The Washington herald., 1915-03-23

Edward. nor Hardy Harris-saw the
body OF their father buried. After their
taxi was hit. they returned to their
| home to await the return OF their
mother
when We crossed Seventh street, going
| east in Pennsylvania avenue. We weren't
doing over twenty-eight miles an hour"
continued Mr.. Hysong. The truck didn't
do better than that in her tests. and she
is 80 geared she can't DO over thirty un-
less she's running down hill. After we
crossed Seventh street We were running
just beside the cast bound tracks.
"That Fellow Is Crazy"
T was looking ahead and I saw two
taxis. loaded with people. pass north in
Sixth street, crossing the avenue way
ahead of us. We had a clear field. Just
before we reached Sixth street ! saw
another taxi starting to enter the avenue
from Sixth street. 1 watched that taxi.
The chaffeur didn't slow up. ] saw he
was going to run right into Us. l said
to myself-and I was Just as cool then
as | am now-'That fellow is crazy. he's
going to commit suicide right here. II
was in second that it happened.
THE taxi didn't slow a peg and going
twenty miles or better it plunked right
into us. As the rear OF the truck slowed
around toward the south side OF the
avenue Driver Gibson felt the rear run
ming away from him. He took one peek
behind him and then began swinging on
that big front steering wheel as he never
swung before. He thought he could turn
the front wheels so as to get the truck
on its balance but the back wheels just
ran crazy Tillerman Smith was fighting
to get back at his steering wheel. but
he got hold OF it too late"
Mrs. Noack was carried into the st.
James Hotel by her husband, and later
removed to her home. DR.. Millard Thomp-
son. OF 4S4 Maryland avenue southwest.
found that Mrs. Noack had received no
fractures The physician told Mr.. Noack
that IL would be two or three days before
he could determine how much she will
suffer from the shock.
Graphic story Told.
A graphic story of the accident was told
by Fireman William I. Coulter, of Truck
8 Coulter has been in the fire depart
ment nineteen years. In 1911 he was bur
led in the ruins of the Washington To-
bacco Company fire with Capt. Brown and
Fireman VI. S. Downs. Brown and Downs
lost their lives. but Coulter dug his way
out.
II have been in number OF tight
places" said Coulter. and this one to-
day didn't excite me. | can See the
whole thing as clear as l see my little
baby there on the floor. Coulter was
in the parlor of his home at 3o1 IL Tenth
street southwest. where he WAS removed
in an auto from Emergency Hospital.
Coulters left ankle. dislOCated and
swollen. was bandaged; his barred left
arm showed painful marks, his right
thigh. badly confused, compelled him To
hold the leg straight, and his blue uni
form trousers torn to shreds, showed
how narrowly he escaped death. But
his chief concern was about his wife. who
was in bed upstairs with her infant son.
born last Friday.
THE news got home here before I
did said Coulter. and that bothered
me. When box IL rang in at 2:4l
o'clock this afternoon the crew OF No.
5 went out on their truck in their
regular places Driver Gibson. the
colored man. was at the front steer
ing wheel. Just behind him sat Fire
man Frere. On the right side of the
truck stood Capt. Dixon and Ruffner.
was on the left side with Hurdle and
Leavelle. Smith was at the tiller.
Il felt the truck start to go over.
I waited until / saw nothing could stop
her. and then l jumped. Smith was
thrown out of his seat and hit on his
head. but he's living. Gibson. Frere.
Capt Dixon. Ruffner. and Smith were
on the side that the truck fell on. and
why they weren't crushed to death L
can't tell. Leavelle and Hurdle jumped
away from the truck with me. but
they both hit hard and lay still"
To Take N-Ray Photos.
At Emergency Hospital. Mr.. Harry 9.
Lewis. superintendent took charge 81 the
fremen. He was aided by Drs. Charles
Neistadt and Herbert c. Neblett. OF the
stan. Relatives of the injured men were
allowed to see them until o'clock at
night, when all visitors were barred. DIR.
Lewis intends TO take X-ray photographs
of all OF the eight injured men. Until
we get these pictures we will be more or
less In the dark" said DR.. Lewis These
men are pretty badly mashed up" 1t is
feared that is will be necessary to ampu-
tate the leg Of Capt Dixon.
Street cars in Pennsylvania avenue, east
and west bound, were tied up for nearly
an ho4r while the truck was being right
ed by wreck crew OF the fire depart
ment. preliminary examination
showed that the tire had been torn from
from the right left wheel. the right rum
from the right left whel, the right rum
ming board demolished and minor parts
damaged.
Chief Wagner, of the fire department
made a verbal report Of the accident
to Commissioner Brownlow. This report
will be supplemented by a written report
today. Upon the written report Mr..
BrOwnl0U will datarpoipa xvb fo ar |