The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-04
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ner- In Fact Providence NJ ~ ~ this morn
inF The dead ~"
George Atcherson. ~ YEAR, old - Wall
nut street Thornton. Edward brennan.
% years old. 5 Cedar avenue ttanston'
Alice Franklin. 10 yours old, School street,
Thornton. Fnrico Gnmbpnt, 20 years old
Fletcher aveuue Thornton, Angelo Ger
main, 20 years old. s6g Gladstone avenue,
Providence. John Gavin, 20 years old. $50
Pocasaet avenue. Providence, Guitavc
Guertin, ~ years old, 81 julian street
Providence. Bertha Kelley, ~ years old,
Maple avenue. Thornton. William Luther,
q years old, 32O Fountain street. Provi-
dence: John Schneider, ~ years old. ~
Tuxedo avenue, Providence: Ethel White
ley, II years old. % Marvin street, Provi-
denCe.
OF the sevent y-fve persons injured only
one. Mabel wilkinson, 10 years old. is dan
g%erously injured.
A party of ABOUT 2D0 persons. most OF
them residents Of Thornton and employees
in the mills in the west side suburb of this
city, left earl Saturday evening in two
special cars for a trolley party to Crescent
Park. an East Side shore resort.
The evening was spent in dancing and
m~errymaking and shortly before mid
night the return trip was begun. One Of
the cars, with about 100 passengers, started
of ahead. having a clear track to this city,
the last regular car having departed, Most
of the road is double TRACKED and high
speed maintain al, ,
For nearly four miles the big car hummed
along, the passengers singing and laughing.
AT Moore's Corners. which is at the foot
of a hill a quarter OF a mile long, there Is
a sharp curve where the rails turn from
and toward this city. Arriving at the
top of this hill the motorman, William
j. Leuchuer, allowed the car to coast down
toward the Corners. Leuchuer Is an oid
and experienced man but 1T was only his
second trip over the Crescent Park route
and that after the interval of u year, He
had been selected to run the special car
at the request of the MEMBERS of the party,
with most of whom he was acquainted, go,
The big arc light at the foot OF the NIL
was out and, thinking that ne had a straleho
rail ahead, he made no effort to check the
speed of the car until almost at the curve.
The passengers had no warning OF danger
when suddenly the car, striking the turn,
climbed from the trucks and fell upon its
side away from the track, pinning a dozen
or more of the passengers to the ground.
Six were instantly killed and injuries were
inflicted from which three others died within
an hour. Two more died on the way to the
hospital.
The crash of the falling car and the cries
of the injured aroused people living near,
and within a few minutes messengers were
hurrying in every direction for help.
Three ambulances with twice az many
surgeons were sent from the Rhode Island
Hospital in this city, while a dozen doctors
of East Providence fastened to the scene.
Medical Examiner George F. Allison,
who was early at the scene has ordered an
inquest. Officials of the Rhode Island Com
pany, on whose system the car was running,
are conducting an investigation on their
own account.