The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-06
Ford Car Driven by Andrew Hickey,
and Containing Three Passen-
gers, In Accident Early
This Morning.
TWO RECEIVED INJURIES
Glass From Broken Windshield Cut
Mr.. Hickey and Ernest Daman-
Were Taken to
Hospital.

/ A Ford car driven by Andrew ].
Hickey, 1915 South Fifth st. and con-
tanning three passengers. crashed In
to string of Chicago. Burlington &
Quincy coal cars that were cross
ing the alley on South Fifth street.
between Johnson and Exchange
streets, at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
/ Mr.. Hickey and his front seat COM
panion, Ernest c. Daman, 800 A
street, an employe of the Hubinger
Bros, cereal plant, were severely
cut and bruised. They were taken TO
St Joseph's hospital. Later Mr..
Hickey was removed to his home.
The two other passengers, Edward
O'Neill. 1925 South Fifth street. q
butcher, and John T. Gray. 1104 Bluff
street, employed at the Duncan-Schell
Furniture company. escaped with a
few bruises and bumps and were
able to be at work again today.
10 in Hospital.
Ernest Daman is still In the hos
pital and is probably the most severe,
ly injured of the party. He has an
ugly looking wound over his right
eye, made by piece of flying glass
from the broken windshield and
was bruised and shaken up, suffering
greatly from the shock. He was taken
with a severe sick spell today at the
hospital He is not believed to be In
a dangerous condition.
Mr.. Hickey has a cut on his right
knee. Three stitches were taken In
it by DR.. H. A. Gray, who attended
the injured men His right hand is
cut and he sustained minor bruises
and injuries from the accident. He
will probably be incapacitated for
some time.
1t was almost a miracle that the
collision was not attended by fatal
ity. Considering the chance for seri-
Gus injury, it was lucky escape that
the automobi1ists had.
The party was returning, home
down South Fifth street this morn
ing when the accident happened. The
freight train completely blocked the
street and the automobile crashed in
to the second car from the engine, in
a string of seven, on the right side OF
South Fifth street, just as the alley
intersection.
Machine Damaged.
quantity OF broken glass at this
point. the remains Of the smashed
windshield, is mute reminder OF the
accident. The Ford. the entire front
of which was smashed in, has been
dragged over to one side of the street,
where it was surrounded by crowd
Of curiosity seekers today. 1t is a
complete wreck.
According to Palmer Trimble, at
torney for the c. B. & O., a switch
engine on the west side Of Fifth
street had backed across the street
and taken up a string OF seven freight
cars loaded with coal The train. then
started across the street again, west
bound The engine, tender and one
car had cleared the street when the
automobile crashed into the train.
The second car from the engine was
struck. it IS said. The train was NOV
ing at the time and the whole OF the
street was blocked.
The Train Crew.
W. G. Roth, 700 South Seventh
street, was engineer: William Grant,
the fireman: c. NJ. Hart, the switch
man. and Joseph Banghart, foreman
| The automobile party evidently did
not see the cars on the track. The
| impact Of the collision caved in the
front of the automobile and shattered
the windshield, pieces of glass scat
tering and cutting the two front seat
passengers
Jacob 3. Park, night sergeant at the
| police station was notified and DR., II
A. Gray came down in his car. He
took Mr.. Hickey and Mr.. Daman to
St. Joseph's hospital. About 500
O'Clock the former was removed TIC
his home.