The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-25
DEATH HOvERS NEAR
MANY PERSONS HAVE MARROW
ESCAPES AT TENTH AND
WABASHA STREETS
DEFECTIVE SWITCH AND
SHORT CURVE DANGEROUS
Street Car Company Is Held Account
able by Police for Many Accidents
List of Injured Throughout City Is
Greater Than for Many Months

6 a. M, Richard Reese, paper car
rier, thrown from his bicycle at Seven
corners and severely injured.
$40 a. M, a score of people slightly
hurt in street car collision at Deaths
Curve, Tenth and Wabasha streets.
S:15 a. m, w. P. Wright thrown
from his buggy at Deaths Curve,
Tenth and Wabasha streets, and Sc
verely injured.
9:15 a. M, William Johnson's stone
wagon broke down at Deaths Curve,
Tenth and Wabasha streets.
1880 p. M, Albert Gunyard hurt
while lowering a boiler into the base
ment of the Grand block.
4:30 p. m, Thomas Coyne, four
teen years old, fell from the roof of
his home, 40 South Robert street, and
escaped without injury.
6 p. M, William Cote run down by
Rcndo- Maria car at Broad and Sew
enth street.
6:1S p. M, Joe Kruger, aged ten
years, injured while stealing a ride
on wood wagon at Fourth and Ex-
change streets.
Due to Neglect.
Such is the list of accidents that
occurred in st. Paul yesterday, four
of which are said to have been either
directly or indirectly due to the neglect
of the Twin City Rapid Transit COM
pany.
Three of the accidents occurred at
Deaths Curve, Tenth and Wabasha
streets. A defective switch was re-
sponsible for two, and the narrow
curve caused the third.
Shortly before o'clock yesterday an
empty interurban car ran up Wabasha
street at a thirty mile an hour pace
1t did not slacken its speed at the
Tenth street switch, but hit the curve
while running at full speed.
The forward trucks of the car made
the switch, but in doing so loosened it,
and when the back wheels struck it
they were thrown onto the track lead
ing up Tenth street.
Instantly the car was derailed. A
Rondo-Maria car, which was turning
from Tenth street to the main line,
was struck by the rear end of the
large car. The Rondo car was loaded
to its full capacity with passengers on
their way to work. The force of the
collision was so great that the paSsen-
gers were thrown from their seats, and
those standing were hurled upon them.
Passengers Are Cut.
Flying glass from the interurban car
cut several of the passengers, though
none was seriously injured. The COL
lision blocked traffic for over fifteen
minutes.
No sooner was the track cleared
than the second accident of the day
occurred. W. P. Wright, SGT Carroll
street, was thrown from his buggy at
Deaths curve. His horse became I'M
manageable as he was driving down
Wabasha street and ran away. At
Tenth street one of the wheels of the
buggy caught in the defective switch,
and threw Mr.. Wright from the vehicle.
The buggy then collided with a coal
wagon and was completely demolished.
Wright was painfully injured about
the head and arms. He was taken to
his home. ,'.a el,@
Switch Is Dangerous.
A coal wagon was wrecked by the
switch one hour after Wright was
thrown from his buggy. The wheel was
caught in the switch and the wagon
was smashed. William Johnson was
driving, and his load Of cut stone was
thrown to the street.
The days casualties outnumber
those of any normal day on record.
While unloading boiler from a dray
and lowering it into the basement of
the Grand block at noon yesterday AL
bert Gunyard was hit by a croWbar and
knocked unconscious. Policeman Paul
son removed the injured man to DR..
Bole's office, where his injuries were
dressed.
Richard Reese, a carrier boy en-
ployed by the morning papers, fell
from his wheel at Seven corners at
o'clock and was cut about the head. He
was rendered unconscious and was re-
moved to the city hospital in the po-
lice ambulance.
Thomas Coyne fell from the roof of
his home yesterday afternoon while
playing with a number of other boys.
He only received slight injuries, al
though he fell a distance of forty feet.
Joe Kruger, ten years Of age, while
trying to steal ride on Frank Jan
sens wood wagon, sustained a fracture
of his leg. He was carried to his home,
161 West Fourth street by Policeman
HammeS.
While crossing the street at Broad
way and Seventh street last night
William Cote, AIS East Tenth street,
was struck by a west-bound Rondo-
Maria car. He was thrown to the pave
ment, but escaped with slight injuries.
His face was cut and his arms bruised.
He was able to walk unassisted to his
home.