Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
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A ELECTRIC CAR ACCIDENT.


PORTLAND, Sept. 29.-Yesterday
afternoon, about 1870. car No. of
the Waverly & Wood stock branch
of the Willamette Bridge Railway
Company, jumped the track at the
corner of Fifth and p streets in East
! Portland. 1t is not know whether
the accident was caused by a rock
on the track, or by the breaking OF
the rear axle. The car was thrown
violently over on it's side, aud the
windows completely shattered
There were thirteen passengers III
the car at the time. Those who un
fortunately were inside at the time
of the occurrence, were severely |
bruised and cut by the falling glass
Miss Finger received a severe cut
on the left arm ia addition to other
bruises. Mrs. Sprague was severely
bruised, and her right ear almos;
cut from her head. When the car
toppled over she was thrown head
foremost amongst the shattered
glass. These two ladies were sent to
their homes in carriages.
Mrs. w. E. Jones, of Portland,
was very badly cut on the right side
of the head, her right shoulder dis
located, and he- left limb severely
bruised. She was carried to tent
along the side of the street, and
when seen by reporter was still in
dazed condition. The people to
whom the tent belonged were doing
their best to revive her and were
wondering why physician had not
been summoned.
Conductor J. M. Hunter received
deep cut on the right wrist and
was also injured in the head.
A force of men were at once dis
. patched from the office of the com
pany and the car righted and placed
on the track again, Then it was
found that the rear axle had been
snapped in two. Whether this was
/ done when the car was thrown on
, its side, is not known, neither does
q the mortor man remember seeing
I anything on the track. The whole
occurrence seems to be shroudeG in
mystery, and beyond the fact that
the car was thrown on its side, no
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, YAMHILL COUNTY FAIR.
NEwBERG, Or, Sept. 29.-The
Ysmhill county fair, which was
} held at this place Wednesday,
= Thursday and Friday, had a partic-
ularly successful season this year.
The new grounds and pavilion
I. proved an attraction which every
body wanted to see, and during the
three days of the fair nearly GOOO
: people inspected the exhibit. The
new grounds consist of ten acres of
J fir grove, on which large pavilion
has been erected by the Newberg
merchants by voluntary coutrlbu-
tions. The premiums also come
from this fund, and as no admission
fee was charged, the citizens deserve
great credit for their enterprise.
The exhibits were, without excep-
tion, the finest ever seen in the
county. The fruit exhibit comprised
every variety grown in Chehalis
valley, add the big red Oregon apple
was prominently displayed. The
greater portion of the exhibit was
taken to Portland on Saturday, and
will decorate the horticultural hall
of the exposition, The amusements
consisted of baseball, single and
double driving, bicycle racing and
ladies and boys horseback riding
and racing. The event of the fair
was the baby exhibit. Every man,
woman and child living anywhere
within a radius of twenty miles
was present with one or more babies,
all eager for prize. The premiums
were awarded, but to whom no one
but the prize babies knows.
NEWSPAPER BURNED OUT.
PORTLAND, Or, sept. 29.-Fire
this morning destroyed the Office of
the East Portland Chronicle. Loss