The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24

CLEVELAND. July "a Euclid ave-
nue. car, loaded with passengers. was
wrecked by an explosion OF nitro
giycesfn or guncotton shortly before IL
o'clock tonight. Four persons were
badly hurt, the names OF the injured be-
ing:
Mrs. f. c. Martin. 70 Albion street:
compound fracture OF the skull. right
arm broker and internal injuries which
may prove fatal
K. c. Martin. right arm badly cut and
bruised about the legs and body.
Mrs. Catherine Harris, IS Cornell
street. suffering from nervous prostra-
tion.
+. A. Smith. 81 Vienna street. injured
about legs and body.
Albert E. Fassett, u wallace place.
legs injured.
Dora Sehessier. II Oakdale street.
bruised about the body.
Late tonight IL was learned that Mrs
Martin. one OF the injured. would proba-
bly, die. She suffered compound frac-
iure Of tho skull, had one arm broken
and was otherwise injured She was
with her husband. who was also badly
injured
Hurt Worse Than Supposed.
Later reports from those injured show
that they were hurt much worse than at
first supposed. II Is now said that Mrs
Harris suffered a fracture OF the skull and
may die, while a. r. Smith had both legs
broken. Three or four persons in addition
10 those whose names are given Abovs
were hurt. but none seriously
The police are now out searching for
the buggy IN which the dynamiter Is sup
posed to have ridden. and all stations
have been notified to be on the lockout
for II.
The explosion tore out the front end
Of the car, smashed all the windows and
destroyed the brake. After considera-
bic difficulty the car was stopped and
"a call for ambuarces was sent out The
motorman, William Draggers. who came
from Cincinnati. was dazed by the shock,
but the conductor. Frank Schroeder. Of
St. Louis, escaped injury. The force
OF the explosion WAS 50 great that IL
shook all the houses in the neighbor-
hood and WAS heard for distance of two
or three miles.
No Clew tn the Criminal.
8HftS Is bS CHEW 10 the identity q! the
person who placed the explosive on the
track. Persons living in the neighbor-
hood say they saw a man iu buggy
stop at the corner OF kensington street.
where the explosion occurred and get
out by the railway tracs. He remained
there for a short time and then drove
rapidly away,
The lniured Cared For.
Within few minutes after the explo-
sion a crowd Of a thousand people as
Senahlei. and the injured, who were suf-
fertng from the shock were cared fer
untsl the ambulance arrived None ot
them WAS dangerously Injured the
hurts being confined 80 bruises about the
feet and legs. Mrs. Martin tainted he
fore she was taken from the car. Ali
were taken "a their homes tn ana
balances. The motorman on the car
managed TO get out Of The vostibale ot
the car ard then feB 10 the street. but
he quickly recovered and helped tn extri-
cate the passengers from the wreck
Faree Of the Explosion
Passengers who were on the car say
IN. explosion seemed 20 lift the whole
front end % the ear. and IN ripped up the
raur for mes; ef the distance from
the front end The ear Was. in fact. a
complete wreck. bot. strange 10 say. IL
did mas leave the rails. and was taken
to the barns by the next outward motor.
The police we're quickly summoned se
the scene og tire explosion. and force
sf men was quickly detailed 90 iuvosst-
gate. wiih view % running down she
person whc p3acei tbs explosive GA the
track \ hsv l!vluS near she corner saw
the mysterious uaA8 In tste buggy. Ese
sai.s he noticed the buggy drive ~ there
and stop and sss Ihe man get 0us He
f,1r,hssss an,aui sha rails fer 3 minute or
tgo ara saea Jumped nate tie b1gSy and
drove away a. ga89Is
asre Troops Needed.
There seessS 20 t-o 20 dceat uow that
Msyov Farley ssil caSl tie shTse ~ foaF
available rnsiitta coEn.sr5ss In this cisy.
IA addition to those AlrezstE unsser arms
The call wfsi tnclEze shs battery as ar
ssgsers- ara fAa governor n&y he re-
s,uests-sa 20 send other fyoo2s In tac city.
several serious Riots.
Thn rsessmg. whata continued through
cas- ,he nsgns. was rens~eti TO-DAY &a8
ther~ wprss several s@rso7zs s4s'h~eSks es
Nsssssege azs Tse clashes >eSweasa sss
ssausss and tbe sFues&
Cars wsxe started wxaa&ng as 1.s-.Ai this
morning on al! eas eaa or s~Fo iaass. The
rasa- ~.r. .sst~ .Arss saaa after ae