The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-07
NELSON s MUNRO,
I2Is-Ie23 second Avenue. seattle Wash

5sst 10 make out an ideal railroad acci-
dent
Late last Night DR.. Newlands. who IS
attending Mr.. E.versole and Mr.. Allen,
gave out the following statement. Mr..
EvsrsOIe Is suffering from conclusion Of
the brain. although there Is no depression
OF the bone He has developed more fever
than like 10 see. and sometimes his mind
wanders.
Mr.. Allen Is badly shaken up. and I
am afraid one OF his kidneys have been
injured"
The car was on its way down town. At
tie Third avenue crossing a stop was
made Then at the signal 10 go ahead
gwen by Contractor Z. L. Marsh, Csripman
George Berry pulled back his GRIP and
took sold OF the rope. Just as the car
sslot over the brink OF che hin the grip
shank broke. THIS released the hold on
,--e ca bIe. and IL was a question of how
much good the brakes would do. Grpman
Berry IS a large man, heavy and powerful
He put al his weight on the foot brake.
and at the same T. me worked the hand
brake for all ne was worth. Conductor
Marsn Instantly realized that something
Was out OF gear. and turned up the rear
brake as far as he could. The momentum
of the car was too great TO be overcome
by the brakes. 1t would be a difficult
matter 20 say what rate Of speed was at
was reached. Some say twenty ard some
say as high as thirty miles an hour What
ever II may have been. Fred Allen, of the
Seattle & Internal ionai. thought 4 adj
visable TO jump from the front seat. He
did so and made Il all right. only that a
pedestr an got IN his way before he could
stop. and both went down IN a heap. Mr..
Alien was bruised and covered with mud.
while his unknown opponent" Jared as
bad il not a tr.he worse.
just as the car started down TO First
avenue Mr.. Eversole jumped from the
back Platform. He had been sitting in
side, and. according to Conductor Marsh,
had been Caut.onet. 10 remain on the car.
Mr.. Eversole is wen advanced n years.
and although ne was able to land on his
feet. the impetus he had received caused
him 10 plunge forward violently. He could
not keep his feet and struck his head on
the street. being rendered unconscious.
Subsequently he was taken home and
cared for by a physician.
The car was brought 10 stop on the
west side of First avenue. The passen-
gers who remained on the car then got off
and walked mp the street as il nothing had
happened. The next car pushed No. Z up
the hill as far as Minor avenue, when the
ca BILE stranded. Super ntendent Gibson
Immediately started work putting In the
new cable which was on the spool at the
water front terminus. Il was intended to
put in the new cable Tuesday night but
the men were tired out, so ii was post
poned.
Conductor Marsh and GriPman Berry
are experienced men. and people who saw
the accident say that they stood to their
work braveiy.
The action OF the city council last Mon
day night in authorizing the committee on
health and sanitation 10 investigate the
cause of the runaway car of last Christ
mas day, has a double significance, in
view OF this last accident. From express
sioes heard in the city council 1t could be
seen that a strict investigation would be
made TO find who was responsible. At that
time some councilmen seemed 10 think
the body was going outside its province
In authorizing a committee TO investigate
street car accidents. Probably the opin-
ion of these has changed since yesterday.
The committee on health and santa ton
will meet Friday afternoon in the coun-
ell chamber and begin an investigation OF
the accidents.