Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-09
l|0bE COLLISION
WHICH |NJURED26
Any Passengers Hurt In
grshsast Trolley Crash Able
70 Leave Hospitals
oNE OF THE VICTIMS DYING

elice and trolley company ofac,al
( - today investigating the cause o
~ crash Of two trolley cars at Rich
nood and Madison streets during tn
rush hour Inst night, when more thnn {
score Of passengers were injured, thrc,
seriously.
10th cars. on the newly Instituted
Richmond street extension Of the p
IT,, were heavily loaded with home
&oing workmen. \ northbound car or
Route q ran through an open switch
ae Madison street and crashed into Il
eouthbound car on the same division
The southbound car was turned over
cn Its side and the trucks continued on
down Richmond street for u distance OF
eighty feet.
The 12O passengers were tumbled in
plies In the two cars. As men and
women, cut and bleeding from shat.
tered glass and t!mhers. were removed.
from the wreck they were rushed TO the
Northeastern. Frankfor and Epis.
eopal Hospitals in ambulances, police
patrols and private cars called into
; service.
List Of Injured
Twenty.s.x persons were treated q,
the hospitals. The injured are:
Frank Dunleavy. 2l2l Newkirk
street, possible fracture Of the skull
and internal injuries; unconscious and
may die.
John Coll. 1902 Diamond street.
fractured left shoulder and lacerations !:
condition critical
John Gutkanowski 2S10 Bridge
street. unconscious, fractured skull and
oeoken nose condition critical.
At Northeastern Hospital
Those treated at the Northeastern
Hospital for decorations and contusions
and discharged include:
Edgar Woods, $500 Lansdowne ave.
John Ferry. 254 North Sixteenth
r. O. Wagner. 1000 Richmond street,
William Pendelton, J13 West Oxford
Andrew Prndiak. $500 Mercer street
Henry REIN. 1873: Palmer street,
julius AIaier. 4540 Salmon street.
Mrs. Marie Cox. 2o3S Richmond
street.
William Twanssall. 2os5 Yves. Tur.
0er street
Albert scholl, 1880 Palmer street.
At Episcopal Hospital
John LaczkowskI. 4422 Edsemon.
street.
Francis McCranor, 1904 Christian
street.
Mrs. William Asimos. i437 Rich.
1ond street.
Catharine Asimos. nineteen years old.
]437 Richmond street.
Ignatius Krajkowskl. s570 Las.
Thompson street.
Charles Willis, cc51 North Mole
street.
Simon we!tz. 81 Spruce street.
John Brand, 447O Richmond street.
Mrs. Mary Brand. 4l7O Richmond
street.
Trankford Hospital
Frank Ferry. thirty-sercn years old.
2623 Garrett street.
Walter Wasick. forty.three years
old. 3172 Edgemont street.
Peter Dosche, forty years old, 1896
31lton street.
Theodore Brass. thirty three ,ea,s
old. 422S Richmond street.
The crash could be heard Tor NOR.
than block and volunteer rescuers
from the sidewalks. nearby houses and
the Allegheny avenue car barns. the
terminus of the line. rushed 10 the aid
COT the trapped passengers.
Calls were sent to all hospitals in the
northeast section. and physicians and
nurses were soon on tho scene. poIice
and trolleymen were forced 20 chou
openings In the cars. which we're Of thn
''one.man' type. to free the passan.
gers. As they crawled out, the moro
seriously injured We're taken quickly "a
hospitals. while those with slight hurts
and suffering from shock we're trent.I
hy nearby physicians and cared for in
ene homes along Richmond street