Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-08
SEVEN ARE INJURED AS
PATROL AND JITNEY CRASH
lContinncd from l7irsl rnre

through the dshield to the street
: Tn" would-he suicide, Policeman Hook
er. and tho two physicians were thrown
into heap At the front end Of tbe
machine.
Warmer was one Of the first 10 re-
cover. He had seen Mrs SAVERS and
her daughter on the sidewalk and had
seen the wagon go over on ton Of
! them Their screams would have been
suhicicnt 10 tell him of their predic-
hmeht had he not known they were
tnere' \ powerful man physically. ana
given additional strength by tho ,x
citement Warmer hurried toward the
wagon lie braced himself and OK
ertine every ounce of his strength
raised tho wagon bodily from atop tho
women He succeeded in riGhtinr il
before he loosencd his hold and then
carried the women further bac!. TO the
sidewalk
Chaos reigncd for few minutes. but
the presence of mind OF the policemen
and the surgeons made itself know
shortly and they requisitioned the au
tomobile driven by *. r. Boyle SIG
West Eleventh Street, to take the in
jured on to the hospital The would :
! be suicide, Mrs. Sayiers and her daurh
ter Metcalf. Hooker. Warrine- and DR..
Iden were bundled in and il was
rushed to the Virginia.
In the meantime Campbell had cx
amined his jitney bus and had discoy
cred that IL was practically uniniurod
He and his passengers succeeded in
riehting 1t, and they left the scene
in few minutes.
Before the debris had been touched
the ambulance surgeon had returned
to the First Station from his south
Richmond call, and DR. Anderson
learned there OF the accident to the
patrol. with Major Werner and Cap
tain Sowell as passengers. the surgeon
hurried to the scene. He found that
Dr. Fletcher and the negro. Suiiv. were
all OF the injured who remained there.
and he conveyed them to the hnspital
Tho patrol wagon is total wreck
about the front. The axle is hone
lesslv bent. the radiator and engine
are mass OF twisted brass. steel.
piping and wires The tenders are
crumpled Only the bottom frames Of
the wind shield remain, and it would
he hard to recognize the cup-lii<e
ridges OF steel the former lamps OF the
car. 1t is estimated by Major Werner
that $1,000 will be necessary TO re-
pair the damage The car was towed
to the First station by one of the
trucks of the Water Department.
Crulls wagon was also badly dam
aged. Its rear wheels were broken TO
bits and its body also suffered. The
horse escaped with practically no in
of and half torn up by the roots
measured eight inches IN diameter.
! Clyde Matthews. the man whose at
! tempted suicide caused the patrol to
respond to the emergency call was
not injured, except for the shock Of the
! accident lie was given additional
treatment as soon as he reached the
| hospital. and early this morning was
reported as holding his own. He is
expected to recover.
/ The call to South Richmond which
prevented DR.. Anderson from respond
! ing to the suicide was for the treat
I mcnt OF Mrs. Rcams and her young
| son, who il was thought had been
injured severely when they were
thrown from their buggy during a
| runaway. They were taken to the
home OF DR.. r. c. Hooker. where il
was ascertained that they had ESCAPED
| with, bruises and slight cuts. The
buggy was damaged to some extent
DR.. Anderson did not treat them. as
they had been taken TO the home OF
! the other physician before ne arrived