The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-12
CRUSHED BY A TROLLEY CAR.
NICHOLAS MARIN PROBABLY FA-
TALLY INJURED

stepped OF n Habersham street Car
in Front of IA Car Going in the OPP
pOsite DirectiOn-Caught Under the
Wheels and Dragged Twenty Feet
Not Expected That He VIII Sur
Nive the shock and Injuries-The
MOtOrman's Story of the Accident.
Need of Guards on Car Platforms.
Nicholas Marin, aged 50 years, locksInith
at No. Al Drayton street, was run over
and probably fatally injured about
O'Clock last night by a Savannah, Thun-
derbolt and Isle Of Hope car at Haber-
sham and CASTOR streets. His right thigh
was broken his left foot mangled, and
he was injured internally
Mr.. Marin was on the rear platform
when the car going south neared CASTOR
street where he was preparing to get
off. On reaching the stopping place he
stepped off unsuspectingly on the east side,
on the parallel track, just as a north
bound car approa ched running at four or
five miles an hour. Motorman Collins saw
the man and shouted to him, but the
warning came too date and the next in
slant witnessed the helpless man rolling
anu tW4SNiAl6 btl4tdALl tliN hilNCio- u num-
Der of people on both cars witnessed the
accident, but they could do nothing, and
after running about twenty feet, the
wheels stopped with Mr.. Marin moaning
between them.
The shock was so severe that he scarce
ly realized what had happened. He was
picked up by Motormen Collins and An
drews and carried to the St Josephs In
Urinary, at Habersham and Taylor streets.
where DR.. w. W. Owens, the company's
physician, was hastily summoned. After
making an examination of Mr.. Marin s
injuries, Dr. Owens found the right thigh
| broken and the left foot mashed. Owing
to the shock, DR.. Owens concluded to dress
the injuries temporarily and make more
thorough examination this morning. He
could not tell how sc rious the result might
be- but in view of A1r Marin's advanced
age it is scarcely probable he will sur
Vive.
Notwithstanding the cars have no
guard gates to keep passengers from get
/ ting off on the side where they are liable
to be run down by cars running in oppo-
site directions. This is the first accident
! of its kind in Savannah. While the car
| was running al pretty good speed still
the accident could not have been avoided
! by the motorman, according to statements
| of eye Witnesses, because the car and Mr..
Marin came together almost simultan-
| eously. 1t would have been impossible to
stop, even had the wheels been instantly
| locked, as Ghe car would probably have
slid on the wet track far enough to do
the damage.
The ordinance regulating the speed of
cars provides that they may go ten miles
an hour souCh, and SIX miles an hour
north OF Liberty street. Owing 10 the fact
ID was crossing a street and also APP
| preaching another, however, it is stated
| the car that run over Mr. Marin checked
| speed considerably.
Soon after The accident Motorman Col
| Inns ran his car as far as the police bar
racks, where he reported the matter and
| surrendered. He made a statement sub
! stantially above given. He saw Mr.
! Marin and at once applied the brakes, but
| there was no possibility of stopping the
car. He said ne was running about five
miles an hour, and stopped his car in
| fifteen rect of the spot where the mar
was struck. After communicating with
| the infirmary and feeling satisfied it was
| an accident, the sergeant released tins
motorman 10 appear in Police Court this
morning.
Nisfortunes of like character have beer
narrowly averted on former occasions
which viii likely emphasize the need o.
guard gates to keep passengers from
| walking into danger In the present in
| stance 1t is stated, it was impossible t
see to it that the passenger got off on the
right side because of the crowded condi
ton of the platform on which he was rid
ing.