Evening journal., 1901-05-31
ONE MAN KILLED OUTRIGHT
AND MANY SEVERELY INJURED
IN AWFUL TROLLEY ACCIDENT
By the Blowing Out of Fuse and the ReusaOf Brakes
to Act, Car of the Peoples Line Goes on Death
Dash Down Sixth Street

rived at Van Buren, street he found the
body of Gilman.
WANTED TO SAVE HER BABY
There was a young woman with baby
I'm her arms who tried hard to jump from
the car, and It took the united efforts Of
several strong men to restrain her She
was thrown to the floor and several of
the passengers sat upon her and held her
down until the cars had stopped When
she was released, neither she nor the baby
was injured. If she had jumped she would
have been killed. as would the child In her
arms. As soon as she was released from
the debris she quickly disappeared, hold
ing her child close to her breast and sob
bing Historically
TRIED TO AVOID COLLISION
! A. A. Waite was "a passenger on car No.
i6 and saw the entire occurrence. He was
luninjured and assisted I'm caring for the
injured people after the accident Mr..
lWaite says that the cars were coming
down the hill when the car in the rear, No.
g. colided with it. This continued down
J, the hill Every effort was made to get
No. 10 out of the way
When the car reached a point in Sixth
street near Madison, where the collision
with car No. occurred he saw car No
coming down the hill toward them. The
, motorman on car No. saw the trouble
: ahead and Immediately reversed his car
and started up the hill. The car respond
ed well to the reverse, but No. is was
going so rapidly at this time that it col
lided with No. before it could be
stopped.
r TALKS WITH ESCAPED PASSENGERS
John j. Finn, of Finn Brothers, was
! one Of the passengers on car No. 8, and
strained his arms keeping women from
jumping from the windows. lie was not
. injured otherwise
Dr. C. Sherburne Rice and John Braun
. stein We're on car No. 16, and when the
y first crash occurred at the top of the hill
= they crowded to the mOtorman's compart
! ment and prevented the passengers from
: leapng when the cars sped down the hill
! They We're close pressed by the fear
stricken people. but would not allow them
2 to leap. I'm doing this they probably saved
o the lives of many persons, for it is evident
that the persons who jumped from the
c cars were the most seriously hurt.
ol Passengers I'm our car screamed and
n became panic-stricken when the motor
blew out" said Wesley Trotter ant
Henry l.. A1aier, of the Delaware College
j. cadets, in describing the wild race Of the
e cars. Some leaped from the windows
l. others leaped from the platforms. Il
e seemed that we went down the hill at tn,
l. rate of a mile a minute. We did not know
t. what would happen. After the first COLI
s, sion with car No. 16 We shot down th'
g hin at an awful rate. Then we slid bacl
d to Monroe street"
y COLoRED WOMAN JUMPED OUT.
Mrs. George Smith. colorcd. Of No %
Tatnan street leaped through the ca
window. She landed on her head and fel
d over with her foot under the car wheels
Her toes were cut OFF and she was take
:, into house on Sixth street and later re
y moved to her home.
ld REPORTS FROM OTHERS INJURED.
Of Isaac Hackett, of No. Do Tanall street
Or and his wife and three children were i
ne the crash and were bruised
n William Frank, of No. 733 East Tent
or street, walked to Eighth and King streets
e. when he fell in a faint and was take
home by friends
rs Frank n. Vanderbraack walked
IN Eighth and Market streets. with the sid
At of his face mashed and cut lie fell in
faint and was taken home by friends. ID
Henry r. Spruance dressed his wound
re which were badly confused.
or Joseph Scott foreman of the road, wa
ne I'm charge of one of the cars and had h
m night foot mashed. He reported to MAJ
-er ager Crook at Sixth and Madison street
ng willing to go on duty, but was unable
he bear the excitement lie was assist'
he home by his sisters.
i'm A young woman, who refused to gi
q. her name tainted at the corner Of Six
et, and Harrison streets. at the sight of q
ito mangled form of Joshua Gilman She W
ld- revived with some difficulty and TAX
snL home.
al .ae MANAGER CROOK DIRECTS RELIH
i'm FORCE.
the As soon as he was informed of the ac
red dent Manager Crook hurried to the see
led and directed the work of caring for {
rol injured. He was too busy to talk for pr
lication. He remained until all of the v
of Tins We're properly cared for and
ec- wreckage cleared up after which he
left tired to his home almost prostrated
ght was the first day that the new line
tor been opened to the Springs, and eve
gan thing had gone on in a satisfactory mi
ner It was a shock, and Mr.. Crook
almost a wreck himself to-day.
hat RIVAL COMPANY OFFERS 'AsSIs
nee ANCE
Superintendent Reginald Van Trump,
So the Wilmington City Railway Compa
went to the scene Of the wreck viii
l.s force Of men and offered their servl'
The relief work was about over when
,., arrived, but his kindness was apprecia
nc by Mr. Crook and the public.
ais MISS QUINN NOT DEAD.
( 1t was reported this morning that \
then Maggie Quinn, who was badly inju
skey
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