The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-20
FIREMAN PERKINS HURT.
Pile of Rock IN Tenth Avenue Causes
an Accident.

At > o'clock this morning hose No 2
from fire department headquarters, ran
into a pile of rock which had been
dumped in the middle Of the road on
East Tenth street, just beyond the rail-
way tracks Both horses of the wagon
were hurt, one of them quite seriously
Glenn Perkins, driver, was thrown over
the dashboard, and his knee and hip
injured. The wagon was also some
what damaged
This morning warrants were issued
for the arrest of John Maxwell and
George Jones, charging them with hav-
ing been guilty of leaving the rock IN
the road Maxwell is contractor,
owner of the team which Jones drives
He is hauling rock to the Warren Cros-
by building. It is said by those living
in the vicinity of where the accident
occurred that Jones wagon broke down
yesterday afternoon at the place where
the rock was dumped Jones unlOaded
the rock into the road, so it is said, and
left it there. No effort was made to
throw the rock to one side of the road
The wonderful part of the occurrence
is that some of the men on the hose
wagon were not killed
The place where the rock is dumped
is very dark at night. and the fact that
the dust is so heavy made 1t still more
difficult for the driver to see ahead of
him Perkins and Captain Robinson
were on the front seat Goodrich and
Hanlon were also on the wagon
When the wagon struck the rock,
Robinson was holding to the seat with
both hands, so ne was not thrown out
as Perkins was.
The injuries to the horses consist of
cuts and bruises. The legs of one of
the horses were terribly cut and LAGER
ated by the stones. but the other horse
escaped with smaller wounds.
The offense of leaving rock in the
street is punishable by a fine of $50
Chief Wilmarth is manifesting his char
acteristic determination in seeking out
the parties who are guilty of leaving
the rock where it caused the accident.
1T is criminal carelessness to OBJ
struct the streets in this way said the
morning You may say for me that I
am going to find out who are the guilty
parties in this case, and have them
punished 1t is an ofense which endan-
gers not only the lives of the men IN
der my charge. but it endangers the
lives of all the citizens of Topeka. I am
told that it is quite a common thing
Tor the rock wagons which use the
Tenth street road, to unload in the mid
die of the road whenever they feel like
It, and leave the rock there till it suits
their convenience to take it away If
a man is obliged to unload he should
have sense and decency enough to
throw the rock to one side of the road %
Chief Wilmarth was notified this
morning of another load of rock which
had been dumped Friday afternoon at
Seventh and jackson streets. and left
there to obstruct the way It seems
likely that the rock was dumped there
by some of the teams hauling to one
of the new Jackson street buildings.
Chief Wilmarth notified Chief Stahl
TO find out who dumped the rock there
and issue warrants for the arrest of
whoever it may be.
The IRE to which the department was
going this morning when the accident
occurred was & small blaze in a one
story frame building at 72S Center
street, owned by A. Barton and oecu-
pied by A. Beach. The cause is IN
known and the loss was very small.