New-York tribune., 1903-08-18
CAR SMASHES VICTORIA.
Women Penned IN Wreck-MOtor-
man and DriUer Injured.

Mrs. II Weber and Miss Nelly Burnett. OF
No. 30 West Twenty-slxth-st. were badly hurt
in a collision between their victoria and Sixth
ave. surface car at Thirty-hfth-st.. yesterday.
The victoria was wrecked Arthur Bullmore. of
No Is East Thirteth-st. the coachman, was
thrown off, jeremiah Leonard of No. 1.5S6
Flrst-ave.. the motornan of the car. was cut
about the head and a crowd of car passengers
was frightened. one woman fainting. In avoid
ing. running into the wreck Thomas Henry. of
No. 81 Boulevard Loop. Weehawken. who was
driving his own horse and buggy. down a
little girl.
Mrs Weber and Miss Burnett were in the
Victoria of their brother-ln-law, Willard Bra
man. wealthy wooiIen merchant with whom
they live in Twenty-sixth-st. Bullmore had
driven them through the park He was turn
ing into Thirty -hfth-st. from sixth-ave. when
the northbound car hit the victoria in the side.
Bullnore tried TO pull up his horses he saw
a collision was imminent and Leonard. the
motorman, tried TO stop his car but the crash
came.
The victoria was knocked against an elevated
railroad pillar and demolished The women were
buried in the debris and penned In. Bullmore was
thrown 20 the pavement but not badly hurt
Leonard was jammed against the front of his
car piece Of the victoria flying through the
air and carrying away piece of his scalp The
excited one woman tainted while others
shrieked and ran out of the car it being de-
serted.
Several policemen pulled the broken victoria
apart and extricated Mrs Weber and Miss Bur-
nett They were unconscious and many thought
them dead. DR.. Murphy. of No 13S West Thir-
ty-sixth-st.. and Or. Russell of No. SO West
Ninety -fourth-st., who were near by, had the
women carried into drugstore where they re
vived, and Dr. Murphy had them taken to his
Office Mrs. Webers left shoulder Dauy
sprained. her right hip was injured, her head
gashed and her body bruised. Miss Burnett
had cash four inches long in her scalp, her
hips were bruised and her right knee inquired
After time Mr. Braman had the women taken
Al piece of the victoria flew through the air
and hit Leonard on the head cutting a cash he
himself helped 10 bandage, the conductor and
some passengers doing the rest. He would not
let an ambulance surgeon do it. The coachman
was only slightly bruised. though he was flung
Off his seat to the pavement. The three front
windows of the open were broken, and the
passengers were thrown into panic All fled
except woman, who tainted, and she was
quickly revived on the sidewalk The horse was
not hurt. Mr. Braman had the wrecked vie
toria taken to his stable in Thirtieth-st
Henry driving in his buggy behind the
victoria when he had to swerve suddenly to
avoid running into the wreck. Pinafore Kelly
was about to cross the street with her mother
near her She was knocked down by Henry's
horse, and her body bruised and two teeth
were knocked out. Her mother ran out into the
street picked her up in her arms and ran home
with her. The child was not dangerously hurt
She attended by private physician.
AT Mr.. Bramans house late last night ii
said that the condition of Mrs Weber was
dangerous Drs. Murphy and Russell, who are
attending her. had paid several visits to the
house and found that she suffering from
dislocated left shoulder, n severe scalp wound,
and perhaps internal injuries. Mrs. Weber COM
planned particularly of pains about the hips and
back Mr.. Braman said that If the condition of
Mrs Weber had not improved greatly by the
morning he would ask for the arrest of the
motorman Leonard.
my information Is that the motorman
entirely at fault" Mr.. Braman said. MY
coachman was crossing the tracks when the
car ran into the carriage and smashed it up so
that now I would not give 10 cents for It. The
car must have been going at a high rate of
speed to damage the carriage in the manner it
is DANA ged "