The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-09-15

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$3.50 ssssss 4
bulancss. wheuec they we're carried
% their homes OF 70 Hospitals.
Among the first 10 be hauled out
| fram under che taugied mass VAS
Ralph Ruffcie. meternau. Who Vas
badly maukisa. Two other men
we're araEssd cut and taken 10 va
riaus hospitals One. Aisxandef
slime. died before morning OF his IN
| luries.
A man named nensef. who was
taken 20 ths Pacific hospital II euf-
fsHinE nom badly fraetarea skuli
ana has both less fractured Il vas
said this morning that he caaid not
live. he Is unconscious.
The employees Ia charge OF the
wrecked ears we're Ballard car. mo-
loeluau r y nawlef. aud TROLLEY
tender Henry nLiisehranati cedar
eAr Ne. soa. meteFman /. v Gam
bic. aud conductor A. l. Wilkenss
West Queen Anne eAr No. al MO
,orman +. Ruffols. and eoadao,or
A q. McQslilan.
OF these. W. q. Gamble wRs taken
20 TIE Pacific hospital where he is
restiag quits easy this morning. lie
Fvsfing quite easily fhis morning
he vas bruised scout the head aud
body.
Cedar ST. Car a Heodoo.
The accident 10 he CedaF u car
vas the second Within 70 hours. as
Ehe car ran doNn and ingured y
walsh. az Colby. Wash Yesterday
afternoon At the corner ~ fisNl ~.
ana Marion -
The date Tor tn fnqsest over the
body 0f Alfred Sine has aos been
fixed. but CoFuner Carroll has been
w0fkink steadily ever since the &C
eldenL gathering the names Of ait.
nraeea and will probably BE in q
position 10 bald the Inquest Mon
Iav ana nat later than Tuesday
The iaqueat wiii he held IN the par.
iors Of the Bouney Watson CON.
pany
Statement By t4lidebrsnst-
Beth The afr and the hand brakes
on the runaway Ballard ear seFe
ont 1T order r. the statement Of
Hcury HiId~bFsndt. trolley tendef
Of the emergency cFeN sent frum
the barn Tor the car A report had
come 10 the barn that the car vas
ont ~ order and ! waR sent with
Na,0fman T y Bowler 90 take ous
snother car 10 exchange FOR u
The exchange vas made II First
~ and Pike # The passengers On
tho disabled car were there trans.
fegred to the car We bad taken out,
and it proceeded In charge Of the
| regular crew We started With the
Disabled car Gar the barn Turning
into rfke " our car split the switch
and the trolley broke Oft and fell
into ihe street
4 Jumped down To pick up the
piece and the car started back and
Knocked me down and ran on past
ne down The street before ! could
regain ny feet end catch t.
psrxer Unconscious.
Late this afternoon Denzor saz
atiii unconscious. although for a
time this morning he partially re
gained consciousness lie - in a
IYery critical condition and Ntli not
/ recover. according to lie hospital
/ authorities Nothing Is hnovn 81
/ Denxer of hts family connections.
A. y Woodward. % the Hotel Sc.
attic. and Robert Jackson. of the
Butler. were eye witnesses TO q
portion 81 thu accident and assist
~ In stopping the cars when thsy
reached Pioneer square. Ia speak
lnz Of the affair Mr. Woodward
said
Jumped en- Car.
Mr.. Jackson and myself we're
walking up Columbia - from
Western ax. and being attracted bi
erica. are hurried 20 FIRST av.. IL
time TO swing aboard the rear end
Of the Ballard car. All three carr
we're IN absolute darkness. but NJ
managed to locate the hand brakes
end. using these 90 advantage. sue
| ceedod In slowing the cars TO a very
loW rate ~ speed On the curve
a. the foot Of Cherry ~. a number
of citizens procured stocks and
/ chips, which they threw on ~.
rails. and this. together with tbs
effects Of our work. succeeded "
bringing the cars TO a sfandsiii
Officers on Scene.
"A patrolman was on the seem
Immediately and within n m0msn
the patrol wagon arrived and ths
officers ala great work. readily re
moving a number of the injured
The ambulance arrived shortly M
tor the crash and took away loaf
Of Victims A number OF othei
unfortunaieH. however. we're re
moved to neighboring saloons. ans
these remained uncated for. foi
nearly an hour.
eThe fire department also re
I spouded with truck No. 2, and th'
boys we're o. the greatest assistance
Ia clearing the wreckaRe and reseu
inR the injured The Seattle Elec
frie com any also sent a wrockaR'
wagon to the scene.
Il saw nothing Of the crew o.
the Ballard or Cedar ~. cars, bn
know that the motormau Of the &c
dar 81. car succeeded In reversing
bis car. although not 70 a snffieien
extent TO reduce the rate OF speed.
Hand Brakes Not Set.
The statement that the han'
brakes we're not used By the mel
/ in charge Of the car At First AZ. AM
| Pike n f. borne out BY the state
ment u Mr. Woodward, who say
that he gave the hand brakes q
least two and one.half turns ate
boarding the car. thus showing tina
II used at all they were not used 81
effectively as they might have beef