The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-09
TroIIeyCarknocks
Tram Car Off
the Track.
FOUR PERSONS IN
TRAM ARE HURT
Mule Ark Overturned and Pas
snssrs Crowd Out Through
the Broken Roof.

THE first collision between cars of
the Honolulu Rapid Transit and
the Hawaiian Tramways com
antes occurred yesterday afternoon
h about o'clock at the corner of Hotel
I and Nuuanu streets resulting in the
Partial wrecking of the tram and in
Rries 10 four persons, two severely. OF
I he latter one was an Hawaiian woman
| aamed Annie Pau, whose right shoulder
= ras iisoeated. and the other China
nan named All Young, whose face on
tie right side near the eye was badly
cut Clarence Martin, formerly a mem
osF Of the Mounted Patrol, was cut on
ihs left leg below the knee, and a lit
lie part-colored girl named Annie Ma
nini received a cut over the right eye.
The accident, according the testimony
gathered from eye-witnesses and from
ersons in the tram car, was due to the
l7er Zealousness of the tram car driver
ia attempting 70 cross the tracks of
he electric road while the trolley car
Ess bearing down upon the crossing,
ae gong being sounded repeatedly.
The electric car was moving slowly ac-
udtng to the regulations of the COM
sny requiring the utmost caution in
10ssng street intersections and esps-
lafy where the track of the tram COM
Eany Intersects.
Tar 26 was bound toward Palama.
A0torman Rice shut off the current
'hen near the corner and rang his gong
9atnually until the corner was reach
Car 13 of the tram company was
s'and down Nuuanu street. The diver
lsiead Of checking in his mules whipp-
q inem up and attempted to cross in
mont OF the electric car. Before the
IAN car had cleared the track of the
a7eTrlc road the trolley car-struck the
9'ineF close to the platform. There
'ds rending of wood. splinters flew
'0Vut and the car was lifted bodily and
A'ueu- over upon its side near the Eva
%@Aal corner. There were in the car
= the time five or six women and five
@A when the car struck the ground
'e'y window was broken and the glass
altered about the passengers like
'Hl Inc entire top of the car was
,'ehcned off by the impact. The wo-
H screamed and some of the men
.1'eo' the Chinese. passenger evident |
'eHg the worst scared of the lot. |
- we're thrown violently against the
-ss and roof. A dozen spectators ran |
''e overturned tram and assisted the |
-ssThgers out through the smashed |
me Chinese seemed the worst |
as his face was streaming with |
One of the native women moan /
7neA taken out and was sent to the |
sp'."- II was found her right arm
-ouioer were wrenched and dis
u Martin crawled out by himself |
~ 't'sr taking an inventory found he
sustained a deep scratch on the |
!. sum- the blood staining his white |
"A young boy who. was riding |
-, -e 'front.' platform of the tram jump
si, "sii ne saw the danger and escaped |
IA huies managed to keep their feet |
sio. quickly released. Several big |
~ and bystanders righted the |
s7,, S''ced II again upon the rails, the |
nd :, we're hitched to the mauka end |
,h wrecked ark was drawn up |
a, Defetania switch. The electric |
Ae - managed 10 the extent of hav- !!
ban :, lender crushed and bent back |
Is, ''s w-beam. A dent in the |
ss,s PUN and a scratching of paint |
~ also sustained. 4
ast,i, 'O'ofrnan and conductor Of the |
ban ioad Immediately began taking |
9th names Of the passengers in |
h aoo.s and of those who witnessed |
sstra., mt according to the standing |
v ,'0as Of Manager Ballentyne.
4 s,- ooPer who was in the tram
. a0nb. / was riding in the car with |
paas DsF Of other passengers When
+ sae of the intersection / heard the |
Til -. me electric car and looked out |
sNs ne electric car was coming |
he tS slowly, Suddenly the driver |
eles,o.a an whipped up his mules and
Aaey .eu to get across before the
'assb The first knew there was /
y o'iu the car went over on its |
- ~ n, @S dazed for an instant and |
z top." A'S'e 10 crawl out OF the
sbon. Martin gives his experience |
'e same way, adding that he