NEWS: Accidents, Hospital Notes, Altoona Tribune, June 1, 1918, Blair County, PA

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TROLLEY CAR HITS WAGON; BOY HURT

Open Switch Is Responsible for Peculiar Mishap on Eighteenth Street.

  An unknown lad aged about 12 years, suffered slight injuries and a wagon on 
which he rode was damaged at 4.30 o'clock yesterday afternoon when Broad avenue 
trolley car, 135, picked a switch at Union avenue and Eighteenth street, and 
crashed into the vehicle.
  It is said by the crew, Motorman Logan and Conductor Baterbaugh, that the 
switch was not properly closed, and the car ran the wrong way. The wagon was in 
its path and the rear end was struck and tossed about.  It was wrecked, but the 
horse and driver escaped injury.
  The boy on the driver's seat was thrown many feet from the scene, but 
suffered 
no broken bones, as was feared. He later went home without giving his name. The 
trolley car was not damaged.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday June 1, 1918, page 11

ENGINE HOUSE MAN IS SEVERELY BURNED

Frank Zevanski Hurt Working About Stationary Engine-Other Accidents
  Second degree burns of the chest, abdomen and left ear were suffered at 1:15 
yesterday afternoon by Frank Zevanski, aged 36, of 2109 Nineteenth street, 
while working about a stationary engine at the East Altoona engine house.
  Zevanski was taken to the Altoona hospital. He was brought to Ninth avenue 
and Ninth street on a locomotive and then removed to the ambulance. His 
condition is not serious, as he was able to go home after receiving proper 
attention. Steam suddenly burst from the engine boiler and enveloped the man's 
body.
  Leo A. Wilt, aged 21, of 1118 Sixth avenue, Juniata, was treated for a wound 
of the left thumb, caused by a squirrel which attacked him. William Scott, aged 
17, of 71 Sixth avenue, had his great right toe crushed, the injury being 
dressed at the hospital dispensary.
  Joseph Fleitzer, aged 24, of 601 Fourth avenue, had his right middle and ring 
fingers fractured at Twelfth street machine shop when an iron pipe fell. 
William Ginter, aged 43, of Duncansville, suffered a contused left eyeball, 
which was hit by a piece of steel at the car shop.
  E. R. Woomer, aged 18, 104 Third avenue, an apprentice, crushed his left 
second finger between two castings at the machine shops yesterday. Daniel 
Weber, aged 53, this city, had a lacerated and punctured wound of the right 
hand attended to. Warren T. Burket, 28, Roaring Spring, had a piece of steel 
removed from his left knee.
  Harry E. Hite, aged 28, residing at 2713 Maple avenue, was struck in the left 
eye by indelible ink, which was being used at the Pennsy tank shop.  The fluid 
was partly removed from the optic.

Altoona Tribune, Saturday June 1, 1918, page 16