New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
BAD DAY FOR THE CABLE CARS
THE WEATHER, HOWEVER, WAS NOT TO
BLAME FOR MOST OF THE MISHAPs.

, GRIP GETS CAUGHT IN A LOOSE STRAND OF
THE c,pIr AND FOUR CARS HAVE RACE
Up BROADwAY-oTHER ACCIDENTS
Four cable cars beyond restraint or coh'roi
made an exciting scene in upper Broadway last
night The trouble began at Seventeehth-S|
and broadway about 1880 o'clock when car NO.
~. Charles Reilly gripman, and Wiiliam a.
Depew. conductor, was signaled to stop ior
r,scenqer The conductor rang the bell ana
tho ,,rin,nan tried to let the grip go, but was u-
o,Io IN do so At N.ncteenth-st No. III ran
into No l3l and the two raced in company
rho excitement nearly became panic Wheh
cor 40 157 was picked up by the runaway
train
All the cars were crowded with passengers a
fortunate circumstance being that the great "'''
or1tv Of them were men on the way nome i'''"
business The few women In the CARS "'''
.r,-e. .ric,sen It was with difficulty that sew
i f then, were restrained from Jumping 10
m. street \ few of the men jumper "oii
,h. no.ing cars. and got off without injury
4, ,,,y.,tv-ninth-st car No. l2i was at a stand
stiu while some passengers We're getuhs o. "io"
the ca able-car tandem came along anu pi0Neu -
mn The sidewalks were filled with cIo"u'
Trucks. carriages. and other vehicles gave ''ie
cable train wide berth
-tnirt-St tHt' cars Ndi'' ~
.ru ,,at was as sudden as 1t was welcome 10
9'.' ,s,rf,.rs y,ho lost no time in getting on
n - an inspector had telephoned 10 the
u,..,n-st power-house and the engines had
,rh. ,.ause Of the trouble, 1t was said was
,b,r tbe a,-ip Of car No. III had picked up d
loosenoi strand of the cable. lraIhc on. on we we
r,aI was not resumed for TWO hVuIs az, s,,.id
J. engines at the power-house had been sloppcu'
] ttfb. Coleman House it was said Il guest lhei 8
/ BAD sustained serious injuries by Jumping on
one of the cars. The clerk would not give '"e
,h,u, Q o'clock last evening Alfred o. NELL
SON 4 barkeeper OF No. 46O West f1tty-seVehtn'
ST. took his bay mare and cutter anu 49,
his friend. Miller Of No. io.a Snsd Oaarsd Rroomt
| for a sleigh ride. When they reacneo nn' Dlo"i,',
/ and Marion SITS. the cutter caught IN ,he ,rs "a
/ track and upset throwing out the nen. ~ ~
/ animal ran t. Broadway. and then mace uaSi
south At Broadway and Morrls-s,. IL ran , i',.,
/ cable car No a. northward bound. Ihe IRON
end # the car was badly damaged anu !. LIB ,., :,
be- pushed up 10 the stables by the car % ~.aiII Nm
came M behind II. The horse. when MI -Ntiii
son saws has record II 220. was cut III the ia"
and probably injured internally. The men were
unlniured and Neillson followed the runaway
until he caught II. The cutter was unlnJureu'
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning a h,aV!
iron spike fell from the elevated rairoad a
Bayarl-st. AM The Bowery ana ianaea s1,stn, IN inn
a blockade Of about half an hour. Ihe capi
cars dropped the cable in front or the lhah
Theatre and took IT up again at BaYarn,sr oi' @
gupman ran against the SPIKE pu' "' '"'"'' "
a me tO the car.
An accident occurred on the bruau"aS ,,,s,.
r,oI ~ i.20 T. m Yesterday. between flfty
fur,h ana Fifty-ffth sts. Car No. % had stoppe
at the bottom ~ the grade owing - som
trouble with the pipe that throws the sand on IN IN
,,rLs c,r No - was coming down at a fai
rat. and the motorman did his best 70 BRING NJ
ear to A halt The brakes worked all right an
the wheels ceased rotating but over 'he II
/ surface of the rails they acted Ike skates al.
. / thorn was a crash as NJ. - ran into No. o.
There were four passengers in No 9"' |"
women and two men, who wer" suddenly 'ui'
! blel roge;her I'm a heap. No one was hur'' III
I mon h.lned the women T. their feet. but Just a
R tr,s vas ACCOMPLISHED Car No. 81. in the real
hufnpod into 30 -. and there was ahother me-
/ Low - conductor. mOtOrman ana passenger
N,ho.lv was hurt this time. but the passenger
, thinking they had had enough cable car fpr on
, doy faced the storm and walked To their home
launching at the experience and glad that the
haI only to complain OF slightly soiled garment