Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-22
CARS COLLIDE
MANY INJURED
SERIOUS TROLLEY ACCIDENT
IN SAN BERNARDIN0
Motorman George Whtlock Probably
Fatally Hurt--HighIand and Red
lands Coaches Crash To-
gether in the Fog
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Special to Ine Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO. Oct. N.-.one
probably fatally injured and eleven
others more or less seriously injured
and two cars nearly smashed to kind
ling wood. are the results of a head-oI
collision between two electric cars in
this city this morning in fog.
Probably fatally injured:
Motorman George Whitlock of the
Highland car; skull fractured anC
decorations of the scalp, left leg crushed
and internal injuries.
Seriously injured:
Mrs. Flora MCGEE, back and arm
seriously bruised and probably internal
injuries.
Other injured:
S. f. Galbeck of Redlands, side OF
head and ear bruised and slight injury
to left hand and knee.
James Shedding, superintendent OF
Riverside Water company In this val
ley, face lacerated by flying glass.
Jose Martinez. face lacerated by n.y.
ing glass. body badly bruised.
Matios Sanchez, contusions on chin
from flying glass.
H. Rodriguez, scalp lacerated, bruised
hands and knee.
M. Regaldale confusion of chin and
cheek.
Jose Cruez, right hip sprained and
knee bruised.
c. Biza, head and knee lacerated.
Unidentified woman, severely bruised
Motorman David F. O'Keefe of the
Redlands car, foot badly sprained.
Cars Crash in Fog
The collision occurred at just o'clock
in South r street but a short distance
south of the Traction car barn. The
Highland car goes to Urbita Springs
then returns to the city and goes to
Highland. This car was Just coming In
TO the city at full speed when suddenly
Motorrnan Whitlock saw the outgoing
Redlands car looming out Of the fog
but a few yards away and almost before
he could reverse the current and apply
the brakes the cars crashed together
with terrific force.
The Redlands car being much the
heavier of the two literally plowed in
to the Highland car and pinioned
Motorman Whitlock under the wreck
age so that it required some time to re-
lease him. He was apparently dead
when removed. but soon revived and
is still alive though the chances for
his living are exceedingly slim.
The crew Of the Redlands car, Con-
ductor Henry C. Froud and Motornan
O'Xeefe jumped whep they saw the
collision was coming, but the passen-
gers did not have an opportunity to
get away.
Motorman Whitlock of the Highland
car who will probably die, stuck to his
post and made every endeavor to avoid
the collision.
After Whitlock was pulled out of the
wreckage, he continually moaned: "Am
I to blame" repeating it over and over
in his semi-conscious condition. His
moaning was pathetic to hear. He was
removed to the Marlborough hospital
where his leg was set, and section OF
the splintered bone removed. His left
foot was all but cut off and the physi-
clans will hardly be able to save it,
though they hope to-
Woman's Remarkable Escape
The only passenger on the Highland
car was Mrs. Flora MCGEE. who was
en- route to the city to go to work. She
occupied a front seat just behind Motor
man Whitlock, and how she escaped
being killed is a mystery. Her back is
seriously bruised, one arm also bruised,
and possibly internal injuries. When
she saw the crash coming she instinc-
lively turned her head, which prevented
the shower of broken glass cutting her
face. She was removed to physician 8
office.
A half dozen physicians were on the