, in which G..
E. Frost, wealthy Chicago tourist, sus-
tanned broken leg; several other per-
sons were more or less bruised, and the
cars were SO badly damaged as to ne
cessitate laying off for repairs. The
accident occurred about mile and a
half south of Pasadena, just beyond the
viaduct which crosses the Terminal
railroad at that point, and within the
limits of South Pasadena. Eye-wit-
nesses of the affair say that the collision
was purely the result of gross careless
ness on the part of the motormen, who
were too anxious to pass and did not
give their cars sufficient room to clear.
On either side of the viaduct the road
is double tracked, but the bridge is too
narrow to accommodate two tracks and
single line of rails crosses it. The
north end is on level with the street,
but a steep incline extends from the
south, ending in curve just at the
point where the rails spread out again
into double track. 1t was in this curve
near the switch that the cars met, 60
ing in opposite directions; there was
ners Of the heavy cars crashed together,
catching Mr.. Frost in the wreck and
fracturing his limb.
Car 80, in charge of Motorman Baier-
sky, was the one upon which Mr. Frost
was riding, bound for Pasadena. With
him was his friend L. w. Stockwell,
manager of the wholesale house of Hulse,
Bradford & Co. of this city. Both
gentlemen sat in front, Mr.. Frost d.
rectly against the curved end of the
car. Next to them was w. Sampson, a
colored man, residing at 1873 East Sec
ond street. The other car. bound toward
Los Angeles, was No. Sc, with Motor
which one Of the men is to blame has
not been determined, but that both
were careless there is no doubt.
When the crash came Mr.. Frost was
caught by the crushed end of the car
and his right leg broken between the
ankle and knee. Mr.. Stockwell was
more fortunate, but had a narrow es-
shoe nearly torn OFF and his trousers
badly damaged, yet he was barely
scratched. Sampson was more un-
lucky being thrown violently forward,
striking on his head and getting painful
ly bruised. Other passengers on both
cars were severely shaken up, but that
was all.
1t required few minutes work to pull
the cars apart, and Mr.. Frost, groaning
with pain, was put aboard No. So and
brought to this city, being looked after
on the way by DR.. Rowland of Pasa-
dena, who happened to be coming to
town. AIT the Fourth etreet station
Kregelo & Bresee's ambulance was ir
waiting and conveyed him to his apart
ments In the Westminster hotel. Drs
Ainsworth, Buell. and Gates were called
and set the limb, finding splintered
break that will require some time &c
heal. No one was allowed to see him
last night as the shock of the accident
had proved very severe on Mrs. Frost,
who has for some years been an in
valid. requiring the constant care of a
nurse. 1t was in the hope of improving
his wifes health that Mr.. Frost made
the trip to California. arriving here on
the 2Sth of November. He Is we'll
known business man Of the Windy City,
being extensively Interested in the lum-
ber trade.
Superintendent Larrabee of the elac-
tric road was seen last night and said
that he had been unable to determine
as yet where to place the blame for the
accident. Motormen Foss and Baier-
sky had both been suspended pending
an investigation, and the matter would
be thoroughly sifted. The spot where
the collision occurred is a dangerous
one, an accident having occurred in the
same place some time ago. A car had
got Off the track in the curve and
was run into by another coming down
the incline before it could be stopped
Nobody was hurt, all escaping with a
bad shaking Cp.