The Detroit times., 1908-08-12
SCORE ARE INJURED
WHEN SUBURBAN
CARS CRASH
WRECK OUT MIcHlGAN-AvE
PROBABLY DUE TO MOTOR.
MANS sTuPIDITY-vlcTlMs ALL
LIKELY TO RECOVER.

together, head on, out Michigan-ave.,
between Cicotte-ave. and Markey-st,
inside the city limits, about 1890
O'Clock Wednesday morning. More
than score OF the passengers were
injured. but none very seriously, the
majority of them escaping with cuts,
bruised or wrenched limbs.
| Only the fact that the motormen
were able TO slacken the speed OF the
care before the crash prevented
serious catastrophe, for had the cars
telescoped many OF the passengers in
evitably would have been killed. AS
1t was, however. the outbound car had
begun To back toward the city and the
motorman of the eastbound had shut
on the power and applied the brakes,
reducing his speed materially. A mo.
inent before the crash he was speed
ing along at 25-mile-an-hour clip.
Blame Crew of Outbound Car.
| d. U. K officials made a hasty in
vestigation following the accident, and
"Wednesday morning are taking the
statements of both car crews. The
company is inclined to place the blame
for the accident on the motorman OF
the outbound car, who, it is suspected.
left the switch west of Livernois-ave.
before receiving signal TO do so.
According To A. j. Follinger, pas
senger on the easrbound car, the
motorman of his car could get no sig
nal at first when he stopped at the
switch about threequarters OF a mile
west OF the other switch. That is the
light failed to show, which indicated
Fo.linger says, that the crew OF the
ether car must have signaled at the
same time with the result that neither
light showed Under these circum-
stances, neither crew had right to
go ahead, but a moment later. Folling
er says, the motorman of the east
bound again tried to signal and Il
worked. The car then went ahead and
II lad proceeded but u short distance
when the headlight OF the west-bound
loomed into view.
The conductor of the city-bound car,
which was only partly filed, came
| rushing through warning the passen-
gers to jump, and several did so. The
motorman hastily threw of the cur
rent and applied the brakes and, an
instant later. came the crash.
The outbound car, which is known
as the theater car and is the last one
to leave the city, was damned with
people from Wayne, Ypsilanti and
other towns along the line, many or
whom had been to Detroit to attend
the water fete. When the cars met
they were thrown in a heap and a
wild panic ensued.
Or. Strong Attends Victims.
Or. Charles .R. Strong, near whose
office, No. 1906 Michigan-ave. the
wreck occurred. was soon on the
scene, looking after the injured. His
office is in the home of William Elliott
and the place was converted temporar.
lily into hospital. Sixteen OF the In
jured had their wounds dressed here.
and the doctor attended one victim
outside.
Mrs. +. o. Huston. of Plymouth.
was among the most seriously hurt.
She was severely bruised about the
head and body and is suffering greatly
from nervous shock. Miss Bertha
Woolgar, of Wayne. also suffered from
shock and a cut over the right eye.
Louis Davis. an Ypsilanti groveryman,
sustained badly wrenched back and
bruises about the legs and will be laid
up for few days.
Patrolman George Brozzil. No. 24s
Michigan-ave. and Perry Hall. No. 729
Grand River-ave., were the Detroit vic
Tins. Both escaped with bruises.
The others injured are: Mrs. John
Holtz. Dearborn; Miss Bessie Crane.
Ypsilanti; Earl Goldsmith. Wayne:
Ernest Karkutt, Romulus; Elton
Firbes. Ypsilanti; Charles Kamp.
Dearborn; Wynn Matthews. Ypsilanti.
Karl Czerwinski, Jackson: Mrs.
Charles Winship. Wayne; Aid. John
w. stevens, Ypsilanti: Aid. Joseph
Myers. Ypsilanti; Frank Davis. son or
Louis Davis. Ypsilanti: Mrs. Hall.
Ypsilanti; r. c. Bradley. Newberry.
Mich.
Most of the outbound passengers, in
Guiding the injured. continued their
homeward journey on a special car
provided by the company.
The outbound car was in charge or
Conductor Z. Chaplin and Motormal
Hartman. J. Nelson. conductor, and
NJ Caniss, motorman, constituted the
crew OF the other car.
Poiieeman's Story Of Wreck.
Patrolman Brozzil, a passenger on
the east-bound car, escaped with
badly sprained shoulder which will
keep him of duty for at least two
weeks.
II was sitting In the last seat says
BroZZil. and after the car passed the
switch We were going along at good
speed. when man In the front seat
sprang TO his feet. rushed through !
the car. out the back door and jumped
over the back railing. The man didnt
say word. but his actions aroused
me. and | jumped up. At that instant
the cars came together. was thrown
at least 10 feet, landing with my
shoulder on the back of a seat. was
so badly hurt that | was unable I'D
help the injured.
THE cause OF the collision? | cant
say. The car stopped at the switch
and I saw the motorman turn on the
light. but | am not acquainted with
the working OF the block system. and
don't know whether mistake was
made or not. The greatest confusion
followed the wreck. There was not =
single ambulance there. and for a long
time but one physician, DIR. StronS.
He worked like n hero.
George &. waldo.
For County Treasurer.