Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
IS WOUNDED MEN
HURT In CRASH
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pSCLSu ITdCluIc OIL JnG lGII MP.
IL. j. Licbel-Probable fracture of
right leg; H-ray examination or
j. NJ. Sickels-Injuries not deter
mined.
Charles I'll. Reynolds-Injuries not
determined.
James l.. McAIlistcr-Injuries not
determined. .-
j. NJ. Vogt-Injuries not deter
mined.
James L. Kearns-Injuries not de-
termined.
Story of An Eye Witness
Arthur H. Hull, a member of the
Dauphin county bar, gives the best
account of the accident Mr.. Hull
wah waiting for a car to bring him
downtown. He tells the story as fol-
lows:
Il had. ben waiting for trolley car
for some little time. When | saw
the car coming it did not have its
sign in front, but was marked 'Spe-
cial.'
AT this time I saw the truck ap-
preaching in North street and realiz-
ing that if the trolley car did not
stop it would hit the truck, got into
the street and gave signal to the
motorman.
Evidently he thought I was sig
mailing only to get on and he did not
want any more passengers. The troll
ley car hit the truck as the last two
wheels were going over the tracks.
The truck was whirled about and
hurled against a telegraph pole at
the Rockefeller corner.
THE wounded soldiers" continued
Mr.. Hull, were thrown into the
Several and n1NSnlf
picked a number of them from right
under the trucks of the trolley car.
Itwas easy to see that the trolley car
was late because it is the practice
to take off the signs when another
is following. The truck was not go
ing fast. IT had solid tires and as
he was carrying wounded men the
driver had slowed down to cross
the track.
Two Trucks Arrived
Two trucks carrying men from the
Carlisle Hospital had already arrived
at Cathedral Hall when the accident
occurred. The remainder of the 70
men who were to be entertained
during the afternoon by the Knights
of Columbus, 2S ir number, were in
the big steel truck.
The truck was proceeding at
fair rate of speed in North street
from Front toward the hall. Sol
diers riding on the front seat of the
big motor bus were of the opinion
they say, that the motorman had
sla ackened the speed of the car and
had motioned for them and then
rushed forward at full speed. This,
however, does not appear to have
been borre out by witnesses.
Fire in Trolley Car
Soldiers and some bystanders
maintain that the trolley was pro-
ceeding at a high rate of speed,
probably twenty-five miles. They
declare that the motorman failed to
sound his bell as he approached the
corner.
The crew of the car, however. de-
clare that they were not running
over eight or ten miles per hour
when the crash came. They sound
ed the alarm, they declare. G. l..
Kapp was the motorman on the car
and r. S. Christian the conductor.
Fire started from the motor of the
car, but was eXtinguished by chem
ical fire apparatus of the Hope Fire
Company before any considerable
damage resulted.
News of the accident in which sol
diers from the Carlisle Hospital were
other men who were brought to
the city to be entertained by the
knights of Columbus this afternoon
at the Vaughn Villa, along the\river
near Rockville.
The reports that some of the SOL
diers had been fatally hurt or were
in a critical condition alarmed some
of the other men, and they were
greatly relieve to learn that none Of
their comrades had been killed in
the crash. About 200 soldiers were
brought here from the Carlisle Hos
pital. Plans had been made by A. G.
Mclaughlin, local secretary of war
activities of the Knights of Colum-
bus to stage one of the best enter
! tainments given for wounded SOL
diers. A dinner. entertainment by
! soldiers of the 2Sth Division now ap-
pearing at the ,Orpheum Theater,
songs and orchestral music were in
cluded in the program.
Y. NJ. G. ~ Men Help
The Y. NJ. C. A. workers in this city,
planning for a similar entertainment
| of wounded soldiers from the Car
! isle institution, were on the gcene
of the accident shortly after 1t hap
| pened. Charles w. Clark, demobili-
zation secretary of the Central Y. NJ.
| C. A., rendered especially valuable
| service, both at the scene of the ac-
| cident and at the Hospital. He as
| sisted in undressing the soldiers nd
! caring for their valuab1es, after
! which he telephoned lists of names
to officers at the Carlisle institution
| as early as they were available.
/