Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1893-05-27
CORRESPONDENTS.
The Delights of the Electric Road on a
Public Thoroughfare.


Public Thoroughfare.
FResrBURG. Nd, May %, 1898.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
'Publica" seems to have "fled the
discussion" in the matter of granting
the county roads to the Electric road
company. 1t may therefore be as
sumed that he has said all that can be
said in favor of it. 1t is to be re-
GREETED for the good of those concerned
in giving the grant that he could find
so little.
AS the grant still remains the prop
erty of the Electric road company,
who seem so far to haye expended
little but words in their preparations
for construction, the latest history of
these roads may not be uninteresting
to the general public. The following
quotations are from the Baltimore
papers OF dates given:
Baltimore american, April 29th:
During heavy fog which prevailed in
Camden, Market street electric car coilided
with a Third street horse car Driver
Jetferoys of the horse car was almost in
stantly killed. The passengers were badly
shaken up.
Baltimore american, May Sth:
Shortly after eight o'clock Saturday night
electric car No. 90 of the Central railway
company's line, ran oyer q woman at
Caroline and Cough streets and cut off both
feet near the ankles. The car was stopped
after going short distance by motorman
Cassidy, and several persons went TO the
assistance of the woman. She said her name
was Annie Cunningham and her home
at 1907 Federal street Her age is about AZ
accident INV ha
woman attempting to cross the tracks in
front of the car. She had been watching a
car going in the opposite direction and did
not notice the one approaching from the
south. She was removed to the Johns
Hopkins Hospital where it was found that
the right foot had been completely severed
from the body, and that the left foot was
hanging by portion of the skin and would
have to be amputated. AT late hour of the
night the hospital physicians were working
over her and her condition was critical
Motorman Cassidy was arrested shortly after
the accident and is held at the Eastern police
station.
Baltimore american, May Sth:
While Mr.. Thomas Pierce. of Cockeysville
Baltimore county. was driving his team
across the tracks of the Lake Roland railroad
company at the corner of Second street and
Chestnut avenue yesterday morning. the
wagon was struck by an electric car and
smashed TO pieces. Mr.. Pierce was thrown
out of the vehicle, his head cut, and both
horses were somewhat injured.
Baltimore american, May 10th:
Electric car No. 2l7 ran into horse and
wagon on the York road, near Chestnut
avenue, yesterday morning, knocking the
driver, Harry Little, out of his seat The
wagon was damaged to the extent of SIS, but
Little was not injured.
Baltimore american, May 18th:
John Keelan died yesterday afternoon, at
the Maryland General Hospital, of injuries
received by being run over by traction
cable car. Wednesday night, on Lombard
street, near Albemarle. His remains were
taken to his late home, "a Albenlarle street.
James Broken, the gripman, was arrested
last night, and is held at the Northwestern
police station to await the result of the
inquest, which Coroner Baldwin will hold
there tonight.
Baltimore american, May 18th:
A collision occurred yesterday between