Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-02-16
SLED AND WAGON COLLIDE
Disastrous Cuasting Accident
at Seventh and Monroe
Streets, on Saturday.
WALTER TAYLOR'S LEG BROKEN
Harry A. Carton and Edgar
Poole Severely Injured--A
Dozen Boys on the Sled,
Most of WI o IN
Were Hurt

A double decker sled bearing about
dozen boys collided with farmwagon
at Seventh and Monroe streets about
o. 40 O'Clock on Saturday, resulting in
tho injuring OF the following:
Harry A. Carton, aged 20 years, o.
No. Sl6 Adams street
Edgar Poole, aged 16, of No. loco T
West Tenth street.
Walter Taylor, aged Is, of No. SGT
jackson street.
L. b. Talley, farmer, OF near Perrys
Tavern, Brandywine hundred.
ID was at first feared that tho boys
were more seriously injured than was
the case. Taylor had his left leg broken,
but the others escaped with severe
bruises. In addition to those named
several other boys who were on the sled
received minor bruises.
The sled, which is owned by boys IN
tho vicinity Of Eighth and Adams
streets, was running down Seventh
street, having started at Van Buren,
Carton was in front, guiding the sled
by means Of straight iron bar attached
to rod running through to the steer.
| Taylor and the following boys, whose
homes are generally within q few
| squares OF the scene of tho accident;
Frank and William Simmons. son pt
Street and Sewer Director William
Simmons, Robert Vernon, Frank Hare
Ray Fowler, Isaac Veasey, Thomas
Gross and Walter Davis, with few
others.
The hill was in prime condition and
the sled made good time. Some 81
tho boys say they were ringing their
bell as they coasted. When nearing
Monroe street they saw farm wagon
with two horses attached moving across
the intersection, but it was too late for +
them to stop. The team was driven by
u. b. Talley, who was accompanied by |
Robert Wilson, and they were bound
for q load of grain. Nicholas Veasey
. and n. Sewer, small boys, declare that
they shouted at the farmer to stop, butt
that he paid no attention 10 them. HisI
story is that when he saw the sled hel
could not stop the horses on account Of
the slippery snow and then he tried tol
hurry them across to avoid being
: struck. But he was unsuccessful, fol
? Just rs the wagon reached the midd
! OF the street the sled struck it at tiy
. front wheel. The wheel gave wal
under the tremendous force and horse
and wagon were showed around SO thsv
. the latter struck lamp post at thd
5 southeast corner OF the street inter
9 section and completely wrecked it. A
Q lettor box went TO the ground with thd
lamp post. The iron bar Of the sled!
] was broken. f*N
The whole thing took place SO rapidly
2 that the boys could not jump from the|
= sled and was wedged underneath the
4 wagon with several of them still on it'll
u The wagon had to BIO raised to enable|
: the removal Of young Carton, who|
9 from his position had received great
:. portion of the shock of collision. Mr.
u Talley and his assistant were thrown
: from tho wagon under the horses, which,
}. fortunately did not run. The farmefj
y struck on his knees and sustained slight
cuts on his face. Wilson was slightly
u hurt in the back.
Y The accident was observed by mum
Der Of people and willing hands were
. not lacking to aid the injured, M
u Simmons. who lives in the neighbor1
9 hood. saw the collision and dragged one
y of the boys, Taylor, from the wrecl
and helped carry him to DIR. b. Il
81 Veasey's drugstore. Eighth and Monro4
Z streets. Thence TAYLOR was removed
. in the Phoenix ambulance to his hon
10 on jackson street. He il q sou .
Z Samuel W. Taylor.
y Elwood p. Pyle Of the G.. e. j, PylI
10 Co. was one of those who looked afte
Carton, who was borne into tho resi-
dence Of Mrs. Robert Hanna, No. VI
1T West Seventh street. The young ma
b, was in very daZed condition, havin
I'd received u hard blow over one eye.
n complained when pressure was apple
a. to his hip and it was feared that
had sustained fracture. He was
Of moved In the Phoenix ambulance to b
a. homo on Adams street and it was fouu
o. that no bones were broken. He ralis
10 very we'll from the shock.
ny Poole, who Is tho son of William
q Poole, was carried into the residence
O. Benjamin Wright, No. SQ4Wcst SeVert
no street.. His lip and chin were cut au
d. his left knee bruised. He was remoV
ry to his home nd Tenth and Jacks
DO streets in Watson Il Pierson's delivc
ds wagon,
ol OF tho other boys, William Simmo1
dc had the skin knocked off Ills wrist;
nd brother Frank was bruised on tho kne
Id Frank Hare was also hurt on the kne
OF and Isaac Veasey was cut on tho ear
ic Officer Harry Taylor was on the sce1
en- soon after the accident and reported
IT'S to the police station. He looked ai
is some OF the injured boys.
40 STRUCK A BEER WAGON.
y, While David Friscoe, aged 16 year
~ of No. 105 Searles street, was sieddl
~ Gu West Third street hill, about
Wy O'Clock on Saturday, his sled strucH
w. beer wagon at Madison street crosSi
". w. and he was thrown violently to
Dati, ground and sustained injuries to
rd side. He was sent homo In
,na by Detective McVey.
ION nose BROKEN.
ng Edward Gipp, aged 10 years, Of
OF $50 Spruce street, had his nose broR
on on Saturday while Shedding on =
Tenth street hill by falling from
sled at Walnut street CROSSING