The evening times., 1898-07-11

A'.fatal accident occurred last night on
the Capital Railway at Hillsdale.
One man is dead and several victims are
in the hospitals.
An investigation will be made to fix re-
sponsibility for the accident. The railway
employees claim that the brake gave way.
1t was about $50 that the electric car
left Congress Heights for Washington.
Notwithstanding the cool weather there
were many passengers on board. The car
was in charge of bfOtorInan A. c. Selby
and Conductor ]. W. Werner, The run
from Congress Heights to the Govern
ment Hospital for the. Insane is along
level stretch and was made without in
cident. From the hospitalto Hillsdale the
track runs down a long, steep hill. The
car had just started down this hill when
Motorman Selby felt the wheels almost
leap from the rails He realized that
something was wrong. He shut off the
current and tried to set the brake. 1t re-
fused to work. Then it occurred TO him
that the brake chain was broken. Fran
tically he sounded the gong to warn the
conductor to apply the rear brake.
Some of the people sought safety by
jumping. Some were badly injured.
Among the passengers one woman with
q baby in her arms sought 10 leap from
her seat. but was restrained.
Directly In front of the on-rushing car
| was a street car of the --Anacostia Rail-
way. Driver Roger Barker had his horses
turned toward the hill. '--
Just at the foot of the hill the electric
car seemed to rise in the air. II gave
a plunge forward and piowed through the
horse car.
Those who were not thrown to the
street were buried in the debris.
Policeman J. l.. Buckmaster called for
patrol wagons and ambulances. Mean
while messengers were FASTENED to Ana
costa with the news. Mr.. Julius Tolsor
| drove to the scene and conveyed several
| injured people to their homes. Druggists
Weiss and Bury went to the place with
medicines and DIR. Wilmer. of Baltimore.
| Of the Insane Asylum. and DIR. J. Stew
| art Harrison rendered surgical aid
The name Of the man killed and Of
| the injured in the wreck. with brief de-
scription"o of their injuries. follow:
Dead:
Frank s. Hosmer. No. 1915 Street
| northwest a...- .,. t.......
Injured:
T. w. Roberts, No. ia Pierce Street.
| tAnacostia- fractured skull. He Is at
Pro Sdence Hospital
Guy Latimer. at Emergency Hospital
| Conclusion of the brain and probable
fracture of the skuS He is a letter car
rier and lives at Fourth and Streets
southeast
| Lewis Rosenberger, s2s North Eaton
and he is seriously injured internally.
| He is at Providence Hospital
Miss Mollie Durham, No. Ill l Street
| northwest. probable fracture of the skull.
William Barker. l220 Second Street
| southeast. injured internally.
| Quo Haarer. T Seventh Street north
west, left leg broken. -'.~
George Orem 1923 L Street southeast
right leg broken.
Frank Downing. 1918 Ninth Street. cut
| and bruised 7. .fN"..
Fred winkleman. 41s G Street southeast,
| cut and bruised.
James Morgan. Ills c Street southeast
broken thigh. . ...... 49,.
George Coleman. 1l6 Sixth Street south
| east, broken thigh. '.'-r'
r. w. Bowman Congress Heights hin
back. and hand spraihed.
| Lewis F. Miller. 925 y Street northwest,
| laceratiou of back and head.
L. S. King. 2l4S 1-2 Pennsylvania Ave-
nue.. fractured rib.
Ernest Berkeiy,s 1870 Frances Street
southeast; face and head cut.
F. H. Collins, timer. 3l3S P. Street. con-
| fusion of shoulder. 49, -.
George Poole. apprentice in navy yard,
sos E Street southeast: badly bruised
W. Dawson King. Is, Jackson Street,
Anacostia cut and bruised
Julius Hanlein, T05 Street southeast:
leg and body bruised
William D.. Sullivan. GIL G.IStreet south
east: bruised.
James Miles. 1925. Eleventh Street
southeast: cut and bruised.
George Thorpe. 326 Ninth Street south
east; injured about hip and arms
Lizzie Lewis. No. 1919 Eleventh Street
southeast: cut about body and head.
William Baldwin and wife, G Street.
between Fourth and Fifth Streets north
west: slightly bruised and cut.
Mrs. Payne. Seventh. between H and
| Streets southeast, cut about the head
Philip Asthaus. eleven years old 7l6
Street southeast. slightly bruised
Joseph Collins. III l Street southeast
| cut and bruised. --------
Mr.. Dougherty. Virginia Avenue south
east, slightly bruised.
Arthur Marks. 5l9 Seventh Street south
east, cut and bruised about the body.
Frederick Morgan, Eleventh Street
southeast. conclusion of the brain.
Edward Oliverk arm fractured.
Mary Scott. 733 Seventh Street south
| east bruised "
Mrs. Hail. s07 G Street southeast. bruis-
| ed and cut.
| Thomas H., Wright. 407 N Street north
| east. right arm broken in two places.
Coroner Carr win hold an inquest at 2
| o'clock this afternoon at Lees undertak-
| ing establishment.