Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
FIRE ALARM F|END
CAUSES SMASHUP,
|NJUR|NG F|REMEN
Assistant Chief Kindcll and Chauf-
feur Carr III Serious Condition
in Consequence of Collision.
ANOTHER BA ELY DODGED

That the fine alarm tiend who struck
/, false alarm last night from tho box
at Fo,,rtb and FranSln streets hasn't
murder ON his soul today isn't his fault.
and as a matter Of fact. his chances to
ach,eve sucb an infamous distinction are
still GOOD brrausr two of the four hreinen
Who met injury through his act are IN
a serious condition from their hurts: Inc
.an,e individual is held responsible for
another f1rr alarm turned in shortly after
midnight from Sixth and Tatnall streets
The four are Chief Engineer Joseph
Hvndman, Assistant Engineer Frank
II kcndcl, Joseph McNey and James
Carr. lIyndman and McNey escaped
IN some sort of semi-miracuious manner
with bruises. a bad shaking-up and
thorough soaring, but klndcil ana SsfT
xere not SO fortunate, The former
suffered broken hand, a bad scalp wound
and probabl,, internal injuries and the
latter injuries to his head. kindeh
IS in the Homeopathic Hospital and tarf
IN the Delaware Hospital and another
twentv-iour hours doubtless Will have
10 clansc before it can he determined
inst how seriously they arc hurt
The injuries Of the tremen are due 10
/, collision between the automobiles OF
Hyndmsn and kindell at Eighth and
jefferson streets. while they wire hot
footing IT To the box that had been STRUCK
Hvndman and McNey were IN one car
and X ntlell and Carr IN the other. The
chiefs machine toulcd ny McNey, was
going south on jefferson street while
kindcH himself was drying his car west
IN Eighth street The streets being
prrtty we'll deserted The hour beng
IN the ncighhorhood Of ten and the
orran,! being hurry Job, both we're
going at rapid clip, sounding their
gongs n they went.
WILD MIx-ur
When The two drivers saw each other
II was too late to prevent collision
and the light little cars came together
with terrific force Why all four were
not killed IS thing hardly understands
ble. They were flung hither and Won
out Of the machines. landing in the street.
kindeil and Carr lay quite still, but
Uyndrnan aud McNev, after minute
or two in which they were striving TO
recover their scattered senses, managed
TO scramble to their feet Their tlrst
thought was TO their fellow firemen and
thev at once proceeded to give them
attention. Meanwhile crowd. drawn
hy the changing of the fire bells and the
noise of the crash. had gathered and II
helpei as much as II could, The PhTnfS
ambulance was sent for and came up on
the double quick at the call Of Hvndman.
who IS q member Of the Phnnix outflt.
hindell. who seemed 20 be more badly
hurt than Carr, was lifted into II and
rushed off 70 the Homeopathic Hospital,
while the automobile OF q man named
William Bucannon was pressed INTO
service 10 take Carr 10 the Delaware
Hospital
At noon todsv kindell's condition was
pronounced not very good. aHe had re-
covered from the severe state OF shock
m which he had been brought "a the
institution and The injuries To his hand
and head had been dressed but . COM
nlete dia gnoisis OF his internal hurts,
Il any existed had not been made and
could not be determined for 8 time.
The Delaware Hospital reported Cam 3
INJURIES still undetermined but he Is not
90 bs ils hurt as hin ell, it Is thou ht.
JUsT MISSED ANOTHER CRASH.
Nor was The smash-up Of the chiefs
machines the only result OF the faise
alarm hend 5 act. Responding to the
call from Fourth and Franklin were the
machines OF the Weccacoe, Water Witch
and Union companies At Fourth and
Rodney the Water Witch outfit, going
south on Rodney and the Cnisn, coming
east on Fourth. came within an acc of
piline into each ether and only d0dged
il bv marYels of steering on the part
O. :keir drivers. So close n shave was
il that a knot Of spectators gathered at
the spot made a hurried break for safety,
especting to see the machines scattered
INTO hits al over tho street.
Chief HyndInan lives al 1909 French
street. kindel at 407 Concord Ave,
Carr at Iii East Fourth and McVey
at Hilcrest. The false alarm that caused
all the trouble is the fourth this wear
and the year only month old at that.