2l)c Dallco
Chronicle
VOL. X
THE DALLES, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28. I89i
NO 93
PLUNGED TO DEATH
That Street Car Accident at
Portland Yesterday.
THREE KILLED FIFTEEN INJURED
Imprl'om'il PaHeiiB(r Huv n Terrlltlu
StriiRBl" t"r Life DcbiI ArnTl'.ff.
liliiiicluiril. Now tun lluiitten mill
Cntlierlno ItAlllio.
roitTi.ANi), April 27. At a few min
utes before 7 o'clock this morning car
No. 52 of the City & Suburban electric
line left the rtiilB on East Morrison
etreet, a few feet eaBt of the corner of
Kast Eighth street, and, plowing its way
across the bridge with n quick swerve to
the south, Btruck the sidewalk, and car
rying away planking and stringers,
plunged into the slough below, taking
with it a score or more of passengers, of
whom three are dead :
W. W. Blnnchard, engineer at the
Acme flouring mills, 48 years of nge,
livimrit East T hirtv-fourth Btreet. near
Taylor.
Newton Hun sen, 10 ycara old, em
ployed at the Great Eastern Tea Com
pany, residing at Snnnyoide, and
Miss Catherine Hail tie, aged 25 years,
of Illinois, who was visiting Mrs. Alex
ander at Mount Tabor.
Others of the passengers liaye beon
taken to their homes sorely injured.
CAU AND ITS PASSENGKKS.
Car No. 52 was scheduled to leave
Mount Tabor at 6:35 hs morning, and
promptly on time got nway. Molorman
John G. Keifler was on the front plat
form, with Conductor Stephen Guthrie
on the rear.
All went well until the down-grade
stretch leading onto the Morrison street
bridge at Eighth street was reached.
In the interim, between Mount Tabor,
as street after street and station after
station on the road were passed, the car
had picked up thirty passengers, as the
fare indicator rescued from the sub
merued car, afterwnrd showed.
Passing East Sixth Btreet, and the cur
entering on the gentle descending slope
toward the bridge, Motormau Kiefler, as
is customary, cut off his power and start
ed the descent with the brakes alone.
All East Side residents know of the
rocking and swaying accompanying the
passage of an electric car onto the Mor
rison street bridge, and therefore noth
ing was thought of the somewhat excess
of motion taken on by car No. 52 until,
with a bound, it leaped the tracks above
Eighth street, and took to the roadbed.
Instantly there was a wild scramble
for the rear end of the car.
Plunging und tearing along over the
earthen pavement the car flew onto the
bridge crossing the slough. There was
a rattle and crushing of planking, and
then, at about sixty feet from the bank
the ear swung off to the left.
With a crasli the front truck of the car
struck the wooden curbing of the bridge
walk. Like bo much pasteboard it gave
way, and pushing the sidewalk to its
own width ahead of it, tho car plunged
head downward into the slough twenty
feet below.
There was one agonizing scream from
the doomed Daesengera as the car toppled
over, above which rang the cry of Con
ductor Guthrie: "Jump, or you'll be
killed!" the brave fellow at the same
time sticking to his post and going down
with the car.
Even as tho car stood toppling on the
brink of the abyss, the terrified shrieks
oj the passengers had brought Dr. Ernest
Everest and hia Bon, Fred, whose home
is opposite the point of the accident, to
the bcene, and as the car took ita wild
Plunge these two men, assisted by neigh
bors, took their way down the precipi
tous river bank to the water below
whero lay the car.
A HOUItirYlNQ SCENE.
Tho scene presented was horrifying.
Aside from the bodies of the dead, there
were to be seen those still living, hut un
conscious and slowly drowning to death,
their struggles momontairly growing
wore feeble, driving the rescurera to
Riant efforts in the endeavor to save
those prisoned tn the wreck.
' The first victim extricated from the
wreck was Norton Hansen, aged 10 years,
employed by the Great Eastern Tea
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Young Hnnsen was fearfully injured,
his left thigh, left arm and back being
broken, while a terrible gash had been
cut in his groin, from which tho life
blood welled in a flood.
"Take him to my home," ordered Dr.
Everest, and as tenderly as possible the
dripping form was carried up the steep
bank and placed on a couch in the doc
tor's residence.
The next victim removed was little
Andy Gatzka, an Evening Telegram
newsboy. He had received a crushing
blow on the head, cutting the scalp in a
long deep gash, and stunning the boy.
He also was taken to Doctor Everest's
residence, where he is rapidly recover
ing. Following little Gatzka came the still,
inert body of W. W. Blanchard, station
ary engineer at the Acme flouring mills.
He was dead. The frothy foam on his
hps plainly denoted drowning, although
a sharp line of bruises on the right side
of the face would indicat that a blow
had produced unconsciousness with
Blanchard's reaching the water.
The next body drawn from the wreck
ed and submerged car was that 'of a
handsome, well-dressed woman, appar
ently 26 years of age. Every part of her
apparel and appearance denoted the
cultured, refined lady. When taken from
tho water, the body was still warm, and
every effort was made to resuscitate it,
but all efforts proved fruitless. This
woman, aB had Blanchard, had received
severe bruises about the right side of the
face. This was Miss Catherine Bailhe.
FWE A LA KM SOUNDED.
Ere this the full horror of the catas
trophe had loomed upon the crowd that
had gathered, and the need of skilled
assistance being given the reecuers was
appreciated. A fire alarm from box 234
was sent in. The department promptly
responded, and rendered much-needed
aid.
THE INJURED.
Before the arrival of the engines, Doc
tors Koehler, Johnson, Josephi, Panton
and Gillespie had reached tho scene of
disaster, and as rapidly as the injured
could be carried to the street above,
their wounds were dressed. Those not
seriously injured were sent to their
homes in Mount Tabor and Sunnyside,
while the dangerously wounded were
carried to the hospitals, the polic patrol,
hacks and express wagons being utilized.
Some of the wounded were enabled,
after the first shock had passed, to make
their way to their respective homes un
aided, and it is impossible to gain their
names, but of those seriously injured the
following list has been obtained.
Miss Lizzie Lawrence, employe of the
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and getting your money
back if you don't like them,
until you strike the one that
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If you are used to Oolong
we don't expect you to like
Japan though some people
like every flavor of Schil
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A Scliilllnp fc Company
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Troy laundry, living at Glencoc, injured
internally.
Two Larsen brothers, of Glencoe one
had an arm broken and the other was
bruispd about the shoulders.
William Gaskey, living at Glencoc,
arm broken and legs slightly bruised.
J. N. Casey, of 111 East Thirty-fifth
street, employed in Gadsby's furniture
store, injured slightly on the right leg
arm. He will be able to be at work in a
day or two. He was sitting in the rear
end of the car, but rose to his feet and
was hurled throughthe door, striking in
the water.
Ernest Brown, an employe of the
cigar-box factory on Front etreet, re
ceived a few slight scratches, but not
sufficient to prevent him from attending
to his work. He made his escape
through a window.
J. C. 'Butler, living at 10G7 East Mor.
rison street, was injured on the right
shoulder, and severely bruised about the
limbs. He was standing on the inside
of the car, tho third man irom the rear
end. He went clear to the bottom, and,
paddling up to a window, broke the glass
and crawled out. He then helped to
take out the dead womao,
Earl Hunter, a Sunnyside grocerman,
was slightly bruised in the back. He
occupied a seat in the center of the car.
In attempting to crawl through a win
dow, he was pulled back three time by
some one clinging to his feet. He finally
kicked himself loose, and got out.
C. M. Atwood, of 170 East Thirty
fourth street, employed as janitor by
the United Carriage Company, was
bruised on one leg, and had an ankle
badly twisted.
Robert Thompson, an apprentice elec
trician employod by the Portland Gen
eral Electric Company, right arm dislo
cated and badly injured internally.
Face ' severely bruised. He lives at
Mount Tabor, and was taken to Portland
hospital.
Mr. Trissom, an old man, living at
Mount Tabor, broken arm ; taken to
Good Samaritan hospital.
Mr. Benuinger, of Pretty man's sta
tion, shoulder hurt, and a rib reported
broken ; found his way home unas
sisted. Unknown young man, wounded in the
head; the wound was dressed by Dr.
liaffety.
C, C. Miller, of Miller, Smith & Co.,
grocers, at West Park and Washington
streets, internal injuries.
George Howell, of Sunnyside, cut and
bruised about the head and shoulders.
K. 0. Collia, of 942 East Morrison
etreet, rib probably broken ; internal in
juries; head cut.
R. L. Collie, of 942 East Morrison
Btreet, hurt about head and shoulders.
Aldebert Matteson, manager Palette
Printing Company, living at Tabor
Heights, aim dislocated and internally
injured. Taken to Good Samaritan
hospital.
Conductor Guthrie, arm broken and
received internal injuries which may
possibly result fatally. He was removed
to Good Samaritan hospital.
Motorman Kleffer jumped before the
car took its fatal plunge and escaped
with a few slight bruises, being able to
reach his home within a short time
after the accident.
A. Teller, of Mount Tabor, injured iu
right shoulder and arm.
SEARCHING FOIt KUKTUKK DEAD.
Immediately following the accident
Superintendent H. C. Campbell, of the
City and Suburban road, with a force of
men arriyed on the scene and proceeded
to the raising of the car.
Rumor had it that from four to six
bodies were imprisoned beneath the car,
some morbid individuals going so far as
to state that they had positively seen
human forma lying dead beneath the
wreck.
With blocks and tackle the car was
raised and a diver sent down to explore
beneath it. His report eased much of
the suspense felt by lriende and rela
tives of those who were supposed to
have been on the car and were yet un
accounted for. There were no more
bodies beneath.
Ulcycle ltiulrlliK.
We have secured the services of Mr.
Joseph Kirchoff, who has been doing
bicycle repairing and gun work for the
last five ye.irs in The Dalles. All work
entnuteii to him will receive prompt at
tention, a20-lv Maiek & Benton.
Advertise iu The Ciiuoniclk.
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NOTICE.
Notice is herebv triven that we will, on
Friday, April 30, 1897, at the hour of 2
o'clock p. rn. of euid dav, at the livery
Etable of Waid, Kerns & Robertson, sell
at public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described per
sonal property, to-wit:
One bay saddle horse, about 8 years
old, branded Ul;e this: On right shoul
der F, and with letter li on left hip; has
four white feet, and star in face. To
gether with bridle and saddle. All sup
posed to bo the property of S. Patterson.
This salts is under an agister's or stable
keeper's lien, to satisfy the charges of
the undersigned for their reasona
ble charges for the labor, care and
attention and the food furnished said
animal, amounting at this date to !15,
and for accruiim costs and expenses, unci
tho expenses of this sale.
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