The San Francisco call., 1910-01-19

Eight persons were seriously in
Jured when two United Railroads cars
crashed together on the Castro street
HMM between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets last night at sos
o'clock. With the upward bound car
so overcrowded that the passengers
were unable to escape from the plat
form the car bound downward jumped
its track and literally moved the peo-
pie off the side of the lower car The
rear trucks of the runaway car left
the rails. thus throwing the body of the
vehicle into the other car. This is the
second accident which has occurred on
the Anticipated cable line in the last
two weeks.
Charles w. Drummond, gripman of
the downward bound car was permit
ting his car to run down the hill at a
high rate of speed, according to wit
nesses. Shortly after passing Nine
teenth street the rear trucks jumped
the track, causing the rear of the car
to swerve into the other car. which
was just going up the hill, laden with
workingmen eager to reach their
homes.
Those clinging on the side of the up
bound car saw their danger. Some
jumped and escaped. Others. unable
| to free themselves from the congestion
on the car, were caught and ground be-
tween the two cars. 1t is considered
remarkable that no one was killed.
The injuries of some of the victims,
however, may prove fatal.
TrNJNJIfREn AID VICTIMS
With the cries of the injured, the
smashing glass and the splintering of
the woodwork the scene was one of
confusion. Those who did not suffer
serious injuries applied themselves to
the rescue work. The injured were ex-
tricated and carried to the Hamilton
pharmacy at Sastro and Nineteenth
streets and the Wulzen pharmacy at
Eighteenth and Castro or direct to the
hospitals where the seriously injured
were quickly taken by the ambulances
of the Mission and the Central Emer-
genoy hospitals and the Mission police
wagon.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Feeley and his
brother, Jack Feeley, were among the
| first to reach the scene They did
heroic work rescuing five of the vic
tins and assisting in their removal to
the nearby pharmacies for immediate
treatment.
DR.. Edward Topham of the emer-
| gency hospital service was passing in
his automobile at the time Of the acci-
! dent and directed the work of caring
for the injured Deputy Coroner j. j.
| Whelan was also in the immediate vi
cinity and aided in the rescue work.
| Robert Schwab- young attorney.
was pinioned between the two cars and
4 had both legs fractured, his nose
broken and his scalp lacerated. He
was attended by Doctor Remmel at the
Mission emergency hospital.
Frank 5. Wilkinson, bar tender for
his brother in law. Frank Burns in
the American Exchange bar at 16
Eighth street. will probably lose his
left foot as result of his heroic effort
! to save little boy who was near him
/ on the car. As Wilkinson pushed the
/ boy out of harms way he was caught
under the downward bound car. Doctor
! Brackett attended him at the German
! hospital
II don't see how I escaped injury,
! said Burns, who was with Wilkinson
on the car. Il was right beside Wilk-
The upper car was running rapidly at
| the time of the collision.
BOTH LEGS BROKEN
John F. Scully had both legs broken
Both bones in the left leg were broken
! just above the ankle, while only one
bone was broken in the right leg
| There was also a fracture of the left
/ hip joint He was treated at St. Mary
hospital by Doctor Bailly.
/ Paul Petzold. Archie Jordan. Fred
Rutter, Oliver Hansen and Joseph Foley
were cared for at the central emerg-
ency hospital by Drs. c. B. Pinkham
1 Tilton Tillman and John Callan. II
was reported that young boy and a
young girl had also been injured in
the accident. but they did not present
themselves for treatment
Drummond. the gripman on the
downbound car, was arrested by Po-
liceman john Connolly and charged
with battery. He was released on bail
| in the sum of $40.
Much indignation was expressed by
the residents of the district because OF
the poor street car service afforded
| them. There have been a number OF
accidents on the cable extension of the
Market and Castro Ene. During the
rush hours the cars are always dan