Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-31
street CARS CRASH
FIFTY ARE INJURED.
INOtOrInaR Killed and Car SFews Injured
Along the Track

! OAKLAND, Cal, May 31.-As the
result Of heai-on collision between
two street cars of the California
Electric railway near Leona Heights
yesterday afternoon Harold Hull, aged
Is, one of the passengers, is dead,
and so passengers suffered injuries
which may result fatally in several
cases.
The collision occurred on a steep
grade at a sharp turn in the road.
Believing that he had a clear track,
the motorman of the inbound car was
coming down the grade at a high
rate of speed when an outbound car
loaded with picnic party crashed
into it head-on. Half OF each car
was telescoped by the impact and the
outbound car. out of the control of
its fatally injured motorman, went
hurting back down the track, scat
tering the wounded victims along the
right of way.
The picnic party was planned in
honor of newly engaged couple and
was composed mainly of women and
children. The prospective bridal
pair we're not seriously injured.
By the telescoping of the seats in
the cars large number of the pas
sengers sustained serious injuries
about the legs. A number proved SO
serious that amputation will be nee
essary. Both legs of the dead motor
man were so badly crushed that am
putation was resorted to. but too late
% save his life.
Injured.
Mrs. Leland B. Graham, Oakland!
face badly cut. internal injuries.
Mrs. F. W. Graham. Mrs. L. B.
Graham's mother; arm and shoulder
badly hurt.
Maud Rothrock. Berkeley: leg bro
ken.
Ed. swindell, Berkeley; arm brok-
en- and internal injuries.
Margaret Reynolds, San Francisco;
internal injuries, badly bruised.
Ruth Macarthur. Oakland; cut
about face and body.
Raymond Olsen, Berkeley; badly
cut and bruised.
Miss Lily Paddock, Oakland; both
hips fractured.
Miss Frizendahl. Oakland: skull
fractured.
Miss Jennie Sharp. Oakland; ribs
broken.
Mabel Hoffman, Alameda: badly
bruised.
George Goldspring. Oakland, nine
years old; foot cut of and leg bro
ken.
Gust Audeberg, II years old; both
legs crushed.
IrvinGrott, Is years. Berkeley |
leg cut OF. arms injured.
]. J. Jonstott. San Francisco: ribs
broken, internal injuries. fractured |
skull; may die.
odville Lewis. Berkeley. II years;
both feet crushed.
Sam Goldspring, age 16: shoulder
badly wrenched.
Annie Goldspring: badly cut on
chest and internal injuries.
William Holmes. electrician. Oak
land; arm and leg broken.
Charles Langridge. Oakland. son
Of r. w. Langridge; arm broken and
badly cut.
Carter Parker. Oakland: both an
kles sprained and badly cut
Lois Patterson, 7 years old, East
Oakland; wrist sprained and badly
bruised.
Nine Miles From City.
The location OF the accident Is nine
miles from the center OF the city and
difficulty was experienced in proyid-
ing proper hospital facilities. but
soon all of the available ambulanees
were summoned and the victims
were removed as rapidly as possible
to private and public hospitals.
The blame for the accident is gen.
orally laid on the inbound car. which
was behind time and speeding for
the switch at the BelleYiew curve.
where the cars came together. The
crash as the cars struck attracted q