The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-09
RIVERSIDE.
Trolley Gar Crashes Into a
Team With Disastrous Re.
suIfs-0ther News.

Last night one OF the late Crescent
Park cars crashed into team on Paw
tucket avenue near the Francis Arming-
ton estate and as a result OF the coliision
two men. or rather man and boy are
I'm the Rhode Island hospital, more or less
seriously injured and one OF the horses
attached to the wagon is dead. The car Is
quite badly smashed up and the team Is
wreck
The car was bowling along at high
rate OF speed about 1880. and at the scene
OF the accident, where the track curves
along close to the fence. the streef Is very
dark the motorman did not see the team
until he was too close TO stop his car ana
avert the collision.
The car was one OF the small box cars.
s1l I'm charge OF Motorman l. w Belcher
and Conductor John r. Sweet The dash
er was bent over almost fat and the mo-
tor box was wrenched from Its fastenings
and fell upon the motorman's leg, causing
a severe fracture. One OF the occupants
OF the team, who was thrown out with
his companions when the collision came
had his ankle sprained.
DR.. Doran u. Coke was summoned and
went TO the scene OF the mishap and did
what he could 10 mitigate the sufferings
OF those who were injured and word was
sent 10 the car barn here and q speciai
car was sent out 10 convey those injured
TO the city line on Washington bridge,
where they were met by the ambulance
and taken 10 the Rhode Island hospital.
The team, which was the property OF
Eddie Jeale vocia. a grocer doing busi-
ness on Eddy street. I'm Providence was
returning from a trip TO Bristol and the
driver was keeping II in the middle OF
the track II Is the custom OF the late
cars 10 run at high speed on the south
bound end of the trip. as IL Is known that
all the cars bound sn the other direction
have gone and II is taken for granted that
the track Is clear as long as the signal
lights at the switches are not lighted.
A wrecker was sent out from the harm
to haul the disabled car back TO the car
house here.
REPAIRING BRIDGE
The repairs on the bridge which crosses
the tracks Of the Consolidated east of
Bullock's cove are progressing rapidly.
The bridge is being pointed up and put in
thorough repair and in this work about
175 barrels Of Rosendale cement is being
used The work is being done by the reg
ular employees Of the road, who are con-
stantly kept busy making repairs at vari-
ous points along the different lines OF the
company.
PERSONALS.
Mrs, William H. Mason has returned
! from a visit TO relatives In Worcester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner and the Misses
Annie and Lillian Dover have returned e
their homes In Providence from a visi,
TO Mr.. and Mrs. James Monroe Mrs
Thomas Brown of Providence. and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles v. Rounds OF Bristol
have also been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Monroe
Arthur p, Church of Worcester has re-
turned 10 his home from a visit to his
cousin Miss Lillian Clark OF Dorr ave-
nue.
" Wesley Trcmbly is spending his vaca-
ton at Atlantic City.
Miss Lillian Clark OF Dorr avenue will
SO next week for visit 10 Newport. She
will stop at the New Clif hotel
Miss Hattie Newhall has been the guest
OF friends here
Mrs q. ". Shurtlief. of Providence, has
been visiting friends In this place
Mrs William Clark has returned from a
visit TO friends In Providence.