The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
TWO LIVES and
MANY INJURIES,
WEATHER'S TOLL
Fireman Otto Hakermas Falls
From Icy Ladder, Smash.
ing Skull.
d. u. r. CONDUCTOR VIC
TIM OF FATAL MISHAP
Wet Rails Cause Car Crash; Yes
tibules Wrecked and Passen-
gers in Panic.

The thin coating OF ice and sleet
that covered sidewalks, ro&dways, car
platforms and everything out Of doors
brought death to two men. injury 10 q
half-dozen more. and caused several
accidents which furnished some mar
row escapes.
Pipeman Otto Habernlas, OF Engine
No. q. slipped from an icy ladder
Will fighting fre ~ No. 141S Fort
st. west early Sunday morning, and
fell Is feet to the sidewalk, fracturing
his skull. He died at O'Clock Sun
day morning In Solvay hospital. The
body was removed to the home OF his
father at No. 6SS Lansing-ave.
Habermas had been married, Jan.
20, to Miss Kate Ebert, and the cou-
pie had just settled In their home at
No 453 Morrellst., whore they plan
ned to entertain some friends Monday
might.
The fire that cost the life Of Habsf.
mas did about $4,000 damage to the
/ krocery Of Louis b. Roy anu the candy
store OF Mrs. Mabel Raupp. Haber
mas was "a years old. and had been
q fireman for three years.
An element OF mystery surrounds
the death of William III. Scott, 70
years old, OF No. 500 Commonwealth.
ave-, conductor on a Myrtle-st. car,
who was found with his skull crushed
lying on the rear platform OF his car
at $3.50 o'clock Sunday night.
| Only one passenger was on the car,
and as he was about to alight at Lin
coin and Grand Riverayes. he dis.
covered the conductors plight and
notified the police.
Scott was rushed to Grace hospital
and died few hours later.
His cap was found beside the tracks
near Grand River and Brooklyn-aves..
and police believe that he probably
slipped az he leaned from the plat
form as another car approached. and
that his head was struck by the other
car.
X. w. Connors. of No. 3055 West
Grand-blvd., escaped with minor In
juries to his left shoulder when the
auto In which he was riding, slid into
street car at Woodward and Trow-
bridge.aves.. early Monday morning,
and was completely wrecked. Con-
nors was taken home In taxicab.
| Wet rails caused q collision be-
tween Baker car No. 1866 and con
struction car No. 1858, at Second and
Michigan-aves.. shortly before
O'Clock, Monday morning. throwing
passengers on the Baker car into a
panic, and wrecking the fronts OK both
cars.
william Flynn, OF No. s02 Hamilton
ave-, motorman on the construction
car, jumped when he saw that the
crash was Inevitable, and escaped In
jury. the motorman on the Baker cal
also leaping for safety and escapins
unhurt.
william Hurd, 90 years old. of No
942 vinewood-ave., slipped on the Icy
crosswalk Of an alley near vinewood
ave. and Assist. early Monday morn
ing, and suffered serious injuries tc
his back and right side. He was
taken to HIS home by a policeman
Nick Alavich. 43 years old. OF No
| lot Adair-st., fell on an icy walk In
front OF No. s7s Jefferson-ave., and
was bleeding from two-inch cut In
lhis head when picked up by citizen.
and sent to st, Mary's hospital. He
will recover.
Frank Poupard. 81 years old, OF No.
367 Sheridan.ave., cut his head badly
when he fell at Lafayetteave. east
and Beaubien-st. He was taken home.