The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
SIXTEEN ARE
HURT IN REAR
End COLLISION
Berkeley Train Telescopes Oak
land Car and Passengers
Are Panic Stricken
San Francisco Businessman
Dangerously Injured; Mo=
tOrman Blamed

OAKLAND. Feb. l2-Sixteen men
were injured, one OF them dangerously.
in rear end collision of Key Route
trains This morning on the mole. Those
hurr were:
H. F. STONE. SIS Sixty-frst street
manager @ Reilly cloak and suit com
10 BE fractured e''
GEORGE J. FENSNN. cabinet maker
wound of scalp.
EDW ARD KING. machinist. 1925 Ade-
ne street. Fingers mashed; bruises
ARTHUR d. THURSTON. employe Of
Home elepnone company. 1915 Mar
het street Slightly bruised.
loHN B. DIGGS. salesman. 1888 Frank
= H street. Bruised.
s>A BENNETT. iron worker. 1856 Six
reenth street Bruised.
MICHAEL W. HARNISH. salesman.
300 Fourteenth street. Bruised.
HARRY CHAPMAN. machinist. 6s7
rlNtteth street. Bruised
80. r.. APPLETON. machinist. us Six
rr-r street. Bruised.
JOSEPH y. GTRARD. salesman Coast
paper company. 5i3 Twenty eighth
street. Bruised.
JoHN FETZSIWWONS. conductor Key
Route train Bruised.
Joseph LEVY. clerk Pacific hardware
ana steel company. $50 TWENTY
gHll street. Bruised
MICHAEL RAINEs, sO7 Fourteenth
street. Bruised.
F. FRANCES. Bruised
,HARLES GRAY, shipping clerk. 1928
--l0erI street Bruised.
g.. JARGENS. Bruised.
The accident occurred half way out
.s- The trestle. in a dense fog, shortly
before O'Clock. An Oakland train was
standing stiI when the Berkeley train
came ersshing into it, The rear car of
e oakland train and the front car Of
-e other were wrecked. while passen-
-e-s In both were injured For a few
--oments there was Wild confusion.
-rsnE of the passengers were 5ammed in
-Ieir seats. and believing the wreck
---ch more serious than 1t was, became
panic stricken in their efforts to get
'st- The trains were well out over the
waters Of the bay at the time and il
was feared by many that the wrecked
cars might leave the track and drop
llro The water
The Oakland train had been stopped
u permit another train 70 gain z sa fe
leadWsE IN its course 10 the end Of the
mole The stop signal for the Berkeley
IRA IN. which came behind the Oakland
train, had been set OF that there is
now no question. Motorman Lee Ellis
omitted today that he saw the block
a elaL telling him 10 bring his train 10
halt. bur that he did not see il until
was almost into the Oakland train
and when ii was impossible TO stop.
Neither did he see the Oakland train
q
was the fog. he declared. Because Of
me heavy fog that prevailed al the
time. all OF the trains were running
slowly and feeling their way out along
the mole 10 The ferry slip. To the slow
rate -f speed Of the Berkeley train is
attributed the fact that those injured
Ve-e not hurt more seriously and that
she damage 10 the trains was not
greater.
STONE TAKEN ACROSS BAY
stone. who was 3 passenger in the
front car Of the Berkeley train. is the
only victim whose injuries are regarded
as serious He was taken 10 the har-
l-r hospital in San Francisco, as il was
thought that he could be brought there
quicker than 10 an Oakland hospital.
Hltl him were Il ken Fensky and King.
The others were taken 10 Merritt hos
ri-aL News Of the accident was great
4T exaggerated. and automobiles and
EEbulances enough to convey several
carloads OF persons were hurried TO
Eortieth street and San Pablo avenue.
Doctors and nurses hastened to the
hospital 70 attend the injured. Many
% them were able TO so home after
rleir bruises and cuts. in several cases
NOT at all serious, were dressed
The Berkeley train was in the care
~ Conductor John Fitzsimmons, who,
although injured. took charge Of the
Tork Of aiding the victims of the
wreck. Motormsn Eugene Martin and
Conductor Noone Of the Oakland also
rendered valuable assistance. a spe-
cisl train was hssfened to the scene by
-le compauy's oh7cials and the injured
were rushed TO San Pablo avenue and
Fortieth street, where the automobiles
and smbulances were waiting.
superintendent Potter of the Key
Route rushed wrecking cars to the
scene Of the accident and in an hour
the tracks were cleared for traffic.
BLAME MOTORMAN ELLIS
" f. Kelly. manager OF the com
rsnv blamed Ellis after the accident
He said that the Oakland train was in
e block thar the other train should not
ave entered. The towermsn gave him
The signal not 10 enter the block he
decI Isred. and q flag was also displayed,
which told him 10 bring his train 10
son. Potter and other officials of the
company gave out the same statement,
saving that the signals were properly
ser. but were disre egarded-
Today's was the first collision be-
tween Key Route trains since the es-
-sbIfshment OF the system IN 1903, IN
Enfre Of the fact that all westbound
trains 20 on the same track and all
trains going in the opposite direction
slso have but one track TO operate on
The trestle on which the collision oc-
half