The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-05
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poRLEY DINGER
LOIS hlNGER. Lskeview.
EDNARB BRAY. South Tacoma.
tAtsi. MpSEE. South Tacoma
| ALBEItr AOSER. South Tacoma.
RICHARD LEE. South Tacoma
| MRS. GRCSSMAN. McNeirs Island.
q EEftrOlL. HilI Hurst
, OTIS LARSON ParEland.
OLE HANSEN. Lake Park.
JAMES EENSToN. inl Hurst.
CHARLES DASIa South Tacoma.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS. South Tacoma.
-cliN PAI'LCS. South Tacoma.
WILLIAM N!ESEN. Lake Park.
Il, BERT STEELE. South Tacoma.
-- SEIDENBERC.. south Tacoma.
TIE REVEREND HERBERT GREGORY,
I.ske Park.
CRIFFITH MANIFESTATION. Reservation.
A. |. HEALY. Lake Park.
e. McNULBEN. Tacoma.
JOHN ]. SHAUGlIER. ps,Sland.
iEidcHt,fiel man.
W II DAVIS. AXE View.
.'~EI'H Mc''ANN Ballard.
ROY LoNGf:RMAN. South Tacoma.
GORDON NEWTON. South Tacoma
El''HAHa SA\PTRN, South Tacoma.
WILLIE HASTINGS No. lee: Tacoma avenue.
MRS. GEORGE ELLIOT. No 1877 south
street.
MRS. !. :, sHAUER FARMLAND
J. -. CALHOUN conductor. Tacoma.
l"!dentif-d woman.
siNty five seriously Injured.
Tacoma. Wash. July 4-Nearly hundred
persons. passengers on Il car bound for this
city, Were plunged down gulch at Twenty
sixth and e streets shortly after s O'Clock
this morning
Those who were standing On the platform
dropped off. only to be bruised and wounded
by the heavy body of the coach. while
others inside were killed and maimed before
they knew what had happened.
The car jumped the track and was
smashed to kindling wood in the bottom
Of the chasm over 100 feet below.
The dead will number nearly threescore.
for there many OF the injured who will
never recover and who are expected to die
at any moment. and there are at least
sixty passengers Of the car now in the
various hospitals and under the care OF
their own physicians.
Ii was one Of the most appalling accidents
that have ever occurred In this city, and il
came at a time when IL was least expected.
Here were happy people. residents OF the
nearby towns-Edison. Lakeyiew. Park
land. Lake Park and o;hers-coming to
Tacoma full of Joy and patriotism, 10 spend
the Fourth OF July. Their Journey was
nearly at an end when Death interfered.
He gave no quarter. Neither man. wom-
an or child was spared. Crushed. manned
and manglet. the unfortanates were
dragged from beneath the wreck of the
car and tender hands Ininistered 10 them
until conyeyances could be had to carry
them 10 hospitals and to the homes Of their
friends.
MANNED by the Heavy Car.
The dead were laid on the grass. but
there We're few in the crowds of spectators
and rescuers who gathered at the scene at
that time who knew the dead from the
hying, Such Spectacle of battered mu-
tiIated humanity has scarcely ever been
seen.
IL was a spectacle of carnage, such az is
scarcely ever observed in war for car
" heels and trucks and heavy tiInbers maze
more horrible wounds than bullet and she'll
And the agonizing cries OF the wounded and
the Dying az they Jay the sides OF the
guich and on the bottom. or were held down
under heavy timbers that had once formed
away.
There was help at hand a few moments
after The accident occurred Citizens. po-
ncemen. hfemen. guardsmen. eX-vOlunteers
and women ard children aided.
Inc sides OF the guich We're steep. bu,
cries or the wounded made men forget this
and they plunged downward with lille re-
gard for their own safety.
Ropes were quickly procured and the vic
TINS OF the wreck were drawn carefully TO
the top Of the gulch and their wounds at
tended to as fast as ii Was possible for the
to work. Every doctor In tina
city was called on for his services The
Fanny Paddock and St. Joseph's hospitals
were soon crowded with patients. who. but
q Few moments before, were In the enjoy
ment OF their health.
Hacks. express wagons and ell sorts OF
cohfeyances were pressed into service; but
tnere was another vehicle that was in use
too. 1t was the wagon OF the dead Ii came
10 take away the last evidence Of the
destruction caused by the wreck. II made
full Boys and girl5 and men and women
were Its freight. The morgues OF the vari-
BUS undertaking rooms were scarcely large
Pitiful Scenes mt Morxues.
And then, when the dead had been sorted
from the living and tho last one had been
women and children besieged the morgues
Cor missing friends. Some were
successful in their sad quest and others who |
we're not successful turned away with every |
evidence OF joy upon their faces. Thousands |
Visited the bridge where the accident &C. |
;urred during the day.
away the debris Of the car and then looked |
at the red stains on the grass and |
II the thttered pieces Of clothing that hung !
rom bushes.
They glanced, too at the women who wan
Tered about all day. one with n babe in her |
arms and the other leading a little boy by |
we're foundlings of the wreck. Nobody had |
'one TO claim them.
Then there is little girl Of and a girl |
'eem to be deserted but IT Is probable that |
'ome relative will look after them.
The car which carried its human freight
vas No. ll6 OF tho United Traction Com |
,any's cars. and was on the Edison Line
Z left Edison at about O'Clock in charge
Il F. l.. Boehn. motorman. and J. ID. Col |
noun. conductor
Story of the Wreck.
The car. which is one Of the big box-Hke
ffairs. was crowded 10 the DOORS and every
nch OF space on the platforms was taken
Ven hung on the ratings and were glad 20
'e able to get q ride to the city.
The car ran merrily along until II reached
he apex Of the hill Just beyond Tacoma
venue From this point the stories differ
one is that the motorman after starting
own the hill turned on his current instead |
4 shutting 1t off. and when the car had
aimed such n momentum as TO threaten 10 !
et away from him. he turned of the cur
ert. but II was then too late for the car
Fas going at lightning speed. and there vas
othins TO bring II to standstill. for The
ncline is steep.
Passengers on the front platform who saw
he sharp curve on the bridge. as IL leaves
Delin street. endeavored 10 jump. Several
Z them succeeded and reached the ground
4 safety but others were as badly injured
s they might have been had they remained
n the car to the bottom Of the chasm
SCULPTOR FARRELL DEAD.