Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05


At the Casualty Hospital, where he was
taken. the physicians were unable to
examine him, but they fear internal in
juries. Besides a scalp wound and
bruises on his right side and leg, he
complains of severe pains. and was too
sore to be handler without the use OF an
anesthetic, which, it was not deemed
wise to administer.
Others Seriously Injured.
Fred E. Davis. from the same town, and
Keay's travelling companion, suffered
fracture of a rib, has bad scalp wound
land is badly bruised on one side. He
was also thrown backward OFF the rear
seat and fell under the street car. He
bled profusely, and his clothing was bad
ly soiled with grease. He Is also at
Casualty Hospital.
c. c. Calkins and Mrs. Calkins of Long
mount, Cal. were also badly hurt. Mrs.
Calk.ns' hip was broken. Mr.. Calkins
had several fingers fractured and one
arm was bruised. They are in their
rooms at the St. James Hotel.
The automoo lie, the property of the
International Sightseeing Automobile
Company. and operated by Rufus Satter-
field, with several passengers aboard. had
started from the st. James Hotel an
hour earlier, picking up other passengers
at the Raleigh Hote' and elsewhere on Its
way to the Treasury 1t then proceeded
to the Cap tol and Library, and was re-
turning on B street when the collision
occurred.
Point Of Contact.
Street car 636. operated by Motorrnan
Randolph Dewey and Conductor c. E.
Rickett, bound north of 1st street. STRUCK
the automobile just In front OF the rear
wheel. The automobile was pushed a con.
siderable distance and was turned partly
around.
All in the automobile were badly shaken
by the impact. The two men on the rear
seat tumbled backward, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Calkins were hit by the uprights Of the
street car, which came In contact with
the automobile near the seat they were
occupying.
THE crash was heard several blocks
away. Women screamed and men pas
sengers jumped from automobile and
street car to offer aid to those who had
fallen.
Davis extrfcated himself from under
the street car. which had rolled him
over before 1t came to a standstill. and
said he was not much hurt He was
pale. however and soon showed signs
of weakness. He was assisted to the
curb. 1t was seen he was bleeding
cOp1OuSly, ana passengers VINO d1QeQ Hlm
were spattered with the flow.
Provision for Care Of Patients.
His companion. Keay. complained Of Sc
we're pains. They were taken to Casualty
Hospital in an automobile owned by
James Cave. Another automobile con-
veyed Mr.. and Mrs. Calkins to the st.
James Hotel. Davis and Keay were or
tn h, do1 ot ho hos ifol lac
night in order to rest up for an exam
ination later DIR. Mess. physician to the
Order of the Moose, is attending them.
Davis is a cook. and Keay a retired
locomotive engineer. The former is
fifty-seven years of age and his COM
panion is forty-one years old Both
have been taking pleasure trip. and
arrived in Washington yesterday, stop
ping at the Harris Hotel. They pro-
posed to move to the st. James Hotel
and had been taken as passengers
New York city. Paul F. Carpenter of
Los Angeles, Cal. and j. Ashby Wright
of 1104 III street northeast were also
passengers on the automobile.
Passengers View of Responsibility.
THE responsibility for the accident
seems to me to rest equally between the
cha auffeur of the automobile and the
motorman of the street car" said Mr..
Carpenter last night. Either could have
avoided the accident. I am sure. had he
been willing to give to the other vehicle
the right of-way.
The heavy automobile, OF cot Sc. was
more clumsy to handle. The motorman
declared that his brake would not work
properly. l saw that the smash was GER
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