Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-02
Many Injured by Glass

as though II were a nutshell.
Many Injured by Glass
"As the crash came I turned my back
TO the front glass and braced myself
for It. I escaped uninjured save for
the blow 1 received by a woman be-
ing thrown against me. As soon as
felt the car settle I leaped out and
did what could to assist the other
passengers.
First / caught sight Of a man
whom l learned was Mr.. Davenport.
After trying for some time to get as
sistance, for I saw that he was being
crushed to death beneath the weight
of the car on his head and hip, l sue
ceeded and we carried him out from
under it.
by this time all had gained suffi-
cient presence of mind to assist and
we succeeded in carrying out the badly
injured first and then assisting those
who were slightly injured. The show
ers of broken glass together with the
force with which the car was over
turned caused many injuries.
"The inside of the overturned car
was spattered with blood of the VIC
TINS. and most of the occupants were
bleeding from cuts and bruises and
several were unconscious"
Almost all OF the victims of the ac-
cident were members of the Stanton
post of the Women's Relief Corps, and
were on the way to attend a meeting
of the corps.
Condition of the Injured
Mrs II. A. Lambert, 12g South Flow
er street, was one of the most Sc
riously injured of those in the wreck.
Her skull was fractured and the mus
cles of her neck were tarn and bruised.
Mrs. Lambert'S back was bruised, as
was her chest. Mrs. Lambert Is the
niece of Councilman Hitler. The nurse
in attendance upon Mrs. Lambert said
that it was likely that her injuries
would result fatally. but that no accu-
rate statement of her condition could
be made until there were later devel-
opments. Mrs Lambert has under
gone two operations of a serious ma
ture within the past two weeks and
consequently her recuperative powers
will be taxed to the utmost.
While Mrs. Lambert was seriously
injured, her little five-year-old son,
Herbert, who was riding in the seat
beside his mother. was not injured in
the slightest particular At the first
shock of the collision the boy was
thrown under one of the seats of the
car and thus escaped injury.
Mrs. f. C. Willis of 413 Bonnie Brae
was also severely shocked and hurt.
Mrs. Willis is quite advanced in years.
being past so, and the shock was ac-
cordingly all the greater. Her head
was quite severely cut and there We're
several contusions ON her back and
sides. There is thought to be no dam
ger that Mrs. Willis will not survive,
although at last reports the reaction
had begun to set in and she was in a
serious condition.. 1t was impossible
to ascertain whether or not there were
any internal injuries.
Mrs. A. McCandless was with Mrs.
Willis at the time of the accident, but
was not injured beyond being shocked
and bruised.
Mrs II. Marchand of 14S West JEFF
ferson street was cut on the neck and
face by the flying glass and bled con-
siderably before assistance could be
obtained.
Mrs. S. o. Richardson. daughter of
Mrs. Marchand, was thrown against
the seat in front of her by the shock
of the collision, and as the car jumped
backward after the shock, she was
flung to the floor. where her head
struck an iron seat support 1t is
feared that her throat is so seriously
injured that she may never recover the
use of her voice. 1t is not as yet
known whether her skull is fractured
or not.
One of the car inspectors was seen
soon after the accident and the serious
ness of the accident was spoken of.
Yes, said he that was sure a bad
accident. Why those cars that were
smashed cost every cent of $4,000 each.
1T certainly was a terrible loss"
There were several people injured.
We're there not?' he was asked. yes.
believe there were. Oh, that was "a
terrible loss, two cars all smashed up.
Now YOU see, u street car conpa.r1y