The sun., 1900-07-28
TERRIFIC REAR-END
TROLLEY SNASH-UP,,
SIX BADLY INJURED
MOtOrman on Darby Car De-
serted Brake and Jumped
From His Car.
THREE CARS WERE MIXED UP
One Riyerview Car Was Standing
Still, Waiting for Another to
Pass the Switch, When the
Darby Car Completely
Telescoped 1t.
THREE CARS WERE MIXED UP

Three trolley cars in terrific smash
up mt Eighteenth and Market streets
shortly after 10 O'Clock last night caused
serious injury to six persons and com
pletely wrecked a Riverview car and
partially damaged Darby car and an
other Riverview. The injured passen-
gers are:
Mrs. Peter Celia, No. 1919 West
Fourth street, severely bruised about
the body.
Mrs. John X. Hartman, No. 1925
Adams street, serious internal injuries
and severe ablasures of the head.
Howard II. Hartman, son Of Mrs.
Hartman, internal injuries and cash on
| the head.
Frank Gallagher, Chester. motorman
Of Darby car, arm broken by jumping
| from his car.
Mrs. George Il. IIatt0n. No. 1906 Bon
vir street, Philadelphia, severe injuries
on back of head sustained by jumping.
| Sadie Nickelson, No. lis Rodman
street, bruised severely on face and
neck.
All the injured were removed immedi-
atcly after the smash-up and are rest
ing easily. The most seriously injured
We're Mrs. Hartman and her son.
| Their injuries are internal and it may
be several days before the worst is
| known.
The smasl-up is recorded as one of
the most serious in this city for years.
| 1t was novel in one way and the
escape Of any of the passengers from
death is miraculous. Blame for the
crash has not been decided but ma
j0rity of the passengers on the Darby
ear are inclined to place the blame on
MotUrman Gallagher.
rhe accident occurred at the Eigh-
teenth street switch. Riverview car
No. 106 south bound with so passengers
on board was ut StandStil ON the
sonthbonnd track. No. LOG was in
charge of Conductor III. j. HpSsion with
l.. c. Baynard as motorman. II was
waiting for ltverview ear No. 1876 north
bound to pass from the single track to
the double track which begins ut
Eighteenth street. Car No. 106 was at
least twenty feet from the switch.
Tearing south just behind the south
bound Rvcrview car w;is Darby car
No. 20G.
The Darby car was crowded. The
passengers on the stationary Rivprviow
car Were returning from Shelrot Park.
Everybody was in good humor and
laughing. Suddenly Il cry of look out
caused the passengers in the River
view car to turn their heads. Bearing
down on them ut terrific speed was the
big Darby car. just as the panic
stricken passengers arose to their feet
to jump, the Darby car crashed into the
Itiverview car, ploughing its way nearly
half way through No. 106 and driving
| IL int tI,,
No. 125.
Instantly the lights went out. A panic
ensued. Men shouted and women
screamed. \ mad rushed for the street
followed the crashing Of timbers. The
moans Of the injured added terror to the
scene.
Immediately after the wrecked cars
We're cleared Of those passengers who
escaped Il search was made for the in
iured. DIR. Evan q. Shortlidge whose's $
home is mt No. 1912 Market street heard
the crash and rushing to the scene
gave instructions that the injured be
carried into his house. ExiFire Chief
Joyce telephoned for the Phoenix am
bulance and for the police patrol both
of which responded.
Mrs. John II. Hartman and son were
i'll the Darby car The latter We're in
the rear of the Riverview car. They
We're caught between the seats when
| the ear was telescoped by the Darby car.
r They We're taken to DIR. ShOrtlidge s
where the eX-mayOr attended them and
: secured Il cab in which they were taken
! to their home.
THE MOTORMAN JUMPED.
Motorman Frank Gallagher received
his injuries not in the rear end collision
hut in jumping. Gallagher and foul
passengers who seated ont front with
, him were the only ones on the Darby car
who saw the crash coming. The cur.
tans on the front windows We're pull
led down. This prevented any one in
side the car from seeing ahead. One
G. of the four passengers on the front seat
: was Police Sergeant Thomas Bayley
: He says that Alot0rman Gallagher de
U serted the brakes when the car was at
u Nineteenth street. Il square from the
point where the collision occurred. Will
Q Il twist ut the air brakes Motorman Gal
u lagher sprang from his car. His righ
arm was broken by the fall.
n When seen at the residence of DIR
e Shortidge shortly after the acciden
occurred Motorman Gallagher said til,
q air brakes refused to work.
Nearly all the passengers on tn,
Darby car agree that Motorman Gal
lagher was driving his car at an un
y usually high rate of speed. They sa.
IL the car was running at forty miles al
hour. Passengers on the center Of th'
Jf Darby car were thrown the length o
q the car. Harry Willis of this city wa
I. thrown from the center Of the ca