The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-25

the uniform of police officer. l had run
into his arms.
Didn't you see that car? SAID /.
"Phwat car" said he. "Do yees name the
wan comm beyant there? Pointing to-
ward the direction in which the bob tail
had come
"No no." said |. "The car that iuet went
into the river" "Hurry man; we may he
able to save them yet;" and l started to-
ward the river, the p liceman following
me.
When | reached the bridge, all was ST.
lent. The dark waters reflected the
lights of the city, and l also saw that the
draw was tighely closed. Upon the officer
coming up l told him what 1 had seen,
but the only satisfaction l could get was
eco on now, OF hev bin here fur over an
hour an divil bob tail car has passed at
all, at all, yees had betther get on this
wan. pointing to the electric car that
had come up OF thout yees wus dthrunk
but l guess yees are only daffy." And
with this parting shot, he turned and
walked away.
| got on board of the electric CIR and
was soon speeding westward and finally
arrived at Ashland ave, from which street
| made my way to my rooms.
The first thing did after coming down
to my breakfast, was to scan the morning
paper to see ifsany account of an accident
to street car was mentioned, But the
columns of the paper made no mention
OF it.
That nigut at the club told the story
to several of my friends, and after finish
ing, one of them said. cts pity you did
not tell us the name of your brand, John
son. We would like to sample it if it
makes man see things like that" "Won-
der you wasn't run in" said another So,
finding that | was not only unbelieyed,
but actually accused of intoxication. |
let the subject drop. But although | was
still at a loss for an explanation of the
previous nights episode, | was sure that
drunkenness, at least, was not the cause of
it. l could not understand it. | had seen
the car as plain as | could see anything,
and up to the moment | attempted TO get
on board, it had seemed as tangible as
any other car.
Determined to at least make an effort to
solve the mystery. went to the office of
the Madison street railway company, and
In answer to my queries, the manager said
that there not car of the style mention
ed, in the city They had all been sold to
smaller towns that were still using that
style of car. So gave it up. l also de-
termined never to tell of my experience
again, and would not have done so had l
not run across an old newspaper of
the year 1874 and dated, August the elev-
enth. In thia | discovered the follow ing
article.
"A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
ga Madison street car runs into IL
river. This morning about two o'clock,
street car number 8, of the Madison street
line ran into the river at the bridge
TLere was only one passenger on board at
the time, he being unknown. Both the
passenger and driver were drowned The
bridge keeper was asleep at the time and
tells the following story of the accident.
He had opened the draw at half past one
to allow the schooner, Marie Louise" to
pass ian unusual proceeding at this time
of night and had then gone back to his
house and fell asleep. How the draw
came to be open is mystery, as the keeper
emphatically declares that it was locked
when he left. The body of the car driver
was found near the Lake street bridge,
but the body of the passenger has not been
discovered.
can effort will be made to raise the car
today"