Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-05
ACCIDENT TO DR. HOGE
His Buggy Run Into BY an E|ec-
tic-Car on Main Street.
HIS INJURIES QUITE SERIOUS,
Two Ribs Broken, Face Cut, Ankles
Wrenched, and Body Bruised.
DOCTORS shx We WILL RECOVER.
DIR. Mcclure noes Not Regard HIS
Condition as Alarming, md Ex-
poets to Have Him out Again In
Six weeks-How IL Happened.

Rev DR.. Moses D. Hoge, pastor OF the
Second Presbyterian church. was the vic
tim OF a serious accident yesterday af-
ternoon. in which he received painful
and serious injuries. The eminent divine
was driving along Main street in his bug
gy. on his way home to dinner, and
when at the corner Of Madison and Main
streets. electrician No. SO ran into the
vehicle from the rear. overturning It,
and throwing the minister out.
DR.. Hoge was caught beneath the vehi-
Gle and dragged some distance. He re-
ceived two or three cuts across his tenn
pie and about his forehead; two of his
ribs were broken on the lower right side;
he was badly shaken up and bruised all
over the body and both ankles were in
iured. the left ankle being particularly
painfully hurt. The buggy was complete
w wrecked. and DR.. Hoge, who was tenn
porarily stunned was picked up and
driven rapidly to his home, corner of
Fifth and Main streets, where Dr. Hunter
Mcclure and DR.. Moses ID. Hoge, Jr.,
attended him.
CONDITION NOT ALARMING.
DR.. Hoge was suffering great pain, and
had several slight hemorrhages from his
lungs. but Dr. Mcclure does not regard
his condition as alarming. OF course an
accident Of this nature is serious espe-
| cialIy to a man of DR.. Hoge's advanced
| wears. and the nervous and physical
shock was very great. He had just begun
TO regain his strength after his
long and serious illness, extending
| through almost the entire summer
and it is remarkable that he
was not more completely pros
trated by the severe shock. In his weak
! ened condition it was found difficult to
secure anything like natural circulation
| of the blood but he rallied in the evening,
and DR.. Mcclure late last night expressed
| the hope that he would have his patient
| out again in six weeks.
HOW THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
| owing to the pain from his broken ribs
| and bruised~body, DR.. Hoge Is unable 10
| lie down. but he told his family physician
exactly how the accident occurred. He
| said that so far as he could judge 1t
| happened about ten minutes 10 O'CLOCK.
| He had lust reached Madison street, on
his way down Main, when he heard Deli
clang behind him, and instantly, before
he had time to move, the car struck MS
! bupgy from behind, and it was thrown
into TIE air. The Doctor says he remem-
bers his sensations very wildly. He
| knew instantly that he was the victim
| of a trolley-car accident and felt that
he was about to be ground TO pieces De-
meath the wheels.
Fortunately, the buggy was thrown
| clear Of the track. 1t was overturned,
| however. and DR. Hoge after having been
lifted high i'm the air. was thrown Violent
ly 10 the cobblestones, and his buggy
] fell on him. Passengers in the car ana
people on the sidewalk who had witness
ed the accident. rushed to the assistance
of the beloved preacher, and it was the
work of few second only TO lift him out
of the debris and get him in carriage.
THE MoTORMAN's STATEMENT.
| Arriving at his home, DR.. Hoge was
| taken at once to his bed-chamber but,
| as already stated he was unable 10 lie
| down. Some little time after the acct
dent. Motorman William Price. who was
running the car, called at the residence
and expressed great concern and the
! deepest regret at what had occurred. His
| version of the accident differs somewhat
from that of Dr. Hoge. He says he was
| running at usual speed, ana Dr. HoSe
| was driving along clear OF the tracks.
| The motorman started TO pass, but says
that Just as he did So DR.. Hoge pulled
his horse in 10 the tracks. as though about
| 10 turn into Madison street. and though
he rang his bell and applied his brake
vigorously. he was unable TO avoid the
| collision. and the buggy was llfted on the
fender and hurled over
DR.. Hoge did not see the motorman when
he called but was told of his visit and
| conversations and said he felt exceedingly
sorry for the car-man. as his position
might be affected. The motorman was
mistaken. though. he said, about his
| turning his horse, as he was driving
along the track. and had no occasion to
turn In either direction. not knowing
that the ear was behind him.
Mr.. Price. as soon as he returned to
the car-sheds on west Main street. re-
! ported the accident TO the authorities,
| and he was suspended from duty pending
| an investigation.
is A DANGEROUS POINT.
The point at which the accident TO DR..
! Hoge occurred is a very dangerous one,
and the cars going in either direction
often pass at a high rate of speed. Espe-
| cially is this true of cars coming down.
! town which acquire such momentum de-
! scending the grade from Belvidere street
that il helps TO force them up the hill
, toward the jefferson Hotel. \ gentleman
! who lives in that community said last
night that he had several times been un-
able 10 get a car 10 stop at Madison and
Main because they passed in such haste.
Or Hoge had been improving quite
steadily in the last two weeks, and
nreacbed last Sunday morning with al
most his old-time vgor and vim. ON
Thursday DR. Hoge had to ascend two
| flights OF stairs to see n member Of his
congre cation. and he was somewhat more
debilitated yesterday than he had been
for some days as result Of this tax on
! his strength He remarked to friends with
| whom he talked that he could not stand