The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-28
SAD CAR ACCIDENT.
The Grip Fails to Hold the
Cable so
ONE PASSENGER IS KILLED
80. -E9I fs- ,ii..-
And several Others are seRiousl,
Ipjured-Lisx OF Wounded -
Pope ard Czar-Ets. -
Serious Car .A,.e,a<xr.

ST. PAUL, January 2z.-Four months,
the topic of interest has been as to when
the Spanthony Hill line of cable ears
would be opened, the horse cars being
inadequate to supply the rapidly in
creasing population in that part of the
city,. The SHOWS have covered the
tracks and minor aocicents have caused
repeated postponements, but to-day the
cars first began to run with-some regu-
larity. A serious accident signaliZed
the occasion. About half way up Third
street, the lines turn into Sslby Avenue
at--Rn angle, and from this
curve to the top OF the
hill the grade IS sleeper.
Some days ago an experienced civil en-
gineer pointed out in published inter
view the danger of locating the curve at
the bottom of SO long and steep an in
cline, but the officer OF the road declared
it perfectly safe. This afternoon the
grip and passenger car, both heavily
loaded, started down the hill. 1t was
in charge of Conductor North and
Gripman Johnston. The grip had been
inspected before it left the end of the
line and it worked in perfect order.
About midway down the hill the grip
failed to hold the cable and the train
rushed down to the curve at q speed OF
twenty miles an hour. The grip ear did
not leave the track, but the passenger
coach turned over and was dragged
some distance. Many of the passengers
jumped off, but the majority of those In
the closed car could not do so, and all
of them, twenty or more, were more or
less hurt.
The only fatality so far known is that
of Meryiile S. Saunders, assistant treas
urer of the Northwestern Fuel Com
pany, who was standing ON the rear
platform of the passenger car, and was
thrown against tree. He was horribly
crushed, and died soon after being
taken home.
Those most seriously hurt are
Louis Robert, who had bis left
hand torn off at the wrist
his mother is in California; Conductor
Frank North, badly-eut about the face
and hands with b. oxen glass, and per-
haps hurt internally; George h. Wat
son, seriously hurt in both legs below
the knees; G. A. Baker, hands aRd legs
cut andSbruised; Miss Ada Kersttn, Sc
riously cut about the face; Mrs. Chas,
Ol6e4S, tuterHdI lDJuFl0S anu OuG, 'Oauiy
hurt; Bert barrow, Selby Avenue, is
very seriously hut about the chest, aud
has q severe scalp wound Mr., Seney,
cut with broken glass and, badly
shocked; A. Bertham, West Tenth
Street, cut about the head and had
his skull fractured; Henry E.
Smith. q severe scalp wound from
broken glass; a. T. Smith and son was
burned bygthe.car stove fading on them;
Milton g. Brown, real estate dealer
right arm hurt; Andrew Mason, badly
cut on the head, and mis- hands burned.
Miss Linda Thorsen and Mrs. Don
Seaman, both of Milwaukee. Wis, were
in the car. Miss Thorsen was thrown
against the stove and wedged thereby
!. the body of a heavy man. She is
seriously burned about the limbs and
body. Mrs. Seaman escaped with 8
bad cut on the face. Miss Thorsen is
sister of Mrs. JohnAJ ohnson, wife II
the cashier and vice. president of the
Fire and Marine Insurance Company
of Milwaukee. Mrs. Seaman is also 8
sister of Mrs. Johnson. r. j. Meyst,
superintendent of Kellog's printing
office, had his right knee shattered!