Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-07
Accident at 9th and r Streets Be-
garded as Unavoidable.
THE JURY'SVERDICT RENDERED. TODAY
Inquest Over the Remains of Mar
tin j. INLAND.
VICTIM OF THE COLLISION

Coroner Carr held an inquest at the
eighth precinct station today in the case
OF Martin ]. INLAND. or Matt" inland as
he was Familiarity known, who died from
the effects of injuries received in the col
Hsion between an electric car and hose car
rage No. Z, at 9th and r streets, Monday
afternoon INLAND, who had been a MEM
Der OF the fire department for number of
years. was acting as a substitute the day
the accident occurred. George p Hoover
was present at the inquest to represent the
railroad company. but none of the officials
of the fire department attended the hear
ing.
The jury listened to the testimony of a
number of witnesses and returned YER
diet That Martin J. INLAND died at Gar
field Hospital. July 6, 1900, from injuries
received in a collision July =. 1900, about
BID pm. at the corner of 9th and r streets
northwest between car No. - on the Met
ropolitan line and the hose reel from No.
4 engine house.
I'VE find that the accident was unavoid-
able and mold no one responsible
Result of Autopsy.
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook testified that
he performed an autopsy on Niland's body
yesterday afternoon. He found on the
knees and one arm of the body several
wounds such as would have been inflicted
by fall. There were also two e,ean cuts
about the head. one over the right eye and
the other back of the left ear. Witness
found that the mans skull had been frac-
tured and several hemorrhages beneath the
covering of the brain were found. Witness
also found fractures of the fourth, fifth
and sixth ribs. One of the lungs had been
injured
The doctor said the unfortunate man had
the consumption. Death. he said. resulted
from the hemorrhages OF the brain and
lungs which followed the injury.
]. II. Stewart. cO,ored. 1872 18th street,
testified that he was near 9th and r streets
Monday afternoon at the time the acct
dent occurred. The car was going SOUTH
he said. at the rate of about twelve miles
an hour. He heard the bell on the hose
carriage as well as that on the car ring
ing.
Could you form any idea of how the ac-
cident happened?' he was asked.
1T was my idea that both the car and
the reel were going so fast that they could
not stop" Witness said the car did not
stop at 9th and French streets. He could
not say that the motorman tried to stop
the car.
Where were you when the collision oc-
currede"
Il was in front Of Dr. Shadd's office"
Witness said he only guessed at the speed
of the car.
Witnessed the Accident.
Mrs Carrie Schneider. s25 R street. testi-
fled that she was standing in front of her
door Monday afternoon waiting to see the
fire apparatus. and witnessed the accident.
The horses, she said had crossed the car
track and the car struck the side of the
reel Witness said she had seen several
narrow escapes at that corner The cars
she told the jury. usually go fast at that
point. She was paying particular attention
to the reel, and she could not say just
what was done by the motorman. She
heard the bells on the car and reel ringing
before the car struck the reel. At the
time the accident occurred the reel was
about the middle of the street.
Miss Lille Schneider testified that she
saw the fire apparatus before 1t was struck
The car. she said. was making such rapid
speed that it could not be stopped in time
to prevent the accident. She thought the
his horses little to the south to prevent a
collision.
Was the car going at the usual rate of
speed? the witness was asked.
No. sir. she answered. but 1t was GO
ing too fast
The bells on the car and reel We're both
ringing When the crash came witness said
she saw Foreman Wagner Of No. Engine
Company and another fireman thrown
above the reel. Her opinion about the
speed of the car she said. was based on
the ringing of the gong and what her
mother told her.
Usual Rate of Speed.
George Smith. colorcd. 627 Pomeroy street
testified that he was near 9th street and
Rhode Island avenue when he witnessed the
accident. The reel he said was thrown TO
the curbstone at the southeast corner. He
thought the car was going at about the
usual rate of speed. The car. he said, was
derailed.
William Williams. colored. Gil Half street
southwest. gave similar testimony. He did
not see the car before the collision occurred
Edward Whitten. colored. 1897 sth street
told the jury of the condition of affairs at
ter the collision happened.
George W. Hall, colOrcd. 2O24 BrightwO0d
avenue. said the bell on the hose carria ge
vas ringing from the time the company
left the house until the collision occurred
He did not hear the ringing of the bell on
Tho car. IL Mas his ilca that the CIR VA !