The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-05
Officials of the Terre Haute, Indianapolis &,
Eastern to Sit at Greenfield
BELIEVE THERE WAS SOME CAREL LESSktSS
Property Loss to the Traction Company
Will Run to Several Thousand Dol
lars--Wilson Langley Is Found
to Be Very Badly Injured.

Fully realizing that the street car
wreck of Monday in the western linn
its of the city. in which three cars. one
city and two interurbans figured, and
in which a number of people were
more or less seriously injured, was the
direct result of carelessness on the
part of some of the operators, Indian
apolis and Eastern traction officials
will hold a court martial at the general
offices of the eastern division. al
Greenfield Wednesday. The investi
cation will be d thorough one and
probably will result in the dismissal OF
one or more of the street car employees
who figured conspicuously in the
wreck. General Superintendent G.. X
.JefferieS and VIM. kitchner. claim agt.
were in Richmond MonGay a few hours
after the wreck occurred, and immedl
ately summoned MOtormen Elmer
Rhodes of the city car. Raydo Flower
of No. 6S. the interurban, and Riley
Il hearing in Greenfield Wednesday
In addition to these. Conductors J. c
Beldsoe and Oliver Hill were also ask
ed to be present. 1t is probable Su
perintendent A. Gordon. of the Rich
mond street railway company, will al
SO be in attendance. as the accident oc
CURED on lines under his control. The
Sr,hn fai &c M
and interurbn railway officials are in
censed to think such an accident re
suited. There seems to be no reason
able excuse for the affair, Jeffries is
reported to have said during his visit
here Monday
Property Loss Heavy.
The property loss to the interurban
company will be greater than at first
thought The rear of the city car,
which started all the trouble and was
probably directly responsible for the
accident, was completely torn to bits
by the crash. The air brake system
of No. IS, the passenger interurbar
which crashed into the city car, was
completely shattered and is almost
worthless. It will take several hund
red dollars to repair this alone, no
considering the large amount that vii
have to be spent in repairing the body
of the car. AS the coach was practi
Cally new, having been in service be
tween Richmond and Indianapolis bu
Il short time, the loss is great. 1t viii
take several weeks at least to place
the car in first class order and viii
mean great expense.
A huge motor on the freight cal
which crashed into the rear Of the in
terurban, was so injured that it i:
worthless. The loss on this alone will
reach the $500 figure,
Would Not Estimate.
When asked to roughly estimate tn,
property loss. Superintendent A. Cor
don of the city lines. said he had no
the slightest idea, but it would b,
heavy. When asked if $4,000 wCult
cover 1t. he said it might, but he wouit
not say.
In addition to the great propert.
loss, the indianapolis, Terre Haute &
Eastern will undoubtedly be defendan
in several damage suits, which viii
call for large amounts. Claim Agen
kltchner was on the SPOT immediately
on his arrival i'll the city and secured
the names of the injured and Sc
about making settlements 1t is as
serted few took small amounts fol
their insignificant injuries. The rela
tives of the more seriously hurt refus
ed 10 make settlements of any char
acter for the present at least.
LansIey's Condition Serious.
Those injured in the wreck, Will
the exception of Wilson Langley, SHOW
change for the better. The 1atcs
advices from Milton. whero l.. Bake
is confined to his home owing to in
iuries received. state that he is in,
proving rapidly.
The condition of Wilson Langley
the Easthaven fireman who boarde,
the city car just as the crash came
is considered serious and although
physicians attending him will expres
no opinion as to his probable chance
of recovery, it is asserted they ar
very faint. Langley'S injuries are de
cidedly more serious than frs
thought. Both legs are broken. Will
symptoms of internal injuries are de
veloping. His left leg IS badly crush
ed between the ankle, both bones be
ing broken. 1t is also badly laceratet
1t is very probable that the membe
will have to be amputated The righ
limb is also broken between the anil
and the knee. But one bone is fra(
turcd however and will not necess
tate amputation. He has 2 long gas
above the right eye which require
several stitches. The back OF hi
head is also badly cut. Bruises abou
the head, chest aud abdomen MAX
the mans condition even more crit
cal
As others in the wreck suffere