The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-19
Frisco Train Hits North High lands Car, Crushing in Side
 and lnjuring Inmates
GREEN MOTORMAN LOST
 HIS HEAD IN THE CRISIS
None of the Injuries Will Prove Fatal, But Several Women Were Badly lnjured-one Hurt By
 Jumping.

The grade crossing reached out It's gaunt and bloody hand yesterday, hurled another street car laden with human vic- tims from the track and left them, bruised, broken and bleeding, in Its path. After awaiting moment, amid groans and cries, death, disappointed, chagrined, withdrew, casting envious glances upon the still throbbing hearts of the injured. Within an hour the wreckage and unfor- tunates were removed, and the four cross rails were ready, eager as ever, for their next opportunity
 Yesterdays chapter in the grade cross ing history was enacted at the corner of Tenth avenue and Nineteenth street. Highland car No. BOA was knocked off the track and its inmates badly bruised and shocked by Frisco switching train.
 This occurred at about 3:15 o'clock, when the street car was going north. It carried about fifteen passengers, and was in charge of Jim Bailey. who has been with the company three weeks, with only that very brief period of experience.
 Stopped In Middle of Track.
 According to his statement immediately afterward, he applied the air brake as he thought in time to stop on the right side of the crossing, when the wheels slipped and it passed over the tracks. stopping exactly in the middle. It Is said that he could have applied the reverse lever with effect, but this did not corne to his mind.
 tla J,oa alr pd n ! Foreman Cantrell was in charge and En- gineer Mccoy at the throttle. They say they came to a stop at the crossing be- fore the car was anywhere near, with the engine pushing three cars. They were then proceeding at the rate of about three miles an hour when the crash came. The street car was knocked off the track and up into the air, breaking in the side and injuring eight people.
 List of Injured.
 The injured were Mrs. Charles F. Tye Mrs Martin, Jim Bailey, J. l.. Gates and Marie Kerl, white, and Hattie Joiner Docie Higgins and Mary Reese, colored. The ambulance of Shaw & Son was called and the injured carried to St. Vincents hospital and their homes.
 Mrs. I've was carried to her residence, Fifteenth avenue and Henry street. Her leg and body were seriously bruised. lm- mediately after the shock came she Is said to have jumped from the window and ran to the sidewalk. Her injuries are not dangerous.
 Mrs. Martin was bruised about the arms and head by being thrown against the side of the car. She was taken to her home at Allen street and Fourteenth ave- nue. Marie Kerl is Greek woman who was scared nearly to death, but only sus- tained bruises. She was also taken home. J. l.. Gates, a policeman, who was on the car, had his arm severely wrenched, 1t becoming tangled in the trolley rope. He said the car seemed to rear up as If it would fall backward, and then right itself. MT. Gates was standing on the back platform, and 1t was through his efforts that a woman was saved from falling off the rear.
 Docie Higgins was the only person dan gerously injured. She was left at the hospital and seemed to be in a very sa- rious condition. The negro lived at GO31 Third avenue, Woodlawn. The other col- ored women lived in Eleventh alley and went home, where they were attended.
 Luckily no one was killed, but had the train gotten up a little greater speed 10 doubt the car would have been turned over, and many killed. Both Bailey and Mccoy were arrested by Policeman Jones and put under $50 bonds.