The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-28
MISS MlLLER'S ACCIDENT.
FELL FROM HER BICYCLE BENEAT TIL
THE WHEELS or 4 TROLLEY CAR.

While Riding n Rough Cobble Pave
ment Beside n Car Track Her Bicy-
Gle Suddenly swerved, Throwing Both
of Her Legs Across the Car Track.
Miss Adeline Miller. 20 years old. a graduate
Of the Girls High School In Brooklyn. who re-
Gently obtained II certificate as u teacher and
was to begin work as such in one OF the schools
in the borough Of Queens In the fall. was the
victim OF = shocking trolley accident last
evening. The accident occurred when she
and a companion. Miss Olive Reppn-
gill. were on their way on their BIZ
cycles for a ride in Prospect Park Miss
Miller lived with her widowed mother. Mrs.
Meta Miller at 1l0 North Oxford street ami
Miss leppngill. who Is the daughter OF
builder. was stopping with them. Both young
women had been accustomed to bicycle riding
for three years. and neither had ever figured
in a previous mishap.
They had made arrangements to take spin
through Prospect Park in the early evening
and were about to mount their wheels whom
the rainstorm broke. Just as soon as it had
cleared up. at about G:45 o'clock. they rode off.
Miss Miller telling her mother that they would
he back within au hour. Their course was up
North Oxford street to Myrtle. to Washington
Park. to Cumberland street and to Atlantic
avenue. and they must have travelled this dis
lance rapidly Tor the accident. which stopped
their further progress occurred In Atlantic
avenue. near Cumberland street, within fifteen
minutes after they had left the house.
At Atlantic avenue and Cumberland street
there Is a narrow plank crossing for pedcstri-
ans over the tracks OF the Atlantic avenue rail-
road. with gates on either side. which are
closed on the approach Of trains, The cross
ing was open when the two young wheel
women reached it. and they. went over the
tracks, without dismounting. Miss Mller being
south side Of the Long Island Railroad tracks.
and within about six leet of the fence Inclosing
them. are the downtown tracks of the Doug
lass street line OF the Nassau trolley road. the
space between the railroad fence and the
st@ns rs sx ol and
just az Miss Miller and her companion we're
crossing The Long island Railroad racks troll
ley car l24 OF the Douglass street line
town track. and Mss KeppnSilI allied to Miss
Miss Miller turned her wheel down the avenue
in the same direction the car was going. keep
see that Miss Reppingi who had meanwhile
slowed up and allowed the car to get ahead of
When Miss VI ller had reached loipt about
fifty feet from the cross Ing her wheel swrrcd
to the right and she fol on. her clothing en-
! tangled in the wheel and her legs stretched
Instant and 1t was impos~ hIc to stop it before
| the front wheels had passed over her legs and
she was held fast in the machinery h"twecn
| the truck. The Passengers jumped of the
| car. and their shouts brought an Immense
| crowd OF people to the scene in moment. 1t
| was found that the unfortunate young woman
| was tightly wedscd Under tho car 10y the legs.
| and hundreds OF willing hands set to work 70
raise 1t bodily. The effort 10y this means failed,
| and then strong boards and iron bars were
| them the car was raised sufficiently to FREQ
Miss Miller, who by this time had become un-
| conscious.
| 1t was found that both legs had been cut Off
| Just below the knees. and several womep in
| the crow" screamed aloud. while two or three
were carried OF in faint. Ambulance Sur
! gecn Walng from the brooklyn Hospital was
| at the spot a few minutes after tho raising Of
| the ear and he hurried or to the hospital with
| the victim carving along tho dsmem bered
| limbs. which had Leon placed IN bag.
the motorman Of tho cnr. and he might have
| been roughly handled had ii not been
| for the prompt arrival Of Police Captain
White and twelve men from the Bargeu
street station. couple Of blocks distant.
| Ienahnn was placed under arrest and taken
| into the adjoining stable until the tur-
| MOL had suhsidrd. He has served as
| a motorrnan on the Nassau road for five years
| and did not 90 out with the strikers This was
| his first serious accident. Th" statements of
| Miss ReppinFIIi and others who were close by
| indicate that tn" motorman was not a. fault;
soon after reaching the hospital. Miss Miller
| mother and Miss Keppingll. who had hurried
| 10 her bedside The doctors said that she had
| horn" M wonderfully under the terrible shock
Of the accident as we'll az the subsequent opera
| ton on the limbs. but they do not think that
| she can survive.