Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1914-07-01
Quick Action Probably Saved a
Dozen Passengers on BiSbee
Bound Car From Serious IN
jury if Not Death, Yesterday.
Work Train Breaks in Two on
Bridge Over Tracks Just Out
side of Warren and RusheS
Back; Two Cars Are Behind.

Quick thinking and prompt action
probably saved about twelve passen-
gers on Bisbee bound car yester-
day afternoon, from serious injury if
not death. when the motorman re-
versed his car. drove it back to the
switch along Arizona street in War
rem and shunted it along the north
track, allowing an unnamed car to
rush past taking the other line tow
ard the Country Club and demolish-
ing itself, practically, at the end. As
&c was no one was hurt, but one street
car is in the ditch at the end of the
country club branch and a box car
loaded with railroad ties is laying on
the south side Of the curve at the
west end Of the Warren bali park.
The accident occurred yesterday aft
ernoon at about 2:30 The work car
Of the Warren-Bisbee Railway, was
proceeding toward Bisbee, and was
Just over the high center of the via
duct brid-e over the Southwestern's
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box car loaded with railroad ties.
The car was heavy and the grade was
q hard one 10 make
Just about the time when the mid
die of the bridge was reached the
coupling between the box car and the
work car broke. The box car imme-
diately started back 1t twisted down
the incline Of the bridge and around
the like curve at the end of the
bridge
Behind the-work train and following
it,, there We're two street cars. One
was the high line car with no passen-
gers aboard being manned by the mo-
torman. Behind this car was the reg
ular Warren-Bisbee service car Both
the motorman of the High Line car
and motorman of the rear car saw
the predicament they We're in and re-
yersed their cars
The box car was I'm the meantime.
gaining momentum. II safely passed
the sharp curve at the end of the
bridge and was on its way to the other
curve at the west end of the ball
park The rear car, had by this time
arrived at the switch at the east cor
ner of the ball park. Here there are
two lines, one running north along
Arizona street and another running
south along Arizona street to the
country club.
The motorman Of the High Line car
seeing the approaching box car sud
denly jumped from his charge. II is
not known whether he left the con
trOller on OF not The fact remains
that IL also gained momentum and the
motorman Of the rear car saw what
had happened ahead. He reached the
switch turned it so his car could 60
up Arizona street, ran his car to safe
ty and then turned the switch back
The High Line car came rushing on
took the switch in perfect shape, and
started toward the country club, while
the heavy box car with its load OF
ties. was derailed at the west end Of
the park at the curve and toppled on
its side
With no one aboard the High Line
car. it gained momentum and when Il
reached the end of the track mus
have been going al terrific pace. II
literally jumped the irrigating ditcl
which passes around the end Of tn,
track near the country club anC
crashed to the ground The truch
We're broken beyond repair while tn,
top Of the car was badly damaged.
Traffic was not Interrupted to am
extent and the company promptly pu
men to work clearing the two acci
dents.