The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-11

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PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 1o.--A
frightfuI accident resulting In the loss
of four lives and the injuring of twenty
six persons, occurred on the Oakland
Beach electric road at noon to-day.
Two cars met in head on collision on
a sharp curve. The car coming toward
the city telescoped the down trip car.
crashing its way through to the afth
seat
The dead;
Arthur Llscomb. George W. Baker, 15
months old; Lewis c. sanbCrn. Provi-
dence; Ed D. Burroughs. motorman.
The injured;
lieutenant Governor c. D. Klmball.
Providence: C. N. Kingsley Pawtuc-
ket; Mrs. Kingsley. Pawtucket; VIII
liam Malliet, No, l Prince street; H. A.
Palmer, 62 weybosset street; II. T. Pal
her, 29s Point street; s. B. Bragg, 6l
Carpenter street; Mary Tourtillot, $50
Lockwood street; William j. Bogerdy;
owen j. Hurley, Mansfield; Mrs. Boger-
dy and son, No. Redwing street, D.
Babcock, 1884 Chaplin avenue; George
Baker, 1OS Livingston street; Mrs.
Baker; Florence Baker; Thomas Jack
son and Mrs. Jackson, Is Gala street;
E. j. Fleming. Mrs. Fleming and two
children, 20 Susan street; unknown
woman, 80 years old; ]. z. Brown, 4lS
Friendship street; F. E. Manchester,
Oakland Beach, Henry Hauion, car mo-
torman; Claude E. Harris, conductor.
Death List Will Increase.
Additions to the death list are expect
ed as several Of the injured are at the
hospital In a precarfous condition. The
accident occurred through the efforts
of Mutorthan Burroughs to make a
switch on the line, which Is a single
track. He had been given his signal to
go ahead. and followed orders with the
above results.
The accident took place on the sub
urban line between this city aud Oak
land Beach, a summer resort some
twelve miles distant.
Ordinarily the cars run on thirty min
ute schedule. but on Sundays the travel
is extremely heavy and to-day fifteen
minute time was In vogue. The car
which left this city at 1880 was not one
of the regular cars on the road, being
smaller and of vestibuled build. The
car left the city terminus and before 1t
had reached the outskirts Of the city
was packed. passengers even standing
in the alsles.
When the car reached Warwick sta
tion. it stopped to allow passengers to
allght. According to schedule, conduc-
tor r. A. Manchestr should have waited
a few minutes at the turn out to allow
the up-bound Oakland Beach car TO
pass. He rang the signal to go ahead
ana Motormaa Edward D. Burroughs
put on his power and the car was soon
speeding at lively rate. Just beyond
the station Is curve, then a straight
stretch of road, and then a sharp curve
in a deep cut. 1t is impossible for a
motorman to see beyond the curve, as
on the left is n high bank, hiding the
rails from view. The regular car left
Oakland Beach on Its trip to the city
and Motorman Harry Haulon was max
ing his regular time to the turnout at
the Warwick station. Suddenly there
flashed before his vision car sweeping
toward him. The curve seemed to lend
additional speed to the cars.
Quick as fash Hanlon turned OF his
power and applied his air brakes which
stopped the car instantly, The down
bound car came on in spite Of the eff
forts Of the motorman to check its
speed. There was a crash and the cars
telescoped. The Oakland Beach car
tore It's way through the other car,
crushing all before 1t Ike an egg shell.
Onto the fifth seat went the bunter Of
the up-bound car carrying death and
injury in its wake. Motorman Bur
roughs was instantly killed
The scenes that followed were heart
wrendlng. Under the wreckage were In
animate bodies while groans and
shrleks OF the injured filled the air.
Those who were not injured were fran
tic in their efforts to locate their COM
panions. Calls were sent out for as
sistance and a corps of doctors were
soon ut the scene. Willing hands help
ed to extrlcate the injured, who were
conveyed to the Warwick station. Two
cars werp equipped with cots, and with
doctors and assistants were dispatched
from this city to the wreck.
The wounded we're placed on the cars
and conveyed to the Elmwood station.
where two ambulances from the hospi-
tai were in waiting. Lewis c. Son
born, who wus injured internally. died
on his wny to the city. A woman, who
was aftsrward Identified us Mrs. Fred
Andrews, n daughter of Mrs. sanborn-
was conveyed to the hospital In pre-
carlous condition. Her Injuries con-
sisted OF n left arm and right foot
crushed. Her spine was also injured.
She was at last reports delIrious and is
not expected to alive.
Among the passengers was Lieuten-
ant Governor Charles D. Kimbail He
was hurt Internally and received con
cussIon of the brain, He was unable
to be moved from the Warwick station,
and 1t is thought that his injuries will
prove fatal. Mary Tourtillot is also
fatally injured, her back being broken.
While the list of injured is now num-
bered at twenty-six, there are numerous