Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-11
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
COLLISION IN WHICH DETECTIVE
HARTIGAN FIGURED.

A horse killed, a street car damaged, one
passenger injured and several others mar
rowly escaping serious injury were the cas-
ualtes that attended collision between
a street car and runaway team at 30 ana
G streets northwest shortly after O'CLOCK
last night The car that figured in the acci-
dent was one of the heavy vehicles on the
Brookland division of the City and Suburb
an electric line, and the team belonged to
the Merchants Transfer and Storage Com
pany. There were but few passengers In
the car at the time the accident occurred
and a panic was averted.
The car was going east along G street on
its way to Brookland and the runaway
horse was going south on Sd street, running
at a RAJ id rate of speed. Detectives Hartlgan
and F'lather were aboard the car. 1t was
the promptness of Flather in getting MS
colleague from his seat that probably saved
the latter's life. He was seated IN the rear
end OF the car, and when his companion saw
the runaway horse coming at such furious
speed he promptly 'yanked" Hartigan out
of the seat.
Detective Hartigan had hardly left his
seat before the pole of the wagon came
crashing through the car, demolishlng TWO
windows and striking Detective Flather, but
not with sufficient force to cause injury.
John Dennison. another passenger on the
car, who lives at 1914 Duncan street north
east, was thrown from his seat and so pain
fully cut about his face that 1t was neces-
eary to remove him to the Emergency Hos
pital. A lady In the car tainted and mad 10
be assisted from the car.
Quickly Over.
The accident occurred so suddenly that
the passengers hardly knew what had hap
pened until it was over. Most of them made
a rush in the direction of the front door,
hot vii wit
trouble The car was going at a moderate
CURED, it Is said, and the motorman had
no trouble in bringing the vehicle to stop.
The noise made by the collision and the
screams of the women in the car attracted
a crowd Of spectators. The crew Of the car
cared for Dennison, the injured passenger,
until the arrival of the patrol wagon from
the sixth precinct. when he was conveyed
to the hospital. The head Of the runaway
horse had come in contact with the car
with force enough to cause fatal injuries.
and Policeman Cornwell ended the suffering
animals life with his revolver.
After delay of about thirty minutes the
disabled car proceeded on its way to
Brookland. Detectives Hartigan and Flather
related the story Of their experiences when
they reached police headquarters this morn
ing:
tgan, II would not have been in the land
of the living today"
Hartgan said the pole of the wagon
crashed through the window where he had
been sitting. and would probably have
smashed his head had not Father got him
out Of the way. There was nobody In the
wagon at the time the accident occurred,
the detectives stated, the driver having left
the horse standing on the street.
At the hospital the surgeons found that
Dennison had received only slight injuries
to his face but was suffering from shock
He was able to go home after his injuries
had been dressed. The remains of the ami
NAL were removed from the street this
morning.