The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-02
Two Awful Experiences.
MR. WILL REEVES.


Mr. w. E. Reeves, who travels for the
NJ. D. Wells Shoe Co. Of Chicago. was
one of the persons in. the accident Mr..
Reeves and his 1O-year-old daughter were
together and both escaped without hard
ly scratch. Both were thoroughly wet
through with water. but aside from the
wetting and fright experienced no serious
Inconvenience. Mr.. Reeves says: About
o'clock Sunday, my little daughter
Ethel and decided TO take a ride out
TO the cemetery. After staying there for
some time We decided to come home, and
1 think that when we left the Frisco
track on HILLSIDE it was nearly o'clock.
The car was damned with people and
some could not get on because of the
crowd. 1 stood up all the way down and
had hold Of two straps at the front end
of the car. Ethel was sitting on the lap
of one Of the. passengers at my left. The
car went down College Hill at usual
rate Of speed, perhaps a little faster than
is usual. AS we neared the bridge l did
not pay'~any particular attention until
the car gave two jumps and then I heard
the wheels strike the ties. I stiu stood up
and saw the car start on the bridge.
thought that we would get over, and then
1t started across from the track The
front wheels went over and Just for an
instant the car hung and then the other
end came down. All the people were
thrown to the front end of the car and
Nrvbav /, foll
back again among broken glass. wood
work, etc. The rear end of the car as
it fell was lower than the front END and
that caused the change of portion. As
soon as l could straighten up, l thought
OF my daughter. 1t seemed almost an
hour until l saw her, yet 1 suppose that
Il was in reality only a few seconds.
When ! FIRST saw her she was on top Of a
number Of people and Immediately 1 com
menced to reach for her. The persons
next to me were packed so closely that it
was impossible for me to extrlcate N.Y.
SELF for some little time. Ethel was cry
ing and the people were screaming and
meaning. Finally Ethel saw me and
reached out her arms and then I ceuld
help her. When I caught hold Of her and
pulled her away from the other people
she was crying so and was fr ghtened so
much that l could hardly DO anything
with her. We both looked up at a win
dow above us and there was a man who
reached down to set Ethel She was
pulled UP and then l helped to get some
of the Injured out of the car. People
were wedged in as tight as possible.
Some were nearly submerged in water
and Others were lying in such positions
that they had 10 be released before they
could move
When the car came down the bank
of the creek I sun held to the two straps.
and think that is the explanation for
my not having any serious cuts. Had
! have been on the bottom and moved
around in the car as the Others were
forced 10 do as the car went over I am
sure that I would have been injured as
were the others. or a creates. portions of
the passengers"
Hendricks. Mrs. Lucy. face and inter !
nal injuries.
Jsckman. Marshall. body bruised
Johns. Il. E; chest injured
Jones. Mrs. J. J., injured on face and (
breast.
McCanless, M,s. D. A. injured about
face and body.
Mercer. ". E, face and arms injured. /
Mercer. AIRS. ". r. face bruised.
McGEJre. J. A body bruised.
Mcclure. Mrs. J. a, injured internally.
Mchnnel. Harry; injured on body.
Rehstein. !. c. broken ribs.
Rebstein Thomas broker, lff,h