The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-20

several persons who. not being injured. took
up the work OF looking after the women.
four in number. who were on the car.
Mrs. Prudence and Miss Mamie Camp
bell of eco North West street. were picked
up and taken 10 the home of Mrs. VI. l..
Kepner 1239 East Thirteenth street, where
T. was found their injuries were slight
They then went 10 Grahns drug store, at
1z47 Cornell avenue. where their bruises
were hurriedly dressed. after which they
went home in a carriage.
Lydia Weeks, OF 40 Madison avenue. was
the woman the most severely injured,
and II was thought she suffering from
conclusion. She was unable to talk and
moaned constantly, indicating by her ac-
tions great pain in her chest and head
She was placed in the wrecked car. on one
OF the cushions, until the arrival OF the
City Hospital ambulance. when she was
taken home.
After being taken home it was found that
three ribs had been broken One of them
penetrated the lung. She was also badly
bruised about the hips and her wrist was
sprainei. She recovered consciousness
about 1 o'clock and said that she was In
the rear end OF the car and when the crash
came was thrown 10 the floor helpless. and
while I'm that position was trampled upon
by dozen or more men who hurried to get
out of the car. Her physician, DIR. Rose,
said this morning her injuries were dan
gerous. but such that the outcome could
not be determined.
Hattie Gurley. whose nose was mashed,
also occupied seat IN the until suf-
fciently recovered to go home In carriage.
GREAT CROWD GATHERED.
Outside the car great crowd had gath
cred. and in the darkness. when the police
and the ambulances arrived. it was diff
ficult to find the injured Eaton Barnes
had by that time been placed on one of
the car cushions which lay between the
tracks He was unconscious and was bleed
ing at the ears and from wounds on the
head. He was evidently suffering from
conclusion. 1t was with difficulty that two
merit kept him from crawling off the cush-
ion and on to the ground. He was taken
10 the City Hospital and had not recovered
consciousness at a late hour. His injuries
were thought to be possibly fatal
A man who was said by some at the scene
of the accident to be Archie Staff, of JEFF
ferson avenue. was badly bruised and cut
about the head and was unconscious Many
thought he was dead. He was taken to the
City Hospital. and as his injuries were
thought 10 be more dangerous than the
others he was prepared for a trepaning
operation. This was performed at an early
hour. but he had not recovered sufficiently
TO determine whether or not the operation
would be successful At the hospital there
was nothing by which he could be identi-
in his pocket bore the name of "Archie
STAFF Jefferson avenue"
Bert Baldwin, of 90 East st. Joseph
street. was taken to the City Hospital. and
was the only one last night to recover
consciousness. He complained about a
pain in the spine. He was unable to give
any account Of the accident.
Dr. Brigham of 1920 East Twelfth street.
was thrown between the seats and severely
bruised about the head. He was unable for
a short time TO get out, being pinned down
by the seat. which was torn loose.
MOTORMAN'S INJURIES.
The injuries of the motorman were not
learned He was badly bruised, but the
manner in which he was injured could not
be ascertained. as he left at once and was
taken TO the Union Station on train and
then to his home in carriage. The front
= platform OF the car was not badly dam
aged though the front end of the car was
almost torn out.
Few OF the passengers knew anything
about how the collision occurred. The
crash came so suddenly that few had an
opportunity to see the headlight of the
switch engine.
Conductor Krauss said he walked ahead
of the car and seeing the headlight of the
engine waited and did not give the signal
to come ahead to the motorman. He in
sists that the motorman acted without or
ders-
Edward Vest, who jumped from the car
before the collision. said he the head
light from the rear end; that he was look
ing out at the side and did not see the
conductor signal for the motorman to
s'come ahead.
Harry Bolsar. the yardmaster said mar
row escapes from collisions at that cross
ing were sc almost nightly occurrence on
account OF the carelessness of the motor
men or conductors. To use his own words:
I've missed some of those fellows by
from seven inches to foot nearly every
night for the last six months
One of the yard men said the conductor
of a Brightwood car which was outbound
and had stopped on the west side of the
crossing to wait for tie passage of the
Monon engine. signaled the motorman OF
the wrecked to stop. after he had
started over.
CONDUCTOR BLAMED.
The accident was the subject of CONVEX
sation last night. and those who were IA
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