The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-04
CARS CLASH ON
The SHBY INCLINE
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the knee. She was also badly bruised
about the body.
Miss Sadie Rowles, a teacher at the
Adams school, residing at 1877 Nelson
avenue, was in the trailer at the time
OF the crash. She was thrown against
the dummy as it forced its way into
the car. and her right side was badly
injured. She may have suffered brOk-
en- ribs. 1t is thought that she is in
we're nervous shock and was hysterical
for time after the accident. She
was attended by DR.. Keam.
S. Scott, in the insurance business.
in the Globe building. and who resides
at 996 Laurel avenue, was also in the
trailer. He was thrown up against
the stove and had his right shoulder
twisted SO badly that he is unable 70
lift his arm. He was badly bruised
about the body and both hands were
cut by flying glass.
Ernest Matthes, an upholsterer at
444 Selby avenue. had his left foot and
knee twisted and cut.
j. l.. Anderson, a youth of sixteen,
who was stealing ride up the hill OH
the rear platform of the dummy, was
thrown against the railing and into
the street, suffering a cash over the
left eye and bruises about the body.
He is the son of w. H. Anderson, spe-
cial agent of the New York Life In
SHrance company.
T. G. Field, of Field, Schlick & Co,
DR.. A. 2. Keam, Gen. w. b. Bend and
Paul Gottfried, police officer of the
Rondo station, We're on the cars at the
time of the accident and Sustained
minor bruises.
A dozen other passengers, whose
names could not be learned, were slight
ly bruised or cut by flying glass.
w. A. McCreight, motorman of the
dummy, saw that the collision was in
evitable and after setting the brakes,
jumped from the car, falling upon his
back and sustaining severe shaking
up.
Collide With Great Force.
The cars, according to the company's
rule, are required to ascend to the
curve where Seiby avenue proper be-
gins, by their own power, and wait
there for the dummy car which pushes
them up the remainder Of the hill.
When the car with the trailer reach
ed the curve the brakes were applied
to hold it there until the arrival of the
dummy. The brakes were defective
and failed to hold the cars, which
started rearward down the hill.
They ran a distance of about 200
feet to Pleasant avenue, where they
collided with the dummy coming rap
idly up the hill. The cars met with
a crash that was heard for blocks.
The trailer telescoped the dummy,
throwing the body of the latter from
its trucks into the street, while the
body of the trailer took a position on
the trucks of the dummy.
Both the forward car and the trailer
were crowded with people returning
from work. At the first warning that
the car was starting on it's downward
course the people arose in mass and
started for the doors. Before they
reached the exits, however, the cars
met and they were thrown in a heap
on the floor.
h The passenger cars were In charge
Of Motorman E. Davis and Conductor
l.. b. Stvens, neither of whom was
hurt.
Cars Badly Wrecked.
All three cars were badly wrecked
The rear end of the trailer was reduced
to mass of splintered wood, the front
platform wrecked, the front end Of the
dummy demolished and the rear end
OF the power car stove in. The body
of the trailer was separated from its
trucks and showed to the ground. The
stove in the dummy set fire to the car
but is was quickly extinguished.
Traffic was delayed about an hour
The counterweight system, by which
the cars are pushed up the steep in
cline, consists of weights on a cable
sliding up and down beneath the tracks
and which counterbalances the weight
of the ears. The dummy clutches the
cable with grip such as is used or
| cable cars.
The counterweight system on the
Selby hill was put in six years ago
and is reproduction of a system in
providence, r. l." said City Engineer
Rundlett last night. 1T was installed
under the direction of the engineer OF
the street railway company of Provi
dence, and was regarded as the most
perfect that could be devised"
The wreck was not due to failure OF
the cable to operate properly, but was
caused by the defective breaks of the
antiquated car.