St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-05
The DEATH PLUNGE.
Milwaukee Trolley Car Drops
Through an Open
Draw.
ELEVEN CARRIED DOWN.
Imprisoned in the Car, They
Sink Beneath the
Ice.
ELEVEN CARRIED DOWN.
THREE TAKEN OUT DEAD.
Others Have a Narrow Escape
From a Similar
Fate.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. A trolley
car of the Russell avenue and Holtor
street line plunged through the open
draw of the Kinnikinic avenue bridge
at $50 this morning, carrying three
people down to death in the icy water
Of the river. Six persons were rescued
from the partially submerged car. II
was the worst street car accident that
ever happened in Milwaukee, and the
news OF the shocking disaster sent a
thrill of horror throughout the city.
From all accounts the accident seems
to have clearly been due TO the care
lesSnesS of the molorman. John Ken
nedy, but he stuck to his post il. vain
endeavor to stop the car which he had
permitted to approach too near the open
draw. and paid the penalty of his care
lessneSs with his life. Tie car struck
endwise in the river aud was submerged
for about twO-thirdS Of its length, being
the fact that it did not 90 10 the bottom
of the river. which is eighteen feet deep
at that point, being due to the presence
of thick ice. This circumstance alone
1t is believed. made ii possible to rescue
any of the passengers.
The Dead.
MISS ANTOINETTE G. EULMAN, kim
dergarten teacher in the Twelfth district pri-
mary school, and a daughter of Prof Ehl-
man. director of music in the public schools.
JOHN KENNEDY, motorman of car 14i.
MISS SCHMIDTkUNlZ employed al Ma
ional knitting works
The rescued were: WI Savery, 705
Walnut street, hand cut; \. Oertel, 7j6
Island avenue; G. w. Chase. 726 Fourth
street; Ii. kuehn. 307 Reed street; f.
Brand, $40 Grove street; Ella Wach-
holZ, Ills Eleventh street, hurt about
the shoulder; Edward Hoffman. boards
at 446 Jackson street; Miss Annie Alb.
ITO Poplar street.
Russell avenue and Holton street Car
No. 145, south-bonnd, was speeding
along up KiEnikinic avenue at aDont
half past O'clock this morning, with
twelve passengers aboard. The Chicago
q Northwestern railroad crossing. stu-
ated about two and three-quarters
blocks north of Kinnikinic bridge,
was made on schedule time. The usual
stops were made, and at the conductors
signal to come ahead Motorman John
Kennedy applied his power, and the i'll
fated car started onward to he suddenly
stopped by an awful casualty. Rolling
probably ten or twelve feet from the
bridge, Conductor Peterson, who is said
to have been in service only short
time. rang the bell to stop. Instantly
the passengers became alIyU TO the fact
that there was something out of the or
dlnary wrong, and they soon perceived
cruise for alarm, when looking out the
open bridge was almost at hand and nU
brakes had yet been applied. A the
sound of the bell, The motorman graSped
the brake crank and twisted it with
might and main, but the wheels slipped;
there was no time 10 reach for sand and
to the horror of the helpless passengers
they realized that no power on earth
could prevent them from
Plunging HeadIOng
into the yawning gulf of icy water.
Wild ShriekS from the four women pas.
sengers intermingled with the breath
less gasps Of the pale-face'l men. There
was 10 time 10 plan or say word. The
rear door was all the means of escape
offered. The men on the rear end. two
or three, including the conductor, had
already jumped. William p. Seyery
was first to reach the door. lie
had occupied the front seat at the
window. aud had seen the bridge oper
shortly after the railroad crossing had
been passed. He needed hot the warn
ing bell Of the conductor To notify him
of the danger; lie had already been
calculating. lie was the first to bound
forward and reach the handle OF the
rear door. But he never opened it, The
instant he reached it the forward end
went down, and he, together with the
terFOr-Stricken passengers who were
crUWding behind him were thrown to the
front. A heavy crash followed as the
ice was struck, and then the car gradu-
ally sank midway into the water. The
fire was instantly Quenched and the
passengers entirely submerged. ! he
efforts to get out will probably never be
known. Certain il is that the two Ia
dies who met their death must have
been at the very bottom and we're in
stantiy suffocated, as their bodies
bear no signs or bruises. One woman,
probably Ella WachhuiZ. clung des-
perately to Edward Hoffman, as he
continued TO raise himself out OF the
waters. He could lend 10 assistance,
however, as his strength was almost
gone. But the strong arm of TeScuer
was near at hand and the helpless
woman was safely borne above the wa
ters and soon placed in place Of ref
uge. Annie Alb was rescued in sim
liar way. Their preservation is alone
due TO the fact that they Glanced TO be
the fartheSt away from the rear
door in the first attempt to escape.
Miss SchmidikuntZ'5 body was the
first recovered. Afterwards the body OF
Miss Ehlman and the motorman were
taken from the car Two attempts
were made to lift the car, but the chains
broke each time. Police used graphing
hooks on the wrecked car without
effect, and it is now thought the list OF
dead will be limited 10 the three names
given.
Gold Goes Into Treasury.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-The sum of
s55O OOO gold was deDOsited in the sub-