The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-15
CARS ARE TOO THICK
INJURY TO PASSEN-
GERS
ACCIDENT ON wABAsHA ST.
Nine Persons on the lnterurban
TrOIIeys Suffer Painful In
juries-BuGs ON the
Track

AS a result of two street car collisions,
which occurred within a few minutes of
each other last night at almost the same
point, Wabasha street, between Summit
and College avenues, six persons are quite
seriously injured and a. number of others
more or less bruised. Those who were
injured, as far as could be learned, are:
]. f. Wilcox, Mrs j. F. Wilcox, Edwin
wilcox and Esther Lillian Wilcox, 4lS
East Seventh street.
Miss Freda .Kapping, 594 Carroll street.
Fred Gutknecht, 652 Golf avenue.
William Brennan, IA East Eleventh
street.
Miss B. Braunstein. l5S Wabasha street.
Mrs. f. II. Coleman, 357 Livingston
avenue.
The accidents occurred about 1890. Just
when traffic on the Como and Harriet,
and in. fact all of the ether Wabasha
street lines was most active. Cars were
coming down Wabasha street toward the
city in a continuous procession when a
Como interurban car stopped suddenly
near the corner of College avenue, and
then backed, colliding with another car
on the same line that was directly be-
hind 1t. Sti1l another car followed alons
and Collided with the other two, caus-
ing great shock and throwing the
closely crowded passengers in all three
of the cars against one another and
against the seats and other parts of the
cars with much force. Miss Braunstein,
who was on one of these cars, was quite
seriously injured by being crushed against
some portion of the woodwork She was
taken into a house near by and cared
for until the arrival of a physician, and
afterward removed to her home in a car
riage. Mr.. Brennan was also on one
of these cars and was quite badly bruis-
ed about the legs and body. The COLI
sion caused great confusion among the
passengers, and many who We're not too
seriously hurt walked away.
SECOND COLLISION FOLLOWS
The second collision followed directly
upon the first and occurred in the same
manner. A Como interurban car backed
into Rice street motor and trailer with
great force, and in the confusion which
followed the contact and while the fright
ened passengers were trying TO get out
of the car, there was a second shock.
which broke. down 1.-THE platform guard
on the Rice street motor and injured a
number of those who were ON that part
cox and his wife and two children, Edwin
and Esther Mr.. Wilcox was badly
bruised about the legs. He was carry
ing the younger child Esther, and she
was not badly hurt Mrs. Wilcox was
most seriously wounded She was bruised
about the limbs and her body was so
severely crushed that it is thought she
must be internally injured. The boy, Ed
win, was merely bruised. Miss Freda
Kapping, who was with the Wilcox par
ty, was bruised about the body and
limbs, and received a severe nervous
shock. Fred Gutkpecht was thrown
against portion of the car with such
force as to render him unconscious. He
was cut on the head in several places and
in the face and several of his teeth were
knocked out.
Mrs. Coleman was severely bruised
about the body and arms and her con-
Gition was such that she was removed
to one Of the houses near and later was
taken to her home in one of. the patrol
wagons. 30 eA
The street railway employees attribute
all the trouble to bugs on the track.
They state that the bugs collected in
such numbers that. the track became
so slippery it was impossible to control
the cars.