The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-27
CURVE
SEES ANOTHER
Bad ACCIDENT
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Providence. II left at II o'clock with 6s
passengers on board. as shown by the
fare register.
According to the passengers. the car
took the steep hill Just south or Moorcs >
Corners at fast speed The Rhode ISL
and company. after the former accident.
erected signal post some distance soutn
sgnboard. SLOW TO four miles an nour
The signs are lighted by electric lights,
and are visible for some distance up the
track.
The car struck the sharp curve at
the foot OF the decline with a rush.
there was a noise OF grinding wheels,
bump. and II leaped the track ana
skidded over the roadway diagonaliy
across Pawtucket avenue. nearly ioo
feet, bearing to the left or the street
from the slight impetus given IL In
that direction by the rails. ascended
the sidewalk at the left side OF the
road Just across Warren avenue ana
hit a tree about IA inches in diameter.
BIG BEAM CRACKED.
The shock bent the tree far over,
and partially uprooted IL. The heavy
beam beneath the dasher on the 'front.'
of the car was cracked in two ana
the flooring OF the car pushed back.
This forced the motors OF the front
truck hard against the grating and
and passengers with IL. The glass In
the wind shield was smashed and the
splintered fragments were sprinkled
over the people jammed and thrown
about in the small space.
Mrs. Hebert was hurled heavily to
the ground, but her daughter and the
little girl were not hurt.
Splinters flying from the broken
seats and woodwork and striking the
struggling passengers inflicted many
cuts. Other persons were cut by being
thrown or pushed against the jagged.
broken portions OF the woodwork, and
still others were hurt by being hurled
about by the shock OF the violent and
sudden stop.
The motorman escaped, probably
owing to the fact that the beam be-
low tho dasher bore the brunt OF the
shock when the car hit the tree. The
dasher was only slightly dented. Con-
ductor George Angel also escaped In
jury.
PHYSICIANS RESPONDED.
The passengers who escaped injury
quickly aided In extricating the wounded
from the wreckage and they were all car
ried into the house OF Seth Wood. oppo-
site the derailed car and call was sent
out for doctors. The physicians who re-
sponded were: George +. Allison, East
Providence; Dorian b. Coke, A. c. Pratt
and Walter Seymour OF RIVERSIDE. VIII
liam A. butcher the physician at Vanity
Fair. and w. A. Rounds, the Rhode Is
land company surgeon.
On the car following the one wrecked
were several special police from Vanity
Fair. and they did much to make the
small crowd a quiet one. Patrolman Her.
bert Anthony and Special officer James
Clarke OF the East Providence force were
also on hand.
/, AS the derailed car was clear OF the
tracks and the line open to traffic. there
was no delay.
Vanity Fair sent two smbulances and
the hose wagon OF the fire department
with a load OF mattresses. With one or
the ambulances, which were on the scene
soon after the wreck. came Miss Harriet
Kevey. the trained nurse at the resorts
emergency hospital. and she did effective
work In caring for the Injured until the
arrival of the physicians.
The Rhode Island hospital ambulance
was called and went as far as the end OF
Washington bridge. Its services were
not needed. as none OF the wounded was
taken to the hospital.
The wrecker was soon sent to the place
and I'm shortly more than an hour the de-
rallied car was back upon the rails. II
was towed to the Traverse street barn.
Mrs. M II. Arnold, one of the injured,
reported to the East Providence police
last evening that, In the excitement at
tending the accident. she lost purse con-
tanning 81 or s..