Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-17
TROLLEY
CLAIMS
VICTIMS
Two Die Instantly in
Collision at San
Francisco
Three Seriously Injured
and Twenty Bruised
and Cut
Clash Of Authority Between Surgeons
Prevents Prompt Medical Aid
From Being Given to
Passengers
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.-two
persons are dead, three seriously in
jured. five sustained MINOR injuries,
and over score received bruises and
cuts in the collision to two heavily
loaded electric cars this afternoon.
Following the accident a clash of au-
thority occurred between the surgeons
of the United Railroads and the city
render aid to the wounded and where
they should be taken.
The police finally took a hand and
the injured were taken to the Central
emergency hospital.
The dead:
WILLIAM PIERSON, bookbinder.
JOHN GELP, baker.
Seriously injured:
Albert Johnson, contractor, left foot
crushed, compound fracture of right
leg.
Arthur johnson, right leg crushed.
George Engisch, left hip fractured,
fracture of ribs and internal injuries.
Not serious:
William Taylor, left arm broken.
Prillip Winkler, fingers crushed
Mrs Emma Marks, hip injured.
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and bruises.
Mrs. w. F. Schrader, hip injured.
Arthur Spank, decorations of scalp.
Fred Mckay, leg injured.
A score Of others were treated in
drug stores.
The accident occurred at Turk and
Devisadero streets, where an eastbound
Ellis street car, in charge of Conduc-
| tor ]. e. Lynch and Motorman X. f.
Feuder became uncomfortable in de-
scending the Devisadero street hill and
crashed into a weStbound Eddy street
scr as it was turning from Turk into
Devisadero street.
The westbound car was in charge of
Conductor j.. D. Sullivan, and was
packed with men, women and children
on their way to the beach.
Passengers in Panic
The Ellis street car struck the other
car glancing blow and tore Off one
entire side of it. The screams OF
women and children mingled with the
crash of glass and timbers as the Ellis
street car struck.
Pierson was standing on the steps
and was instantly killed.
Gelp was so fearfully crushed that
he died soon after arriving at the CEN
trail emergency hospital. =.
These two, as we'll as practically all
of the injured, were on the Eddy street
car, those on the other car escaping
with bruises and cuts.
The injured were Immediately taken
into a drug store and cared for by u
surgeon who happened to live near by
until the ambulances from the Central
and park emergency and St. Francis
hospitals, with surgeons, arrived on the
scene.
A wordy war ensued between the sur
geons of the United Railroads and of
the city emergency service, the former
declaring that as it was street rail-
way accident the United Railways
would provide for the injured and that
the emergency hospital surgeons had
no authority to interfere.
An attempt, it is claimed, was made
to take Gelp out of the park emergency
hospital ambulance. The police took a
hand, put a stop to the quarrel, and
nearly all of the wounded were taken
to the Central and Park Emergency
hospitals for treatment
The two Johnsons and Engsch are in
a precarious condition. Albert john
sons left foot was so badly crushed
that it had to be amputated.
Both cars were packed like sardines,
maany standing outside and hanging
on wherever they could gain a foot
hold. 1t is to this crowded condition of
the Ellis street car that Motorman
Feuder attributes the cause of the ac-
cident.
He declares that the jam in the gang
way of the car was such that as the
car descended the hill he was pinioned
against the controller in such a way
that he could not move his arms to
apply the long brake lever.
When he finally reversed the motor
the fuse blew out and the car was be-
yond control, striking the car at the
foot of the hill with fearful impact.