Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-06
Trolley CARS in COLLISION
Serious Accident on Whining
ton and Chester Railway.
|CCURslD n BELLEVUE BRIDGE
fourteen Persons Injured, But
None Killed.

s. "a
|uo crowdsd Suburban Cars Met Head on
Lone motormas Was Hero; He stuck TO
bis Post, and Was Badly Hurt-Tha Pas
tsngers who Jumped suffered Most-
gThe first serious trolley accident on
p wilmington and Cnester connect
3 link took place TUESDAY morning
pr the bridge at Bellevue. when IA
Fsons were more or less injured on
|count OF collision between two
Rs, which were running IN opposite
Fections on the same track. That
fatality accompanied the accident
Es rare piece of good fortune.
Following is the list OF the injured !:
farah Jefferson, oolored, aged "a
prs, domestic at No. S3s Van Buren
'eet, this city, compound dislocation
right foot and confusion OF back ;
der treatment at Delaware Hospital.
<hos peakman of Chester, motorman,
! In abdomen, sent home. "
Prs. Mary Gamerdineer, aged 67
~, No. 1899 Reese street, Philadel,
nose broken, bad confusion Of
eyelids, right forearm fractured I;
er treatment at Delaware Hospital.
I'm Gamerdinger, son OF the former,
me address, left shoulder injured; |;
ted at Delaware Hospital
,ss Mary Mcintyre, aged, IL years,
|nor, Pa, right leg broken below
at Delaware Hospital.
fank Il. Roberts, colored, aged "a
s, Claymont, left leg broken, abdo-
confused at Delaware Hospital.
rs. Sanford Mouday, Parkersburg,
abrasion anu consuslon over rieht
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pital. 4
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sion VI hlp an9 pack WOUNDS
~ DGiaware T riospita'' ,,.
sn,t - streat pb;aadai,,h;a mn, Mo. a,,Io aIio
nv T,a ap,1 W.. ~ ~ no'ne.
ripg from shock; able to 20 home
nnk ID. Long, No. 1853 North
fth street, PhiIadelphia. left kuee
lily abrased, and right leg injured
to 90 home. :
rn,vr, -
.s. a.. r. 80.
euDoni y, .ne noiiuay, trafnc
tar r1,iy ,;y,,a On carN .ne "ia,ming.op ana ana
arp Co., in charge of Conductor
Kennard and Motorman e.
kman, both Of Chester, was north
h, carrying large crowd; and
Der car No. So Of the Chester
ion Co., in charge Of Conductor
X Farley and Motorman George
ID, both Of Chester, was south
Ia, carrying large crowd. n is
b track road with turnouts and is
tied by block signal lights. Why
<No cars happened to be running
sposite directions SO near the same
ISf is a matter for speculation thai
should not hare been doing SO is
3ln.
e accident occurred about 10. 90
Biz a few feet tbis side ~ ~ o
xe which crosses the tracks tbat
into the. Bellevue ouarr;es of
hes Brothers d Bangs. just befora
bridge is reached, there is y cnrva
pad making an incline before start,
2 rise towards the bridge. Some
are turnouts each having the sie.
+ Lights. 'SN' ''h
wvn
oAss WE'RE IN THE SAME BLOCK.
per the system, only one car had
Z. ts upon 'nS Th. Track ;a connecting the
pound car found the signal lights