The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-04


others seriousIy injured and lying suffer
ing from their wounds In hospitals and
homes and a dozen unidentified persons
Who sustained slight injuries are the re-
suit Of . Embarrassing accident at Sarah
street and the Wabash Railroad tracks
yesterday afternoon. at 10 o'clock
AaolsWood trolley car No. 3l4 Of tho
6ubuTbaA iins stopped directly In the path
Of Q rapidly moving Wabash shuttle
tain on it, way from the Worlds Fair
grounds to tic Union Station The force
a The collision demolished tie trolley car.
scattered ito efty or more occupants.
blosdinG. wounded. dying ard dead, along
the railroad for 100 yards. and crushed IN
ths pilot Of the Wabash engine.
Tho accident seemed to be due to the
criminal careiessness Of someone and act
ing On that theory. Captain johnson Of the
NGhth District Police Station arrested the
tFolley-car conductor. Pat Sheehan OF No.
no South Maple street; engineer of the
shuttle train. A ". Burbank Of No. 1926
RufScr street: Fred Uetz. crossing
On4chman Of No. SoI Clayton avenue. and
James ". Wease, hagman at the croSs-
ting. who lives At No 3e79 Manchester ave-
nue..
Theodore Cook, motorman. was not AZ
1e0ted. because Of his Indlspcsitfon and
oenAnement to his home on Manchester
road A policeman accompanied him to
lii homA and vas detailed to remain
theeo On guard until the man can be
taken TO the bo;dover.
The men are to be held until the Cor
Sas1 ean take their testimony at the in
quest Burbank. Cetz and Wease. en-
ployes Of the Wabash. were released by
Judge Hoose Ct the Court of Criminal Cor
rsctlon. on bonds for $4,000. furnished by
0eoe1o ". 0aldreath. cashier Of the Third
National Bark. The bond charges the
man With granddaughter.
Conductor 6heehan refused 10 tell OF the
eccadGnt at the police gtatioa- He said he
had no statement to make. but In response
- QusGk1oEs said he had got on his car.
o0Uthbound one on Sarah street. to see II
the way was clear to cross the Wabash
tfaAoka He said he saw the train COM
Ing, but thought there was time To cross
He s1gnaled Theodore Cook. the motor
man. 70 20 ahead, and then stepped or
the or. He said that he did not know
why the car stopped, or whether II
stopped Ha was not injured in the
wreck.
EN0lxEEB SAW
THE Can STOP.
Engineer Burbank said he saw the car
stop on the track. Seeing that Il was
impossible to stop his train, he reversed
hA engine, applied the air brakes and
prepared TO jump. He did not jump. how
ever, but stayed on the steps Of the en-
zine untn the train came TO a standstili
Fireman Jerry Wilson jumped at a sig
nsl from Burbank. Theodore Cook, mo-
torman Of the car. went to his home.
20. O507A Manchester avenue. and did not
discuss the accident. He IL quoted as
having said that one OF the fuses OF his
car blew out as he attempted to cross
the tracks. and that the time lost In
making the change was sufficient for the
train to run down his car.
According to bystanders, the trolley car
stopped on the tracks. and II was said
that the conductor did not leave his car
to see II the way was clear. The flag
man at the crossing. Fred Cetz. Of No
lon Clayton avenue. said he saw the
train coming. and rang tie signal bell
He said the trolley car stopped and then
started forward. The conductor did not
get on. according 20 the nagman. but
was on the car when the train struck st.
The safety gate at tine crossing was not
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ARRESTED. q
. PAT gHEEHAN, No sI4s South Maple .
= street. conductor Of trolley car.
a. W. BURBANK. Nc. zsss Ru;sef -
. street. engineer Of shuttle train. Released q
= on bond. .
= FREDERICK UETZ. No. ~. Clayton, -
avenus. crossing Waterman. Released .
. - bod. .
z q JAMES w. wEA6E, No. 7ss Man. .
. ebsseef svenue. Released on bond .
q THEODORE COOK. motornsn; too III q
= ~ asyo0e: Under Surveillance o. police .
= - hmo - 0nnao0t1 rod. .