The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-05-31
AT DELAWARE HOSPITAL.

FINER zones, conductor car NO. ~
fatally.
Joseph JcrrelI, serious.
John Lemon, No. East Front
| street, Commissions.
George Ihilley, No. 9 ClaYmon,
street, cut head and bruises.
James Scott, MarshaI'ton, Gu,
head.
Albert Fmlmer, No. SOB Monroe
street, knee injured.
Harry Chance. No. 1897 French
street, hand and foot mashed.
Harry FIick, No, 1874 Kingstreet.
foot mashed.
Frank Hillison colorcd, right foot
iniureu.
John McClanther, No. 600 West
Eighth street, laccrated lcgand arm.
George Coniski, No. 81 Townsend
street, badly cut head.
Geo, Smith, No. 30 Tatnall street bad
ly bruised
Maggie Quinn, No GIG Madison 8 root, a
slight cnnrussion OF the braiu. Attended
by Dr. J. p. Pyle at her home.
George ChiIley, living over Third street
bridge, be al severely lacerated and con
fused Taken to Delaware Hospital.
.Jo-cph Scott, Marshalltun, in jured about
the head Was carried III o the home Of
| Andrew Lytle, No. 1O7 West Sixth street,
and his injuries dressed by DIR. NJ. j,
Hughes.
VIM smith of Fifth and Tnlnall street
face badly laceruted by flying glass.
Isaac Hackctt, Of 90! Tntnnll street, and
wife lad three children crushed and cut
badly.
WIN. Frank, of No730 East Tenth street
badiy lncernred and confused Wounds.
John kranst. young man, badly cut
about tho face by HytHg glass. His in jur-
| les were dressed ut Curtmeli's drug orc.
II ,bcr ellsworth. OF GIG Madieun street
| .kull and leg injured by jumping from
| Car.
Joseph scott, an cmploye Of the road,
| head mashed and foot cut
| Eta Ennis, No lOl2 Poplar street, badly
! rNAken up nnU slightly cut.
Charles Smith. hand badly cut.
John BAu.t, badly cut.
Martin Kelley, boy. residence unknown,
| badly bruised and facu confused.
Frank liiisOn, colnred, ai3Aa Tatnall
street, foot hurt. Delaware Hospital.
Joseph Giles Of I'll f.. Second street,
slightly cut on head. Delaware hospital
John McClaster, OF 800 w. Eighth street
knee and arm hurt, Delaware Hospital.
Harry Chance, Of 1927 French street,
hand and foot hurt.
several fatally. II was impossible to get
list of all those injured hccuuSr many
walked to their homes or were taken
there in the cabs, amhuiaurrs and pa.
troll wagon which hurried t" the seen" of
the accident
This accident was no fault
Of the company S as every precaution
had been taken during the day to pro-
tect the many patrons Of the road,
| Yesterday was "opcning day. at
Brandvwinc Springs and over ~, 600
persons travelled by the Peoples line
TO the park.
Persons were to he seen on every
corner waiting for cars that always
came up crowded. "They have not
got enough cars and they ought ~
give he people better Accommodations
many were heard to remark. These
very remarks SHOW another instance
that proves that Superintendent
Crook, is 4 precautions man, for, he
had many new cars in the barn that
could have been pressed into service
had he wished it, but they mad never
beer eaScd up or tried and being
precautions lie would not allow them
to 90 out.
Everything ran smoothly during
the day and the officials wore satisfied
smiles and showed the pleasure they
felt in being 2blc to give the people
in the city an outing in Brandy wine
Park al the cost of five cents.
Their smiling faces were to be turn
cd to gloom, however, aud when the
word reached the Office that there
had been wreck no one felt worse
than these same officials.
Three cars figured in the wreck.
They were Nos. 5, IL and -. All of
Them sho" Signs OF nara usage as the
platforms are crushed IN and splin-
tered Not one Of the cars are in.
jured on the inside which accounts
for those being in the middle of the
cars escaping uninjurcd.
Car No 5 passed the car barn at
ll,50 O'Clock and was running at
least two squares behind No, IS. Be-
tween Broom and Franklin the sig
nal to stop was given by the conduc.
tor as 4 passenger wished to alight.
Benson applied the brake and found
it would not work. lie Immediately
set the switch that is used In such
an emergency and tried again to
throw the ar brake but his efforts
were useless. About this time he
became aware that unless the car
was stopped it would collide with No