The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-11-21
ELECTRIC MOTOR CAR PLUNGED
,ol FEET INTO A RIVER BE
LOW AT CLEVELAND.
SCOREOR MORE NET WATERiGHAVES
The Car Has Not Been Seen >lneS->SF'
ersl BODIES Have FloStsj 10 the Sur
face Sui Been Recovered
Someone Numbered.

Cleveland. u. Nov. IA heavy etsc-
trie motor car containing between " and
~ Passengers went through the draw q
the central visduct az Tst5 this evening
and dropped lOl feSS TO the river sFs'w'
LISA horror the like Of which has Fever
occurred here before
The central vaducs Is a huge S'li'
bridge 500 feet long, made " tTVn- II
connects the heights and the prosperous
residence section ot the south SIDE WITH
The business certsE % the city, De'
rsStly over the RIVER ) ; draw erec,s ~
the pivot swinging pattern and t1HS Is
1Ol feet above the surface 81 the water.
The South SS6e Street railway passes
over the bridge ard 81 either side " re
draw there Is a safety switch wsleA- IN
less the conductor stshts ard holds "
\ handle will Seai car into the gutter
Instead q allowing II 10 - On the draw.
First reports trva the scene q the DIS
s<,er seer, - plxcs the blGu,s O. the coz
Jucte-. Thsy were - the stsSs that 'aS
Inflated motor ear. Containing 81 O. ~
people. spproaehej the draw Just 4s q
vessel was nsariaS :, and The bridge NJ
tsrtsu;s had esossj the BIG lrvE gates an-
were p-spa-ius u swing the draw. As
Is the rule. the car Stepped and the con
dysescr ws-t forward ~ release The SwtTch
in case the way was clear he mus
have hsea blnts3 ey the sis&srve 1ssn'-
fog an eyewitness declares thar although
the gates we've eh,seS Ia3 The draw Ar
ready in uctlo1. shs CV16uescr raised the
switch hausise. The g9sQrudn 1pgi1sG
the eu-rs1s and the car SAs5 forward AMI
ssrveS the gates with 4 erasA- There
was caly ulC1Rat's pause 11,t ;hsu cas
hsavy ear groUaG is Why s1-vIga Zas
wrsSsage and pblzssi ever Ihs brink
into the black 4eyss amid the Scrsd11s
su3 t-an5Se struggles gE the "a sssa,esrs,
wAe, At the first 51,izae;C1 q ta1gec
rushed fer shs rvdr tcGc.
The ear struck the water Win L s-sac
Splash. ami then there was Silence Soon
uSu began ~ rush shouting ae1U-. AMI
vclocs Vatrvl wagons ami auoGia1esS
wscs scoa flying u tire Spos n response
- Telephone calls, In II Incredibly
short SPACE 90 sirs the worS at cssRUs
had hegua- AL the eccVpan-s Of rae car.
With the exception az the few WIN had
managed ~ jung Is Il ,oppfst gvsr. weuc
Gaawn u certain death
The car Sssz rpedrN,5 trvn SIGHT a. SUN
as L struck the water AMI svsrv gde. u
the passengers wscs drowned. The
alarm thar w1s $eGs GGz erVGsh. - r1s
scsas Aals 4 f0aea anagIa1css, the i-s
boats amt chs members u the HE saving
crsw with sragebag icVas,
Nlr11n Few IlIIcss IScgc me Icyi-
isus SAe Sart1cs Ok c1s rtTer csveus,s,i
nothing u the csc-5Ais rr1.ss,ir Iaa- nat
inst been snaccs,i- The waters 1af
cursed Vvec E1e ca- ami It's gasSseuscsrs
ami the wVcx VI the -sseue It auGlGs N
the uncertain Ei<hc WIS siuw indeed.
AsS01c ieck 1d,E ilzeu 1O,t1es -aa- 1aL
svoie11lE ipacs,i lar u c1e sac AMI -,ssu
- c1s SucEics wgrs 1ISsu SrJm chs -,v,.r
ami earrted ~ -A,s va-igus uur,sues. rhe
asws * c1s cacrt1ie 4eynfeur sQrsa,f ia
Will irs 1AcVulsn cae SlEy AMI L a-,re
crowd sa0n cviIecost % ca,s oraisra I1,f
1tlnis me oallSS lf ne -tzsc -Iev
cuIi0 III lgcalus 15wgvsr- bur wao.a
the SLOW wOcS 1c g-appdns 5lr me 1u,!Iss
The ca9ciz1 u ne ar,iigs s-ua.,.fss sa,r.-
saw TINS ga cunning r4gniLr -uva--fs
Sls t,aE I,isr as I mi ssvsu -1s sigma
- swing e ~ admit " M la.ssSnE II
vessel I xaEs,t M 1alis All la lu1s,f
% s1e u0olruaI ID sSlp. 1ur I1ua--sur-,r
De 7a1t III I-saeua % ne The ,a.
came N. inst oeSlrs II vgac I-ar ne
artn& ne uuolsual iamps,i AMI IN
away
Tins sct7suauE tuss luc Iss-ss. VIM
110se u sEs Witnesses wl,l iseal--s -la
c1' eontIcoIc wsGE iAsaif ID Iusu he
s'vlcea. wan;h X I1VUr at Sec z-gnr -as
tcsw- ami mGunsf 5lr r1e - u e.gss,.
11ehE. Csr-Iln Z Is zaa- lie .yu,frp.r,Ir
unTnost NE "a Ig1n AMI vpnc .Hgx1
VIA ne Passengers ~ ieu-1. al,f e xii
1sv'5c De gUsSSlie N -sd scpsrs-r xau- IL
mi oecIcs ia a,vhisnr l,,.,Ir-s,E The -,-i-
WY ld1ta-s say -ld- -l,E- ~. II 1r,s.s.ur-
una1 - ElEe Tie. names II -l,s .gu,ftrry,J,-
i-nt nuorIal The sz,Isr number IL
7'isSseuscscS n -fs ~ WI uuc ,e s-lsvu
JnEi 81 IA aO,fies AZ -s,,lrgrs,i. r1a
Si,s -''stsusr n tie el- Suus NJ -nys,s
WIN escaped say. sauve,t - Ssrss h;I,f
oee1 clileSus'i rhers nay a,Ir,s 6sa1
0Slsr Passengers wIt1 --snsrsrs xlR.b
WQdiu 1le hare -1nS ID IL. --ss-su4r "a
lsar ts San De ls'a-lsI -asrs xgra = n
.e'isc ami 7OsSsSi,iy- y 9ersuns n ne .,s-
wasd L maine me plunge Ssvan s5aar-
Ted o0'i1ss 49, az me uurS-re lup s1,f
0ne ual. wa0sss lane has 1ur NC Teen
.ea-le'f. y az a alspizsI N Al in,-u~s1uss
e01d1E0u. 81 tar IS e11 De 5V1--s,f NJ <
sas 01ly 9ns Wal escaped insst1r ,fssr1
De wVrS Ct -,ssguinsS IN rufieS V,su-
60 ay ne fa-f1sc lsSac If -as stlruS N
the 1cs a0SrS ~ r9cssf irs nor-s. 5,,,fit,,,
n at'aCOn - e1'1se dirsaiy -1San ~ NJ
ufocsus, ma king - IN Al. Aa,f A,ssu -sSsu
roen me r,ver- AIMING rAsut vas q
S0u1's wVual wsrA At0a6 lair AMI saz-sy
we'd frscsed. 6s5ns rAe body. a,parsurs,,-.
et a sa0p s,r5 comf1S Auuie elrur wgrS-
~ her sale IN ch,s -sisaf- wErlu av me
e0'tS q 5 woman 1hVur 80 wears Of ascs.
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