Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-18
TROLLEY SMASH
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 Another trolley accident occur red on the North Main street Inc this morning when the sand car ran away and crashed into regu- lar which had half dozen passen- gers on board. Fortunately no one was seriously injured although many persons were badly frightened, . couple of passengers were severely jostled, two trolleymen were slightly Injured, while one man was hurt to such an extent that he had to be carried home In a hack.
 The accident occurred about 2 o'clock when the sand car with 6 couple of tons of sand on board and in charge of Motorman Patrick Clark and Conductor Benson got be- yond the control of the crew on North Main street near Elizabeth street. It had just left the switch near the Chase Rolling mill yard when it started on It's mad tear just after leaving the switch. Down the hill the car went, going faster as 1t went along. Near the North build- ing opposite the office of the Wa terbury Manufacturing Co it col- lided with dump cart owned by David Carroll, the truckman of Pleasant street. The collision with the dump cart perhaps saved Clark's life for 1t gave him opportunity to jump from his car and let 1t go free on it's wild dash down the hill. There is some question as to whether Con- ductor Benson left the car but there was no doubt that one of the men inside the car, Gum, by name, took the round trip, for he could not get out.
 The runaway car was going like a speeding locomotive as 1t went through North square and people held their breath as it whizzed by. They turned their heads away as they saw it approaching the regular car which was just beyond Sander sons meat market and close to the switch near Sparks street. The regular was in charge of Conductor Alfred Passano and Motorman Ger aid Pinney, who saw that crash | could not be averted.
 l Before the half dozen passengers realized the sand car had smashed into the rear of the passenger car ! causing an awful shock, and the pas- sengers were thrown into confusion. Motorman Pinney was hurled l through the windows near the front of the car and went against the seat with so much force that the seat was smashed. Pinney when he recovered himself immediately took his place at the motor box and ap- plying the brakes tried to bring the cars to standstill.
 But he might just as we'll have tried to stop an avalanche at that point. Driven by the impetus re- ceived from the sand car the two cars. now clinging together, coast ed down the entire length of North l Main street, not coming to halt | until near the Welton fountain. There the passengers alighted, none of them apparently seriously hurt. One woman was cut about the face from flying glass but she quickly ] lost herself in the crowd.
 Motorman Pinney had bad cut across the face and was consider ably bruised. Later 1t was learned that Conductor Benson of the sand car had one of his fingers smashed. Although all of the passengers seemed to be able to take care of 1 themselves, one of them had to be | treated later byssDrtsA. A. Crane in | the office of the trolley company. | This man seemed to De suffering 1 from an injury to the leg and had I to be carried to his home in hack. The trolley officials did not know the name of the injured man.
 The sand car almost telescoped the regular. The front of the sand car was badly smashed. Some of the seats in the front of the regular car were also smashed while the car
 was full of broken glass.
 John O'Brien. the baker, who witt messed the runaway, declared he never in his life saw anything like it. Why it simply flew by here," said John, "and when it hit the car near the switch it appeared as though the passengers were having their lives crushed out right there. | I was so alarmed that followed the car down the hill until 1t stopped near the center"
 The driver of the dump cart says ] the cart was not badly damaged but
 one of the horses was considerably
 injured.
 It was learned this afternoon
 that the man who was injured in
 the trolley accident this morning and taken home was Alfred Robarge of 945 North Main street. Although ! he was considerably knocked about | there was no bones broken but one l of his ankles was sprained
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