Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-05
CAR AND BUS COLLISION
RESULTS IN MANY SUITS
First of Damage Actions. in Ac-
oident Near Tenth and du
Pont Began Today.

The first suit arising out OF the col
lision of bus Of the Peoples Bus Line
and n trolley car Of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Co. Mt the
corner of Ninth and du Pont streets. on
Saturday. April "a. 1920. began I'm Su-
perior Court today before Judges Boyce
and Conrad and n jury In the suit Of
John e. Reinhoiz W. the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company.
David J. Reinhardt and r. Warren
Green represented the plaintiff and An
drew c. Gray and Herbert II. Ward Jr.,
represented the defendant Six other
guits are To be heard na result Of this
accident
Mr.. Reinhardt aaid that a bus wac
going west on Ninth street and the trdI-
Icy was travelling south on du Pont
street. II was charged that the trolley
car was running at high rate Of speed
that lack of control was displayed and
that no warming was given. lie also
said that the car ran IS feet after the
accident before stopping
MIR Reinhardt said there were about
% people In the bus, some Of whom
were standing Reiuholz, who has
worked at the Harlan plant for % years.
as n riveter. was the first Witness called
He said he was riding back Of the
chauffeur. In the accident ne said. ne
WAS injured over both eyes. the jaw
spine knees and wrist He also snid
that his deafness was increased as a
result of tho accident He was out n
work four weeks and said that az re
suit of tho injury to his wrist. that ne
is unable to perform his duties as
riveter
Eugene r Tevis. photographer
testified To making photographs Of the
scene Of the accident Or Paul X
smith. who was riding In machine be
hind the bus said that the bus slowed
down 10 eight 10 ten miles an hour be
fore reaching du Pont street He also
testified 10 treating Reinhoz following
tho accident
James j. Brogan. who was riding on
the bus testified that the trolley car was
running at . high rate Of speed lie
was riding he said with one foot on
the fender and the other on the step
When ne saw fhat there wnH going -
be a collision. he aaid ne jumped To the
sidewalk striking q building on the
corner.
David Logan. truck driver said ne
followed the street car an du Pont
street and that tho trolley car vas run
HlHE Ab8Hl glEntesu IniiAS an houF. tie
said the trolley car ran half a block
after the accident before being brought
- a stop Logan said he tried 70 pass
the trolley but could not do go
Harry J. smith. passenger on the
trolley said the trolley car Was running
at full speed lie said that when the
car loft Tenth street. the conductor
gave the motornnsn the bells"
Miss Rose Winkler. another passen-
ger on the street car told substantially
what Smith said She added that she
had remarked 20 another passenger
concerning the speed of the trolley car
Miss Rose ciconti. who lived at 8i5
da Pont street also testified 10 the ex-
cessive rate of speed Of the trolley car
She said she had remarked 10 a com
panion standing on the sidewalk about
tbs speed Of the trolley car.
Dominick Preta said he was on the
trolley car and said Il was going about
Il miles an hour
Miss Frances Smith. who was in
th. bus. testified that she heard no
warning given from The trolley car.
and that Il did not slow up for the
crossing and went a considerable dis