Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-06


various points, The road carried 10, 800
people.
Elmer Jones, conductor on car No.
16 of the Peoples railway, who was
injured in the trolley accident on Sixth
street Thursday night, died at the
Delaware Hospital about a O'Clock
Friday afternoon. This makes the
second fatality from the accident.
Mr.. Jones was 30 years cd, and
resided with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James 4. Jones at No. 300 Van Buren,
street. He was at one time employed
by the Wilmington City Railway Co.,
and later 10 Philadelphia. He was I'M
married. 2g
Harry Friok, the Goldey College
student whose foot was crushed, had
it amputated at the Delaware Hospital
Friday night. ~
Hernert MoCaulley, aged 10 years,
of No. y13 jackson street. was pretty
badly hurt 10 the accident Both
knees were injured and he was gashed
over the eye, He says he thought of
leaping from the oar, hut decided that
that would be foolish. although some
one had shouted Jump for your lives
IL you want to be saved Yet he got
part way through window and his
| body was forced through the rest OF the
way. He was dragged some distance
before falling to the street.
Frederick Attezber of No. Bis Monroe
street, had his head cut and body
bruised
Harry PETER of Trout and jackson
streets had his leg broken.
About 40 persons are known to have
been burt and most OF them are getting
along very we'll.
Lieut. John M. Dunn was on car
No. 16 and he attempted TO quiet the
| people.
The fact that zone of the injured
were taken to the Homeopathic Hos
pital vas due 10 a Misunderstanding.
| Cart Kane supposed that the Phoenix
ambulance was carrying persons to tbs
Homeopathic Hospital, 80 he directed
the patrol wagon to tako Its load x
the Delaware Hospital. 1t SO hap
| pened that both went to tho pelaw are
Hospital, which attended to 10 cases.
Joseph FARRELL, one OF the Injured
who is at the Delaware Hospital, wal
raoently converted in Asbury Methods
Episcopal Church. He was VISITED
Friday by the Rev. II. S. Dulaney
pastor OF the church.
| In bringing the people from Brandy
wine Springs after the accident hat
blocked the Sixth street line. til,
Peoples Railway 10. had the assistanc,
OF the Wilmington City Railway Co
Superintendent O. r. Van Trump o
the latter co npany provided % meI
and IA cars and carried 1900 passenger
without charge. This neighborly actor
was much appreciated by the People,
Co,
Air. brake experts have made an ok
animation of car No. . which rar ava.
on Sixth street hill last Thursday nigh
causing serious trolley accident az,
they have concluded that the acciden
was due to the failure of the air brak
to work. Manager Crook made SOFA
suggestions concerning alteration
which were adopted and some Of TIL
cars which had been altered were place.
IN service again. A ten minute schedul
was maintained on the Sixth street lin
Sunday, and many people rode +
Brandywine Springs, Each car wa
run with two motormen. The rest o
the double truck cars will be put int
use after alterations have been com
pleted TO the air brake mechanism
whereby 1t is hoped to make a Iepe
tition of Thursday nights aociden
impossible. g
Those who weie hurt in the acciden
, Thursday night are getting along AN
no more deaths are expected.
The parents Of Joshua Gilman, til
, Hebrew, who was killed, are on thei
way from Russia to America, ignoran
of their sons death. l.. as T.
Joseph England Of 1916 King street
who was injured, is still confined t
his bed. HIS foot was pretty hadl
, hurt