Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-26
INJURED MAY
NOT RECOVER
WOMEN HURT BY WRECK IN
DANGER
Physicians Give Gloomy Reports Of
Condition Of Victims Of Coll
Ilsion--say Brakes Were
In Good Order

Miss Anna Ellis of 24s Union avenue
is in precarious condition at the Good
Samaritan hospital on West Seventh
street as the result of injuries received
In the street car collision at Second and
Spring streets Sunday night. The at
tending physicians are doubtful as to
Miss ELS chance of recovery, for she
las contracted pneumonia from being
exposed after the accident and Is suf-
fering from severe fracture of the
skull and a wrenched back.
Miss Abbie Tuttle, who lives with
Miss Ellis, was sitting in the same seat
with her Sunday night and was also
seriously injured. She was also taken
to the Good Samaritan and will be con-
fined there for several weeks on ac-
count of flesh wound which she re-
ceived in the back. The doctors are
not able to state as to whether their
patients are internally injured or not,
but say that complications are likely
to set in.
Confined to Her Bed
Miss Helen Hawvichorst, 1915 1-2 Dia-
mond street, is confined to her bed on
account of the injuries which she re
ceived. Physicians at first thought that
she might be seriously injured inter-
nally, but now believe that she will
be able to be around the house by the
latter part of the week.
Mrs +. Il. Harvey, 2101 Norwood ave-
nue. suffered severe pain yesterday, but
was reported to be resting easier last
night. Her collar bone was broken.
CT. Meredith of San Diego, who was
taken to the emergency hospital, is
very sore from the effects of the acci-
dent and on account of his age it is
feared that it may be several weeks
before he is able to leave the hos
pital.
Fear Internal Injuries
Mrs. T.. G. Galusha, 675 Carondelet
street, was reported last night to be
suffering severely and it is feared that
the internal injuries which she re-
ceived may prove fatal. She will at
least be confined to her bed for many
weeks while the bones knit in her right
leg which was broken.
o. p. Weddell, 1445 East Fiftieth
street, said last night that Mrs We'd
dell and their three children who were
injured were feeling much better, but
that all of them feel sore from the
bruises they received and are more OIL
less nervous over their shaking up.
The remainder of the injured are suf-
fering somewhat from the shock and
the cuts they received by the falling
glass, but the physicians who are at
tending them say that they Will all
be well in q few days.
Cause Remains Mystery
Superintendent j. j. Akin of the
Los Angeles Railway company stated
yesterday that the Hollywood car wa:
not badly wrecked but that the othel
cars are almost beyond repair on ac
count of being telescoped in the double
collision Sunday night at the corner o.
| Spring and Second streets.
1T is more than likely" said Mr.
| Akin yesterday, that the trouble will
the machinery of the runaway cal
never will be known. The impact OF
that car against the one at the foot
of the hill and two against the Holly
wood car was so great that it twisted
the machinery on our cars out of shape
and ruined all chance of determining
anything by the apparatus itself
II cannot find anything that points
toward the fact that Motorman Millar
was to blame and I am proud of the
way the employees stuck to their posts
in time of danger. 1 consider that we
are very fortunate that no one was
killed"
Other officials stated that they be.
lieved that none of the employees o.
the company were to blame and thai
the accident was unfortunate and We
| fortunate for the passengers who al
escaped with their lives-that it wa:
unavoidable and yet almost providen'
tial.
Expert Makes Statement
H. S. Clark of the Westinghouse
company said:
II believe that the Los Angeles Rail
way company employs the best clas;