The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-29
DIR. LIGHTS HOME A HOSPITAL
INJURED TAKEN THERE On a sPE-
CIAL CAR FROM BROAD RIPPLE.
Crowd of People Surrounded the
House-Harvey Holmes Dying Of
His Wounds.
Dead
MUEL WHITE. motorman. OF Broad

-fatdllN injured
HARVEY HOLMES, Of Indianapolis.
injured.
WILLIAM FISHER, of Broad Ripple.
face cut.
ALBERT DUGAN, OF Broad Ripple, head
cut and body bruised
HARRY BURNSIDE. of 2OlO East Tenth
street, cut and bruised.
HENRY JACKSON. of SO2 Massachusetts,
avenue, legs cut.
MISS ELVA SPADER, of 55 Eastern ave-
nue., face and arms cut.
MISS LORNA RATLIFFE. of Broad Rip
pie, face cut.
ROSCOE PRIvETT. of Broad Ripple.
nose mashed.
JOHN WESTLAKE. of 2545 North Sen
ate avenue, head and face cut.
Two closed cars of the heaviest pattern
on the Broad Ripple line came into head
end collision at 10 o'clock last night mile
south of Broad Ripple The fronts of both
cars were smashed and Samuel White, the
motorman of one of them, No. 4O7. was so
injured that he died three hours later. Har-
vey Holmes, living at the corner Of ST.
Joseph and New Jersey streets. was fatally
injured. Eight other pers.>s were pam
persons were carried to the home of DR.. n
c. Light. in Broad Ripple. and there physi-
slams attended them.
The collision occurred 800 yards south of
what is known as strawstack switch. near
Light avenue. Whites car had been on the
switch, supposedly waiting for the north
bound car. No. 4O3 Motorman William
Fisher. White drove his car out of the
switch too soon and because of the dark
ness and the binding rain. neither he nor
Fisher saw the headlight on the others
car No. 4O7. was running slow. but the
speed of No. 40s was at least twenty-five
miles an hour.
When the cars struck both were thrown
from the track. There were twelve pas
sengers in No. 407 and four in No. 4os.
They were thrown over the seats and
struck by heavy splinters from the broken
foreends of the cars. George Jackman,
of Broad Ripple, conductor No. 4o7.
was not hurt, and he was the only person
who was sufficiently familiar with the
neighborhood TO know which way TO so for
and notified the physician of the wreck,
and then ran on to the earbarns in Broad
Ripple A car was run out on the track
and to the scene of the collision. The in
jured were placed on the car and carried
to DR.. Lights house.
INJURED CARED FOR.
By that time many persons knew Of the
wreck and had gathered at DIR. Lights
home. The injured were laid on the floor
and Dr. Light. DR.. 7. y. Bennett and DR..
]. w. Bates, also of Broad Ripple. went 10
work on them. Several women assisted.
among them. DR.. Catherine Reynolds. Miss
Goldie Bremmerman Miss Vallie Light and
Mrs Light White. the motorman. had
first attention. He retained consciousness
remarkably. and when he had been taken
out Of the wreck he was so courageous as
to ask that the others be assisted first. lie
could not stand the shock OF his injuries.
and at 12:45 he died. Neither his wife nor
his two children were present. They ana
his father. Justice OF the Peace b. r.
White, arrived after he had died
! Dr. Lights house had the appearance OF
a hospital on the floor OF one room lay
the injured street-car men. and the pas
sengers were scattered through the other
rooms. Dr. j. IL. oliver went out from
the city on a special car At O'Clock he
and kae other physicians despaired OF saw
ing the life OF Harvey Holmes. one OF
Holiness legs was split open. His head and
face were cut. and he was injured Internal
/ ly. When the collision occurred ne was
standing in the vestibule just back OF
Motorman White. He had tried To light
a cigarette in the car. and Conductor Jack
man had told him he would have TO so out
into the vestibule If he wished to smoke.
From the testimony OF street car
men. it would seem that Motorman
White expected TO reach switch
south Of strawstack switch ahead OF car
No 4o3 He probably was confused by the
/ storm.
I The twelve passengers on car Nc. +07 has
been attending dance given by the koh-
i-nor Club at Broad Ripple Park.
! Motorman White was twenty-four see-a