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

NIulH pluhS lSNSl, WV Aulo AullI'
: together and all brakes on both car
were rendered useless by the lever
beneath the cars being jammed an(
twisted by the collision.
Passengers Of both cars took flying
leaps from the windows and platforms
and were hurled through space with
much force. Women screamed ant
children cried and pandemoniun
rcigncd supreme.
The voice Of tire conductor of No.
5 was heard reques ting the passen
gers to remain in their seats and nj
one would be hurt. Many took this
advice and left the car after it had
reached the foot of the hill uniniured.
Joshua Gilman. single, p years
of age. OF No. 407 East Third street,
was found IN dying condition near
Franklin street and alter being
moved to the sidewalk he expired
Gilman was on car No. IL and
Jumped when the two cars first
Game together He fell across the
tracks and was run over by No. 5.
His funeral took place this after
noon. lnterment was made in the
Hebrew cemetery near Lombardv.
Both cars, Nos. 5 and 10, dashed
down the h, il ,t hra,l,nac,, s,eed
and when nearing Madison street,
the motorman OF No, 1osaw summe r
Car No. y approaching and a rev
calamity stared him in thNfaCe.
To add 10 the horror of the lightning
likr ride down Sixth street hill at Sixth
and Windsor ear No. =. that was going
west, rollidcd with the tw, cars going
east.
1h"y were crashed and it was there
mat many persons were injured.
! All along Sixth street from II point
near Hroomc whcr" the ear refused to
answer to the brake, injured people
were scattered. They had jumped from
tn" platforms and windows and when
| they fell into the street were unable to
move or help themselves.
Families became separated and the
cries for friends were piteouS. The
crash when the three cars went together
on the hill between Madison and Jcffrr-
son streets could be heard for squares.
Prupl" living in th" vicinity were
| awakened from their Slumhcr% to hear
cries of distress. They ran to the aid
| Of I'll" injured and carried the most Srri-
"u~ly hurt INTO the houses and made them
rs easy as possible. Hurry calls were
sent To the hospitals aud police station
and i'll short tim" aid for the wound
ed was on the way to the scene
! Hundreds were slightly hurt and they
began to walk to their homes to set
at resi- The anxious minds of relatives.
som" wcr" minus Of hats and most of
them had bruises and torn clothing
Many Of The injured tainted and il was
with difficulty that they could be rc-
vivrd. Someone sent n message to the
cab stables and many teams soon were
On the Scene picking up the injured. If
they were conscious they were sent to
their homes. The patrol wagon and the
Phoenix Ambulance took several TO the
Delaware Hospital and many more to
their homes.
In Il short time aftrr the accident
General Manager Crook was seen ut
Sixth and Monroe Streets When asked
for statement he said: 81 have none
to mHkc.'
William Benson who was motorman of
car No. which did the damage was
found sitting ON the floor of his car
AT Sixth and Monroe streets. When
asked for n statement of the accident he
said Il WAS ut Rroonr street and tried
10 apply the brakes before we started
IdoWn the hill and found that il would
not work. then reversed the lever and
the ear burnt out. | do not know any
lmOr". There was Il crash and this was
followed by others. rroplr were hmm
ing off and crying to me 10 put on the
emergency brakes. The brake would moi
work | guess that half Il hundred mon
are killed"
| Benson was historical and il wos with
difficulty that he could make n state
ncni to Mr.. Crooks who fo,ul hin, :,
short time afterwards.
A. l.. Waite was on This ear Whom
IHskrd how the accident occurred he said.
Nv" had Just started down til. Grade
east Of Broomc street whom thn cnr
seemed To shoot ahead AS if if huJ been
fired from q rocket. The ear wns iumn.
ng from side to side and cvcry mimi,
| expected to see il iump tLc Track
WAS in the front of tbr car and e,u
at once that il would hit the car in
front of MS | saw the motormon fry thn
lair brakes They wnulI NOT hnlI IT,,
became excited and did not fry the hand
brakes. with number Of others made
II rush for III" rear of tn" ear knowing
that II was safer to stay on The car
shouted for "vcryon" 10 stand still The
p"opI" did not heed me hut divod from
the Plato and windows head first.
- do not know exactly where the first
collision occurred II seemed to mo that