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

did not work Where the blame
should rest has not been deter.
mincd. The collision occusEed about
900 feet north of the Louisa q
switch. which il a meeting pugnf.
and thia j. where ths cars should
have passed each other
The passengers III the twn cars
had no warning Of danger. The
inbound car waE running at a very
high rate o. speed. and whlle the
motaruan on the onthoand car ap
parently tried 90 throw on the
emerxincy brakes. the hoadwny II
the ear had hardly aiackanea when
they came together with . alekeu
ing crash.
Motormen Caught.
both motormen. hcnsnnd "a in
their vcatibules. we're rinaed ia tine
wrerkage. helpless. and apparently
crushed ~ death tt was not an
81 the uniniared passengers had
managed To push the wrecked cars
apart BY sheer strength that either
man could be extrieated. and Il Waa
found that life still remalnea In
their mAngied forms
The force Of the collision waa
terrific Passengers were thfown
clear over the seats in front %
them In many cases. and those
standing In the aisle were hurled to
the fiooF la q pile Several seats
were torn up bodily and The 0ceu.
pants were eatapaltsd against
those In front Windows crashed
and the broken glass flea through
the air. cutting the faces and hands
Of many.
Few Escaped.
Il was only thoee a. the rear Of
the cars that escaped some sort
OF injury. The conductors on both
cars. standing on the rear ulat.
forms. we're hurled against the
woodwork and glass. and severely
bruised and cut. Conductor Stark
had his head badly cut and Shout.
der bruised. and Conductor War
ringt0n vas severely cut and
bruised
Pandemonium followed the col
liAion. when those on the cars man.
aged 10. recover from the first
shock. The passengers who could
regain their feet Immediately rush.
ed for the outside and commenced
the work Of assisting the injured.
Women Faint.
AZ first Il was thought that a
large number were dead Many
women tainted from fright. and ala
not regain consciousness In some
Instances until they we're carried
ont 40 the street Others we're
moaning from the pain and shock
Of their injuries. and some did not
regain consciousness until after
medical aid had been given.
Passengers who had been cut By
the breaking glass presented a
CHASTITY appearance until the blood
was washed off. Those who re-
tanned their presence Of mind tele-
ph0ned news OF the accident as
quickly a. they could locate tele-
phone. and 10 a few minutes the
hospitals were notified and all the
available ambulances sent on a mad
run to the scene. Several doctors
] HAAJ ANAAA " aFn1nHA f8HAAAN HAlt
sent along to take care OF the IN
juTed.
E1sh 10 Aid.
In n moment Or two after the col.
llsiOn people living IN houses close
by had rushed out to the wreck and
gave such aid a. they could Pals
Of water were carried out % where
the injured we're being attended TO
by their fellow passengers. and
blankets and rough bandagea we're
I hurriedly utilized.
The street and sidewalks 10 the
vicinity looked like an emergency
hospital on q battlefield when the
/ doctors and the ambulances arrived.
A few Of the more seriously hurt,
several unsconscioua and bleeding
/ from numerous cuts, had been hur.
riedly carried into adjacent houses.
and these were first attended to. As
quickly as the nature OF their In
I inrles we're roughly diagnosed by
the doctors. the injured were placed
IN the ambulancen and rushed To-
the hospitals.
A pathetic sight greeted tho I'M
injured Immediately after the oil.
lision. Women, wild.eyed and
stunned. sprawled along the floor.
some Of them with hats torn off and