Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-25
JUMPED FROM TROLLEYS
Several People Injured Yesterday BY
Alightine Too Soon.

MT ana Mrs Michael Stapleton of
Phoenix avenue were injured last even
ing while alighting from Cheshire
trolley car nearly opposite Mr. Staple-
toms cafe on East Main street, opposite
Stanley park. Mrs Etapleton was get
ting off first. just as she supposed the
car was about to stop, but 1t appears
there was some mistake about it for
while the car did slow UP at this point
IL didn't come to standstill and
moved Off quickly when the woman
was stepping Off Her husband real
lied the seriousness Of the situation
and made an effort to save her from
falling and in doing SO he too, CANA
| down on the macadam road and was
badly hurt. The couple were taken to
the Office Of DR. M. j. Donahue and
later to their home. Dir Donahue said
to-day that Mrs Stapletons injuries
are not serious, but that her husband
bad three commissions during the night,
was unconscious for four or five hours,
bled most Of the time at the ear and
mouth and that there appears syInp-
toms OF what points to probable frac-
ture of the skull at the base of the
brain. Mr. Stapleton was delirious
most of the time and not 1eing content
In his own house 1t was decided to re-
move him to the residence of hin
brother at the corner of Cherry ami
North Main streets. While his condi>
ton is serious. 1t Is believed that he
viii pull through all right. Nearly
everybody you meet has story of his
own as to whether the parties signaled
the car to stop or not, but nobody an
pears to be sure about this point. In
any case there is lesson In it which
should prompt patrons of trolley cars
TO keep their seats until they STOP
even though it happened, as it fire.
quently does, that one had to be car
ried past where he wants to get off.
There can be no doubt but that NJ
Stapleton had reason to believe that |
the car was going to stop there, but |
the conductor didn't arrange things
that way, and as a consequence one of |
the worst accidents of the kind that
occurred here In years resulted from |
the misunderstanding. A policeman |
was on the running board at the time. |
having got on the car at the switch |
near Wolcott street, for the purpose of |
preventing If possible just such acci-
dents.
John Glynn, we'll known man In
tne eastern section of the city, jump
ed on car near the Sacred Heart |
church last evening and was SEVERELY
injured. Glynn boarded the Cheshire
car near East Farms and when he
was nearing his home, which is a
short distance from the church, he
started to get off although the car was
going at a very rapid pace. Whether
or not the man knew the car was
moving so fast is not known, at any
rate few moments after jumping he
was lying Inconsistencies in the
street. The car did not stop until 1t
reached the switch and then the con-
ductor hurried back to where the man
was lying In the street. He was pick
ed up and carried to nearby. house.
The man received a severe shaking up
and Is in very serious condition.
Two of his ribs are broken, he receiv-
I'd several cuts and bruises and the
ioctors are afraid that congestion of
he brain will set In. One of the pass
myers on the car said that Glynn was
he third person to try to allght while
he car was going while on the way
q from Cheshire. The others were !
wo girls but aside from being thrown I
o the ground and having their feel
ngs slightly injured, escaped unhurt !