Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-17

clayton Wolfe, who may die. was
MT by falling seat. Schildt. whose
itech was gashed, was injured by fall
ing through window pane. The 9TH
ers were cut by flying glass.
rake Injured From Wreckage
rhysiclans from Shiremanstown and
Lemoyne were called out by the rail-
way company as soon as the Lemoyne
onlces were notified. From the home
OIL Harry Straining at the curve help
came at once, and the injured were
carried into the house until a special
car was brought to take them to the
city. '''
Jones discovered that Mrs. Jones was
! uead as soon as the car had settled
on its side. With a match he searched
around in the blood stained car until
! ne 1ound his wife with her head un-
derneath part of the car. He pulled
the body out into the car and crawled
out into the star-lit night. He was
cared Tor at the Straining home.
Wrecking Gangs Arrive
The neighbors hurried to the SCENE
OF the accident, and aided in caring
Ior the injured. The Wrecking gangs
OIL the traction company came next.
and shortly after o'clock Coroner T
n: Deardorf of Mechanicsburg arriv-
ed. Meantime two of the injured had
peen taken In special car to the river
ana mere the police ambulance from
HARRISBURG met the car and took Wolfe
an, anu 9chlldt to the Harrisburg hospital
The other injured were able to 60 TO
their homes.
From Harrisburg and Mechanics
purg croWds OF people began to gather
as the news of what had happened
spread. They saw the long heavy car
OF the heaviest type in use on the road
lying on its side near the fence. The
state road where the wreck occurred
was torn up In a wide swath eight
inches deep. On the tracks the front
trucks We're standing turned at tan
gent TO the tracks. In the floor of the
overturned car was twisted holt M hv
which the trucks had been attached
to the car. This was broken off
suddenly Shot ON the Air
w. =. sherman, the motorman is
the Oldest motorman in point of serv-
Ice IN the company's employe. He
mas been running cars for twentv-one
years. He Is notary public in Ie-
moyne. AT the inquest he said the
ear was going a little more RAPIDLY
than ne liked when it came over the
top or grade after crossing the Cum-
berland Valley railroad tracks. He
was putting on the hand brakes. and
thought he had better apply the air
He shot 1t on suddenly, and the next
instant the car jumped straight ahead
and turned over.
| c. B. Jones, the husband Of the dead
woman, Is Of the opinion that the
momentum OF the car was too great
to be stopped by the sudden appii-
cation OF the brakes. He said: "It
seemed to shoot, straight ahead and
the momentum didn't seem affected
by the air application"
| John Dohoney, investigator for the
Public Utilities Commission, started
to look into the accident last night
He will make thorough inquiry. The
Valley Railway Company officials
would make no statement to-day.
Gang Works All Night
The car was righted and taken to
the car barns at Lemoyne at 4:30
o'clock this morning after the track
gangs had worked all night at the
wreck. The car Is not much dam
aged, and all the repairs can be made
at the local shops.
| I The trucks were first righted on
the tracks and then the body of the
car was put on the trucks. 1t was
hauled down by other cars
Mrs. Jones Is survived by her hus-
band and five children, her mother.
Mrs. Carrie Speck, of Hagerstown, who
is visiting at the Jones home now.
/ Bruce Speck, of Camp Hill; Fred
Speck, of Big Pool, Md; Mrs. Harry
Gluck, Greencastle;' Mrs. David Wiles
Waynesboro; Mrs Hugh Cunningham,
Hagerstown.