El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-02-22

left side He laid parallel with the
track, his head about S1s feet from the
south rail and three feet from the west
curb line; his head pointed west and his
feet east.
Smith and Miss Reilly jumped about
the same time, Smith apparently jump
ing from the front of the car; he laid
almost parallel with the track. His head
was a little over 10 feet from the track
and was pointed west while his feet
were pointed east. He was about three
feet east OF Miss Reilly.
The woman appeared to have jumped
from the right rear step and evidently
held onto the guard rail for a time.
She appeared to have struck flat on
her back. She was lying partly on her
right side, her feet extending down
Kansas street, her head being about
seven feet from the south rail and 1S1 n
feet from the east curb of Kansas
street"
Car Working Well.
G. F. Abel, motorman on the car tes-
titled: Il was motorman on car 2S of
| the Arizona street line; we left the
transfer station at $40 and there was
! nothing the matter with the car that
could see at that time. 1 had run the
f, motor up to five points. when 1 re-
ceived a signal TO stop and was throw
occurred. 1 as enveloped in flames
and CROPPED for the overhead switch
to turn off the power. I had tried to
stop the car with the brake, but could
not do so. After attempting TO reach
the overhead switch, 1 started toward
the back Of the car to stop it but
noticed that the conductor had thrown
off the overhead and had thrown on the
brake and the car was coming to a
I ,nf cot nFf Il
went back and saw the injured on the
ground after the car had stopped.
said L would go for a doctor but some
one told me the conductor had done this,
so 1 went to the first house across the
street to get some water l could get
none there and none could be had at
the second house, but at the third house
1 found some and went back to my car.
which was afire, the floor having
caught from the flames. The fire had
started inside the controller box. When
I got back the conductor was there
and l gave him the water"
Conductor Testisies.
E. H Florence, the conductor. testi-
fled that the car must have been run
ming about five points speed when the
accident occurred about half way be-
tween Stanton and Kansas streets. the
front controller box blowing up. Il saw
the people frightened and rushing out
but did not turn the brake at once be-
cause if the mOtOrman had been using
the brake mine would have been OF no
use.
II saw the mtOrman could not get the
overhead switch. so / threw it on the
back and applied the brake and stopped
the car. I saw the passenger in the
front end jump and try to open the
doors. but did not see anyone jump off.
afterwards 1 went to see who was
hurt and saw one woman about the
eastern boundary line of Kansas street
and a man q little further east l did
not sea the other man.
Phones for Help.
Il ran to the phone and telephoned
the transfer station that 1 feared we
had had a serious accident and told
then to send help at once 1 had to go
to three houses before l found a tele-
phone. Then 1 went back TO the car
and saw them carrying the people into
Hotel Dieu. Someone told me two OF
them were dead. and another seriously
hurt. \ doctor came in about 10 min
utes.
Then 1 went back to the burning