The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-09
SALTWATER.
Serious Accident on the Local Street
Railway LIne-Prfson Managers.

street
Railway Line-Prison Managers.
The first accident on the local street
railway line occurred shortly before noon
yesterday and the mishap would In all
probability have been ACCOMPANIED nv
loss Of life had it not been for the
promptness of Motoneer Thomas War
burton, who threw the Third street
safety switch in time to prevent a run
away car on South Third street from
turning the curve at the head Of Chest
nut street. AS it is, Peter Quinn and D
l.. Kellogg, both motoneers in the en-
pIoy of the company, are at the CITY
hospital, suffering from fractured legs
and other severe bruises caused by a
head end collision with an interurban
car at the corner of Third and MvrfIa
streets. At the corner of Pine and Third
streets an Owen street car became IN
manageable while It was in charge of
Jerry Spaulding. Peter Quinn. who was
on the rear end, FASTENED to the front
end and tried every possible means to
stop its rapid progress down the hill It
refused to respond to the brakes or tho
reverse current and, seeing that he was
in danger Of going down the steep hill
on Chestnut street, he called to Mr.
WarhurtOn to turn the switch This was
done and the car sped by. All would
have been we'll had not an interurban
car come into sight and just as it was
turning the Myrtle street curve a head
end collision occurred. Quinn and Kel-
iogg, who was also on the car, were
pinned in and when released it was found
that each had suffered a fractured leg
They were taken to the city hospital
where their injuries We're attended to
by Drs. Merrill and BOleyn. Mr. Spauld-
ing escaped with few cuts and bruises
and the motoneer on the interurban car
Il nf1rF~ INrNfl,
disabled and are unfit for service. A re-
port that Quinn was seriously injured
internally is discreditcd by the attending
surgeons.
The board Of prison managers met yes
terday and considered a large number of
applications for parole. Six were grant
cd and five paroled men were discharged.
The board also transacted routine bust
ness The miscellaneous cash receipts
for October aggregated $S6,266, of which
amount $50 was for sales and collec-
lions on account of binder twine
Michael Mccormick, convicted of the
theft of a gun and oVercOat from Theo
Mitten, of South Saltwater, was ar
raigned in the municipal court yesterday
and was given ninety days term.
Owing to the fact that Washington coun-
tvs Jail is not yet completed he will be
imprisoned in the Jail at Red Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Frelgh, the parents
of DR. F.. o f.. Freligh, celebrated their
golden wedding last evening and gave a
reception at knights of Pythias hall.
where a large number of their friends
called to wish them a long and happy
life. They were married at Lorignal
Canada, Nov s. 1919, and came to Still
water about eleven years ago TO make
their home with their son. Mr.. Freligh
is seventy-five years of age and his Wife
a year younger and both arc hale and
hearty.
The city council will meet this evening
to canvass the election returns, together
with the vote on the park question. 1t
is claimed that the vote was overwhelm-
ipgly in favor of public parks. although
the boxes containing the ballots have not
yet been opened.