The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-04-02

Panic among the passengers follow
ing slight explosion and the burning
out Of the power wires in the control
Ter Of Honolulu Rapid Transit car, No.
10, near the Outrigger Club, was respou-
sible yesterday afternoon for the death
Of one Japanese woman, the serious
inturing Of a fve.year.old Hawaiian
boy, and painful injuries to two young
Japanese girls and another japanese
woman. The accident happened at one;
ffty-fve o'clock, as the car was hound
for the Waikiki end of King Street:
All the injuries were caused by the
passengers jumping from the street car
after the explosion, and none by the
Flames from the controller box.
The dead woman, Mrs. Sakuri, in
| lighting from the running. car, fell so
her head struck the street a terrific
blow, causing a fracture at the base
of the skull and bad and ragged
scalp wound. She lived only about an
hour, after she was taken to the
Queen 3 Hospital, whittier she was re.
moved from the emergency hospital and
DR.. Herbert called to attend her.
Motorman's Son Hurt
Herbert Markle, the Hawaiian boy
injured, is the son Of Z. Markle, the
motorman who was driving the car at
the time of the accident. He was rid
ing on one of the front seats and, like
the Japanese, jumped TO the ground
| after the flames flashed from the con.
troller, his father being unable to pre-
vent him as hewas attempting to bring
the ear TO stop. 5 M tl N&N Ut HIsE
The boy received a fracture Of his
right hip when he struck the ground
bnt nc, other injuries, He win recover
fully, without lasting injury, it is be
lieved. After being treated and kept
at the emergency hospital during the
afternoon the boy was removed to the
Children's Hospital.
Injuries of the three others consist
ed mostly Of painful abrasions, but
mono so serious as to require then
being sent to hospital after theii
wounds were dressed at the emergency
hospital. Is
i Mitsuku Tanaka is a twelve year-o oil
Japanese girl who lives at "a Bere
tania Street. Her injuries consisted o
an abrasion Of the right elbow, Al
abrasion on the upper part of her lief
foot and bruises ON her left knee.
Haiuki Agawa, is thirteen year
old Japanese girl who lives at 1877
Fort Street. She received an abrasion
of her left elbow, a cut over the lief
Ieye and was badly shaken up, Blu
able to walk after the accident.
Mrs. ZaimOku is n twenty -one year
old Japanese woman who also lives a
"a Beretania Street and who is a sis
ter-in-law Of Mitsuku Tanaka, tn
: twelve year old girl injured. Mrs. Zai
mOku received an abrasion of her lef
elbow and left arm.
Woman Is Killed f
Mrs. Sakuri, the woman who die
from her injuries, was about fort
years of age, and the wife of o jar
anese barber living on Vineyard Stree
She was the mother of a grown so
and daughter who were on the stree
car at the time of the accident, a
. was also her husband, none of whOI
was injured seriously enough to re
Equire medical attention.
The accident happened Just abou
opposite the bridge over the waikiki
stream, moment after the ear ha
: started up from q stop at the Outril
. ger and Seaside Hotel station
An cover arcI' caused while tn
: motorman was moving his controller
Y point which the elbow out" magnt
failed to absorb Ia given as the prol
: able reason for the explosion and flas
of flames which so badly frightene
+ the Orientals and children aboard tn
D car.
n Some of the passengers said the gel
i eral fright was increased by Motto
Q man Markle shouting to the conduc
Q or, Tom Jones, to "throw of the tro
ley" which some of those not III
Outstanding English misunderstood 1
command to jump of.
Motorman Praised ~"
Il. Berry, living at 233 King Stree
? who was one Of the passengers, though
the shouting Of the motorman was par
; ly responsible for increasing the PAM
n Markle is one of the oldest employ,
9 Of the Honolulu Rapid Transit Cor
u pany and is considered q careful wOr
l. man. His attention TO his duty, j
I stead Of to his son, whom he did NJ
% try TO save at the risk of the other
:. is spoken of as indication of his fat
Il fulnsss.
The ear was crowded with a Sundi
holiday crowd Of passengers bound +
the beach aud Kapiolani Park. Mar
- others jumped from the ear besid
Z those recorded as injured, One Filipil