Streetcar men commended for bravery in mishap (1916)

Members of a streetcar crew were commended in 1916 for their bravery when their streetcar went off the rails.

The conductor, seeing the upcoming crash, told the motorman, Johnston, to leave his post at the vulnerable front end of the streetcar. But Johnston replied that he had stuck to his post for 16 years and was not going to leave it now, trying without avail to stop the vehicle right up to he end.

Meanwhile the conductor, Warmington, went down the car advising passengers to lie flat and hold tight.

City commissioners commended Johnston and Warmington for their bravery. They said Warmington's actions undoubtedly saved the passengers from more serious injuries. (Edmonton Bulletin, Jan. 16, 1916)