Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
bLLEY CARS IN A SMASHUP
Thrilling Accident at Eigh-
teenth and Market.
EE CARS IN THE COLLISION
lily a Dozen Persons We're
Injured.
lmost a Miracle, No One Was Killed
fright, and the Number of People Hurt
1mali MS Compared with the Number
Passengers on the Cars. /.

Darb by car and two Riyerview cars
Jsinyolved In u thrilling smashup
and Market streets,
III 10. 10 o'clock Friday evening, in
nearlya dozen persons were more
seriously injured, some of them
as follows:
George g. fIatton, No. 1905
or avenue, Philadelphia, skull
bred, abrasions of the head and
les about the body; sent to the resi-
! OF her sister, Mrs. E. L. Dill
d, No. 1900 MAJ lzet street.
box Gallagher, Chester, motorman
70 Darby car, right arm dislocated I;
home.
Is. John e. Hartman, No. 1925
ms street, two abrasions on the
A and perhaps internally injured;
home.
Ffbert N. Hartman, son of Mrs.
Ian, cash on the head and perhaps
lily injured; sent home.
"A Peter Celia, No. 1919 West
ID street, head cut and bruised;
Home.
3B Sadie Nickerson, No. lis Rod
|Xstreet, bruised about the face;
Nome.
e is Adams of No. 2l9 Walnut
M both legs bruised
Lillian Mellon, No. 600 West
4 arm hurt and both hands cut.
v Reba Saunders Of New Castle,
4 "a about the head, back and side.
|<I Grace Saunders of New Castle,
y ions on the side and back.
IT, May Cooley OF New Castle,
zIh on tho head.
Julia Tindle of New Castle,
4!hg from shock.
I8lNew Castle people were taken in
Njto their homes.
Sbr persons received cuts and
hes hut their names were not
led.
NX cars involved were Riverview car
ID6, inbound. with II. j. Hession
<9p ductor and L. @. Baynard, as
|8ytnan; Riverview car No. 1876, out
|n8 with Elmer Leeoh as conductor
f A. Chapman as motormar ;
MI car No. 206, inbound, with
41d Bonsall as conductor and Frank
her as motorman.
mo. 106 was standing on the in
M track just above Eighteenth
waiting for outbound car No.
pass over the single track which
|froin Sixteenth to Eighteenth.
IN had nearly cleared the end OF
rs when Darby car No. FOG dashed
Afhe rear of No. LOG and drove IL
III No. 125. The lights went out
<emendous excitement followed.
Mash was terrific and was heard
{Ehres, and followed by the shrieks
he frightened passengers served
ti&F large crowd TO the scene in
IStX few minutes By almost z
\ &{$, no one was, killed outright anc
6Nhlber of persons injured Is small
an1pared with the number OF pas
N{8 on the several cars.
\ xbe ill., bound Riveryiey car there
&bout 80 persons; on the Darb,
y sibly as many, but on the out
Y III Riverview car there were onl,
nHlf dozen. What prevented
iNjnring of more persons was tn,
Hat Riverview car No, log wa'
! HAP still and that the coming o
. &fby car at a high rate Of speet
NiAeerved in time to permit nearl.
eE69 Messengers to jump eff. Super
sI6dS1t William N. Barnard of th'
Y 14Iphia, Wilmington & Baltimor
ht accompanied by his daughter
Pc ~ be inbound Riverview car th
. I1{8f saw the danger 81 collision
l1 ffested that they get off the car
W fhAr did and others followed thei
d fh8 Darby car, the situation wa
I'd 8i1ts -Four persons were riding o
a. II olif platform, among them Polio
rpif1ut Thomas f. Bayley, but th
cs fU ~ the front of the aisle wa
sH&ad the passengers inside coul
D. I'M rule, tell what was impend
{Qfem all accounts the car wa
DO Il a high rate OF speed. Whe
or831p Gallagher saw the Rivervie'
itu}He6d of him, he tried to check hi
. sHhUt according to him, the al
10 esa Infused to work. Then he n
iadYda&he current and just before hi
10 1ek the rear of No. LOG, jumped
rom Ming, he struck his right elbo
ere 1iAipcated his arm. Sergear
mA4 AHd a woman friend RENAME
{fopt seat until after the crash
taS4H4 shall we do now?' asked b
g. F3ll get off, now," he answered
vas zen The crash occurred, the ligh
to c8fs went out and the dust raise
elafe Darby car in its swift Iun dow
althtrest, rolled up like cloud.
arteept In the neighborgood said til,
geopl 1elxet was like that of an O.
p thutl With the breaking of timbe
year tt6 shrieks of the frightent
AZ &9&n G. Shortlidge heard I'll
by i6}le sitting in his house, N
ew 1affet street, and realized at on'
, pl III 1Gsident had happened. Huri.
the HatH street, he saw the tumble
tbelI li31 pmanity and then he thougl
Ora 4fR carload of persons must
Ipers [ lighted up his house al
cd 66 IAt the injured be brought
tne very few minutes &
by l53x nbulance and the patr
,ok, n VIII on hand to lend assistauc
Ip. l. 9aEfge G. Hatton. who is pc
OF SEE tt4 host seriously injured, W
Of sipg ID <1wn on the Darby car wi
Cow lishahd When the car struck al
and lights vent out, Mrs. TIatton d.
re aired She had probably Jump
y and the oar. She was aftorwar
Tht hy her husband at the residen
Q fst}frod Baldwin, No. 1903 Marx
very where she had teen taken a
he I'D Ill Gwithin Chandler, who "
ss thsF No. LOG, attended to her. s
re cst1ken III the ambulance to |
oe is 100 ~ her sister, Mrs. Dilwori
20( Market street, where she o
,rgeel iuaband had expected to make
MS. 2Gh6y formerly resided he
ID Os H6&fQn having been detecti
he ii Dad Stansbury j. Wiley.
,4x, llsoxjt Gallagher was attended
H." 6hfft]idge's Office. where ASST
NJ 3endered by Dr.. James
n naiy III he motorman was W
" LIP bf0)Sn up concerning tho ac
Sc Of audT<I was a relief to him