The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-10

hurled off the track distance of sew
enty-fve feet and splintered. Hardly a
board was left intact. The floor was torn
up, the seats scattered and the roof
knocked off and found later considera-
BILE distance from the remains of the car
itself. The trucks were also demolished.
ALL THE PASSENGERS INJURED.
There were four passengers in the car and
they were all hurt. When the smash came
young Lemon, who was sitting in the front
part of the car near the stove. with Eddie
Brennan, was pinned by debris so that he
could not extricate himself. He was caught
in a pocket by the caving in of the side
walls of the car and the wreckage of the
seats. Motorman Hagee was unable to
jump from the vestibule and received the
real brunt of the collision. His body was
pinned down by broken tiJubers and the
front trucks. Eddie Brennan, a small boy,
jumped through window and alghted on
his head and shoulders. His injuries were
received by jumping.
Robert b. Cloud was sitting in the middle
of the car with his back to the approach
ing freight train. He was hurled with the
car and managed to escape being caught
by the wreckage. Splintered boards bruised
his legs. George Galloway was in the
front part of the car near the stove, also
with his back to the train. He was thrown
forward on the floor of the car and his head
was cut by jagged piece of board when
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bruised his shoulders and back. His legs
were not injured and he was able TO crawl
out of the debris. Conductor Elkins es-
capped all injury, being outside of the car.
He was at the rear platform ready to
swing on when the crash came.
The sound of the collision brought a
crowd of people to the place where the in
jured were lying. James Dunn. of 9o4 East
Michigan street, and Charles Off, who was
standing at Michigan and Pine streets wait
ing for a car, were the first to get there.
N Davinp nf Sf N
street, saw the train hit the car. Fright
ened by the sight and sound of the acci-
dent, she cried that everybody In the car
had been killed.
RELIEF WORK.
Mrs F. A Heiner. of AL North Pine
street. did excellent relief work in helping
to care for the injured Mr.. Dunn and Mr..
Off pried the wreckage from Hagee and
Lemon and got them out of the debris. The
two most seriously hurt, were carried into
the A. B. Meyer & Co. coal office on the
east side of the tracks, where the ambu-
lance got them. In their anxiety to be of
service to the injured men Mrs. Heiner
and her daughter tore up their aprons to
bind their wounds and to bathe their faces.
The others who were hurt quickly recov-
cred from the shock and were of assistance
OFF telephoned to the police station for
the ambulance and for doctors. The City
Hospital ambulance finally arrived. Captain
Kruger, with Sergeants White, Giblin, Boy
Ian, Hagerman and a number of patrol
men, made hurry-up run to the crossing.
A call was also sent to No. engine house
on East Washington street and the hose
company responded. The injured had been
cared for, but the police and fremen were
of service in clearing away the wreckage.
The freight train was in charge of Con-
ductor Warren Lemon, of 722 East Michigan
street, Engineer Z. l.. McNeff, of Belle
fontaine and Ohio streets, and Henry Col
nisch, fireman. sos South Illinois street.