The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-01

20 slippery. When / reversed my car ]
worked the lever to the sand box, but the
sand for come unaccountahle reason re-
fused to work. although ! threw the lever
clear open. had not had occasion TO use
the sand before that morning. ! didn't
knew whether The sand was T n,rsa s or
on the front platform with me-
CONDUCTOR PALMQC1sTsS STORY.
Swan PaimQuist the conductor OF the
wrecked car was sworn. I'VE were eight
or ten minutes late leaving South Seattle
Were making up time and running about
s,gns ss ss an a n1r wen saw il rss
! heard no bell or whistle. A bell is as,s
ally rung. Sometimes It IL not. ] was
passing saresh sss as, xonr on. the
front doer when first saw the train. Was
intending 20 get OF 10 nag the train, as
was my usual habit d , hos no, hem sa, %.
man was making unusual EFFORTS TO stop
the car. Didn't notice that the current was
When stepped outside the door ! saw
that a collision was inevitable. ana
shouted: My Col. ain't there some way
80 step this carr ! was going To warn
the passengers but there was no time
II acted as motorrnan In bringing the
car In from South Park 70 South Seattle
on the morning OF the Collision. HAD no
occasion 10 use the sand. ana did nos test
II. / looked into the sand box. however
and saw that there Was sand III !. ho~
much could not say. The rules OF the
company require us TO stop al ,ns 1rsss s.-
which company has the right OF way
sometimes ne cross in front OF trans
never knew ear 70 SIP over the crossshs .
before. walked through the car without
hurrying particularly. Didn't anticipate
that there was collision coming. ana
didn't attempt 20 help the motorsnsn stop
tire car Th~ train was about eight feet
away when stepped out the front door.
W. II Harrsgan, an employe OF the
waShinsion Iron Works, said; Was on
my way 20 WORK and was near the cross
inc wAen the accident occurred. MY at
,cntion WAS called 10 The train hy a whis
the The bs'l vas ringing SLOWLY, De-
Ieve. TIE street car wes running. |
! thought a, a high rate Of speed II dia
not begin Sow Down until wtaAsn about
afseen Tee, OF the train. l Thought the
car Intended 90 cross ahead OF the train.
think The train was running. ! shoald
aatse- about eighteen mites an hour be-
tnr air brakes and hai also reversed his
engine. The Grant street cars usually run
aboni eisn, miles IN hour Just before
reaching the crossing They usually stop
len or swelve fs~s from IA. crossing. ana
fhe conductor gees ahead - whether
he track II clear. | can see the street cars
/ passing constantly while at my work,
.RANNIS GAVE WARNING.
/ James n Grann.s "A blacksmith ~ The
/ Washington Iron Works. was sworn;
~
fridge near the crossing when ne calls
son occurred. / hear1 ths train whistle
wAen II Was ahsut 30 yarsss sSom ths
yf0<ssng A moment later | sssw the street
car caaslag az "a high rae ~ speed. IL was
sAl8f Ae S8v1s AWAY. asu there Mas
xazuS II ~ a collision 9 NJ sa5sienes Is ths
EzosgTssssu &c afoKS ! tAagEs1s ,aw motor
mar Mas gGSa% - sstemfEt 10 cross ia
srcns ~ thv train TIE strs~s car til net
Slz.essn sts xFseea anst wAsasn aassss TWEEN
~ se.f ~ tn. CROSSING. ! fas01 saa, tAc
street cars usually stop AT Uses crossing.
I esst rot a4aasS The Street esE AA& al
rsSst ssgeEsss ser fAe crash essre TIE
/ rsasssEaan On shs Wrecked car cou43 have
ssssn su approaching tram sar AZ sszSs $40
I Yards e@fets reaching ilse crossing. IL, sny
osssutea
/ A w sspfasse. engineer cs ms easisf-
ing isssn1ttSs sid Was *ss ss<s grsgsn
fae crossing WIS saw tass stree sar
Il gaz ahcgs rs feet frnFn sksss crossing
ans g4a9ErE akzaat mites ar aSHT.
sSoai3 fssds@ W. uere fgsnasrx about
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Ct sfsAns. z@1lsss& sssu air Nra&es J; IRE
1 vTssrzgm@4ey fsosea ard reverse ray engine.
Ne were running @s>sa1t f0Ssr gnasxs an
aazs- sfsen tae sxs.ssssn occurred The
uasasra. "a ire street car lad yesssced