Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-02
CAR AND AMBULANCE COLLIDE
INJURED NAN DELAYED EN-
ROUTE TO HOSPITAL.
Joseph D. Carroll, Bun Down Pre-
viously by Railway Engine, Dies
at Local Institution.

While in the yard OF the Washington
Terminal Company yesterday afternoon
looking for work. Joseph D. Carroll.
thirty-five years OF age. former resident
Of Highland Falls. N. Y. was struck by
an engine belonging to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and fatally injured.
dying soon afterward. The unfortunate
man met with a second accident while
being removed to the Casualty Hospital,
when the ambulance was struck by a
street car in rounding the corner at
Massachusetts, avenue and 4th street
northeast. A short delay resulted. but.
1t is stated. the collision had nothing to
do with the death of Carroll. Coroner
hewitt had the body taken to the morgue
this morning and directed that witnesses
be summoned to appear at an inquest
which will be held Monday morning at
IL o'clock.
Carroll. 1t is believed. reached here yes
terday from Richmond or Portsmouth.
Va. where he had been employed in the
railroad yards. and went direct to the
yards Of the Washington Terminal Com
pany to seek employment. He had con-
versed with several men about the yard
and was on his way to the roundhouse
when engine 54J6 came along. This en-
and there were SO many cross-switches
near where Carroll was walking that it
Is believed he became confused and
stepped upon the wrong track. The en-
gineer. c. E. Walker, did not see the
pedestrian in time to prevent the acci-
dent. and when Carroll realized his dan
ger he could not get of the track before
the engine reached him. 1t il said to
have been practically impossible for the
engineer to have seen him.
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terribly lacerated and his head and body
injured. Although he was SO severely in
5ured and was in q dying condition. Car
roll was able to tell his name and the ad-
dress OF his father before he was con-
veyed from the scene OF the accident to
the hospital. The accident occurred near
I'd and K streets. w. w. Gordon, yard
master. and others took charge of the in
stop the flow of blood while awaiting the
ambulance from the Casualty Hospital.
Quick Run Ordered.
DR.. Watson MofYitt responded with the
ambulance and took charge of the dying
man. because Of whose desperate condi-
ton the driver was told to make a quick
run to the hospital. He was driving at
rapid speed when he reached Massachu-
sets avenue and 4th street and instead
of making a short turn he drove too
close to the car tracks. 1t happened that
one Of the heavy cars on the c and d
street line was passing at the time the
ambulance turned the corner and the
collision occurred.
When the vehicles came together the
shafts were broken from the ambulance
and the horse ran away. running on to
the hospital without the vehicle. The
side Of the ambulance was badly damaged
and the step Of the car broken The mo
torman aboard the car, Isaac Wright.
shut of the current as soon as he dis
covered there was danger of an accident.
but the collision could not be avoided.
Carroll was badly shaken up by the col
lision, DR.. Moffltt was thrown from his
seat and slightly injured about his Shout
der and the driver sustained slight in
jury to his knee. The police Of the ninth
precinct were called upon for assistance
and they sent the patrol wagon to the
scene Of the accident.
Carroll was transferred to the patrol
wagon and hurried to the hospital, where
death claimed him about 7:3O O'Clock last
night. Michael Carroll. father of the dead
man, lives at Highland Falls. He was
communicated with last night by In
spector Boardman, and he said the last
time he heard from his son the latter
was in the Marine Corps. He directed
that the body be turned over to an UNI
dertaker. and 1t will be shipped to High
land Falls following the inquest.