Show disastrous crossing accident as crowds were returning from ball game A score of people injured two of whom will die as result of de air brake on an oak land street car oakland cal the most disastrous street car accident in oakland in years took place sunday afternoon when a telegraph avenue car packed with pleasure crowds froin berkeley and idora park crashed into the key route electric train bound from pied pont to the ferry mole at the for bieth street crossing A score of per sons were badly injured at least two of whom are so badly hurt that death may result the injured were nearly all riding in the street car those on the key route train were but slightly hurt on the street car were most of the mem bers of the san francisco and los an geles ball teams who had just finished a game at the park A detective airbrake on the street car is said to have been the cause of the accident the flagman at the key route crossing signalled signal led the street car to slow up but Motor nian pitt man was unable to stop the front end of the electric car struck the front car of the key route train near tho forward trucks the wheels of the trucks of both cars fouled and the street car was dragged at right an 1 fro ne track its entire length before the key route could bring his irain to a stop every pane of glass in the street cat was shattered and he passengers were hurled under the seats and through the windows the flying glass cut the passengers motorman Motor mau pittman was pined under tha front ol 01 his car and passenger st john wa hurled through the street car inder the wheels of the key irain where he lay ter b etore a detail oc the P land fire dj cranes |