1914-07-06aa

Two incidents on Hamilton Street Railway cars as reported in the Hamilton Times of July, 6, 1914 – quoted in full as they appeared in the afternoon edition.

“Sometimes the stork is an unthinking rascal. Time and place of visit is of no object to him. Saturday afternoon, he unceremoniously entered a Barton street car, and this morning a happy mother is cuddling a fine, bouncing baby girl.

“After his entrance, a pandemonium broke loose. Three cars were lined up, the crew gave the mother what aid they could until a doctor and the ambulance appeared, when she was quickly removed to the city hospital.

“Rascally Stork : Paid Visit On a Street Car On Saturday”

Hamilton Times.   July 06, 1914

 

“The Safety First Committee will have to get some of their posters printed in Chinese, else Hamilton will be minus several followers of Confucius. On Sunday morning shortly after 11, street car No. 417 was travelling down Barton street at a clip estimated to be about nine or ten miles an hour. There were only a few passengers, one of them a Celestial. The car had passed Chesnut avenue when the Celestial went to the back of the car, and, before the conductor had an opportunity of ringing to stop, made an effort to jump, landing on his head with a sickening slam. For a few minutes it looked as though he might have been killed, but with a grin he scrambled to his feet, and dived into a Chinese laundry. The car continued on its way, but the conductor announced his intention of stopping on the way back and see if the chink was injured. The car was in charge of Conductor Doyle and Motorman Neil, who, of course, were quite blameless.”

“Off Head First : But the Celestial Did Not Seem to Mind It”

Hamilton Times.   July 6, 1914