The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-09-10
STREET CAR
COLLISION
Carknocks
Tram Car Off
the Track.
-HE first collision between cars Of
the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
The Hawaiian rramMAXS com


the Hawaiian Tramways COM
sanies occurred yesterday afternoon
about 5 o'clock at the corner of Hotel
and Nuuanu streets resulting In the
partial wrecking OF the tram and In
juries to four persons two severely. or
the latter one was an Hawaiian woman
named Annie Pau. whose right shoulder
vas dislocated, and the other China
man named An Young, whose face on
the right side near the eye was badly
cut Clarence Martin. formerly mem
Der OF the Mounted Patrol. was cut on
the lef, leg below the knee. and 1T
Tie part colored girl named Annie Ma
mini received n cut over the right eye
The accident according the testimony
gathered from eye-witnesses and from
persons in the tram car, was due to the
over seriousness Of the tram car driver
in attempting TO cross the tracks OF
the electric road while the trolley car
was bearing down upon the CROSSING
the gong being sounded repeatedly
The electric car was moving slowly ac-
cording to the regulations OF the com
pany requiring the utmost caution III
crossing street intersections and espe-
cially where the track of the tram com
pany intersects.
Car 26 was bound toward Palama.
Motorman Rice shut off the current
when near the corner and rang his gong
continually until the corner was reach
ed Car Is Of the tram company was
bound down Nuuanu street. The driver
instead Of checking in his mules whipp-
ed them up and attempted to cross in
front of the electric car. Before the
tram car had cleared the track OF the
electric road the trolley car struck the
former close to the platform. There
was rending of wood. splinters flew
about. and the car was lifted bodily and
turned over upon its side near the Eva
makai corner. There We're in the car
at the time five or six women and FIVE
men When the car struck the ground
every window was broken and the glass
scattered about the passengers IKE
rain, The entire top of the car was
rrenched Off by the impact. The wo-
men screamed and some of the men
shouted. the Chinese passenger evident
ly being the worst scared of the lot
All were thrown violently against the
sides and roof. \ dozen spectators ran
to the overturned tram and assisted the
passengers out through the smashed
roof. The Chinese seemed the worst
hurst, as his face was streaming with
blood. One of the native women moan
I'd when taken out and was sent TO the
hospital II was found her right arm
and shoulder were wrenched and dis
located Martin crawled out by himself
and after taking an inventory found he
had sustained deep scratch on the
left shin. the blood staining his white
trousers. young boy who was riding
on the front platform of the tram jump
ed when he saw the danger and escaped
injury.
The mules managed to keep their feet
and were quickly released Several big
policemen and bystanders rishted the
car placed it again upon the rails, the
mules We're hitched tO the mauka end
and the wrecked ark was drawn up
to the Beretania switch. The electric
car was damaged to the extent of hay
ing its fender crushed and bent back
upon the draw-beam. A dent in the
iron apron and a scratching of paint
were also sustained.
The motorman and conductor of the
electric road Immediately began taking
down the names Of the passengers in
both cars and of those who witnessed
the accident according to the standing
Instructions of Manager Balientyne.
W. II. Soper who was in the tram
car says: II was riding in the car with
number of other passengers. When
We neared the intersection I heard the
gong of the electric ear and looked out
he ga
along very slowly. Suddenly the driver
Of the tram whipped up his mules and
endeavored to get across before the
trolley car. The first knew there was
a crash and the car went over on its
side I was dazed for an instant and
then made haste to crawl out ~ the
open top"
Clarence Martin gives his experience
in about the same way, adding that he
must have struck his shin upon the side
seat or against a window frame thereby
producing wound.
1t is understood that Manager Pain of
the Tramways company is securing tht
names of witnesses 10 the accident fol
the purpose of proving that the motor
man of the Rapid Transit car was I,
blame. The tram driver has reported
TO Manager PAIN that h" was on INT
track before he was made aware Of thu
presence of the other car and before
he could whip up his mules To cleal
the track, the trolley car had struck.
1t is learned in police circles that th'
police oficer on duty at the corner. helC
up a warning hand to the tram drive
when he saw that the two cars wer'
liable 20 collide, but that the tran
driver dsrcgarded the signal.