Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-02
TRAIN CRASHES
INTO ELECTRIC;
ELEVEN HURT
ACCIDENT OCCURS AT GUARDED
CROSSING
COACH OF PLEAsURE-sEEKERs
ToPPLED OVER
Two Flagmen on Duty at Dangerous
Crossing Fail to Avert What
Might Have Proved
Horror

| Despite the fact that two fagmen
were on duty guarding the crossing of
the Salt Lake road and the Pacific
Electric company tracks on Also
street, near Myers street, shortly after
II o'clock yesterday morning, an in
bound mixed train on the Salt Lake
line crashed into the middle car of an
| outbound, three-car trolley train filed
to it's capacity with pleasure-seekers
en- route to Pasadena. The electric
line coach was overturned. eleven per-
| sons were injured and the lives OF
nearly 200 persons were endangered.
! Those who were injured, all Of whom
were passengers on the middle car,
are:
CT. Jordan 722h South San Pedro
street; bruised right thigh. contusions
on right ankle and right forearm.
Mrs C. F. Jordan, same address;
wrenched back and slight bruises on
body.
William ]. Jordan. same address;
sprained back and slight scratches on
both hands.
A. M. ,Olree, 1926 Boyd street; general
bruises on body and legs.
Angus Henderson, 1906 West Thirty
sixth street; confusion on head and
slight scratches on hands.
Mrs, Clara Henderson, same address;
| slight bruises on body and consider
| ably shaken up.
| Miriam Henderson, 10 years OLD,
| daughter OF Mrs. Henderson; right leg
bruised and confusion on head.
w. p. Ware, Hotel Osborn; laeera-
tion on right hand.
Mrs. w. P. Ware, same address;
right leg sprained
William Cramer, 1910 West Thirty
first street; confusion on chin and
right shoulder bruised.
Russell Smith, San Pedro; cuts on
right hand.
General Scramble for Exits
The other passengers on the car es-
caped with a general shaking up, ana
| despite the fact that the broken glass
rained down on them, escaped WIN
slioht cuts and scratches. Just as soon
as the occupants of the car regalneo
their roofing they made a rush for the
doors at each end of the car and mace
their exits.
The accident occurred at 11:07 o'clock
Yesterday morning, just when tne
travel to Pasadena was the neaVlest'
The Pacific Electric company had ADD
T, ed to the Pasadena, line all avaliao;e i
| cars to handle the heavy traffic incl
| dent to the Tournament of Roses at
| the Crown city. These cars were being
| onerated on a close schedule and the
| trains composed of two or more cars
were run several minutes apart
There constantly is maintained two
Aagmen at the crossing, which IS at
the east end of the Also street prldge.
AT the time of the accident yesterday
F1apman J. D. Carr of 315 North An
derson street was on duty for the SAT-
Lake road and Flagman N. " Marsh
of 217 South Daily street was guarding
the tracks for the electric company
According to the statement of Marsh
he failed to note the approach OF the
salt Lake train, which has right OF
wav over the crossing, and signaled
tba pacific Electric train, consisting of
Cars No 4o2, S79 and 355, to go ahead
and make the crossing. This train was
in charge of Motorman John Manning
II car No. 4O2 and Conductor c. +.
Means of Car No. S79.
Clear View obstructed
The trolley train started up and the
middle coach, car No. 379. was squareiy
on the crossing when the Salt Lake
train which consisted of parlor car,
No 401. Engine No. 25 and two box
cars rounded the curve just north or
tbe crossing and crashed into the elec-
tr;c train, owing to the fact that the
,orIor car was being pushed ahead
IF the engine Engineer j. Crosby and
the fireman, r. H. Gilliland, were IN
able to obtain clear view Oh 'no
crossing and did not see the otner tralh
until it was too late to avoid a col
lision. .,-o.
engineer Crosby applied the brakes
and did all in his power to stop, but
the distance was too snort, ana ne
succeeded only in slackening the speed
when the impact came.
The middle car whlch was STUN e..r
souarely contained about sixty persons;
They were iostled about violently ana
L,,ried to fine side of the car when
the coach turned over on its side. the
Fact that it was the middle car and
attached to the other two coaches prop
ablv prevented its being rolled over
completely.
ment's warning, and when the crasn
came the women and children shrlekeu
Historically. The fact that nealg
every window glass was shattered and
the roof of the coach crushed ana
Knocked inward makes the escape of
the passengers a remarkable one.
Engineers Statement
According to Engineer Crosby, the
steam road has the right of way over
tbe electric line. He said he always
slowed down for the crossing, but never
came to a full stop unless signaled by
the flagman. He declared the bell was
heing rung by the fireman and the
usuai warnings at crossings were
given. He said he did not see the cleo
tric train until he was within short
distance of it and was unable to bring
his train to a stop quick enough to
avoid a collision.
Flagman j. d. Carr, whose duty is 10
signal to the Salt Lake trains left the
crossing soon after the accident and
went home to lunch. Later an effort
was made to find him and to get his
version of the accident, but he could
not be located.
N, " Marsh, flagman for the Pacihc
Electric company, said he dill not see
the Salt Lake train approaching when
he gave the trolley train the signal to
90 ahead. He stated that two box
cars that were standing on a track
next to the main line Of the Salt Lake
road prevented him from seeing the
steam train, which at that time must
have been rounding the short, sharp
curve near the crossing. Marsh at |
tempted to tell more of the accident, |
but was prevented from doing SO by |
several inspectors and claim agents of
both companies, who warned him to
keep his mouth shut and not tell any
thing.
The same officials mingled with the
passengers and bent their efforts to-