Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08
SEVEN ARE INJURED AS
PATROL AND J|TNEY CRASH
Examinations at Hospital Show None
OF the Wounded Danger
Ously Hurt.
WAS DOING AMBULANCE DUTY
Patrol Wagon, Pressed Into Emer-
gency Service. Was Returning
With Would-Be Suicide When Coll
lision With Jitney Occurred.

Physicians at Virginia Hospital early
this morning expressed the opinion that
there would be no fatalities or serious
after-effects among the fourteen per-
sons injured and shaken up yesterday
afternoon when the First Precinct pa
troll wagon collided with jitney bus
at Seventh and Marshall Streets.
Policeman G. l.. Hooker suffered a
fracture of the left wrist and n lacera-
tion OF the scalp.
Policeman b. r. warriner was
bruised and slightly cut about the left
knee.
Mrs. Maggie sayiers. o31I East
Franklin Street. was injured about her
left knee and suffered a sprained back.
DIR. F. f. Fletcher was cut severely
above the left eye and bruised about
the body
Chauffeur w H. Metcalf's hip was
injured, and some fear that he may
have suffered internal injuries is felt
by the physicians. However. no de-
velopments of this kind had been noted
up to an early hour this morning.
Miss Elise Sayiers escaped with slight
bruises.
Clyde Matthews. West Clay Street,
although in the accident, was not in
jured.
Gus Sully, colored. 1920 Moore Street.
was cut severely about the chin and
lower face.
JITNEY-BUS PASSENGERS
ESCAPE WITHOUT INJURY
Neither J. r. Campbell. 2oI7 Taylor
Street driver of the jitney which
collided with the patrol wagon, nor
either OF his three passengers were
injured. None OF the occupants of this
car went to the hospital, and the three
passengers refused to give their names
10 the police
The accident occurred shortly after
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
ambulance was on call to South Rich
mond when officials at Virginia Hos
pital received word that Clyde Mat
thcws had attempted suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid at his home. In the
absence of the ambulance the patrol
Of the First District was pressed into
service, and with Drs. Fletcher and
lden went TO Matthews. The surgeons
succeeded in pumping most of the acid
from his stomach at his home but
deemed IL necessary to rush him 10 the
hospital for further treatment.
Metcalf had been told that it was
essential to make good time and was
proceeding down Marshall Street at a
rather rapid rate when the accident
occurred. His gong and siren were
being used to their capacity. il is said,
but Campbell. who was driving his
jitney north along Seventh street.
either did not hear il or paid no at
tention to the signals.
PATROL CRASHES INTO
H0RSE-DRAWN DELIVERY
The cars met about the middle of the
street The jitney was hurled TO one
SIDE, turned around and finally over
turned. The patrol SHE'D toward the
north side of the street with the i'm
pact and dashed into NJ. J. Crulrs
wagon. which was being used by tho
Vaughan Robertson Drug Company as
n delivery van. This wagon was prac-
ticallE torn from the horse and hurled
10 the sidewalk.
Mrs. Sayiers and her young daugh-
ter. who were walking along the street
near the curb, were struck by the
carcening wagon and knocked down.
the wagon turning over on ton OF
them. They lay buried beneath IL and
its scattered contents
The patrol dashed on with un-
slackened speed. It's left wheels
mounted the curbing and the machine
iui ic' i'oeih dSdllSt al Tree. InG fOrCe
OF the blow was sufficient to break
the tree down. with but slightly dim
inished speed. the wild patrol wagon
sped on to telegraph pole n few feet
further down the street. There IL
brought up with stop so sudden that
Warriner and Mctcalf were hurled
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