Evening journal., 1909-06-26
TROLLEY VICTIMS
NOW IMPROVING
Miss Atkins, Most Seriously
Injured, May Survive Her
Injuries
CHESTER MAN TELLS
HOW ACCIDENT OCCURRED

The condition OF Miss Lille Atkins. or
No. 222 Essex street. Chester. the most
seriously wounded OF the trolley excur-
sionists who figured IN the accident on
the Claymont line on Thursday night.
was reported at the Homeopathic Hos
pital today. 20 be slightly improved. She
slept much during the night and the hos
pital physicians now hope for her ultimate
recovery.
Another victim who appears 20 be suf-
fering greatly Is Mrs Sarah Kennedy.
She is also a patient at the Homeopathic
Hospital She has had convulsion after
convulsion, but improved considerably
during the night. Others OF the most
seriously injured including Daniel Leary.
Gilbert Bradley and Ortwel Rover, the
motorman OF the car which crashed into
the one on which the pole slipped the
trolley. are doing well at the Delaware
Hospital. None OF the list Of injured in
either hospital has left
The case Of Miss Atkins is particularly
sad. Her father is dead. A week ago
her brother was discharged from the
Chester Hospital where he was treated
for an injury. The young woman's moth
er and brother visited her at the hospital
yesterday afternoon but because OF her
condition they could not talk to her
Among those who we're on the second
car were Charles DutlKn, manager Of the
Delaware Cigar Company. Of Chester
with his wife and two daughters, Edna
and Florence. All we're badly injured
He said:
1T appeared as II the car had swerv-
ed from the track and was running al
random along the side Of the road. We
were all thrown together. Little Edna
who was on her mothers lap. was stun
ned by her head striking the side post
1 jumped of the car and helped my wifi
and children TO get from the coach. Flor
ence's legs were badly sprained and ha'
to carry her II was not until then that
realized that was injured
Miss Mabel McCray. No. 4o4 Edgmon
avenue. was rendered unconscious ant
she did not revive until noon yesterday
She is delirious and Il is believed tha
her injuries are Of an internal charao
ter.
Miss Anna McFate. le years old. Nc
i25 East Eighth street was thrown int
hvsteris as a result Of the shock. an
when she arrived home yesterday morn
. IlnE rNe was III nrA NAif A''Nf hAfAHr ~
moved her shoes and stockings while :
a deiirium.
Mrs. Edward Reed Is suffering froI
! nervous prostration At her home. No. 81
) Rose street
His View Of the Accident.
John Baldt or Chester. who was stand
ing on the front end Of the first cal
, gives the following account Of the acc
= dent as he saw It.
1--WE were Just pulling into Hillcrest an
the car I was on had slipped the po
off the cable and when the oonductc
2 tried to put Il on he found that Nh
cable had broken. He crawied 10 N
: top Of the car 10 TX 81. The car follow
b ing behind us saw no light and thinkin
that we had gone on came az fun spec
! into the rear Of MS Those who wei
standing and sitting on the rear end {
our car and on the front end Of the cs
2 behind us suffered the most as they wei
a right in the whole mix up. There wa
great excitement for a while but n
people Of Hlncrest were as obliging Z
they couio be and opened vide the
d doors and took the woundede in and az
p ministered to them until the physician
o arrived from Wilmington. The reasc
o that I have no injuries is because
e was on the front Of the car that WI
>. struck and the only thing 1 got was
, good shaking up."