Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-31
TRUCK HITS
CAR; 10 HURT
POLE OF DAsHING VAN CRASHES
THROUGH VEHICLE
PASSENGERS IN PANIC ON
SPEEDING TROLLEY
n. Jevne Has Narrow Escape-Many
Hurled to Street-Elghth and
Howard Scene of the
Accident

In collision between heavy trans
fer truck and street car at Eighth and
Howard streets at 6:2O o'clock last night
six persons were seriously injured and
ten more badly bruised and shaken up.
The injured are:
Miss Elsie Adams. Piuua, Ohio, visit
ing at the home of w. 2. Mcdonald, 1905
West Eighth street, left hip dislocated,
lacerated wounds of head and face. Taken
home.
w. w. Mines of Mines & Parish, real
estate dealers, five ribs broken; injured
internally; badly bruised and decorations
of the face. Taken to the Good Samari-
tan hospital.
Miss Margaret Trotter, 1925 East Twen-
ty-ninth street, slight concussion of the
brain; lacerated wounds of head and face
Taken home.
Miss Jennie Blum, SIS Carondelet street
lacerated wounds of head and face dis
located shoulder. Taken home.
William Martin, motorman of car. 735
Hill street, dislocated left hip; badly
lacerated wounds of face. Taken to emer-
6cilCy anu SeItTdl hospital
H. Jevne, S2S South Alvarado, bruises
and shock. Taken home.
Ten other passengers on car s7S of
Westlake division, badly bruised and
shaken up. .....
The accident occurred at the intersec-
tion of Eighth and Howard streets as car
S7S of the Westlake division was out
bound crowded with passengers on their
way home from downtown and others on
their way to the Bimini baths.
Horses Dash Wildly
AS the car reached the corner of How
ard street a heavy transfer truck belong
ing to Burger & Burger of Sixteenth
street and Grand avenue came tearing
down Howard street drawn by two big
horses. both of which were wild with fear
and running at the top of their speed.
Straight as a shot the heavy team
plunged into the side of the car, striking
it just behind the first stanchion of the
forward entrance. The pole of the wagon
tore away the forward seat and the iron
grill work which lines the side of the
car and ripped out the first four win
dows
The motorman, William Martin, had
just begun to apply the air to the brakes
to check the car at the Howard street
crossing to permit Miss Elsie Adams to
alight. He was hurled from his stool
and thrown headlong TO the ground
alongside the track.
Miss Martin was standing at the exit
of the car as the impact came. prepar-
ing to alight She was thrown headlong
through the glass front of the car and
against the heavy iron stanchion support
ing the side rails of the exit.
Pole Strikes Passengers
w. w. Mines was seated in one of the
forward seats of the car and the wagon
tongue struck him in the side. He was
thrown to the other side of the car.
Jennie Blum was seated in the body of
the car near the door to the open vesti-
bule She was thrown against the side
of the car and cut by flying glass. In
the, seat adjoining her was Miss Marga-
ret Trotter. She was struck either by the
pole of the wagon or by piece of broken
timber.
H. Jevne was seated behind them and
was thrown from his seat. He had a
narrow escape, as the pole missed his
head by barely six inches.
The car was travelling at about two
thirds speed when the accident occurred
and that the motorman was thrown from
his place accounts for the car not being
stopped. The speed carried it along while
the wagon pole tore its way through the
side of the car.
Scramble in Panic
There was panic. Women shrieked and
men fought to get to the ground. The
conductor fought his way to the front of
the car and shut off the power. He as
sisted in restoring quiet among his pas
sengers and in aiding and caring for the
injured
number of passengers in the car who
were hanging on the straps were saved
from injury by that very fact. they be-
ing out of the way of the tearing wagon
pole and sustained by the straps from
the shock of the collision.
After the accident the car was coupled
on to an inbound car and taken to the
barn and all of the passengers and others
than those seriously injured were trans
ferred to an outbound car and taken to
their destinations
The team had been cleft standing un-
hitched on Howard street, few blocks
away from the scene of the accident.
The animals took fright and dashed down
the street. In the impact with the street
car one of the horses was so badly in
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