The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-13
YESTERDAYS TWO FIRES,
HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK
 SMASHES INTO TROLLEY CAR,

All the Car Windows Broken but One Nobody Hurt-NO. ss Hose Wagon Upset and All Hands Spilled Out 5 Captain sRang Slightly Injured-Stim /Another Exciting Incident--The Fire ss Did Little Damage.
 fire broke rout-in a brick tenement
 Nat 218 Commerce street yesterday
 loon and although no damage re-
 several exciting incidents occur
 While the different company were
 pnding to the alarm.
 nile the bells were still ringing a
 Point electric car stopped at the
 Der of George street and Congress
 hue and hook and ladder truck
 It was making the difficult turn at
 point collided with the car, the
 llision being heavy enough to break Il the windows in the car but one, There were number of passengers in the car at the time and as the brok- en glass rattled about them a number became thoroughly frightened. Except ] for the broken windows no damage re- suited, however, although it was con- sidered that the passengers, as well as those on the hook and ladder. had an unusually narrow escape. The hook and ladder immediately continued on it's way to the fire.
 Another accident was also narrowly averted at the corner of Congress ave- nue and Commerce street. The steam CTS, hook and ladder and hose carts coming down Congress avenue from the north did not see that the turn was to be made at Commerce street, and some went rushing by while others were barely able to make the turn. This naturally caused teams coming up Commerce street to become entangled in the rush and it was only by the quick headwork and skill of the driy- CTS in pulling their horses up on their launches that averted serious acci- dent. -, The fire in the tenement was caused by lace curtain catching fire and was quickly put out before any serious dam age resulted. ...
 While responding to an alarm of fire from box No. 432 yesterday morning the hose wagon of No. S's engine house met with mishap at the corner of Franklin street and Grand avenue. As the corner was turned the wagon slid off an embankment of snow, the wheels struck the railroad tracks and -e1e wagon turned over on its side.
 Captain Spang was with Frank P. Carter, substitute driver, on the driv- CTS sea-. On the wagon were also Lieutenant Merrick, Master Mechanic sherdman and Hoseman Joseph F. Mill CT. All the men were spilled out, but fortsinately no on was injured.
 dTptain Spang in falling from the nil seat on which he was riding sti8ck, in falling, his left hand and krise. The left hand was badly strain fall by a large swelling which shortly developed. < Captain Fancher, who was notified of the accident, took Captain Spang in his wagon to pr. c. Purdy Lindsley's house. where the injured hand was dressed and the captain was ordered to stay off duty for a couple of days.
 The apparatus suffered some injury but only what can be repaired at the repair shop of the fire department. The pole of the wagon was broken, an axle sprung and the piping of the chemical tanks disconnected with the tanks.
 The wagon will be ready for use in three or four days. and meanwhile an exercise wagon will be used as hose wagon.
 The fire which caused the trouble did not amount to anything. It was some rubbish in an ashbin, the smoke from which entered the Kreutler millinery store on Grand avenue and caused some excitement.