The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-03

collision between train on the Ninth
Street branch Of the Metropolitan Rail
way and the hose carriage OF No. En-
CINE Company, while the latter was re-
spending to an alarm OF fire took place
at the corner OF Ninth and Il Streets
northwest yesterday afternoon about $50
o'clock. Seven persons sustained injuries,
more or less serious. including the meteor
man and conductor of the car and all the
fre,nen on the hose carriage. The hose
carriage was wrecked. one horse was
slightly injured, and the fender OF the
car was twisted
1t was 1926 o'clock when an alarm
reached the engine house in r Street.
near Tenth, turned in by the police of the
Second precinct from box 232, corner Of
Fifth and p Streets northwest. Tho hose
carriage left the engine house almos' IN
med;ately, closely followed by the engine.
Foreman Frank Wagner was in charge.
With him on the hose carriage were +. aInes
G. kensinger, aged tweuty-eight lars;
Robert Hancock, twenty three years old;
c. A. Schaffer, thirty years OF age. and
Matthew inland, about forty years of age.
All these men were hurt in the collision,
aand three of them are now under treat
ment at Garfield Hospital. Others of the
injured are at their homes under medical
care.
The hose carriage after leaving the en-
CINE house ran east on Street to Ninth.
Here train in charge of Conductor J. ID.
Baron and Motorman James Hamilton,
southbound, came along the metropolitan
tracks. The horses of the hose carriage
had crossed the tracks, but the train and
carriage came together with crash From
the force of the shock the hose carriage
was almost completely turned around and
thrown from the track against the east
curve. Both rear wheels of the vehicle
We're broken and all the Rremen thrown to
the ground with great force. One horse
attached to the carriage was thrown down
Several fremen were stunned. Motor
man Hamilton was caught on the front
platform and badly bruised. Conductor
Baron was standing on the footboa-i about
the middle Of the first car of his train
and was thrown to the ground heavily
The train ran about thirty feet beyond the
corner before 1t could be brought to a
standstill. Mo,orman Hamilton had heard
tue gong VI eubiut JuSt
before the corner was reached and ap-
piled the brakes but 1t was too late.
crowd gathered about the corner in a
few minutes. The police of the second /
precinct station sent in hurry call for
the ambulance and another summons for
the patrol wagon, and both responded
Fireman P. J. Carroll, in charge of the
engine of the company, which followed
closely the hose carriage, directed a halt |
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work assisting their injured comrades. Two |
other companies, Nos. 6 and II. are sched-
uled to respond to any alarm from Box |
232 as is No. company, and they We're |
soon at the scene Of the fire, which proved |
but a trjaing affsir, In house i40S Fifth |
Street northwest.
Pending the arrival of the ambulance |
and patrol wagon DR.. Furman J. Shadd, |
residing at the corner where the accident |
occurred. rendered what assistance was In ,
his power. AS soon as possible the intur-
ed men were placed in the ambulance and |
patrol wagon and removed to Garfield Hos /
pital. There they received medical atten- |
ton. and during the evening all but three |
Of the victim were returned TO their homes.
NilaIft Schaffer, and Hancock, all Of the !
engine company remained at the hospital |
during the night. inland is suffering from
three scalp wounds. Schaffer was pain
fully hurt about the chest, and sustained |
several cuts and bruises. as did Hancock, |
who is also detained in a ward al the hos !
pital.
Foreman Wagner, after treatment, left |
the hospital and went to his home, 1903 |
Eighth Street northwest. where he was at
tended by DR.. Shadd. He is suffering from
a severe cut on the nose and bruises and
contusions about the body ara limbs. 1t
will require a week for him to recover suf-
iciently to report for active duty, accord
ing TO his physician. James G. Kensinger
was taken to his home last night after
treatment at the hospital. His condition is
not thought to be serious He is painfully
bruised and sustained several cuts about
the body and face.
Directly after the collision Motorman
Hamilton and Conductor Baron were taken
to the hospital and during the night they
also were removed to their homes. Ba-
ron lives at 1922 Sixth Street southwest
and Hamilton's home is at 345 o Street
southwest. Hamilton is reported to be Sc
riously hurt. He sustained the fracture Of
a rib and, it is feared, internal injuries.
Baron is not seriously hurt.
A reporter saw Engineer Carroll of the
engine company, at the engine house last
night Carroll was in charge of the en-
CINE which followed the hose carriage,
and saw the accident. He stated that the
gong of the hose carriage was rung Ie-
oeatedly from the engine house until the
accident occurred He did not hear the
bel! OF the train. 1t may have
been sounded, he said, but he failed to
near it. The train was going at a rapid
pace We did everything possible to avoid
he accident" Carroll said that Hancock
md Schaffer were new men, having just
been sworn In for duty, and assigned to
he company on Sunday. inland is a sub
;titute having been assigned to fin the !
place OF man who is now i'll.