The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-05

II was not until other and quicker
means ~ relief bad failed that the
paaaeuKagt who Wcre able "a Naik
pushed the wrecked cars apart. and
win the aid % levers lifted the
twisted iron and eplinferud wood.
WORK from tho maaEied forms If
these tao men They wsre naoon
seloue. and - terribly mangled aad
cut that N Vas ~ first Thought both
had met instant death ~ the
tluiv The physicians arrived both
moiofmcn bad partly recovered con
acionauesH. and they wegc sent 10
tbs Seattle General hospital While
no definite statement a. 70 their
injuries could br obtained. Il II nut
believed that either nan can sur
Klye
This dense FOG which WAS partly
Responsible for the collision added
"a The diAeomfoFlA ~ the paaaen
gers. Il vas not possible % wne
more than a frw hundred feci
through the heavy gray mist. and
u seemed an luferminahle ianEtb 81
time before the amhulanecH and The
doctors arrived
In comparatively few minutes AZ
tar the collision another inbound
unlvsFsigy car reached the scene Of
The wreck. aud before help had ar
rived from the city. there ~efe SIX
street cars waiting on the tracks
near the wreck The passengers on
these cara offered auch assistance
- they could. and helped materially
in caring for the wounded
Can't Fis Blame.
The stories ~ the accident. as
told b the passengers on the two
wrecked cars and BY the conductor
on the inbound car throws no ilght
on the question ~ 10 who Was 60
blame for the collision.
Charles Jensen. who is Rn expo
aition guard. llvlnE az 1926 Seventh
Rv.. sustained Hprsined knee,
bruised Lex and fractured Jas. b..
sides a painful Internal Injury
4 was on my way 20 the exposl
ton grounds. he said. standing
close up towards the front The
impact came WITHOUT sny warning.
and ! found myself upon the top II
pllc nfaufher men one man wha
had stood next 10 me. ! believe he
a. foreman AZ the exposition. 70
ceived broken lex. another broke
hts arm, and nearly All we're ca. hy
the Tying glass The injury to my
side waa caused by bottle which
carried IN my pocket The glass
cut me and the co.iee WAS spilled
on some one on the floor"
Taken TO hospital
Eight 81 the Injured were taken
10 Providence hospital or this mum
Der John L. Elandel. Of Fremont.
aud W. ~ Mcdaniel we're 50 90.
yerely injured that they stayed
az the hospital Six others. less
severely hurt. had their injuries at.
tended TO and were taken 20 their
homes
Fifteen injured passengers and
M0torman Bolin. whose Injuries are
regarded az n very grave m.
ture. were cared for az the Seattle
General hospital. aud Mot6rman
Gust Oiesen was taken to the Minor
hospital. where he died at ~
O'Clock OleEen was crushed about
the chest and badly mangled.
AZ least 20 Of the passengers on
the cars who suffered from apFain-
cd ankles. bruises and cuts. and
who did not wish Go go 10 the hos
pital. were taken to their homes
ia carriages and automobiles, and
while several Of this number may
develop serious injuries. Il in not
believed that any Of them are hurt
very badly
Conductor Bruised.
q. w Stark. who was a conduc.
tor on the inbound car. was severe.
~ cut and bruised about the head.
II do not know what caused the
wreck" he said. after leaving the
Seattle General hospital. 4 was
standing on the rear platform when
the crash came, unexpected and
stunning | was knocked out for
few minutes. but am not serious.
iy hurt do not know how the
accident happened or who Is 10
blame, II blame there IN"
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