The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-24
Mrs. Charles D. Lewis, Her To-
Year-Old Son, and Coachman
Thrown From Vehicle.
HORSES TRAMPLE ON WRECK.
Only One of the Three Occupants
of Vehicle Receives Injuries
That Are Considered
Serious.

Mrs. Charles D. Lewis of No. 4ies WASH
inston boulevard. and her 1O-year-old son.
Allan. had a narrow escape from death I'M
der the wheels Of an electric car, which col
lided with her surrey yesterday afternoon
while she was out driving. AS it is. Mrs.
Lewis is confined to her bed suffering q
fracture of the right shoulder. a broken
thumb and numerous Commissions. In addi-
ton, she sustained a severe nervous SHOCK.
Mcs. Lewis had ordered out her surrey
to make a round of calls. She and her son
occupied the rear seat. the negro coach-
man. Thomas Vaughn. being alone on the
front seat. They left the house a few min
utes before 2 o'clock. and the coachman
went south to Olive street and turned east
in the car tracks. Just as the surrey
I reached Newstead avenue the coachman
heard the clang of a street car gong sound
ing behind him. and looking back, saw an
WHEELS STICK IN GROOVES.
Vaughn Immediately prepared to turn out
of the track. The asphalt street between
the track and the curb to the south was
slippery with slime, and when he attempted
to turn the vehicle out at an angle he could
not find sufficient purchase for the front
wheels to pull the hind wheels from the
track. There was not sufficient space BE-
making a sharp turn at nearly right angles,
which would have cleared the vehicle from
IUe rails instantly.
Under these conditions the hind wheels
remained sliding along the rails until the
car was almost upon the vehicle.
Seeing the coachman's difficulty, the mo-
torman threw off his current and applied
the brake, but the momentum Of the car
on the down grade was such that 1t could
not be checked sufficiently to prevent a
collision. Just as the hind wheels were
swinging out of the track the car struck
the rear of the surrey. raised 1t three feet
in the air and turned it over on its side,
throwing the OCCUPANTS out.
Fortunately. Mrs. Lewis fell clear Of the
track when she struck the ground. or she
would have been taught under the car be-
fore it could be stopped. TIL boy. landed
clear of the overturned surrey. falling OH
his stomach. Vaughn, the coachman, who
held on to the reins. was caught beneath
HORSES TRAMPED On VICTIMS.
The horses. affrighted by the crash of the
collision, began to pTance and rear, seeking
to escape. Before they could be quieted
gers from the car. one of them had rampled
upon Mrs. Lewis.
Mrs. Lewis and her son were removed to
their home in u carriage, and Doctors Ro-
land Hill of No. f@5 Delmar avenue and A.
V. L. Brokaw Of Taylor avenue and Wash
ington boulevard were summoned. The
physicians found that Mrs. Lewis bad sus-
tanned the more serious injuries. The boy
was -ound to have no bsoken bones and
only q few minor bruises. The coachmar's
left leg was badly bruised.
Doctor Brokaw said last night that Mrs.
Lewis appeared to be in no immediate dan
ger. although, he said, there was always a
possibility of serious complications resulting
from injuries of that character:
At the Lewis residence last night Mr..
Lewis sent word down that he was too busy
to see reporters. and did not care to talk
about the accident.
William L. Wayland was the conductor OF
the car and Emerson Burn the motorman.
The damage to the surrey is estimated
at $40.