The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-31

| thpif homes Inc patfOl wagon anu inc
Phoenix Ambulance took several to the
Delaware Hospital and many more to
their homes.
In short time after the accident
| General Manager Crook was seen ut
Sixth and Monroe streets. When asked
for n statement he said: II have none
to make"
William Benson who was motorman of
car No. 5 which did the damage was
| found sitting on the floor Of his car
ut Sixth and Monroe streets. When
asked for n statement of the accident he
said: II was at Broomc street and tried
to apply the brakes before we started
down the hill and found that it would
not work. | then reversed the lever and
the car burnt out. | do not know any
more. There was a crash and this was
/ followed by others. People were jump
! ing off and crying to me to put on the
emergency brakes. The brake would not
work | guess that half a hundred men
are killed"
Benson was historical and it was with
difficulty that he could make Il state
ment to Mr.. Crooks who found him a
short time afterwards.
4 A. r. Waite was on this car. When
asked how the accident occurred he said
4 We had just started down the grade
1 east Of Broome street when the car
seemed to shoot ahead as If it had been
/ fired from n rocket. The car was jump
| ing from side to side and every minute
expected to see il jump the track. |
| was in the front of the car and saw
ut once that lit would hit the car in
front of MS. / saw the motorman try the
air brakes. They would not hold. He
/ t,1 not t,,ty th,ah hn,,
brakes. I with number of others made
q rush for the rear of the car knowing
that it was safer to stay on the car ]
shouted for everyone TO stand still. The
people did not heed me hut dived from
the platforms and windows head first
81 do not know exactly where the first
collision occurred. tt seemed to me that
We were hitting the car in front Of us
every few feet I was holding on ex-
lpectng every minute to he crushed to
lleath when there was terrific crash.
! was knocked down with many others
hut managed to scramble to my feet.
Hundreds of people were crying and
screaming.
"Bcfore I could GET ont OF the car it
started backward and did not ston until
we got to Monroe street. then Jumped
off and looked around and saw that my
friend Joe Lawson was all right. We
walked along Sixth street and the first
man I saw was the conductor Of car
No. 16. His name is Elmer Jones. We
picked him mp and carried him into
house. Tie had great hole in his back
and was unconscious. IIe was after
wards taken to hospital"
AN E1 WITNESS sIoh1.
Charles Simmons Of No 615 Franklin
street saw the accident while talking
with Edward Mechor Mt the corner of
Sixth and Franklin streets. Mr. Sim
mons said: "Nhen the accident happened
| was standing on the corner talking
with Mr.. NIeIchoir. One of the cars
n,sseJ wbile we were standing there and
4 remark was made about it beng so
crowded In another instant n second
c,r want nost nj n terrific rate of speed
I remarked that there was going to bc
collision and !; second later the car
struck the one in front of it. The cars
went together bl tween Franklin and
Harrison streets and in n second all was
excitement. | Mt once started down the
street with Mr.. Melchoir TO give what
lass;st,ncn we nossihlv could We had
only gone few wards when we came
ACROSS n deod man living in the guttar
,rbo ;n;nre1 nersons were erooning with
nain and everyone was so excited that ii
w,s some minutes before il could be
fnnnd out inst who were injured"
Within f;vc minutes ofter the collision
Ihundreds az neopIe living along Sixth
strnat and tbe contiguous. thoroughfares
, w.re bnsv administering to the women,
, oh;r,ron and men who for blocks from
nnn and of S;ytb street hill to the other
, ,,,n,, ,,,a,o Pound lving in The street and
r,ttors many ;nscns;ble. many seriously
;,,irraa anJ all ore,tlv frirbtened