The San Francisco call., 1909-07-26
Los ANGELES CAR
CRASH KILLS ONE
Several Other Passengers In
Jured When Coaches Meet
Near Eastlake Park
Three Men Burned to Death in
WasI1ington-Four Drown
in Yellowstone

LOS ANGELES, July 25.-Fred Kilt
Ter, local decorator, was killed and
several were injured, some of them
seriously. tonight when a heavy trolley
car on the Monrovia-Los Angeles di-
vision of the Pacific electric line
crashed into the rear end of a car
on the Pasadena short line on a curve
near Eastlake park.
The short line car was partially tele-
scoped. The passenger killed was sit
ting alone in a seat on the rear plat
form of the short line car. Conductor
Bennett had one hand torn off.
The two cars were running not more
than 800 yards apart. according to
statements of passengers on the Mon
rovia car. The short line car was
stopped when the trolley got off the
wire and the Monrovia car, coming at
a high rate of speed, could not be
stopped in the distance which inter
vened.
The motorman threw off his current
when the car in front was sighted as
the curve was rounded and applied the
airbrakes, but the heavy car had such
momentum that 1t struck the short line
car with a frightful crash. and in
stantly there was great confusion.
That more people were not killed or
badly injured is due to the fact that
neither car was crowded and a brief
time was given the passengers on both
cars to move from their dangerous
positions. Neither of the motormen was
injured.
Four Drown in Montana
BILLINGS. Mont, July 25.-Four
lives were lost this afternoon by the
capsizing of a boat filled with Sons of
Hermann picnickers on the Yellowstone
river, two miles south OF this city
Among the drowned is John StaffelI
alderman from the third ward ana a
pioneer we'll known throughout Mon
tana.
Staffell was dragged to his death by
three young girls who seized him when
the boat overturned and perished with
him.
They were: Pressie West, aged 16;
Minnie Waggoner, aged 10, and child
of years. whose name at this time is
not known.
In a craft capable of safely bearing
three persons eight picnickers under
the guidance of Staffell got into the
boat for a ride. When about 10 feet
from the bank the 16 year old daughter
of J. C. Bland leaned over the side of
the boat, causing the overloaded craft
to ship some water.
This frightened the girl, and with a
scream of terror she leaped from her
seat into the water, capsizing the boat
and throwing all into the swirIing
stream, which quickly bore them into
midstream. The Bland girl managed to
cling to the overturned boat and was
rescued, as were three of her COM
panions.
Forty-two Injured
INDIANAPOLIS, July 25.-Forty two
persons were injured today in the
wreck of a Big Four passenger train.
southbound, at Zionsville, Ind and all
but six passengers who were brought
to hospitals in Indianapolis were able
to continue to their destinations
The baggage car and the coaches be-
hind it left the track while the train
was running so miles an hour The
locomotive held to the rails. Several
coaches turned over There were 200
passengers on the train, and those un-
hurt took the injured out of the car
windows.
Three Burned to Death
wAITSBURG. Wash. July 25.-Three
men were burned to death in a lodg-
ing house firer here early this morning
The dear are:
JOHN FREY, Cottage Grove, Ore.
GEORGE BURKHARDT, Redmond,
Ore.
AN UNKNOWN MAN.
The lodging house was a wooden
structure. When the fire was discov-
cred the entire building was in flames.
The financial loss will not amount to
more than $4,000.