The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-12-14
CRASH IN A TUNNEL.
CABLE CAR COLLISION ON ONE
OF THE CHICAGO LINES.

Two Trains PILED in "A Heap at the Bottom
and Two Passengers Lose Their l. YES
Fourteen Others Severely Wounded
Tire Breaks Out i'm the Wreck.
CHICAGO, Dec. lin collision be-
tween cable cars in Washington street
tunnel last evening two men were fatally
hurt fourteen other persons seriously in
jured, and score others moro or less
bruised. The cars were set on fire by tho
stoves, and for u time there was fearful
panic around tho wreck Morris Smith,
internally hurt and both legs broken died
In the hospital ut IL p. m, and John Don
ohue, whose right leg was broken and who
was otherwise injured, died in the hospital
an hour later.
List of the Seriously Injured.
The most seriously injured arc as fol-
lows: George Newman, head and face
badly cut; William Joyce, right leg
broken and severely bruised; James Nc
Donald, face crushed and head cut; James
McGinty, seriously bruised; Mrs. Thomas
Beman, head and face cut; Mrs George
Reiss, head hurt and temporarily de-
ranged by shock; Mrs. William Parker,
both ankles broken; William Mulroney,
teeth knocked out and jaw broken; Il. IL.
Moran, gripman, internally injured;
Nellie Scott, badly bruised; G. b. Bart on,
face fearfully lacerated; A. Aikens head
badly cut; n. Peterson left arm broken;
M. Nelson, knee cap torn off.
Cars Were damned with People.
In addition to these there was q largo
number of people who sustained painful
injuries, smashed fingers, knocked out
teeth, sprained ankles and wrists being
very numerous. Both the West Madison
street and Milwaukee avenue cable lines
run through the tunnel, and at the time
of the accident all tho west bound cars
were jammcd to suffocation with people
returning home The Madison street ca
bic train, consisting of n grip and two
trailers, was part of the way down the in
cline in the tunnel when the Milwaukee
avenue train also entered the tunnel. AL
most Immediately after starting down
Gripman Moran, of the Milwaukee ave-
nue. line lost his hold on the cable and
the cars lcaped forward down the incline
at fearful speed. Moran rang the alarm
bell and he and the conductors set all the
brakes on the train, but were utterly una
bic to hold it.
The Crash at the Bottom.
just as the bottom of the tunnel was
reached the runaway cars struck the Mad
ison street train with awful force, smash
ing its rear car in splinters and dcmol-
ishing the Milwaukee avenue cable car.
Both cars were piled up in heap, from
which such passengers rs were capable of
moving crawlcd out, battered and bleed
ing. TO add to the horror of the accident
one of the wrecked cars caught fire and
began to blaze furiously. All the people
injured on the cars were removed before
the fire became dangerous, however. The
cause of the accident was the breaking of
the grip on the Milwaukee avenue car.
With this ont of order there was nothing
except the brakes to hold the train, and
they were powerlcss against the heavy
load on the ears.
National Municipal League.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-The National
Municipal league convention closed its
business sessions here and adjournment
was taken and tour of inspection made