The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-19
THROWN INTO STREET
M. F. BANTAM SERIOUSLY IN
 JURED BY CAR
Motorman Could Not Control the Vehicle and Several Passengers Were Hurt at Holcombe
 and Mildred Streets.

Car No. of the South Jackson Street line of the Montgomery Street Railway Company got beyond the control of | Motorman 2. T. Grigg yesterday after non at 1 o'clock on Holcomb Street and
 while rounding sharp curve at Mildred Street several passengers were thrown | into the street Mr. M. F. Banham, an employe of the company. was seriously | injured. M. F.. Ford linotype operator l In the employ of The Advertiser Con- pany; w. B. Judge. stranger. were painfully bruised and Police Officer R. H. Goodwin and several other persons were more or less shaken up.
 The car was crowded with persons going to the Wild West exhibition and many passengers were standing on the foot rail- Banham was an apprentice motorman and was on the front platform of the car learning the route. When the car struck the curve, Banham and several passengers were thrown violently into the street. Banhams head struck the stone curbing. His face was cut and 1t is believed his skull was fractured. He was rendered unconscious. The car did not leave the track. Conductor J, F. Gein and Motorman Grigg picked up the body of Banham, and bore 1t to vacant lot at the southwest corner of the street where 1t was laid upon the grass.
 A large crowd assembled, but no one present seemed to be able to give any information as to the identity of the wounded man or to give him the neces- sary attention. Two surgeons were sum- moned. They administered drugs and went away. When the unconscious form of Banham had lain on the ground about thirty minutes two men bathed his face and tried to make him comfortable. Still no one In authority seemed to pay atten- ton to his injuries. Several street cars came along and a blockade ensued. Finally Motorman Grigg and Conductor Gein got on their car and moved away leaving the body of Banham lying In the grass. .s-
 "Can 1t be possible" asked a stranger of the crowd, that in city the size of Montgomery a human being is allowed to lie in the streets and suffer this way without assistance? Have you no ann bulance? Have you no patrol wagon?"
 The crowd answered the stranger by moving closer to the body and gazing intently into the upturned face of the sufferer.
 After about forty minutes a third sur geon arrived on the scene. He felt the 
 Cant I get this. man into house near here?" asked the surgeon, T can't operate on him in the street."
 A citizen volunteered to make enquiry as to a place to move the injured man, but about this time Mir. R. F. Scott, Gen. eral Manager of the Street Railway Com pany arrived on the scene and aftSr the body of the unconscious Banham had laid in the stree. fully fifty minutes 1t was s,, and conveyed tO police headquarters Here further ex- animation was made by surgeons. but they would not express an opinion as to the ultimate result of his injuries. Ban ham was later removed to his room at 423 Dexter Avenue and late last night 1t was reported that his condition was un- changed.
 Patrolman Goodwin, who was on the car says that 1t was crowded with pas senKers. He says that Banham and him. self were standing on the front platform When the car reached that point on Hol- combe Street, near the Old Ship Church Goodwin says 1t was going at high rate of speed MT Goodwin Is an old railroad man and he says the car was going so rapidly he knew something was wrong He says he braced himself when the car struck the curve. He was thrown to the ground. Banham was also thrown off, as MI, EI. former received a cut on the head. MT. Ford was bruised and sprained on the right leg and arm. Mir. Judge was bruised and scratched but his injuries are not serious.
 The car was filled with persons en route to the Wild West show and many ladies were aboard They screamed and for a time excitement was high. As ouick as possible all the injured got up from the ground except Banham, who | was unconscious,
 Police Officer Goodwin. shortly after the accident, arrested the motorman of inc car. z. T. Grigg and the conductor. | J. F. Gein. They were taken to police headouarters where no one was allowed | to see them They were locked pending | the recovery of Banham.
 Mir. Scott and Mir. c. H. Roquemore at tornev for the Street Railway Company | when seen about the matter said that no | renort of the accident had been made | to them by the motorman or the con ductor Mir Scott said that Banham had | only started in to learn how to operate a car He had nothing to do with the acci- | dent yesterday and was merely riding on tbe front platform of the car to learn the | route. On account Of the large patronage oocasioned by the Wild West show. MT | Scott said the car company would not sIIow Ranham to have charge of the street car.
 .,-,,1,, account of the affair was about all thon, had learned and that it appeared thet +he ear got beyond the control of the motorman.