Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-06
EIGHTEEN INJURED
WHEN CARS CRASH
Members of Holiday Crowd
Victims of Accident.
ONE COACH JAMS ANOTHER
Trolley Flies off and Stalls Car Ahead
Two People Suffer Loss of Feet
When They Jump From
the Platform.

Akron,-Eighteen persons were in
jured, two probably fatally, when two
cars on the Akron, Bedford & Cleve-
land line, carrying holiday crowd to
Cleveland, me- in rear end collision
at a curve near Purtfell station, three
miles north of Cuyahoga Falls.
The cars, running as two sections,
were crowded and two men who stood
on the rear platform of the coach
ahead were the most seriously injured.
No one was injured on the second car
with the exception of Motorman Wal
ter Robenstein, who stuck to his post.
Robenstein was severely bruised.
The first car was partly telescoped
AS passengers felt the impact, they
scrambled for the doors and several
were injured in this way who other
wise might have escaped unhurt.
The cars left Akron at 1880 a. m.
with orders to keep a mile apart. At
Silver Lake Junction the first car ar
rived two minutes before the other.
While rounding the curve, the troll
ley of the first section flew off. An
overhead wire was knocked down.
The car stopped.
Running to flag the car behind, Con-
ductor Met Hard signalled it to stop.
Although the motorman of the rear
car received the signal 700 feet away
from the stationary car his coach
crashed with terrific force into the
one ahead.
List of Injured.
The injured are: Chester jenkins,
Akron, both feet amputated; Frank
Bretzius, Coshocton, both feet ampu-
tated Mrs. Nina Harley, Akron, right
leg sprained; Irwin Kline, Akron, bad
ly bruised; Mrs. Josephine Kline,
Akron, bruised and teeth knocked out;
Mrs. William Althouse, Akron, bruised
and teeth knocked out; Leroy Alt
house, ~, Akron, hip crushed; Will
lam Althouse, Akron, bruised about
head and body.
Walter Robenstein, Cuyahoga Falls,
scalp wounds and bruised; Charles
Hersberger, Akron, bruised; Mrs. Ju-
lian Shook, Akron, seriously bruised;
Mrs. Gertrude Stone, Akron, bruised;
L. K. Stone, Akron, cuts about head;
Norma Smith, Akron, left leg broken;
LOulo olCillSi, ., pOIi 1850 iiOuoiy
cut and bruised; Homer Stewart, Bar
berton, scalp wounds; William School
er, Cuyahoga Falls, bruised; Walter
Stanley, Cuyahoga Falls, bruised.
Crews Were Experienced.
Officials of the Northern Ohio Trac-
tlon Co. made an investigation Of the
accident in the afternoon. 1t is said
they learned the brakes on the rear
car had not baked and that the ac-
cident could be attributed to the speed
of the car. Crews on both cars were
experienced.
Immediately following the accident,
special car was called from Silver
Lake Junction. 1t was turned into a
temporary hospital. Physicians from
| Cuyahoga Falls and Akron were car
ried to the scene of the wreck, and
after administering first aid to those
seriously injured, accompanied to
Akron the car bearing those hurt.
The injured were taken to Akron
city hospital
Chester jenkins and Frank Bretzius,
who were standing on the rear plat.
form of the first car when the crash
came, suffered amputation of their
feet. They jumped as the cars met
and went under the wheels. Physi-
clans fear they will not recover.