The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-31
ANACONDA NEWS.
FELL UNDER THE WHEELS
John Carr Has a Marrow Escape
From Instant Death.
HIS ARM BADLY CRUSHED
The Surgeons Find 1t Necessary to Ann
putate the Member at the Shoulder.
Victim Was Intoxicated at the
Time of the Accident.

Another street car accident occurred
early yesterdal morning at Carroll
which came within an ace of being a
fatal one AS it is the victim of the
mishap was so seriously injured that
amputation of the left arm at the
shoulder was found to be an absolute
necessity.
While there were several Witnesses
in the immediate vicinity of where the
accident occurred, no one could De
found yesterday who was able to tell
with absolute certainty just how the
unfortunate affair happened. The gen.
orally accepted theory, and indeed the
Only one that offers any explanation
Of the mishap is that the victim fell
out of the car and went under the
wheels.
The accident occurred at about 6:2o
o'clock yesterday morning. The train
is the one that leaves Anaconda each
morning to carry the workmen to the
smelters. 1t consisted yesterday morn
ing of a motor car and four trailers.
There were between 100 and $50 pas
sengers, among whom was John Carr,
the injured man. The train proceeded
to Carroll and stopped, as is the GUS
tom, at the branch store of the Cop
per City Commercial company in that
city. Here most of the passengers
We're discharged and the motorman
started his train again. Suddenly he
heard the conductor giving the signal
to stop. He Immediately applied the
sand and the train stopped within
short distance.
1t seems that Carr and a friend had
been up town all night drinking. They
were very drunk at the time of the ac-
cident and were riding on either the
rear platform of the head car or the
front platform of the second car. At
any event, in some manner not at all
clear he slipped off or fell off the plat
form and went beneath the wheels.
The crowd on the platform gave
shout and the conductor blew his stop
signal. When picked up Carr was
found lying alongside the track. 1t is
probable that only one set of wheels
passed over him. The only injury he
received was to his left arm, which
was crushed and hung limp by his
side.
The car was reversed and Carr placed
inside. He was taken up town with all
possible speed, and upon reaching Main
street was taken to the hospital in
wagon. There his arm was found to be
so badly crushed that the surgeons
considered amputation unavoidable and
the member was taken off at the Shout
der.
Carr was in a sort of stupor when
picked up and placed in the car. He
did not seem to realize that he was
badly hurt and apparently suffered no
pain. He remarked that he was look
ing for his arm, but couldn't see it,"
The man who was with Carr could tell
very little about the accident. He said
when the car stopped at the store Carr
did not apparently know that he had
reached home and did not get off. AS
soon as the car started up again, how
ever, he attempted to jump off. His
friend tried to prevent him from get
ting off, but Carr was persistent. They
struggled upon the platform for a mo-
ment, when Carr broke away from his
friend and fell off the car. The man
could not tell exactly how he happened
to fall under the wheels 1t was very
dark at the time the accident occurred
and objects could not be clearly distin-
guished.
Only two accidents of a serious ma
ture have occurred on the street car
line so far but the wonder is that not
more happen. The early morning cars
haul great crowds every day. The men,
instead of waiting for the car on the
far street crossings, line up alongside
the track all the way from Spruce
street to the b., A. & p. crossing The
cars are run very slowly until the rail-
road track is crossed and generally the
men have no difficulty in boarding
them. On dark mornings, however, the
boarding of moving cars, however
slowly they may be running, is a dan
gerous proceeding, especially when
there is snow and ice on the streets. |
The slightest misstep or slip may result
in one falling beneath the wheels. The |
motormen on all of the runs. but more |
particularly those on the night runs. |
tell of a hundred instances where men |
have come within a hairs breadth of
falling beneath the cars and being |
crushed to death.