The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-08-09
8 KILLED, 40 HURT
IN TROLLEY CRASH
Lake Shore Limited Runs Into
Regular on Curve.
PASSENGERS ARE PENNED UP
Men, Women and Children Caught
When Ohio Electric Car TeIe-
scoped AnofIaer-No Time TO
Shut Off Power.

Vermillion, MISUNDERSTANDING
ine. of orders resulted in a head-on
collision between two cars Of the
Lake Shore Electric Road in which
three persons we're killed and forty
others severely hurt. The cars came
together with, such force that one
was telescoped more than half way
| through by the other.
The accident occurred three miles
west of Vermillion on a curve of the
road. The west-bound Lake Shore
Electric Limited was filled with men,
women and children and the signal
4! apparently gave it the right OF way.
The regular car, known as NO. IL,
was coming east, and, it was said,
| that the signal also was set for it to
go ahead.
Near the curve the road is a single
track, with switches about a mile
away on either side of the curve. 1t is
customary for one of the cars to
wait at the switch for the other to
pass, but through a misunderstand-
ing of .oIders, neither. motorman wait
ed for the other.
There were eighty persons in both
cars. Thinking that there WIS a
cleSr track ahead, both motormen
put on full W as they left the
switches and the cars dashed toward
the curve. 1t was impossible, of
course, for the motormen to see
around the bend in the road and the
two cars came together just as they
struck the middle of the curve.
There was not even time to shu on
the power before the crash came, and
none of those in the cars a a sec
ond's warning that the collision was
impending.
The passengers in the limited re-
NAMED wedged between the rear
door and the front Of the regular car
for a half hour before the uninjured
oi the other car were able to tear
away SUFFICIENT Of the wreckage to
enable those not severely hurt to
crawl from their perilouS position.
Many who otherwise would have sus-
tanned slight injuries we're severely
hurt because of the length of the time
they remained crowded between the
two cars.
Soon after the accident word Sas
sent to Vermillionf for help, and a half
dozen carriages containing Physicians
and bandageg started for the scene
of the wreck. NeighbOring towns
also sent aid, and the injured were
hurried to hospitals. 1t was not
until after the arrival OF the wreck
ing crew, however, that the most
seriously hurt were taken out Of the
wreckage and received medical etten-
ton.
The two men who were killed in
stantIy as a result of the collision
--.- IT. Nod ~n0fArWn0n nF tho
limited, and FREQ Smiley, of Lima.
James Yerrick, of Milan, Ohio, was
found suffering from a fractured
skull and conclusion of the brain and
died in the Lorain Hospital.
The otherstaken to hospitals were:
- Wells, Willoughby, Ohio: Andy
G%errgiund, Pittsburg; H. Haddid- To-
ledo, Ohio; Jack Gaffner, Cleveland;
E.. T. Warren. aged lightweight,
Lorain. Ohio; E. A. McElsney, Cieve-
land; Rev. F. NJ. Praub. Lima, Ohio;
George Mills, Cleveland: c. F. Nc
Kin, Miss G.. st. Lete, Cleveland; W.
l.. Lisley, Lima; w S. Shepard,
Lima; Mrs. C. c. Washburn, Lorain;
, C. Stuls, Bellevue; Mrs. M. Beckett
Cleveland: 81 Young. Beaver Dam
Pa: Harold Gensel. Lima: - Hall
Lakewood, Ohio: Mrs. Jordan, Cleve
land; Mrs. Hovidh, Cleveland: H. W.
Remlinger, Norwalk. Ohio, conductor
of limited; Fred Rudd, Cleveland
, .motorman on regular; Lisle CaId
!, we'll, Cleveland, conductor "onefFegu
: lar; William Sloeum, South Vermil
lion, Ohio; Homer H. Hughes, Lima
: Mrs. .Tessie Guitars, Cleveland; Ches
ter Rieddenour, Lima; Mrs.~W.~Q
II Johnston, Cleveland; Mrs. Saral
Roem, Cleveland; Mrs. Laura Har
! rod, Cleveland; GeorSe Norman
Shinrock; - Huttenbocker, Beriil
Heights; Otto Mcbride, Lima; Ale
Shaw, Lima.