The times., 1899-02-10
ONE COASTER KILLED
and SIX INJURED
A Double Runner Crashes Into
an Electric Car.
The M0t0rman and Conductor In
der Arrest.
Three of the Pleasure Party. Inciud-
ing Young Woman. in
Serious Condition.

The JOY and mirth of a party of jolly |
coasters on the long hill on Thirtieth |
Street extending from Oak Hill Cemetery
to NJ Street. in Georgetown. was suddenly |
transformed to grief and horror b.
frightful heGd-on collision with a Metro
politau street car at the intersection OF |
p Street, about 8:45 o'clock last night.
AS the result OF the accident, James |
southey. 81 years old. a bricklayer who
lived on Fayette Terrace in Thirty-fifth |
Street, between o and p Streets. is dead. |
Miss Marie Lee is lying in a critical con- !
dition at her home. 33i C Street northwest. |
suffering with ccncussion of the brain and |
probable internal injuries, and William |
Birth. a first-year medical student at |
Georgetown University, is at the Unifer- |
sity Hospital. suffering from the effects of |
compound fracture of both bones of he |
left leg below the knee. Jerry Mccarthy. !
of 362S o Street, :ho was passenger on |
the Inflated "double-runner," suffered a
severe abrasion of the face and head be-
side numerous bruises. He is also at the
Georgetown University Hospital, and is re-
garded as in serious condition. His
brother. John Mccarthy, suffered severely
from the shock consequent on the Coi!i-
sion, but was able to go to his home.
Miss Elma Massey. % years old. who lives
at the Lee home suffered much from shock
and was badly bruised. Her condition is
not serious. John McKenna. a student at
Georgetown University, who lives at li1s
Thirty fourth Street, was rendered uncon-
scious by the collision, but recovered
shortly afterward and walked to the hos
pital to learn the fate OF his comrade,
Where the Crash Occurred.
The point at which the accident occurred
is at the intersection of Thirtieth AMI p
Streets. Thirtieth Street has gradual but
pronounced decline from Oak Hill Gene
terry to NJ Street. 1t was well covered with
snow, and made an excellent ground for
large number of coasting parties. The
street is very narrow, as is z Street. The
latter contains single track of the Metro
poiitan Railway. which continues over to
Thirty eighth Street ard then forms loop
and returns over o Street to Twenty
eighth Street, where the double track S
again resumed in Street.
The coasting party consisted of the per-
sons named above. and three others who
were uninjured. The double runner" on
which was seated the merry pGTty left the
summit of the hill at few minutes before
S:i5 o'clock. Southey acted as steersman,
and was lying down, with his legs bent
from the knee joint and extending in the
air. Directly behind Southey Birth was
seated He held the legs of the steersman.
Seated behind Birth were Miss Lee and
Miss Massey in the order named Behind
the young ladies were the Mccarthy boys
and the unknown persons. McKenna, who
| pushed of brought up the rear.
Had Gained Great Speed.
AS the hill is very steep, the long sled
| had gained a terrific rate of speed as it
approached p Street. The car, No. S22, in
charge of Conductor Harry Holbrook and
oh md hnH
| tieth Street just a second ahead of the
| time when the sled arrived at Street.
| Neither the conductor nor the motorman
noticed the approaching sled, and the
| coasters did not see the car until mo-
ment before the crash
The car had almost cleared the track
occupied by the sled when, with crash
! the latter struck the step of the rear
platform of the former. The noise caused
| by the collision was heard for quite a
! distance. This was followed by the cries
and means of the dying and injured. Mo-
| torman Boylsnd brought his car TO stop
! as soon as possible and backed to where
! the splintered sled and MANNED human
| forms were lying Tenderly he and Con-
ductor Holbrook lifted Southey. Birth and
the two Mccarthy boys into the car and
| hastcned with all speed for the George
! town University Hospital. Pedestrians
picked up the two young ladies and Nc
Kenna and carried them into the home OF
! William =. Maytieid at 29l3 Street,
where they were attended by his brother,
| DR.. Mayfield.
Died at the Hospital.
When the injured arrived at the hos
pital Southey who was at once seen TO be
the most seriously injured. was uncon-
scious, and before anything could be done
for him he expired. An examination dis
closed that he had sustained fracture of
| the frontal bone and that his skull was
| badly crushed. Attention was next di
rected To Birth who had suffered a com
pound fracture of the left leg The fracture
was reduced and the wound dressed. Birth
was then sent upstairs TO rest in a ward.
| His condition is serious. Jerry Mccarthy
! was in . semi-conscious condition and was
! relieved as much as possible. He was also
sent to a ward. John Mccarthy was slight
| ly bruised about the head and was minus
two front teeth. His injuries were not
serious and he was permitted to go to his
home
Meanwhile the injured who had been
carried into Mr.. Mayfeld's home were
being cared for there. McKenna, who was
unconscious when brought in, was the first
TO recover. He was able to get up and
walk out and apparently had suffered only
slight injuries. OF the two young ladies.
Miss Lee was the more seriously injured
1t is thought that her skull was fractured
She vas partially unconscious and suffered
greatly. Word Immediately sent to
her father at his home. On his arrival he
insisted on having his injured daughter
taken home. She was removed in the police
ambulance. Her condition is thought to be
serious.
Miss Massey. whose injuries appeared
not to be of a serious nature. remained at
the Maytield home for the night. Coroner
and will decide whether or not an in
quest is necessary.
started for the Thcntrc.
1t was said last night that Birth left the
Lee home accompanied by the two young
ladies with the intention of going to the
theatre. Subsequently. it is said they
changed their minds and decided to go
to Georgetown to enjoy the cOasting. Ar
rived at the Thirtieth Street hill, they
met McKenna and later Southey who. it
is said owned the double runner At
Southey's invitation, the two couples are
said tC have taken seats for ride. Ii is
understood that it was on the first trip
made by the young people that the accident
occurred.
Both MOtorman John BOyland and Con-
ductor Harry NJ. Holbrook are eXOneratel
from blame by the statements of those who
witnessed the accident. Motorman Boyland
gave his version of the affair as follows:
When the car reached Thirtieth Street |
saw nothing and heard nothing of the
double runner. l rang my gong bsfore the
car crossed the street The car was going