Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-14
SEVEN INJURED
ON RETURNING
FROM FUNERAL
Plunge Down Steep
Embankment
cortese Following Body Of DR.. A. r.
Rhea to the Grave Meets with
Serious Accident ON
Return Trip
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH. May 13.-seven per-
sons were injured shortly before 6
o'clock tonight when two Of the car
riages returning from Signal Hill cem-
etery, where the body Of DR.. Rhea had
just ben laid to rest, were wrecked in
an ugly spill on California avenue near
the Huntington Beach car line. All Of
the occupants of the two vehicles were
relatives Of DIR. Rhea except the two
drivers Mrs. Rhea. the widow. was
among them. She was not seriously
hurt.
The injured were:
Mrs. A. r. Rhea, arms sprained.
Miss Grace Allen Of Grafton street,
Los Angeles, left leg broken.
Mrs. Nellie Allen, Miss Aliens mother,
arms and back bruised.
George Glendenning Of Los Angeles,
Mrs. Rhea's brother, head cut and
shoulder wrenched; taken to Long
Beach hospital =, 4. -
Mrs. H. S. Funk. body bruised.
| Miss Esther Covert, bad bruises.
| Fred Health, driver, cut about eyes
and top of head.
b.
Grace, were placed upon a Pacific Elec-
trio car and taken to their home in
Los Angeles. Gledenning Is In the Long
Beach hospital, unconscious. Mrs. Rhea
was taken to her home, from which the
dead body of her husband had been re-
moved but a short time before. Owing
to her nervous condition she was taken
to the home of friend, Mrs. f. l..
Bacon, on Pacific avenue. for the night.
4kh Qhla fn To their
homes.
Car Causes Death
The accident came as a sad after
math of the sudde,.> demise of DR..
Rhea. who died = thursday afternoon
shortly after he was 81 dck by west
bound Redondo a,-snue car. An In
quest was held this .-fternoon at 2:30
o'clock and the funeral services as
soon as possible thereafter After the
last sad rites had been said over the
grave Of e former physician the
large assemblage of sorrowing rela-
tiyes and friends took their way home
ward, som going by one street and
some another. The two carriages In
which most of the immediate relatives
rode started back for town along Cali
fornia avenue.
Near the Huntington Beach line Of
the Pacific Electric there is sharp
grade. The lighter of the two car
1.ages, two-seated, extension-top
surrey, was In front. A. M. Pike was
driving Others in this carriage were
Mrs. Rhea, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Funk
and son Jewell Funk. The second car
riage, driven by Fred Heath, pro-
prietor of the Star Livery stables and
owner of both rigs, was heavy, three
seated conveyance. In it were Mrs.
and Miss Allen. George Clendenning,
Percy and Esther Covert.
Brakes Refuse to Work
When HeatRs vehicle commenced
the descent of the hill the brakes
would not work and the wagon ran
against the horses. The animals be-
came frightened and started to run
Those in the carriage screamed in
terror, and, according to Heath, Glen
denning seized one of the lines. The
rigs, course could not be checked and
it went plunging wildly down the hill.
Heath attempted to drive around the
lighter carriage, but the space afforded
was not sufficient. The three-seated
conveyance crashed into the other,
tearing wheel Off the lighter rig,
and both vehicles upset, the heavier
one spilling its occupants into a ditch
at the side of the road. The team on
the heavy rig broke loose and ran for
a mile before being caught. Pike held
to the reins until he was thrown from
the other rig. Funk seized the lines
as the driver dropped them and chung
to them until he stopped the team, al
though he was dragged several yards.
Pike and the others who were not
too badly shocked and bruised by the
accident at once began to call physi-
clans. DR.. ]. w. Wood and DR.. A. F.
Hamman hastened to the scene of the
accident and later, while DR.. r. d.
Bishop attended Glendenning at the
hospital, went to the Rhea home,
where the others were given further
attention.
Glendenning is an employe Of the
Tally-Ho stables, Los Angeles. and
lives at the New York apartments,
First and Hill streets.