The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-21
4 Westbound Interurban
Strikes City Car At East
haven Ave. Switch About
6:15 O'clock Last Night.
BELIEVED TRACTION
CAR SPLIT SWITCH
VIM. Allsobrook, Miss Flos-
sic Railsback and Motor
man Samuel Gist Rather
Seriously Hurt.
The Injured.


William Allsobrook, AZ, Main and
Easthaven avenue, hip fractured, one
rib forced through lung: gashes on
scalp and body otherwise bruised.
Miss Flossie Railsback, %, National
road west, knocked unconscious, sew
eral slight injuries; back sprained.
Samuel Gist, motorman on city car,
knee injured and side injured.
AS the result of a collision which oc-
Cured at the East Haven avenue
switch last evening about 6:15 o'clock
between Earlham car No 335 and a
west-bound interurban, William Also
brook, aged AZ, core maker at the
F. & N. lawnmower company is lying
at his home in a critical condition.
Allsobrook was in the city car which
was a few feet north of the switch
on Easthaven avenue. In some man
ner the interurban either was switch
ed or split the switch and side-swiped
the street car. The street car had
several people on it though Also
brook was the only one seriously in
west of the city on the National road
was in the front part of the interurban
car. She was rendered unconscious
as a result of the accident and was
taken to her home in a carriage. 1t is
believed that her back is injured.
r Allsobrook was taken to his home
by the Easthaven car which was on
Easthaven avenue. His hip is frac-
tured and one of his ribs forced
through his lung. Other internal in
juries will probably result. Several
gashes were found on his scalp and his
entire body is badly bruised.
Women Tainted.
That more people were not hurt or
killed as a result of the accident is
large crowd of people on the car
though it was not crowded last even
ing Several women tainted and were
carried from the car. A number were
bruised and slightly cut by flying
glass.
Motorman Samuel Gist of the city
car was slightly injured about the
knee and the side. Though he was
able to be about today, injuries may
develop later.
How Accident Happened.
The crew of the interurban was M.
NJ. PonsIer, motorman, and Chance
Collins. conductor 1t is not believed
that either of them were to blame for
the accident.
The other members of the city car
crew was Volney Harness. 1t is Har-
ness duty to throw the switch which
permits the interurban to pass. After
the front trucks of the interurban had
passed over the switch in some man.
ner the switch became reversed
which threw the rear of the interur
ban into the front of the city car. The
front of the street car was demolished
and many windows in both cars wers
broken.
investigation Begun.
Supt. Gordon of the T. H. l. and E
traction company stated this afternoon
that The examination of the officials of
the company had not been completed.
He refused to substantiate the
report that Harness was to blame for
the accident though he intends to in
vestigate the rumor to that effect. Ac-
cording to a witness of the accident
who reported the matter TO Chief
Gormon the fault was that of the con-
ductor on the city line who threw the
switch after the front trucks Of the
interurban had passed over the switch.
Chief Gormon examined the switch
and said the switch was in good con-
dition and must have been caused by
the person whose duty it was to turn
the switch
According to Supt Gormon. Also
brook is the only man seriously injur-
ed He was returning from work when
the cars collided. His wife has been
dead Tor some time and he lives on
Easthaven avenue with his SOD. How
ard, aged 81, and his two daughters,
Arleen Is and Emma, aged IL.