Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-02

ribie Fright-Tho fridge Was Open ant
the Brakes Would Not Work.
lChlcago dispatch.
Lincoln avenue street car which lefI
the North Side terminus of the line al
midnight went into the river at the
olark street bridge carly this morning
carrying tho horses with it,
The car was filed with passenpors.
Dut almost miracuously they managed
to escape, the last passenger jumping
from the rear platform as the vehicle
tottercd and fell with tremendous
splash into the dark waters.
| The bridge had been turned to allow
the passage of the barge Howard Just as
ila car came into sight on tho viacuct
north OF the bridge. The grade from the
vladuct to tho bridge is very steep and
descends without break.
AS TIC car reached the edge of tho
Vladuct tho driver applied the brake. 1t
refused to work, and the car began To
slide down the grade, gaining velocity as
IL sped on toward the river.
when within fifty feet of the river the
urlVer with an almost herculean effort
Threw himself against the brake. snap-
ping the chains with the force of his
cNertions. The car could not be stopped.
ana with great presence OF mind tho
drlvcr threw open the front door, eX.
claiming: 81 can't stop the car. The
Drldge Is turned. Jump for your lives. "
quick 10 realize the situation, the con-
uuctor joined i'm the cry and sprang into |
.ne car shouting to the passengers TO !
Jump ana shaking the sleeping ones Wig |
oIousiy. Almost instantly the paSsen-
gers seemed TO appreciate their danger
Gus situation and with rush sDran1 IN
doors and windows.
AS the car tottered on the brink IL was
seen that still one man remained inside
tfc had been as.cep and awoke as tho
vehlclc rocked on tho verge. A cry of
horror went up from the people who had
gathered around, and his escape from
leath appeared to be impossible. AS tho
'ar began 10 slide into the stream he
MADE desperate leap and gained the
ear platform just in time to jump to the
street as the car topplcd over. His namo
5 Georgc l.. McAdee, and he is the man
lger OF microbe killer company. with
'lilces In the Owings building.
Mr. McAdee was very much excited
Vhen interviewed a moment after tho ,
Iccldent, and said: al was asleep i'm tho
ar, when | felt strange motion. and ,
woke suddenly 10 find myself sliding :
oward the end of the car. | can't tell | 1
ow ever managed to escape a dreadful
eath, Just jumped, and found myself q
q Dig crowd without hardly knowing I
ow | got there"
Inc other passengers were T.. ID. II. 4
'ownsend of 2032 Calumet avenue, Frank b
VIII OF l7S South Water street. James n
. s-lQnnsOn- of A2G Oak straat al ,pLaa i I.
nd he lives at 80 Edison avenue. The | u
)nductor Is an old Cmploye of the North n
lYlslon company, and Is known as K
Jus" The car runs on Lincoln avenue, II
nd Is numbered 17s h
Schnaten's story is as follows: "As \
~ car came to the edge of the viaduct, | r.
saw that the bridge was turned and b
led to set the brake, but il would rot n
ork, and, seeing that we were bound 10 I,
D into the river, yelled to the pas ;en- 81
nrs to jump, and they did so, and, thank | "
Cd, were saved" lC
Mrs. James Mnick, who lives on | b
vision street, was in a cab with her c
usband on the north side of the bridge
the car came down the grade. She a
Ills about the same story as the driver, H.
nd says that he used every effort to Il
ing the vehicle to a standstll. Many tC
islanders spoke Of the seeming indif- 81
renee of the people on the barge How. 10
d. The boat was not stopped, and no al
Tort was made on the part Of its crew te
render any assistance whatever
The horses were carried to the bottom h.
it'll the car and came mp mons mt a,
ter discngagcd from tho harness and of
ON each other. One swan upstream
ward tho LaSalle street tunnel and the m
her swan east. A tug in passing tried bi
rescue one Of tho animals, but IL took I'll
ight at the boat and swan away. Az cl
r swimming desperately for some timo W
tigue ovcrcamc them and they went TO bt
e bottom u,