The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1900-10-16

80 tH&r A&@tHtuk t&k NJ H.
hound for R<nton. With II pas~~n-
eers aboard. paused Hiu's brickyafd.
about 4 mibe ard = half from town
~ good rate Of speed The grade
was steep. Ths fog w thick In tho
io~iand 1t this spot. The tracks
were wet ard slippery.
Opposite tins be5ckyard n . siding.
whero this cutEdlnx cor, az . rule.
passes an incoming freight car from
Rsnten The freight ear WAS not
there.
Car Nc. ii rped on. About 800 fees
b<sond the switch passengers on che
forward seats ~ this car saw the
motoxman. Alfred Almqufs<. turn
rcund. his face white ana strangely
sfsnse nsoas. H~foss th~ arhs ~.
fairly imprinted - the Stzrtled
s<nsru % the b<hofders. Ambnfst
Was Seen 70 fhr0wn himself against
the pr11f. And turn the handle like
the 1ense fo6 Ahsa1 I6ape6 = huse.
aheeo&y form. tbe d4I4yed freight
sss neeniesd ssrAnosr ~ th<
4 vsssses csssA
Thea came I serriaes grinding
mrn1e k0emnn6 RnspeM -ardnn xhro~s7
~ppe >m.>a ~ hencp4 te4efncr ~
- >t.111 1890 we're buried out
'tAre~Gh - vtedews-
etd$A sln9Ied WIN the ifnxiinx Of
The scrsr1sa were fearful women
with bleed -smcaret faces. wept
hysfericaliy. The limp bodies OF two
men lay be<ioe the track. where the
force AZ the SHOCK had thrown them.
One old man. his face distorfsd with
fear and agony. shook his Est IN the
white paip-drnwn face NJ q young
Girl and shouted hoarsety.
Don't ten me there's nothing In
dreams, I saw this all last night
A soon a. po-sibis the helpless
were carried beside the track and
laid on the grass. The cars were
cleared Of wreckaee for the reception
Of the wounded.
Car Nc. ~ was badly smashed IN
front Every pane of glass was
shattered. The freight car was
hesp>d with damaged mink cans
and broken boxes
In the course Of Is or 20 minutes
the severely Injured. FIVE in number
we're laid on the floor Of ear No. ~
BY this time the patrol wagon.
with Detectives Phillips and Powers
fJaiior Corning and city Physical q
Nc hechnte was on hand. Al tins
same fipe DR.. Bories arrived In q
hack.
The physicians hastily dressed the
injuries Of the wounded and pre-
pared them for removal This was
slow work yhe company had M
cars on hand for nearly an hour aft
er the collision.
The Awful lstsrvsf.
During the interval two injured
men, swathed In blankets lay In tbs
open air. An old woman, her facs
black and swollen and a nasty eu,
over her eye. sat IN the rear % the
passenger ear and rnosned pifeoussy
Finally car WAS brought out
and carried the victims 10 the city
The patrol wagon took Ave 81
these 20 Providence hospital. The
rest we're conveyed In carriages q
their homes
When the collision occurred. p
Abrams. % Dunlop. who N employ
ed a. night Waterman on the Kinr
County ferry. " as riding 10 his home
Abrams Was on the front platform
81 Car AZ. beHsde Motorffisn DIN
aufst. he was caught between the
cars and badly crushed Two rib-
were broken ard be seemed 10 be
sfzrtiv splitting blood. He was tak
On 70 Provtdence hospital
Thcs. Chambers. who lives near
Dunlap. was another ~ the bsdly IN
lursd. lie vas near the front OF the
passenger car and was thrown vto.
lently 70 the floor and caught BY the
tifrbsrs. Hs seemed 10 be bleeding
INTERNALLY and WIS hurt about the
head.
Merton Grosf. who had charge Of
the freight car. Is probably 81 the
most critical condition of any Of the
wounded Beside split knee Ca r
"a severe injuries about the head
Grosfs body was crushed bv >
heavy range. which was thrown
sgaInst him. He was bleeding from
the nose and mouth and was taken
70 Providence hospitai by the patrol
wagon.
The List Grows.
sfrH. c. Wilson. of Eighth avenna
and Howell street, was severely hurt
MFs Wilson row has claim
against the city for falling through
d sidewalk. She was thrown 10 Tho
floor by the shock Of the collision,
Her head was bruised by contact
with a car seat. and her taw either
wrenched or broken. She complain
ed Of severe Internal pains.
Miss Mabel Ward. OF 252 Blanc hs ri
street was severely shaken UP and
bruised. Her name was erroneous
y reported - among thoae likely to
die
George Isarket. Of Columbia. was
badly cut by broken glass. His body
ana limbs we're severely bruised
a A NaN A.