The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-06-06
CROWDED STREET CARS
COLLIDE, CONDUCTOR
IS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Motornan Dashiell and Michael
Hurley, Passenger, Cut and
Bruised, but Not Badly Hurt.
OCCURRED AT CROSSING
North-Bound Car Crashed Into
Rear End of One City-Bound
Passengers in Panic.

In a collision between street cars Nos.
751 and 757. on the Blake-street line, at
Twenty-seventh street, at 10 o'clock last
night Conductor Walter Dunn, 1911 Yandes
street. was seriously and perhaps fatally
injured. Motorman Emery Dashiell was
slightly crushed in the vestibule of his car,
and Michael Hurley, 700 Bright street, a
passenger, suffered a deep cash in the fore
head. Several other passengers were
slightly cut and bruised by the shattered
Both cars were crowded, and many pas
sengers jumped when it was seen the col
lision was inevitable.
Car No. ISL, in charge of Motorman
Dashiell and Conductor George Stoop. was
northbound. At Twenty-seventh street the
north and south track is crossed by the
track which returns from Riverside PARK
to this street, and then turns east. Car
757, with Motorman Michael Cheezum and
Conductor Walter Dunn in charge, had just
rounded the curve. bound for the city. when
the nOrth-bound car crashed into the rear
end of the city-bound car, which had not
yet cleared the crossing.
The cars were thrown from the track.
The vestibule of Car 15l was completely
wrecked and the rear end of the other car,
including three seats, was badly shattered.
Conductor Dunn, of the city-bound car,
was standing just at point where the
cars struck, and was thrown 10 the ground
unconscious. He was taken from under
the vestibule of Car ISL, and was placed in
the City Dispensary ambulance. He was
afterward taken to the City Hospital and
placed upon the operating table. He suf-
fered many injuries on the head and was
cut and bruised The physicians could not
determine whether there were any in
ternal injuries
Michael Hurley was a passenger on the
same car, and was near Conductor Dunn
when the crash came. He tried to jump
but was caught and thrown violently from
his seat. He was taken to the home OF
William Holt, block distant where he
was attended until the ambulance arrived
to take him to the hospital. His injuries
are painful, but are not considered serious
No statement could be secured from the
street-railway officials employees &c
the responsibility for the accident. Both
cars were in charge of College-avenue
crews, and were running special to accom-
modate the increased traffic.
The cars were thronged with passengers
coming and going TO Riverside Park, and
for a short time the street was crowded
with pleasure-seekers waiting for other
cars to take them TO their destinations
Transportation was soon provided, and the
battered cars were placed on the rails and
taken away by the wrecking crew.
Mrs W z. Whitaker, 40 Fort Wayne
avenue, was injured by the sudden stop
ping of car on the Double s. in River
side Park last night When seen sitting
upon the curb at the point where the col
lision occurred ii at first thought that
she had been injured in the wreck Mr.
Whitaker stated that his wife was not hurt
in the collision, and supposed that the ex-
citement, added TO the injury She had al
ready sustained. had made her momenta-
rily faint.