The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-14
THREE HURT WHEN
ACCIDENT SNAPS
TROLLEY POLES
Steam Shovel Becomes Entangled
With Wires Out Woodward, and
Power Equipment Is Demolished
For Almost q Mile.
Royal Oak Woman Most Seriously
injured -Trafic Held Up
For Hours.

Three people were injured. one Of
them seriously. when Detroit United
Railway steam shovel, bound down
Woodward-ave.. struck the guy wire
of trolley pole between DAWSON and
Waverly-aves, in Highland Park.
about s:45 o'clock. Thursday morn
Ing. and tore down about mile Of
trolley. poles. wires. feed wires and
all. completely cutting on all SER
vice north Of Cortland-ave. A big
force Of men was Immediately set to
work to repair the damage but II was
several hours before the service was
completely restored. The damage
viii be very heavy. Only the poles
on the east side OF the track were left
standing.
The most seriously injured Il Mrs.
Kozlowski, an aged woman living in
Royal Oak. She was driving to the
city with her SON, Walter, and was
near the corner OF Buena vista-ave.
when the accident occurred. One Of
the falling poles fell ON the buggy.
striking Mrs. Kozlowslxi and breaking
her leg. Because OF her age the
shock may prove very serious. She
was attended by DR.. Mills and was
sent to Harper hospital In the De-
troit ambulance. Walter Kozlowsii
sustained q sprained wrist and other
minor injuries.
Joseph Kraus, living az Eighteenth
st. and Glendale-ave., in Greenfield
township. was driving his team on
Woodward about q block away from
the source Of the trouble. The de-
scending feed wires knocked his
horses down and swept him from has
seat. He lay stunned on the pave
ment for a few moments, his face
bleeding from several severe cuts. but
DIR. David McClurg. OF No. 2795 Wood.
ward-ave., happened to be passing at
the time and gave him prompt atten-
ton. After dressing the mans injur.
lies, the doctor sent him home in an
automobile. He received q bad bump
when his head struck the pavement,
but he is not believed to be In
danger.
DR.. McClurg himself narrowly es-
capped being struck by the falling
wires.
A horse attached to wagon loaded
with hay was killed by falling pole
The accident, II IL said, was caused
by someone's failure to lower the
crane on the steam shovel, which Ii
used for excavation work in track con-
/ struction. The break revealed that
most OF the trolley poles were rotten
at the base. They broke on as though
they were so many pipestems.
They were the rottenest lot Of
poles I ever saw In my life," said Z
Highland Park oficial
| Within an hour of the accident the
ID. u. r. had gang OF 500 men at
work to make the necessary repairs.
and by noon 25 new poles had been
placed.
Complete service will be resumed
before the rush hours" said A. ID. b.
Van zandt, OF the ID. u. r. Highland
Park and interurban passengers have
been carried over the accident dis
trict in rubber neck autos-all we
could secure-and In six Ford auto
mobiles, kindly placed at our dis
posal by the Ford Motor Car Co. II
was fortunate that the accident did
not occur until after the morning
rush down town was over. We have
such large gang OF men working on
the repairs that there II no doubt
complete service will be resumed be
fore the late afternoon hours