The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-14
NJ GEE, VICTIM
Of COLLISION,
STILL LIVING
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AND C0LLfDIS WITH "AVY
ST1ENf CAG.

The condition of William MCGEE, the
Wheeling fireman who was dangerously
hurt in the collision Of Wheeling fire
truck with a Wheeling Traction car
very critical at an carly hour this morn
ing. McKee's skull was fractured. He
is in the Bellaire city hospital.
Harry Lewellen, pipeman OF Engine
Company No. 2. who was also hurt wnen
he attempted to right the big fire truck
was not seriously injured. Three I'm
gers Of his right hand were badly mash
ed, but the injury is not expected 70
cause him any serious trouble.
back TO the North Wheeling fire station
from Bellaire carly yesterday morning,
Fireman MCGEE, who was acting captain
of Engine Company No. 2, failed to nego-
tiate the double reverse turn In the
Bcllaire road known as Schramms Sruye
Of the big powerful piece OF fire appara-
tus ran onto the ends Of the ties OF the
wheeling Traction System limo At tnat
point, from where the road runs norm
parallel to the traction line: M sotee.
car. running south, in charge OF G Mot9s.
man B. NJ. Baker and Conductor CnarieS
Bowery. arrived at that point at tne
time the fire truck came down aSalns1
the street car rail, and crash occurreo:
,,d hhe Of it tbs huge fire truck were badly
wrecked, and the front right side OF the
street car was slightly smashed Inc
impact threw Fireman McGee IN some
manner with his head against the siGG
badly at the forehead. Fireman Level
len. seeing that the crash was about 10
occur. seized the steering wheel ana al
tempted TO help MCGEE swing the 'FucS
around the curve on the pavement ana
had his hand mashed in the crash. For
tunateiy, neither Motorman Baker nor
any of the passengers on the CROWDED
street car were hurt.
RuAhsd to Hospital
Fireman Louis Supple, who was rlo!ns
T w,h Of f' iSe wheeiinG fire truck gather
ed the injured driver In HIS arms placed
him in an automobile which came oy'
and rushed him to the Bellaire hosplttl
McGec was placed on the Hpeit nie.ss of
hone were taken from his forehead.
Later in the day. DR.. ]. r. Caldwell
If wheeling. visited McGee At the hospi-
tai. and stated yesterday afternoon tnat
Although McGee's condition was CRITICAL
he had hopes for ms recovery 49,. black
ed for the greater part OF an houE untli
tho work crew from the Island car oarn
and a Shadyside Coal Company truck
hauled the wrecked fire truck out or tne
va the = F, Miller Transfer Company
move the wrecked truck TO the Hemp
field yards. The truck viii be Ioaaea Oh, on
a railroad car to-day and shlpped 70 inc
seagrayes plant at Columbus; Ohio nO: ii, to
"a estimate the cost OF making the re-
pairs.
The deplorable accident occurred about
7:i5 o'clock yesterday morning as En-
zine Company No. was returning from
Bellaire, where II did remarkably good
work in the battle with the contlagfa-
ton that Quilted the Armory building on
Union srcet.
Responding to an urgent appeal when
the big pumper Of the Bellaire fire de-
nartment went out OF commission tenn
porarily. Engine Company No. 2 with
Fireman MCGEE acting captain. made the
run to Bellaire successfully in IS min
utes, and was largely instrumental IN
At tbs yesterday morning, the COM
pany prepared to return to Wheeling
and started on the return trip at 1894,
with Fireman MeGee at the Wheel; ~: a
few minutes later, hundreds OF Beliaire
peopl weere started by the news that the
wreck had taken place. and that the IRE