Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-05
INJURED In
TROLLEY COLLISION


head, on collision between Danville
and Columbia & Montour car, in
which several persons were injured,
although none very seriously. The ac-
cident occurred at a point little more
than midway between the Fishing
creek bridge and Bloomsbury, each
crew insisting that it had the right to
the block.
The ID. & B. car that figured in the
collision was one of the summer cars,
which Left here at 12 80 O'Clock in
charge of Conductor Frank Mensch
and Motorman John Berger.
There were only few passengers on
board. among whom was Borough
Solicitor E. S. Gearhart.
At the Fishing Greek bridge the
Danville crew declares that it found
no warning signal light and assuming
that the block was clear proceeded on
it's way to Bloomsbury. When nearly
opposite the double track bridge this
side Of Bloomsbury, at point more
than half way between the signal boxes
they met the Columbia and Montour
car bowling along at a rapid rate.
Motorman Berger as soon as he took
in the situation reversed his car 1t
was too late, however, to avert collis-
ion The Columbia and Montour car
struck the Danville car. There was a
loud crash as the splintered glass flew
in every direction, while the force of
the impact and the jolt which follow
ed as the cars left the track threw the
passengers off the seats
The Danville car being much the
heavier of the two the brunt of the
collision fell on the Columbia and
Montour car, which was thrown near
ly crosswise over the track. Its front
vestibule was demolished and nearly
all the glass in the car was broken.
Neither did the Danville car wholly
escape damage. In the collision the
front end of the Columbia and Montour
car slid under the Danville car break.
ing the front truck of the latter and
throwing the car from the track rails.
The passengers on the D. & B. car,
with one exception, escaped injury. A
stranger claimed that he was cut by
glass but refused to give his name.
That the passengers all had a good
fright, however, goes without saying.
The passengers in the Columbia &
Montour car on it's way to Catawissa
were not so fortunate. Tilden Hop
per, the motorman, jumped, and by so
doing probably saved his life. Charles
Stahl, the conductor, remained in the
car. The following passengers were
injured:
f, b. singley, Beaver township,
finger crushed and back injured.
Anthony Thomas, Beaver township,
back slightly injured.
S. l.. Horlacher, Beaver township,
injured slightly about the back.
Frank Fox. of Catawissa, left leg
slightly hurt
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injured about the legs.
Alonzo Fegley, of Catawissa. cut
above the left eye and bruised about
body
Charles Stahl, motorman, Blooms
burg, was injured about the back,
limbs and had his left arm sprained.
The O. &5. NJ. crew are equally sure
that they had the block and declare
they threw the signal on the Danville
car, which they knew was due. The
Danvii!e crew, however, points to the
fact that although its car was on the
slow run it had covered more than
one.half of the distance between the
two signal boxes, which would indi.
cate that the Danville car was on the
block first.
The collision caused a delay il
traffic, bat both cars were put back on
the tracks in an hour or so, after which
they were run to their respective car
barns for repairs