The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Accident Happened at Corner of IlIi-
nOis and Maryland Streets, and
Traffic Was Blocked.
FEARNAUGHT TOSSED IN AIR
CAME DOWN ON HIS HEAD AND WAS
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
He Probably VIII Recover. and His
Wife and Child Were Less Pain
fully Hurt-Cars Damaged.

street-car accident at Maryland and
Illinois streets at 4:45 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon resulted in the injury of Charles
Fearnaught living at 537 East South street.
and his wife and six-year-old son Carl.
The accident was peculiar as well as
disastrous.
Illinois street car No ALL abound
reached Maryland street at 4:45 clock a
few minutes late. The car was in charge of
Conductor Anton Shafer. 124 West Twenty
seventh street and Motorman William De
Mott, 121 West Twenty-first street. The car
started across the Maryland-street
switches at good speed. The front trucks
crossed safely, but when the rear trucks
struck the switch they left the track and
the rear of the car swerved toward the
east and the car turned almost completely
around before it stopped.
In swinging around the big car struck
carriage occupied by Fearnaught, his wife
and child. The car carried the horse. car
riage and its occupants before it and
hurled them on the sidewalk on the Mary
land-street side of the Grand Hotel. Fear
naught was tossed in the air. He struck on
his head and was found unconscious by
men who hurried to him. Mrs Fearnaught
wrecked carriage. Fearnaught was carried
to Shorts drug store the opposite cor
ner and the City Dispensary ambulance
summoned. Mrs. Fearnaught and her son
were taken into the hotel lobby and given
attention by DR.. Hicks, of the City Dispen-
sary. Several ugly gashes were on her head
and face, the most serious of them a cash
above the right eye Carl. the boy, was
not seriously hurt, although small cuts
bled profusely.
THE CARRIAGE WRECKED.
The horse and carriage were separated by
the use of knives. The horse was found to
have a broken leg and was killed by
policeman a short time after the accident
occurred. The carriage was a mass of
wreckage.
Fearnaught and his family were return
ing from the Union Station, where they had
said farewell to a relative. When the ambu-
lance reached the Fearnaught home on
East South street it was thought that he
dying. He remained unconscious for
some time after the accident and it re-
quired hard work by Drs. Hicks and Culver
to revive him. lie is suffering from internal
injuries. He probably will recover Mrs
Fearnaught and the boy were taken home
late in the afternoon.
After the car left the track and swung
completely around il was struck by north
bound Anderson car which was preparing
to back into Maryland street to await its
leaving time. The front OF the Anderson
car was smashed. but the car was able TO
make its regular trip. The glass in the
Vestibue of the Anderson car shOWered on
the motOrman. but did not cut him.
Conductor Shafer and MotOrman Dc
Mott refused to make statements concern
ing the accident. They said their reports
would go To the companys offices and they
would have nothing to say until the re-
ports had been filed. The accident occurred
under peculiar circumstances. II is thought
that the fast motion of the car threw the
switch into Maryland street and caused the
big car to swing.
Traffic was delayed two hours by the
wreck and large force Of men was en-
ployed in getting the track clear. II was
after O'Clock before the line was re-
opened TO traffic
DIR. Crawford, the family physician. said
last night that the injuries OF Fearnaughf
and his child could not be determined for
twenty-fOur hours. He said Fearnaught's g
skull is fractured al the back of the head
and the child skull is fractured in front