The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-02-02
a RUNAWAY CAR.

The Man In Charge Of q. Psul Grip
Car Loses Control of Il, and Il Crashes
Down Hill, Leaving the Track. aod Il
6mashed 70 Pieces One Passenger
Killed snd Eighteen Injured.
6r PAUL. Miun, Jan 26-For months .
topic OF vivid interest has been - to when
the St Anthony Hill line Of cable-oars
would be opened, tho horse-cars being
quits inadequate to supply the rapid
ly-increastng population In that part Of
the city. SHOWS have covered tho tracks,
and minor accidents have caused ro-
peated postponementA, but yesterday the
cars first began to run with some regularity,
and the public was allowed to make use Of
them- About halfway mp tho Third
street hill the line turns into 6hel-
BY avenue at m obtuse angle, and
from this curve to the top Of the hill
the grade 10 sleeper. probably ono foot IN
four. Some days ago IN experienced civil
engineer pointed ont in published inter-
view the danger Of locating . curve at the
bottom Of 20 long and steep an incline, but
the officers Of the road declared It perfectly
safe
At 1:5O In the afternoon . grip and pes
senger car, both heavily loaded with paasen-
gers, started down the hill Il was in
charge Of Conductor North and 0ripman
Johnson The grip had been inspected be-
fore 1t left the end Of the line, and seemed
In perfect order. but about midway down
the hill tho grip failed to hold the cable,
and thetrain rushed down to the curve, on
reaching which 1t had attained speed Of
twenty miles IN hour. The grip-car did
not leave the track, but the passenger
coach whipped Oh, turned over, and was
dragged some distaaca Many Of the pas
sengers jumped on, but the majority Of
those In the closed car could not do %. and
all Of them, twenty or more. were more or
less hurt
Gripman johnson says: We were about
half way down the Shelby avenne hill when
the cars began to slide. The grip slipped
mo, II didn't either; they Just ran away
don't know just why. At the corner they
rolled over did my best to stop the oaxa
and threw my weight on tho grip. but
could not hold the cara At the curve on
over and over
Tho only fatality 90 far q known u that
| or Merville L Saunders, assistant treasures
Of the Northwestern Fuel Company, who
was standing on the rear platform Of tha
passenger-car, and with another man
was thrown against . tree when tn
car dow the track He wa horribly
crushed, and died soon after being taken
homa He leaves family. The hOspitabls
residents Of the neighborhood threw oper
their houses to the injured, and police and
| physicians were on the ground in . few
minuteA Those most seriously hurt wers
q follows:
Louis Robert of Dayton avenue, . lad, ha<
his left hand torn on at the wrist, tho arm be
ing badly mangled; Conductor Frank E. Nortl
was badly cut shout the face and hands will
broken glass, and perhaps hurt internally
George H. Watson. Of Marshall avenue, va
seriously hurt in both legs below tho knees
c. A. Baker had his hands and legs cut IN,
bruised; Miss Ada Kersten. OF Dayton ave
nue., was severely cut about the face
Mrs. Charles Steele, of North Washingto
street, received internal injuries and was badl
cut; Bert Dsrrow, Of Selby avenue, 10 YER
we're scalp wound Mr.. Seney, corner Of Dayto
and Virginia avenues, was cut with broke
glass and badly shocked; A. Bertram, OF Wes
Tenth street, was hurt about the head and hA
his skull fractured: Henry =. Smith, Q
| Iglehart street, has . severe seal
wound from broken glass; A. Z
Smith and son were badly burned b
the car stove falling on them; Milton g. BroWI
. real-estate dealer, had his right arm hur,
Andrew Mason was badly cut on the head an
had his hands burned; F. ]. Meyst, superiI
tendent Of Kellogg's printing ONCE had hl
right knee shattered
Miss Linda Thorsen and Mrs. DON Sesms.
both OF Milwaukee, were in the car Nil
Thorsen was thrown against the stove an
wedged there by the body Of heavy maj
She 10 severely burned about tho limbs IN
body. Mrs. Seaman escaped with bad cut Q
the-face.