Evening star., 1901-03-05
THE AMBULANCE SERVICE
ABOIT ONE HUNDRED PATIENTS
TRI,ATED AT HOSPITALS.
The Officials Kept Busy Attending to
Emergency Calls-But Few
Serious Cases.

The several vehicles detailed at points
along the line of the parade YESTERDAY al
ternoou were kept on the move, anu INC
surgeons on duty at the Emergency anu
Casualty Hospitals had but little time 10
think of the parade During the day there
were about seventy cases treated at the
Emergency Hospital, and thirty or more at
the Casualty. Early in the morning before
the rain made the weather conditions so
unpleasant the crowd on the sidewalk was
so dense and there was so much croWdihs
that number of women tainted, .o'hers
were made exceedingly uncomfortable In
the crush. and still others complained that
their feet had been trampled upon and in
iured In addition to those who were given
treatment a The hospitals. number OF
people who became i'll on the streets We're
removed to their homes.
The police officers state that the number
of casualties was small considering the Dig
crowd and the unfavorable weather condi-
t!ons. There was only one death resulting
from accident. that of colored man. VINO
was struck by an electric car west OF
Georgetown. He died at the Georgetown
University Hospital Octavia johnson. col
ored, was treated at the Emergency Hos
pi al for a pistol shot wound in the thigh.
received about 1880 o'clock last night. She
was on l street southwest. about three
squares from her home. and was struck by
a pistol bail fired by some unknown person.
John w. KoontZ, the engineer In the
navy yard who knocked from an An
acostia car into a sewer a South Capitol
street Yesterday morning, proved to be
quite seriously injured. 1t was feared yes
terday that internal hurts of dangerous
nature had been sustained, but today the
patient appeared to be somewhat better.
Some of the Accidents.
Henson Smith, colored, failed to keep far
enough from the street car tracks on Penn
cd down
a car He was taken in an ambulance to
his home on Bank street
W. NJ Griffin sustained broken ankle
by slipping from the sidewalk near 18th
street. After receiving attention at the
hospital he was sent to his home, No. 94I
26th street.
Morteni Horsea Porto Rican soldier,
became i'll near the War Department after
he had participated in the parade. He soon
recovered after reaching the hospital and
was able to go to his quarters.
John Driscoll, an artilleryman from Fort
Washington, suffered an attack of indiges-
ton and had to leave the line. He is still
in the hospital.
While trying to get out of the way Of an
electric vehicle near Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street "a man fell and received an
ugly cut over the eye. A surgeon at the
Emergency put several stitches in the cut
and he went home.
John Nash of SIS street southwest was
iTedteu LOT an INJURY 10 MS TlSnl arm. lie
hurt by slipping ON the sidewalk and
falling
c. ID. Wilkinson, living at Ills 22d street
received a scalp wound by slipping on the
pavement and falling
While on his way to the Monument lot
last night George Parks Of 211 East Caplto
street was overcome by illness and was
given medical treatment at the Emergency
Frank Taylor, resident OF Prince
Georges county, Md, suffered n stroke of
paralysis at Sd and B streets southwest
about T:30 o'clock last night. He was re-
moved to the home OF his nephew, No. 1000
South Capitol street.
Bernard Key, colored. 1903 G street south
east was assaulted near 10th and G streets
by "a crowd. and was painfully but not
seriously injured. He received treatment
ut the Washington Asylum Hospital, after
which he was able to go home
j. IL. Obey, an engineer from Pittsburg
| was taken Ill In the Capitol grounds about
| 4:3O o'clock In the afternoon. He received
! medical treatment Mt tho Casualty Hos.
! pital,
Charles NJ Young an electrician. wht
/ lives at 1880 New York avenue, was In.
| Jured by being dragged nearly five squares
| by an ambulance. When tho ambulance
started from 18th street. Mr.. Young mad,
an effort to jump on the rear step. He
| missed his footing. and although unable I,
| regain II, he did not let go tho rail- unit
! 10Th street was reached. Then he fell ant
was slightly injured.
| Besides those who were injured n mum
| Der of intoxicated individuals had to b,
| given medical treatment.