Evening journal., 1900-07-28
SIX PERSONS BADLY INJURED
IN TROLLEY CAR COLLISION
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crashed partly through it, and then
stopped Car No. 1906, from the i'm
petus of the collision, was driven for
ward and ran into the front of car No.
125, damaging it considerably. Instant
by the lights on the cars went out and
a panic ensued. Men and women sprang
from their seats into the street and
fed in every direction. The crash of
the cars made a noise like an explo-
sion, and persons came rushing from
their homes to the aid OF the injured
ones.
Mrs. Hartman and her son were be-
meath car No. 1876, and were lifted out
and taken to the office Of Dr. Short
lidge. Mrs. Hatton was found lying in
the street, and was sent to the home
OF Mr. Dilworth in the Phoenix ambu-
lance. Mrs. Nickerson was found in
the street, and was taken to her home
by Frank A. Mitchell, who happened
to be passing in a carriage. Gallagher
was taken to the office Of DR.. Short
lidge.
Shortly after the wreck occurred hun
dreds Of people gathered about the scene
and crowded the vicinity of the office Of
lrr Shortlidge BY this time, however,
policemen had arrived. including Police
captain Kane, who had gone there on
The patrol wagon. They kc9t the crowd
back
Railway employees with the wreck car
also arrived shortly and besan the work
loi removing the wrecked ca-s. Car No.
I-u6 was most damaged. The seats and
standards were smashed for abont one
/ fourth the length OF the car and the
switch box was driven for the same dis
tance Car No. 125 was smashed on one
side for some distance, but the Darby
car ESCAPED with little damage. The
lheadlight was broken and tbe front
knocked out of shape. but the superior
strength Of the car saved it from dam
age such as the other cars suffered.
ACCOUNT OF THE ACCIDENT.
Among those in a position 10 see The
whole affair was Police Sersean
Thomas F. Bayley, who was sitting
upon the front of the Darby car. HI
was with young woman friend. AS th'
lcar approached Wilmington, Mr.. Bayle.
says it was running rapidly. lie saw
the Riverview car standing ahead c
the Darby car waiting for the approach
ing car to get on the double track. A
the same time some of the people o
; the car standing still, which was ca
No. 106. heard the noise made by tn
big Darby car. and looking back say
that a collision was imminent The
jumped from the car, excep- some O
those who were hurt, and they attempt
ed to step on to car No 125, which wa
just coming on the double track. Tn
motorman tried the airbrake, whic'
. failed to hold the car and then he jump
ed. AS he did so he reversed the eur
rent, but it was too late.
, That the mOtorman reversed the cur
rent was shown by the rebound of th
BE- Darby car after the accident occurred
D II went back for same distance ant
was stopped The people who were in
p jured on the car No. LOG. as stated b.
g Sergeant Bayley, were the ones VIII
, tried to step upon car No. 1875. and a
the car was moving in a direction cp
posite to that in which car No. 10
D was driven by the collision, they wen
p beneath the car, and that is where the
{ were found.
e In order to get the cars apart afte
p the accident it was necessary to hitcl
3 the wreck car to one and a Riverviey
car to the other and pull with all tn
force Of the motors. The cars wer
/, then hauled to the power-house in Della
e ware avenue. On account of the pecu
. liar situation OF the cars when the &C
g cident occurred none of them left tn
s tracks.
7" TRAVEL WAS DELAYED.
% The accident on the line delaye
travel for about an hour. Both track
were blocked on the Riverview line an
on each track and in each directio
BE- there was a long line Of Riverview au
- Darby cars. The accident occurred O
1920 o'clock and it was about 11.3
y o'clock when travel over the road wa
resumed. In the meantime the crowd
, returning from Shellpot Park sat upo
y the cars and waited to get by the wrec
or waited in the park. Quick wor
was done b. the railway men in gettin
the line clear and also by the physician
and the Phoenix ambulance in carin
for the injured