New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-23
ACCIDENT TO MAGISTRATE POOL.
STRUCK By ELECTRIC CAR IN AMSTERDAM
AVE. WHILE GOING TO The
ELEVATED ROAD

City Magistrate Joseph Pool was struck. thrown
unconscious 20 the ground and badly cut and
bruised by electric car yesterday morning about
10 o'clock, at the corner OF Amsterdam-avs- and
Eishty-hrst-st. With three stitches in his brow
Just over his right eye two long parallel strips OF
courtplaster close beside II, and his SIN merry
smile, the Magistrate Just Up from the bed his
physician had ordered him 70. greeted reporter
OF The Tribune late IN the afternoon AZ his home.
It's little strange" he said. that after haV-
ing streetcar accident cases up before every day
for years. and realizing I do the great dangers
OF the surface roads 7 should be myself one OF
their victims know 50 much about these things
that have grown fear riding OF the strestcars-
Anyway. they seldom stop long enough 70 let ne
on seriously sprained my back one OF them a
while ago, owing 20 the wreuChes got while
hanging on 70 a strap and my wife was thrown
TO the nOOr IN a conveyance OF this sort 50 I ride
on the elevated This new bill for three men On a
streetcar ought 70 pass Il would be good
measure
Yesterday morning the Magistrate. who has been
having a respite Of ten days from court work
started 10 20 70 his law Office No s. CedaT-st
His home is al No 2s7 West Seventy inth-sr- and
the nearest elevated station Is several blocks away
Eighty-drst-st- and COlurnbUs-ave-- with Two
lines OF surface between, but he mas such
dread OF the latter that ne walks the several
blocks rather than use them Al AmstsTdam-avs-
yesterday he stopped on the corner 70 look Up and
down in search OF the dangerous electric car. as
he always does. He saw one coming rom ne
none approaching from the other direction, ne
started 10 cross the street. As h was nearly
across the first track he was struck ana thrown
70 The ground Although the shock made nm IN
conscious for he craWlsc across me ra-s
before SIX VINO ran 20 MS nelp
had him on his feet He assisted 70 A drug
store at the corner OF Broadway and ElsnIy-flrst-
81. where he given some cotton 70 stop the
flow OF blood and from q ere he went back home
Dr. Mason OF Seventy-eizhtE-st-. seEed Up the
the right eye and put the patient @ oeel-
Besides this more serious wound the MaElsrrals
vas bruised about the head arms and body, and
had several fingers strained He said ne heard 70
bell and Is confident there was no signal gwen OF
the approach OF the car Re thinks u mus Pave
been hidden behind the hill just above Eighty
drst-st- \ who 70 MS assistance sall
the car moving fast They do 90 al a zreal
rate OF speed the Official explained. Besides.
most OF these motormen don't know their business
They have not had enough experience
When asked what ne would do about the case
ne answered
ooh I don't know as 7 shall co anything except.
the next time I accident casa 20 tell what
happened 70 I went safely through the CIytl
War but this accident near my own door disturos
me-
The MAGISTRATE expects TO hold court az Harlem
tomorrow. when. even II he should not nave as
usual electric accident case n Wnicn 20 lnrro-
duce his own experience, nevertheless the appear
OF his face VIII enter much silent evlcsflcs %
the same purpose