The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-22
Panic on a PIainfieId Street
Electric Car.
Unnecessary Fear Results in Several
Persons Being Injured.
The Generosity OF Con Miners Friends
Gave Him a Bad Half Hour.

The burning out OF fuse in one OF the
motors on a Plainfield street car on Vest
minister street, near Parade, at lOilo last
evening, caused several slight accidents
and badly frightened the occupants OF lhe
car The car as those on the Plainfield
street route usually are, was overcrowded
at the time the accident occurred, ana
some ten or twelve persons, not knoWlng
what occasioned the report ana hash OF
fire from beneath the car, jumped OF, uh-
Mindful that the car was still In motion.
Among those injured were Mrs. Edwin L.
Patt and daughter, residing at 324 Plain
held street and cousin OF theirs,
daughter OF William NJ. Patt; Ira Adams
and a gentleman named O'Connor. All
were bruised about their limbs ana lace,
As they were thrown upon the pavements.
No one seems TO be at fault. Had all re-
NAMED on the car the incident OF the fuse
blowing out would have gone unnotlced,
as il is something that is unavoidable oc-
fcasionally, and it is not an unusual thing
20 occur. The conductors are PROVIDED
with spare fuses in case of such mishaps.
Constantine Miner, who formerly carried
Che mail between Thornton and Olney-
VILE met with a painful accident TINS
morning, which nearly cost HIM ms HE
Some OF the neighbors at Morgan Mills
having caught more fish than they could
use. gave "Con. - as he is usually called,
a mess, which he had prepared for ms
morning meal. Suddenly he discovered
that a bone was lodged In his throat that
he could not extricate, and he hied him.
self TO Thornton TO seek assistance rom
DR. Shaw, who relieved him OF his trouble,
although il was a difficult task, as 1t was
a three -pronged bone and was quite
firmly fixed la his throat. "Con" says
he doesn't want to save any more hsh
from spelling.
In the Eighth Ditrict Court this morn,
ing Jane Judson, charged with being lewd
uo "a gpntenCc0
st the farm.
Angelo Polish, for drunkenness, was
fined e. and costs.
Oscar Aul and Ames Benson, for revel-
ing on Park avenue, yesterday, were each
fined 81 and costs.
Joseph Butler paid S11 into the court
treasury for his Sunday diversion on Hart
ford avenue yesterday. Reveling was the
least offence he was charged with.
SUNDAY SCHOOL EXCURSION.
Several hundred members and friends
of the Broadway Baptist Sunday School
enioyed an excursion to Point Pleasant
ON Mount Hope Bay today. On the return
trip sail around Beaver Tail was enjoyed
Steamer Pawnee was chartered for the ex-
cursioD. i,
A slight fire was discovered in pile OF
rubbish in the rear of Kimballs block on
Hartford avenue late Saturday afternoon
Blythe prompt action of Cyrus Is. Kelly,
cook for f.. NJ Robbins, 1t was ex-
tinguished-
The Red Cross Chapter of the Church OF
the Messiah will be addressed by Rath-
bone Gardiner, Esq, at its meeting to-
morrow evening.
At the Churchof the Messiah yesterday
morning Mr.. III. w. Saunders officiated,
and in the evening Rev. +. B. Cole.
Mrs. Elisha Harris of Smithtield is a
guest of Mrs. j. s. Clemence of Plainfeld
street for few days.
Ex-Councilman III. A. Page is receiving
congratulations today. Ii is daughter.
Captain John Bree, who started the Sal
vation Army in Olneyville, leads the
a. IN. service at the camp meeting at
Hebronvilie.
Mrs. L. Pagan and Miss Katie Guynar
of Hartford avenue, are visiting friends in
this place.
The Ladies Rough and Ready Auxiliary
are arranging for "trolley party" Thurs
day evening of this week.
Rev. j. r. Docking was welcomed home
at the nj. Il. Tabernacle by large attend
ancs yesterday, both morning and even
ing.
ITALIAN wEAvERs RETURN TO WORK.
The 20 Italians employed in the weav'
ing department of the Atlantic mills, who
struck last Friday, returned TO Their
looms today for the same rate OF wages.