Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-02
Former Councilman James ?. Davenport,
Injured in Wreck, Dies in Ambulance
ON Way to Receiving Hospital

expressed the belief that she would die,
but there was some hope held out
Fl. l.. Kimmel of 1929 Darwin avenue
was standing at the left side of the
motorman of the Washington street car.
Seeing that the collision was about to
occur he turned his back to the front
glass and braced himself for the crash.
An instant he stood braced and then
the collision came.
Willard Goodwiu's mother-in-law was
hurled against Kilnmel. injuring both
the woman and the man.
Woman Is Heroine
| In anctlar instant Kimmel was out of
| the Washington street car and to the
| rescue of those injured in the other
car. Quickly taking in the situation.
Kimnel saw Davenport lay pinned be-
meath the overturned car. For "A time
he strove in vain to get assistance in
raising the end of the car to release
Davenport.
With the assistance of Mrs. l.. A.
Newton, Kimmell secured block and
began TO raise the car. After much eff
fort others Joined the woman and man
and within a short time Mr.. Davenport
was drawn from beneath the car. DIR.
]. Il. Miller. whose office is near by,
was soon on the scene and with DIR.
f. r. jenkins, who also quickly ar
rived cared for the dying man. and
after he had been sent to the receiving
hospital they turned their attention to
Others
After assisting in removing Mr.. Dav-
export from beneath the car Mrs. New
ton, who upon hearing the accident
had rushed to the scene from a nearby
house, where she has been staying since
coming from Houston, Tex. and Kim
nell, climbed into the wrecked car and
began carrying out the injured.
The two were soon Joined by others
who had seen the accident, and by
Capt. Bradish and detail of officers
from the Sub-police station, and in a
comparatively short time all the in
jured were removed from the scene of
the wreck. Two ambulances from the
central station and several private car
riages conveyed the injured to their
homes or hospitals.
Expires in Ambulance
Mr.. Davenport was taken from the
drug store at Washington street and
Burlington avenue, where he had been
carried, and placed in the first ambu-
lance. While the ambulance was on
its way to the receiving hospital the
dying man several times gave orders
regarding the care of himself. Sudden
ly Patrolman Bartlett, who was riding
at his side. noticed a culver and feel
ing his pulse. found that the injured
man had expired.
The crews of both cars escaped with
only very slight injuries, though both
motormen stuck to their posts. They
had nothing TO say, as all four men
We're completely overcome by the ca
lamity.
H. f. Hutchinson. who was on the
Washington car, retained his presence
OF mind. Mr.. Hutchinson caught hold
of an aged man at his side and pre-
vented him from being injured
Mr. Hutchinson said that the Los
Angeles railway car had slowed down
and then the power was applied again. |
He said that the 1nterurban car was
running at a higher rate of speed than
the Washington street car, and thought |
that the accident might have been
averted had both motormen had their
cars under control.
Probably the clearest account of the |
accident was given by II. L. Kimmell, |
who was standing in the front of the |
Washington street car beside the mo-
related it clearly.
Mr.. kImmeII Tells Of Wreck
Being forced to stand when l board
ed the car. l worked my way to the
front and took my stand at the left of |
the motorman. As we approached Bur
lington avenue the motorman on our
car slowed down. When the car had
the intersection of the
tracks within fifteen feet the conductor
gave two bells, the signal to go ahead
"At this time the Interurban car was
about thirty feet from the crossing but
1t rapidly. AS the conduc-
tor OF our car gave the signal he re-
marked to the motorman that they
would cross first, as there was another
street car behind that was
and the stop would cause
blockade.
"The motorman began TO apply the