The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-15
FOLLOWED BY CONFUSION
INJURED WOMEN TAKEN TO THE
HOTELS OF THE CITY.
At Once Given Every Care by Physi.
Cians-The MOt0rman Lost Con-
troll OF His Car.
The Injured.


MRS. BRIGGS. Crookston. Mimi. left leg
broken. right ankle sprained and internal
injuries.
MRS. ADA NJ. LAWSON, Anoka. Mimi.
skull fractured and body badly bruised.
suffering from concussion Of the brain.
MRS. WINNIE FIELDER, Peoria. Ill.,
neck and side cut by broken glass and
left arm badly bruised.
MISS sWAMM, Pekin, ILL.,, injuries 70
spine and internal injuries -
MRS. LENA COLLINS, st. Paul. Mimi.
left side badly bruised and sprained ankle.
MRS. JENNIE INLAND. Fond du Lac,
left side. bruised and sprained ankle.
MRS WEBER, 5000 Capitol avenue In
dianaposs, Ind head and neck cut by
broken glass and suffering from nervous
prostratton.
MRS DR. NORTHUP, Coldwater. Kan.
body ani limbs bruised.
MRS cHEsLEY. Danville. H.. internal
inJuries.s
MRS. HOUSEHOLDER. Sheridan, ILL.,.
breast snd arms injured.
MRS. ". A GRAVES, Indianola. Ia, left
kneecap dislocated and bruises.
DR. ETTA BECHTEL. Indianola. Ia.
bruises.
MRS ZIMMERMAN. Marion, Ind.
bruises md nervous shock.
MRS. MILLER. Beatrice. Neb, chest and
internal Injuries.
MRS RAER, Webster City Ia., bruised
AID cut
MRS. BLAss, Portage City. Wis. cuts
and bruises
MRS. BALDWIN. Hutchinson, Mimi,
bruises znd nervous shock
MRS DEPEW, North Dakota, bruised and
limbs injured.
A scor,, Of women. delegates and officers
of the Supreme Camp of the Royal Neigh
bors of; America. narrowly escaped death
and ali were injured in a collision of
two street cars on Central avenue. between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets. at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The local camp of this city was entertain
ing the visiting members OF the organiza-
tion by giving a trolley party. Three spe-
cial cars were chartered from the street.
car company and all were packed to their
utmost capacity.
The party proceeded out Central avenue.
all merry and unmindful OF the suffering
and shock which was in store for them.
The last car had some trouble with the
motors on the way out and fell somewhat
behind the other cars and after the trouble
was adjusted the motorman turned on full
power. resirins to catch up with the rest
of the rarty.
When several feet behind the second car
he attempted to put on the brakes. but
they refused to work. He then reversed
the rowsr. but it was too late. There was
q crash. then screams and groans.
The shock threw the passengers who
were standing on the platforms Of the cars
on to the ground with such force that
many OF them suffered serious injuries,
thoussi :sone Is expected to die Those In
the cars were thrown against the seats
with such violence that bruises and broken
bones were the result.
PASSENGERS PANIC-sTRIcKEN.
The pc sengers on the car that was struck
realized the danger before the crash came
and became panic-stricken.
wcmer climbed over each other. broke
windows and tore each others clothes In
their mad desire to escape from what
seemed inevitable death. They saw the
motorman of the approaching car vainly
working the brake. which refused to re-
spond to his will. They saw the terror In
his face iwhen he realized that 1t was i'm
possible to stop his car
Some were too frightened to move and
they were trampled underfoot by those
who were frantically struggling to reach
the ioor Of the car. Many on the platform
Jumped and saved themselves. while others
suffered sprained ankles and bruised heads
and bodies a result OF their jumping
The worst injuries were received by women
In the. cars and on the platforms.
Mrs Minnie Fielder. of Peoria, H.. was
forced part way through one OF the windows
Of the car and was badly cut about her face
neck and left side by the broken glass; and
now lies In a critical condition In her room
at tile Denison Hotel. She was taken to the
hosei In a cab. and tainted four times with
IN half an hour from loss of blood and
the shock-
Mrs. Briggs. Of crookston. MIMI. was
crowded over the railing around the rear
platform Of the car, and In falling her left
leg was caught between the rail and the
mass Of humanity on the car and broker
below the knee. She also was badly
hguissd. and was taken to the Imperial Ho.