"One member of the fire crew died, crushed by the overturned truck, and seven firefighters were injured, along with scores of passengers on the streetcar. An old tree in front of the playground was demolished but probably prevented the car from plowing full into the playground yard where many children were playing, the Berkeley Daily Gazette reported. A Berkeley woman, Cecelia Gollum, was credited with saving children in the playground by blowing her whistle when she saw the crash occurring."
"Histrionic text asked Shall our Churches be Destroyed? Is Business to be made into a Madhouse and Is Human Slavery to be Continued in this Community? The latter referenced that more than 5,000 men and women of the Eastbay (sic) want to be freed of the SLAVERY of Night and Sunday toil work that can be done just as well on regular business days."
On Oct. 16, 1925, a Southern Pacific streetcar struck an Oakland fire truck at Seventh and Jefferson, overturning the truck and derailing the streetcar into a park playground. One firefighter died crushed by the truck and seven firefighters plus scores of streetcar passengers were injured. An old tree in front of the playground was demolished but likely prevented the car from entering the play area. A Berkeley woman, Cecelia Gollum, blew her whistle and helped save children by alerting them to move to the center of the playground. The Berkeley Daily Gazette ran a full-page ad opposing night and Sunday shopping, using a Neanderthal-like giant image and inflammatory text citing the "slavery" of night and Sunday toil and a claim that over 5,000 Eastbay residents sought relief.
Read at www.eastbaytimes.com
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