Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
1895 - ELECTRIC CARS COLLIDE. THE DEATH OF TWO PERSONS, AT LEAST, BEYOND A DOUBT.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 26. - Two men were fatally and five other persons seriously injured in a collision between two electric cars near this city today. The collision occurred on a sharp curve, and the motormen did not see each other until the cars were close together. WILLIAM ROOK, the motorman of the Nanticoke car, was pinned down on the wreck, and both his legs were broken. He will die. JOHN S. CHAPPERI, of Nanticoke, a passenger, had both legs and an arm broken and died tonight. MRS. T. RUPPERT, of Shickshinny, sustained a fracture of the leg. RALPH SCHWARTZ, of Nanticoke, was badly cut about the head. CHARLES THOMAS had his right leg crushed, necessitating amputation, and WILLIAM BENNETT and WILLIAM H. WILLIAMS were injured by flying glass.

St. Paul Globe
St. Paul, Minnesota
January 27, 1895

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