Evening journal., 1915-09-13
eleven HURT IN
CAR collision;
Victims improve
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Sarah r. Purnell, No. 100 Niles street.
Chester, injured about head. Treated at
home OF her son, No. IS West Thirteenth
street. Wilmington.
A number Of other persons we're
bruised and shaken. but not badly
enough injured to need attention.
Il Is supposed that the accident
was due to passing a signal. No. 2l2.
heavy. closed car. was proceeding
north. and car No 211, a summer
car. was coming south. Wheatman
was motorman OF the northbound car
and Friedman, of Chester. was in
charge on the second car. There Is
curve at the place where the acci
dent occurred.
Friedman says he made every ef-
fort to stop his own car. but finding
that he could not do so In time, he
shouted 10 the passengers 10 jump.
which most Of them did. and then
jumped himself. He escaped unin-
iured
Wheaton stuck to his post. The
heavy car plowed through the sum
mer car a distance Of six feet The
front OF the closed car was smashed,
and Wheaton was injured by the ves-
tihule being crushed in upon him.
Most of the passengers on the closed
car did not know that anything was
wrong until the two cars crashed.
The cars were running on a close
schedule on account Of the warm
weather increasing the number Of
trolley riders, and q second car north
arrived Just after the accident II
was turned and the injured we're
placed upon II and rushed 10 the
Delaware Hospital
Conductor Vickery. Of Car No 212.
was hurled through a window OF his
car and injured Mr.. and Mrs Simp-
son were on their way to this city TO
visit Patroman John McAteer and his
wife, and Mrs. Simpson was buried
under the debris. while Mrs. Simpson
and the child were thrown TO the floor.
Those who were less seriously in
iured assisted the others from the car
and IN this work George Mulvey. al
though painfully hurt, gave valuable
assistance. He Is a member OF the
Phoenix Fire Company. Word of the
accident was Immediately telephoned
10 this city and at first IL was report
ed that six people had been killed and
a score or more injured. The Phoenix
ambulance and the police patrol both
made record runs 10 the scene TO
bring the injured 10 the hospitals
here but before they arrived a sec
ond northbound car had reached
Bellevue The injured passengers
and trolleymen we're placed In II and
Il was returned TO this city where
most OF those who had been hurt we're
sent TO the Delaware Hospital After
! their injuries had been dressed. all
Of them were able to leave except
Wheatman and Simpson Some Of the
/ passengers went 10 physicians officea
and had their wounds dressed
Traffic over the Darby line was de-
layed about two hours. In the mean
time cars we're run TO the north ani
south sides Of the wreck and the pas
sengers transferred around the debris
The accident attracted a big crow,
of people, many of them coming il
automobiles TO see the wreckage. Thl
damaged cars we're towed to this cit,
yesterday for repairs. Both will havl
to be rebuilt
At the offices OF the traction com
pany here II was said yesterday after
noon that the officials we're unable
at that time to explain just how th'
accident happened. It was at frs
thought the signal lights were no