The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-07

Three fremen O. rzuck B were seriously
J injured during a 1ullision with street
| car, one probably italy. while respond
ing to an alarm Of fire shortly after s
| o'clock this morning, The alarm was re
| ceived from box 81. located at the Sum
| ner School, corner Of Sixteenth and II
| Streets northwest at sos o'clock. and
| the truck left its quarters at the corner
| Of New Hampshire Avenue and Fl Street
| northwest on the run. Foreman T. J.
| Donohoe was standing on the turnta5le
| beside Dan WiIlfaB's- the colored driver.
| who for years has safely guided the horses
| If that company. Assistant Foreman
| George Il. Reynolds was acting as tiller-
man
| Foreman Donohoe says he rang his bell
| continuously from he time he left the
| house until the accident occurred sew
t eral blocks away. As they neared Con
| necticut Avenue the horses were pulled
up and the speed Of the heavy truck re-
| duced. : citizen SOW them coming and
running into the middle of the street yjo-
| iently signaled the motornnan Of car 704
! of the Metropolitan line TO stop, hut it
was evidently thought that he wanted to
| board the car and Motorman Jehn Larue
waved his hand. indicating that he should
| cross the street, ana the car would stop
| on the other side.
The bells on both car and truck were
ringing, and in the confusion of sound
| neither mOtorman Tor driver saw each
| other until it was too late TO avoid col
Iision- The LnotornaR reversed his motor
and the driver tried TO turn into the ave-
nue., but the turn Was too short to make
| and the ear struck the front of the heavy
truck.
Foreman Donohce was pinned against
| the aerial ladder, b. which he was stand
| ing. while Driver Williams was thrown
from his seat and fell, hsiv veen his horses.
Privates Charles A. keefe and John J.
Ryan were thrown viot eRtly to the ground
from the right running board CT the truck,
on which they were steTGing.
Foreman 0onohoe ana Private Keefe
were taken into the Office OF Dr. J. r
! Cromwell, 1927 Connecticut Avenue where
! they received treatment, while Private
Ryan was taken into cigar store at the
| corner OF Eighteenth and ~ Streets. The
| latter's clothes were practically torn from
! his body, and he, with his companion
! Keefe, were hurried TO the Emergency
Hospital.
! Foreman Donokoes injuries, although
| pinned 70 the ladder, were the least seri-
| Gus Of the three and ne was taken to his
home 1I15 Twenty-third Street northwest,
| where he was ATTENDED by Police Surgeon
| MayfeId. His right arm WAS lacerated
and the flesh of the right hip was fright
fully bruised. He al complains of Sc
we're pains in the back, but 1t IS thought
that he will be able 20 return to duty Ia
2 short time He is forty-four years old
and has been a member OF the Fire De
pertment for about sixteen years. The
heavy metal fireman's hat which he wore
is believed to have saTed his life, as IT re-
ceiEed the blow from the car which other
wise would have crushed his skull The
hat was broken to pieces
Private John J. Ryan is a single man.
twenty-five years old, whose home is at
1923 Nineteenth Street northwest. The
bones OF both OF his legs We're broken be-
low the knees and he was otherwise bad
" bruised His clothing was literally
stripped from his body IN the accident, as
though done by a knife. He will recover.
Private Charles 4. Keefe was the most
seriously hurt of the company His re-
covery is doubtful He IS thirty-two years
Of age. and lived with his vile and child
| at 1884 North Capitol Street. lie was for
merly a policeman and IS q brother Of |
John Keefe the EeiI-knoWn ball player
His back was badly wrenched, his shoul-
der bone broken. and he received internal
injuries His wife Vas notified OF the &C
cident and hurried 10 the hospital
Just after the accident Assistant Chief
Kurtz passed IN his buggy, hut seeing that
the men were being cared for he contin-
ued on his way and Truck was notified
10 go 10 the fire The police were also |
quickly on the scene Of the accident and
after rendering assistance 10 the injured
men. placed MotoFman John Larue and !
| Conductor Thomas Davis. who were in /
RI OT md
were then taken to No. 8 stationhouse |
where they will be detained To await the |
result Of the injuries to the fremen No |
torman Lsrue IS said to have jumped from |
his car and was slightly hurt about the |
legs Mr. Larue was seen at the station
house this morning, but refused to make |
any statement regarding the accident His |
car was one OF the big. new yellow ones /
that have recently been put In service and |
the front Yestibule As badly wrecked. /
Truck was also badly damaged and had /
to be sent to the shop A number OF the |
ladders were splintered and the metal !
work twisted. The heavy back wheels Of !
the truck would have passed over the |
body Of Private Ryan had It not been fer /
the quick work Of assistant Chief Rev
holds in throwing the tiIIer- wheel to one |
side and guiding the truck away from him
Commissioner Mcfarland who has i'm
mediate charge OF she Fire Department.
heard of the accident 70 the members of
Truck at the intersection of Connect
cut Avenue and II Street northwest, soon
after It occurred this morning, and went
to visit the injured men He called OF
Donohoe at his nome and found him resi-
ing quietly with injuries which did not
seem to be of a Serious character. The |
Commissioner then vent to the Finer
gency Hospital and saw Ryan and Keefe
Both he found seriously injured and IN
dergOing great suffering as the result of
the collision.
Commissioner La1Farland listened to (
the statement of Fireman Ryan reative
to the accident and anne away convinced
that it was not the fart of the fremen
that the collision had occurred The Com
missioner returned to nus Office much dis
tressed over the matter and Immediately
set about seeing what could be done to
avert the repetition of such street acct
dents in the future
Mr.. MaCfarland wss unable TO state just
what action would be taken except that
ne should call the attention of the Board
to the facts and should discuss with his
colleagues what is best to be done. He
thought il might be necessary to return
| TO the stopping of he street cars on the
near side Of the sLTC 1t as formerly. He
recalled the fact that the accident last
summer at the corner Of Ninth and r
streets was Of a similar character and (
said that in his opinion the time had
come when the chance for such tragedies
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