Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-06
'MANY ESCAPE INJURY
WHEN TROLLEYS CRASH
Several Persons Slightly Hurt ii
Collision at Thirty-Fourth and
Marshall Streets.
BLIND POLICEMAN UNINJURED
T.. G. Minor Clings to Hand Rail and
Reaches Sidewalk in Safety.
II. Clayton SustainS Broken Hand
in Accident.

Several persons were slightly injured
early last night and a number of others
escaped by Il marrow margin when a
Htaduct car crashed into the rear plat
form of Broad-und- Twenty fifth
Street car at Thirtyfourth ard Mar
shall Streets Slippery rails are said
TO have been responsible for the ac-
cideut.
Miss Hattie Parrish. OF 3l4 Nicholson
Street was injured about the legs. sus-
tanning bruises and slight decorations.
w. B Wilson. of Keysvillc. was cut
about the hand
J. II. Clayton, OF 425 North Thirty
NTH Street. sustained a broken hand.
Miss Ida Bugg. of sos North Thirty
fourth Street, suffered from bruises
and shock
John II. HarSrave. Of Clio Louisiana
street was bruised about the body
Miss NJ l.. Phillips. OF Hardware. Va
: stopping at 500 North Thirty-fourth
street was hurled from her seat by the
shock Of the collision. aud was bruised
about the body: suffering also from
shock.
Miss 6 y. Aldrich. also OF Hard
ware. and also stopping at SOC North
Thirty fourth Street. was bruised about
the hands and hody.
Policeman Il. g. Minor. who is blind
DIS a result OF b.lns SnOt some years
ago bv a negro while making an ar
rest, was standing on the rear step Of,
the Broad-and- Twenty fifth Street car
when the other car crashed into H. He
WAS able Ia retain his grip on the ham
die and not thrown. escaping In
jury.
NO ONE HADLi HURT;
DOCTORS HURRY TO SCENE
Nonc was seriously hurt, il was said
/ Or. W. IL Parker arrived on the scene
short time after the crash and treat
cd most OF those injured
y hurr! call was sent for the am
bulancc, when it was thought tina, sew
eral OF the passengers had been scri-
ously injured DR.. Childress rendered
first aid 10 several of those hurt and
who had remained and then went to
the home of Clayton. where the injured
man had been taken. II was not ncccs-
sary 20 take any OF the Injured Ia :,
hospital
According TO those who were in the
accident, the Broad-and Twenty tif,h-
Street car stopped at the corner that
Policeman Minor might aligh, The
officer was Just stepping OFF when the
conductor on his car noticed ,hc other
car bearing down upon them shout
ing warming to Minor To hold hard
.
gers 10 remain calm when the viaduct
car crashed into the rear platform Of
his car.
The trotornan % the v.aduct car
seeing that his brakes were not hold
Ing ard that an accident was impend-
Ing, retreat.d into his car and il is
said that the collision throw him
against Clayton. Clayton was aoored
and In this manner injured his hand
All .! those Injured were on the via
duct car. Minor ieaped from the step
as soon as the car had stopped and
. made his way 10 the sidewalk
Persons on the Rroad- -TweDtv-
FIfth- street car were shaken Up con
sidcrably, hut those In the other car
were thrown from their seats This
, car was Knocked from the rails. and Il
required nearly half an hour 10 get &
hack. Neither or tn" cars were dan,ac-
cd badly aud each was able 10 continue
on it's trip.