The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-17
JOHN STARR BADLY HURT Early Morning Car Ac-
 cident. TWO OTHERS ARE INJURED Men Returning from Work in E Union Street Wreck. Slippery Copaition of Track Caused Motor To Get Beyond Control and
 Car Careened--sIotorman
 Stuck To Post.


 John Starr, a conductor In the em- ployment of the Montgomery Traction Company. was seriously and perhaps fatally hurt. and several other street car employees were. badly cut at the corner of Union street and Madison avenue last night, when a car return ing from the barns got beyond control and taking the switch at the corner of Union street turned over on its side Starr, who was standing on the rear platform, was thrown to the side of th" street. striking his head on the stone curbing. He was rendered uncon~ scfous. A careful examination under the circumstances was impossible, and the injured man was taken to St. Mar garet's Hospital
 Among the others injured in the ac- cIdent were R. H. Hull. of1S1 Marshan street, a conductor on the Perry street line. and s. N Willis. Both suffered badly cut hands from broken, glass. the former having the thumb of his left hand half severed from the hand.
 On the car at the time of the acci. dent were some twenty-five motormen and conductors returning from their last run to the West End. All were more or less badly shaken up, but with the exception of the three greatest suffers, the injuries were of minor nature.
 That the accident occurred was due to slippery condition of the rails. The rain of the early evening and the suc' ceeding mist made tue tracks so slip pery that coming down the hill, the car got beyond control, in spite of the fact that the brakes held the wheels locked. The line on which the car was running turns abruptly south on UH- ion street after coming down the Mad ison avenue hill.
 Al c. Harris was motorman at the time the car overturned. As the car gained momentum on the downgrade, he applied the brakes. These, how ever, failed to prove sufficient to eheck the speed As the cars neared the turn, the rate at which t was trav- cling increased, rather than slaeken- ed The car took the turn on two wheels. and after running entirely around until 1t had entered Union street, finally careened and fell over, bringing with it the trolley wire which, however, prevented 1t from fall- ing entirely on Its side.
 Motorman Harris chung to his brakes until thrown by the overturning ot the car, from his post. He received nasty fall. rolling into the gutter at the side of the street. but beyond bruises, suffered no injury several others, who had been standing on the platform. were also thrown into the street. The trolley wire which partial ly supported the car, doubtless pre- vented several of the men from being caught beneath its weight.
 As soon as the men had oppoortuni- ty they left the car, finding the body of Starr lying in the gutter at the side of the street Examination show ed that he had nasty, cut on his lore head, and apparently he wass badly hurt inwardly. He was breathing, how ever. and a surgeon and carriage were sen8 for. In the poor light 1t was impossible for a thorough examination of the mans condition. He was stretch ed on the sidewalk on the coats or ms companions until the arrival o1 a car riage, when he was taken to St, Mar garets Hospital.
 Drug Store, where he had his hand dressed Wills, the other injured man, was not so badly cut. His hand was bound, and he went to his home un- aided.
 Tells of Accident.
 A. c. Harris, the motorman of the car told the story of the accident:
 we were coming down the hill at A good rate of speed" he said. ''The boys were on the way home, having left the barns after their last run a few minutes before. As we started down the decline applied the brakes hut although they worked. the wheels slipped, and I was unable to get 1t under control. When we took the curve we were going at very rapid rate. I could net say how many miles an hour. I was too busy pulling on the brakes. I stayed by the brakes until after the car turned over, Swhen l was thrown into the street. l hope starr Js not seriously injured"
 starr Is WelI-KnOwn.
 John starr is the son Of John Starr, A storekeeper at the corner of Mildred and Mobile Streets. He is we'll and favorably known among the carmen, and his shperiors During the time between the accident and the arrival of a carriage, his companions did everything in their power to make him comfortable
 At the hospital, thorough examina-