Plaintiff was then - called, and first stated that as a commission agent his earnings averaged Tis 50 a month. At the time of the accident he was out of employment. Describing the accident, witness said he suddenly saw a bright light and felt a shock, but did not know what had happened. The car stopped and the lights went out. The flash occurred just above his head, and he felt as though something had struck him, pressing him on the head. Witness was confused and went inside the car—now vacated by most of the passengers—and a Russian there pointed out. that his coat was burned.
Asked to describe his sensations at the moment of the accident, plaintiff said he was blinded for a second, and there was a buzzing in his ears, following a noise that sounded like the discharge of a cannon. He reported the incident at the police station (but made no complaint there), and
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