The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-06
CORONER'S JURY SUMMONED
TACOMA STREET RAILWAY DisAs-
TER WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
Remarkable Escape Of Annie SIN
land. Who Came Out of wreck
With But slight Bruises-she Rode
on the Front Platform of the Car.

Special Dispatch to the Pos,-Inteliigencer.
TACOMA. July 5.-Coroner Hoska this
morning summoned a jury. who viewed
the dead bodies lying az the three un-
dertaking stablishments-Hoska's. Rob
erts Green's and Meinger's, and also
viewed the scene OF the wreck, which
Rad been under guard OF a deputy sheriff,
placed there by order OF Sheriff Mills
and Coroner Hosks TO see that nothing
was disturbed pending the investigation.
The inquest was then adjourned 10
O'Clock tomorrow at the court house.
The Jurors summoned are: Charles d.
Atkins. car accountant of the Northern
Pacific railway: John r. Turner. manager
of the Fawcett Wagon Company. former
councilman from the Third ward: Fred
erick A. ODDS. capitalist and -four miller:
Peter Irving. capitalist ana proprietor OF
the Irving house; John H. Rabbit. head
clerk of Morris Gross Company and a
prominent Mason; Charles H. Plass,
Fourth ward grocer and ex-councilman.
In addition 20 the list OF the dead,
published in the Pos.-Intelligencer this
morning. C. II. Woodruff. formerly OF
Seattle, an employee at the Northern Pa
cific shops died today. W. II. Davis, OF
Falkland. should also be added to the
list. @. Brown. Of Gig hsrbor, was also
identified among the dead, and also
george II. trHut. a Inc TWO
who were not accounted for last night
were found today with strangers. who
| had taken them from the wreck not Sc
riously injured.
Annie Sinland a l7-year-oh sirl of
Lake Park, Is one Of the few WIZ went
| down in the wreck and escaped unin-
| jured except for ordinary bruises. she
| was in the and heard the u,otorman
| tell Oscar Brotton. who was standing on
| the front platform. that his Juice
wouldn't work, and asked Breton TO help
| him with the brake. Breton took hold
| OF the brake and in a moment the girl
| heard something break and the car I'M
| mediately started ahead faster than ever
| The passengers on the platform then be-
| gan to jump on the car, going In every
| direction as they struck the ground
| When the car struck the curve 1t went
over. and all Miss Snland remembers Is
| going down. as the conductor gave
warning cry, and the passengers sort
| OF groan OF fright as they went hurting
| through space. She found herself in the
wreck of the car, with three or tour
| her. the grinding of the timbers wreak-
ing their fury on their unfortunate forms
| and thus saving her life.
| A brother of oscar Breton. who was
on the platform. jumped on as the car
was approaching the curve. and was un-
| hurt He says the ear was going hfty or
! sixty miles an hour.
d
! st. Louis oil concern. was on tne rear
| platform. closely packed with passer
| gers that 1t was impossible for nm TO
| get out He says he thinks the rear yes
| Thule broke down. for just AS IL ap-
| ptosc hed the bridge he was thrown on.
feeling the platform go Down nnaer nun
| as he fell He was only slightly bruised
When the Lake Park car reached the
| junction yesterday morning about forty
| passengers were unable to get on me
| Inflated car and had TO walt for the
/ Fol else they, too. WOutd nave
| been in the wreck. IL IA estimated that
| not less than 14o passengers, and perhaps
There are now twenty-four injured at
| the St Joseph hospital. and thirty-seven
| at the Fannie Paddock hospital seNerai
| of whom are not expected 70 feco'er.
| All day today crowds have teen satin
| cred about the three undertaking estao-
| lishments, where the dead nave been pre-
| pared for burial. Most OF them VIII pe
buried In the Tacoma cemetery within the
| next day or two. Two funerals we're heid
! this afternoon, the first OF the NUMBER.
OF the dead. twelve are from lake , harx.
| In the South Tacoma car shops
| Manager Mitchell OF the General Elec-
trte Company. who was In the city at the
| time Of the accident. has two men OUT
| locking after the comfort OF the be-
| reaved families, ex-Counciiman Patterson
OF South Tacoma, and Mr., Brown. ooth
| we'll known. undertaking the sad task.
| The relief fund, now about S2e"e. IL In
the hands OF Mayor Campbell for, use
| where necessary,
| In discussing the accident this morning.
| Mr.. Mitchel said the place was danger
| Gus one, and on that account he had given
| orders that all should he brought TO
| stop before proceeding down the hill.
| and tested TO see that their brakes and
| current were in order. The grade IL a
| long one, and runaway car would At
| tain a terrific speed. Motornan Boehn -
! certain that he made the stop. though
some 81 the passengers say not II has
| been charged that the car was not IN good
| condition, though Supt. r. L. Dame says
| IL was. and that Mr. Boehn tested the
| sand. the brake and the current in the
| evening before taking the car out NEXT
/ morning. and found II In good order. Ru-
1 NOR has IL that PBrdy. assistant syperIn-
tendsnt. told Dame the car was out Of
| order and urged that Il be not taken out.
| This could not he confirmed. however.
| There ia much hostility toward Supt. Dame
| on account OF the accident, not~ithstAnd.
| Ing he says he had given orders 10 60
| slow. and make safety the nrrt consider
| alton while handling the holiday crowds
| and that the car was ia firsf.class shape
| Boehn, the motorman, was new man.
| hut Mr.. Dare says he came wtth the
! highest recoInTne nd tions from street rail
| ways in Cincinnati and Cleveland. and
/ that he appeared TO he competent man
! He had made several trips out over the
| line. and understood the grade In this
I Mr. Dame IL cnrrobormted BY Mr. Boehn
The entire affair will probably Re thor
/ ouEhly Investigated AZ the coroner's In.
| quest II is quite probable hat further
| adjournment may he taken tomorrow In
| order 20 allow some % the less seriously
| injured TO recover sufficiently 10 be able
/ 10 attend and give their evidence
SUIT AGAINST THE STATESMAN.