The San Francisco call., 1910-05-31

he threw himself upon the brakes in
order to prevent further disaster when
the car started down the grade from
the force of the collision. He said that
his one aim was to save Miss Dingle,
to whom he ran as soon as he brought
the car to a standsti1l several hundred
feet from the scene of the accident.
He found her bleeding from cuts about
the face, and it was in his attempt to
help her that his clothes were spat-
tered. He stated one significant fact
concerning the disaster. Despite the
fact that people were lying stunned
and suffering everywhere about, there
was no shrieking or mysteries. Every
body seemed 10 realize what had hap
pened and made the best of it by keep
ing cool headed and quiet. Those who
escaped with a severe shaking up re-
covered quickly and Immediately began
to look to the needs of their more un-
fortunate companions.
JUMPS TO SAFETY
John Lavender, who is to be one of
the wedding party in the marriage of
Miss Dingle on June 20, was standing
with his back to the front of the car.
When the woodwork spIintered in upon
hfsn he managed TO jump in time to
save himself from being crushed to
death.
Little Hector Fratt, Mish ,Dingle's
nSpueWs was severely Dk1fSed Dy
lurching against one of the seats
1t was not until late in the afternoon
that Miss Dingle returned home from
the hospital. She was swathed in band
ages and. although in complete con-
troll OF herself, she suffered from a
nervous reaction as well as her pain
full wounds. Concerning the accident
she said:
~An know is that there was
NTnc ND q CT iraur Ion
Everything was in confusion In some
manner my face was struck, 1 think
by the glass from the window
seemed to hurt all over and my nose
was bleeding terribly. Harry and sew
eral others helped me to an automo-
bile and I was in the hospital and
fixed Up before ] knew how serious
the accident was. Ny only hope is
that I shall recover before the we'd
ding. / would hate to miss being maid
OF honor"
Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt and the other two
children, Ella and Reginald, escaped
without a bruise. Mrs. Pratt was badly
shaken UP and carried such a vivid
picture of the horror in her mind that
she could not trust herself to express
her gratitude for the kind fate that
spared her family. Her husband stated
that he thought the accident the re-
suit of pure carelessness. He said that
crowded to him.
FAULTY SCHEDULE BLAMED
Alfred DingIe and Lavender laid the
blame OF the accident to the misun-
derstanding Of the time schedule. Ac-
cording to their statement the Mills
college car is supposed to run every 40
minutes. Today there was a special
service established. Cars ran every
20 minutes. The Dingle party was on
the regular 40 minute car, which, if
their statements be correct was sup
posed to wait until the inbound car
passed. The outbound extra car was
supposed to have the right of way. It
is believed by Dingle that the motor
man OF the regular car, which they
were on, understood that he was to
have the right Of way The motorman
of the inbound car understood that he
was to wait for the special cars only.
Lavender said that he didn't think
the picture Of the disaster would ever
leave his mind. He remarked:
Before I realized that the crash
had come 1 noticed the splintered
wreck of the inbound car and the
bodies writhing and moaning all about.
The uninjured occupants Of our car
made their way up the track toward
the injured Immediately"
Those who were in the Dingle party
were: Alfred S. Dingie. Edith Dingle,
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Dingle, Ellen
Dingle, Harry Holloway, Emma Gray
ley, Ralston Dyer. Russell Lowell, Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Cunderson, Miss Hyland,
John Lavender. Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis
Pratt, Mrs. S. Nichols, Stanley, Lottie.
Anne and Amy Nichols, VIII Ellis, Fred
Bluelt, Alice Garrick. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ormstop, Miss Flora Hansen, F. Peter
son, Blanche Whitman and Nick
Cramer