The evening world., 1912-04-10
GIRL TRAMP[ED
BY MEN IN PANIC
ON BURNING CAR
Faints From Fright as Con-
troller Is Short Circuited
on Brooklyn Trolley.
EIGHT PERSONS HURT.
Passengers Cut by Glass as
They Leap Through Win
dows to Escape Flames.
PERSON u R

Out Of the midst Of blue flames,
writhins trolley wires. heavily charged,
end spiintered glass. eight passengers
On . Third avenue. Brooklyn. trolley
ear were dragged by volunteer res
euers to-day. all more or less hurt by
cuts and the tramplng feet Of fellow
passengers. A short clrcui. In the con-
troller box. Just as the car was opposite
the Court street corner on Livingston
street. was the cause Of the few min.
utss Of panic and the resultant injuries
- passengers.
Tue car. bound from New York ana
under contro, Of Mo;orman James Scan.
Ion a No. III Ftfty-scventh street Ana
Conductor Charles Hild OF No. 100 Nel.
son street. had Just passed the Court
strsst crossing and was opposite thu
Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital when.
for some reason not yet announced
By the b. r. T. oficials. . short circuit
wal formed in the controller box.
A broad sheet Of electric flame
3umpsd across the street. leaped to the
overhead wire and down to the batteries
beneath the oar. A section of the over
head wire. about twenty feet long.
dropped TO the street and twisted under
the compuls!on Of the current In It until
the section insulator on a pole overhead
burned out automatically and rendered
the wire harmless.
PASSENGERS IN PANIC As THE
FLAMES ARISE.
N me nrst nash forty-odd passengers
h the car Jumped to their feet. Then
when the names from the insulated bat
esriss beneath the car began 10 fare
out and smoke arose In q dense volume,
manic seized them. Those nearest the
doors made a rush for them: others
tried to throw pen the windows to
chamber u
Mis- Dlvery B. Fay. q sevsntesn-year-
"a stenographer, who lives At No. 4l6
Van Brunt street, tainted In tho hrst
WaSm Of excitement and fell to the
door Of the car. A. she lay thsre she
,Wus severely trampled by sOns Of the
scar orazed men who were trying to
get out of the car. It was not until
} Oscar White Of No. nc Moore street
fought others away from the girl's body
and lifted her in his arms to drag her
cut that tho fainting girl was aavsd
from further harm. A. II was. her a
and neck were scored by cuts Of gsass
ana there were marks of boot hee1 on
h4g arms n face.
Rinaldo Tsrrisniere Of No. 100 Null
berry street stood ON the seat and
Kicked all the glass out Of one Of the
windows. then plunged head nrst into
the street. Others followed his exam
Die, and In Q few minutes the car was
, cleared. but there was = motley array
; OF people nursing cuts and bruises along
\ the curb.
GREAT CROWD ATTRACTED az
THE ACCIDENT.
\ The sound Of the crashing Eiass and
ne fare of the flames brought q large
crowd. Students from the Brooklyn
! Polytechnic School. opposite the scene
{ q the accident. ran down TO swell the
numbers. Then an automobile with sew
sral claim agents Of tho B. r. T. oAms
rsshing UP from the traction company'a
effbcs and the agents arranged for the
ktransfsr Of the wounded to tho Eye and
Ear Hospital. With the injured once
inside the b. r. T. agents stood guard
over the door. denying entrance m in
Formation to all who sought II.
The m Of the injured. - recorded
% the Adams street station blotter, ar,
- fotlows:
Mss Elvery b. Fay. No. Es Van Brunr
Dtrsst; kiss 0snsvievs 0aynor. No. O
[Watcott street: Mlas Elizabeth Schults
DO. ~ King soreet; Miss Frrncts Ing.
f1ans, No. ~ Warren street: Isador,
Yaxb, No. m Bedford avenue: JOIN
4 Olobel, No. ls Mulberry street; Oscal
4 white, No, n6 Moore street; Ripaldt
i T~enieuiere. No. LOG Mulberry street.
\ None had more serious hurts than out
2 and bruises.