Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-01
a RUNAWAY .CAR.


Car Loses Control OF II, and Il CrasI,ss
Il DOWN Hill, Leaving the Track, ana II
q Smashed to ISIS Pieces One Passenger
III Killed and Eighteen Injured.
ST PAUL. Mum, Jan. %. For months q
topic OF vivid interest has been as to when
the st Anthony Hill line OF oable-cars
wohld be opened, the horse-cars being
quite Inadequate to supply the rapid
ly-hcreastng population in that part OF
the city. SHOWS have covered the tracks.
and minor accidents have caused re-
peated postponements, but yesterday the
carr nrst began to run with some regularity
and the public was allowed to make use Of
them. About halfway up tho Third
street hill the line turns into Shell
BY avenue at an obtuse angle. and
from this curve to the top of the hill
the grade is sleeper, probably one foot in
fou. Some days ago an experienced civil
engineer pointed out in a published inter-
view the danger OF locating a curve at the
boUom OF so long and steep an incline. but
tne omcers OF the road declared it perfectly
sah
1T 1:5O in the afternoon a grip and pas-
senger car, both heavily loaded with passen-
gels, started down the hill It was In
charge OF Conductor North and Gripman
johnson. The grip had been inspected be-
forp 1t left the end Of the line, and seemed
In perfect order, but about midway down
the hill the grip failed to hold the cable.
and thetraln rushed down to the curve. on
reaching which it had attained q speed of
twenty miles an hour. The grip-car did
Aot Leave the track, but the PASSENGER
looach whipped off, turned over, and was
dragged some distaaca Many of the pas
|engers jumped oil, but the majority Of
hose In the closed car could not do so. and
" OF them, twenty or more, were more or
ISIS hurt
| Gr1pman johnson says: We were about
| 4if-way down the Shelby avenue hill when
y cars began to slide. The grip slipped
20, 1t didn't either; they just ran away
Ion't know just why. At the corner thew
rted over: did my best to stop the cars
al threw my weight on the grip, but I
clld not hold the cars At the curve. on
4rd street the car went Off and rolled
or and over"
ne only fatality 50 far as known is that
ohervl1le l. Saunders, assistant treasurer
ONE Northwestern Fuel Company, who
W standing on the rear platform Of the
Hsenger-car, and with another man
thrown against tree when the
9 flew the track. He was horribly
| N0"~A. oAAo oASu soOu AIteI Del0G taken
me. He leaves a family The hospitable
ndents Of the neighborhood threw open
o1r houses to the injured, and police and
Yslcians were on the ground in few
putes Those most seriously hurt were
follows:
| outs Robert, OF Dayton avenue q lad. had
| fleft hand torn OF at the wrist, the arm be.
ibadly mangled; Conductor Frank e. North
badly cut about the face and hands with
ken glass, and perhaps hurt internally:
Orge H. Watson. OF Marshall avenue, was
sously hurt in both legs below the knees:
Q. Baker had his hands and legs cut ard
Used; Miss Ada Kersten, OF Dayton ave-
n was severely cut about the face:
Charles Steele, OF North Washington
SET received internal injuries and was badly
q Bert Darrow, OF Selby avenue, is very
sSusly hurt about the chest and has &C.
vtscalp wound; Mr.. Seney, corner OF Dayton
a3Virginia avenues, was cut with broken
81 and badly shocked; A. Bertram, of West
Th street, was hurt about the head and had
hYkull fractured: Henry E. Smith, of
1shrt street, has severe scalp
wF from broken glass; A. T.
S4 and son were badly burned by
thur stove falling on them; Milton G. Brown.
; hesitate dealer, had his right arm hurt:
Anw Mason was badly cut on the head and
haHs hands burned, F. j. Meyst, superin-
tsn}t OF kelloggs printing Office, had his
rhfnee shattered.
Linda Thorsen aud Mrs. Don Seaman,
oosof Milwaukee, were. in the car Miss
rlen was thrown against the stove and
wed there by the body of heavy man.
Snt severely burned about the limbs and
cog MRS. Seaman escaped with bad cut on