The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-17
Motorman Seriously Injured, and
Thirteen Others Hurt.
HEAVY Foo IMMEDIATE CAUSE.
Freight and Passenger Coaches
Come Together Midway Between
HfIIs Brickyard and Valentine
station on Rainier Reach Line
Complete List of the Injured
-Motorman Groat Ii Blamed.

head-on collision between an outgo-
fng passenger and an incoming freight
car occurred on the Seattle e. Rainier
Beach electric railway at s:2o o'clock
yesterday morning. In which both cars
were wrecked and fourteen passengers
sustained injuries ranging in conse-
ouence from a slight shaking up to
broken limbs and dislocated bones.
The immediate cause OF the accident
was dense fog which overhung the val
ley In which the collision took place.
and which prevented the motorman Of
either car from seeing the other until
within 100 feet OF where the accident
occurred
Following is complete list OF those
who were hurt. together with the nature
Of their injuries.
Merton Groat. motorman Of freight car;
serious internal injuries. left shoulder
dislocated and knce-cap shattered.
r. Abrahams rancher. Dunlap; Sc
vereiy bruised about head and body and
thought 10 have sustained Internal in
Juries
George Basket. laborer: leg dislocated
and cut In several places on body by
flying glass.
r. j. Rhodes, conductor on passenger
car. cut and bruised about head.
Leander Miller, drayman: right arm
bruised from fall through window.
Thomas Chambers. carpenter: Internal
injuries. nature OF which are as yet
unknown.
Milton Roy. s2s Sixteenth avenue north.
slightly bruised.
David Simpson. aged IL years. o'Brien
station: face badly cut
., Assistant CITY Engineer H. W. Scott;
Miss MabIe Ward. s22 blanchard street,
bruised about face and arms,
Alfred Aimquist. passenger motorman;
bruised from fall.
Mrs. G. Wilson, corner Eighth avenue
and Howell street: extent OF Injuries not
known, but thought TO be serious
s. G. Espy, Sunndydale; cut and bruised
by fall and flying glass
Mai w. " Rinehart: slightly bruised
by fall through window
Eight persons who remained aboard the
passenger car escaped with no injuries
when the car upon which they rode
plunged into the incoming freight
ON . straight Rosdbed.
The accident occurred half mile south
OF Hilis brickyard. which Is located near
where the Renton line intcrsects Jack
son street. Here the track runs straight
away for distance OF nearly two miles.
and upon this part OF the roadbed cars
usually attain higher speed than on
other parts Of the line, owing to the alb
senee OF curves and other elements of
danger
From statements obtained from at
least half a dozen. passengers aboard the
passenger car, which left the foot OF
Washington street for Renton at sos
o'clock yesterday morning, Post-Intel-
iigencer reporter secured an accurate de-
rcription OF the accident and of the In
cidents Immediately following g.
Tho passenger coach which left the Sc
attic terminus. In an open car with seats
running at right angles with Its length
across it's entire width. The car, which
Il numbered ~. left Its terminus on time
with twenty-five passengers, two OF
whom were women. According to the
statements OF passengers the car pro-
ceeced cautiously until after II had pass
cd the switch situated at Htlts brick
yard. and thence at speed estimated
10 he between fifteen and twenty miles
an hour on its way TO Valentine station.
where. according to the custom In vogue
on tho line. II ordinarily meets the In
coming Renton freight car when the lat
ter In delayed for any reason.
Midway between the first switch and
Valentine station the accident occurred
George Basket. who stood ON the 'front.'
platform % the passenger car with Mo-
norman Almauist, wildly describes the
collision. He said;
Though We we're both keeping a sharp
lookout neither I nor the motorman re-
oeived the slightest warning of the Inn
pending danger owing % the dense fog
which prevailed ! wildly recollect that
we both seemed 20 simultaneously see the
approaching freight car. which could not
have been more than distance OF loo feet
from the one on which We rode when IL
appeared out OF the Ink- AZ the tifflt our
car was probably running at the rate OF
rfteen miles an hour.
s'rhe motorman set his brake. reversed
the current and, seemingly realizing that
hts car would IN a moment crash into the
approaching freight he and another man
whose name DO not know Jumped 20 the
right from the platform I was so par
stood sttll, In moment the two cars
came together with a momentum and
crash which completely wrecked their
fronts NV life was undoubtedly saved by
The giving way ~ window directly be-
hind whore stood and through which
the collision 10 no other cause than tho
dense fog that prevailed I'm tbs valley"
Dtstrcssing sc~a~ Ensued.
Tho scene Immediately following the
accident was distressing one AT least
ten psssunAcrs rraNlcd from the wreck.
their faces aud hands streaming with
blood from wounds made hy SpNniers and
dying glass Several " the occupants OF
the passenger car were pinned tn their
ErNtss but prompt assistance frem those
whose injuries were ct minor nature
soon resulted IN their extrlcation,
telephone message was Immediately
sent 10 the city, and brs, Mckechnie and
Horivs responded 70 the summons fuF
medical aid. The scene Of the wreck was
converted int0 . temporary hospital and
the Physicians administered opiRfeE 10
several whose injuries were % 4 painful
nature. The remaining passengers
wounds we're temporarily dressed and an
wcrr placed abeard car summoned Tor
the purpose ana conveyed 60 ihe switch
at iulFs bfickyard Here the patrol
wagon met the car and conveyed Cham
bcrs Ahreaama Rasksi and Gruai ra
Providence huHqitRl. where thoif wounds
received Immediate attention Mataruan