Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-06-01

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| AT MAIN AND TWENTY-FOURTH
STREETS-MANY PEOPLE At
TRACTED TO THE SCENE AND A
SQUAD OF POLICE ON DUTY-A
NUMBER OF PASSENGERS
ABOARD, THREE OF WHOM
WERE INJURED-THE CAR MEN
PLACED UNDER ARREST-HOW
IT HAPPENED.
Last evening about 6:10 O'Clock the
passenger conveyance belonging to
Frank H. Kitson was struck by car No.
Al On the Wheeling street railway line
at the corner OF Main and Twenty
third streets, and quite mixup ensued.
There were by actual count twenty
people aboard the wagon at the time of
the accident, the driver. and conductor
and eighteen young ladies, all of whom
were employees Of the lantern factory,
and were on their way home from
work. Owing to the fact that the road
was being operated by the new men,
large crowd of people soon gathered
on the scene and for while much ex-
citement prevailed. However, Mayor
Sweeney and squad Of five policemen
were on duty ard perfect order was
maintained.
the vehicle was proceeding south
along Main street with E. w. Conner
! as driver and his son, Clarence Con-
nor, a lad about eleven years old, as
conductor, and was crossing the track
to turn into Twenty-fourth street
when it was struck by the car, which
was being run south at lively rate of
speed. The wagon was turned over
and thrown to one side ana the pas
sengers were thrown together in a
reckless manner AS a result Miss Ella
Lemons, of Benwood Junction, sus-
tanned bad cut on the head and had
three ribs injured Miss Nellie Hous-
ton, of Benwood, had her shoulder
dislocated, and the young conductor
was bruised on the back of the head.
The latter victim was thrown a con-
siderable distance from the wagon. Miss
Lemons, who received the most serl-
GUS injuries, was removed to her home
in the ambulance, Miss Hall was taken
care of by her friends. The rear
wheels of the wagon were broken but
the horse was not hurt.
According to the statements made by
the driver and other parties VINO were
in the vicinity at the time, the car bell
was not sounded as a warning and the
force OF the collision aided consider
ably in bringing the car to q halt. The
car fender was torn off. After the acct
r1,4 ha
car was run back up Main street to the
company's office, near Tenth street
There were three men aboard at the
time, the motorman, conductor and
barn employee. The latter at point
north of the scene got aboard car NO.
10 and on arriving at Twenty -fourth
street was taken into custody by Off
Ger Isaac Shields, on information furn-
ished by one of the eye witnesses. The
prisoner said he was asleep on the trip
south and the informant claimed he
was sitting up smoking pipe. He was
taken to Jail, but the charge against
him will not be serious one. For
some time after the accident groups of
individuals stood about ard each car
passing south was guarded by two
deputy United States marshals. The
police remained on guard and there
was not the least disturbance. Many
startling rumOrS were circulated to the
effect that some of the passengers had
been killed.
Following are the names of the girls
who were in the wagon: Florence
Gertman and Julia Remhoff, Benwood
Junction; Rose Murray, Bertha Jones,
Louisa Bowman, of Bogg'S run; Carrie
and Ella Hall, of 4719 Jacob street;
Mary Leinton, Lizzie HILL Mrs
Lemville, Ella Merton. of Benwood;
Cora Hitchcock, Ella Lennon, Nellie
Huston and Nellie Burk. of Benwood
Junction.
The police were notified and Chief of
Police Clemans, accompanied by Officer
Knabe, hurried to the street car Office.
Car Al was just starting across the Ohio
street bridge when the officers arrived.
They made dash for the car, but
found it in charge Of new crew, who
told them that they would find the
conductor and motorman in the back
room of the office The two men were
there and were taken to the city lock-
up where the motorman gave his name
as Silas Shaw. and the conductor as
August Samsel.
Warrants were sworn out against
them before Justice Rogers. The
charge is that the defendants did fell
onously, wilfully, maliciously, deliber-
ately and unlawfully propel car of
the Citizens Railway Company, of
Wheeling, w. Va. on and along the
tracks on, against and over wagon
loaded with passengers, and they are
thereby did feloniously and maliciously
assault, wound and do other injuries
to Miss Lennon and others with in
tent, then the said Miss Lennon and
others to MAIN, disfgure and
kill, against the peace and dignity Of
the State of West Virginia. They
were committed to Jail for hearing
before Justice Rogers this afternoon
at O'Clock.
Another arrest was made by Detec-
tive Lieut.. Michaels last night in con-
nection with the case. One of the COM
pany employees, who gave his name as
w. ]. Whitman. was taken into Gus
tody on felony charge The police
claim he heard Capt. Clemans tele-
phone from Wilhelm's saloon to the
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