Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-04

The accident occurred when a south bound Scranton road car carrying a crowd of women shoppers home at the rush hour. broke away from the motor man on a hill approaching the bridge and tore down upon the north ap- proach to the bridge just as a north bound car reached the same point. The railway car jumped the track and struck the north bound car The com bined weight of the two cars and the shock of the collision of the two brok- the wooden bridge which gave way.
 Hundreds within earshot of the scene heard the shrieks and cries of pain and terror as the cars carried their burden. for the most part wo- men, to death or injury.
 30 Injured; Many Fatally.
 The work of rescue began at once. Those who had not been seriously in jured extricted themselves and then gave aid to those less fortunate. It was not long until 30 had been taken out and carried to hospitals. Some probably are fatally injured.
 Bridge Is Ancient.
 The portion of the bridge which fell is just north of the river It is g years old. The main part of the structure was washed away in the 1912 flood and was replaced the same year by another wooden bridge bought in Detroit and brought here.
 Investigation Ordered.
 Mayor Harry L. Davis and Public Utilities Director Thomas S. Farrell rushed to the scene and promised 10 conduct strict inquiry in an effort to place responsibility for the disas- ter
 Motorman H. T. Daniel, of the south bound runaway car, escaped serious injury. but his conductor is dead. He declared the brake of his car failed to work as the car dashed down the hill. out upon the bridge. jumped the track and crashed into the other car. with him unable to stop its progress. T felt the bridge tremble when the cars came together and both cars fell with the bridge" said Daniel
 Car Mashed Flat.
 The southbound car was smashed flat by the force of the crash. Thefe is no part of its framework left intact. The northbound car was badly dam aged but portions of it remain so that it can readily be distinguished in the wreckage.
 
 A delivery wagon. manned by a driv- er. which was on the collapsed DOT tion of the bridge, also went down with the structure. The fate of the driver cannot be learned.
 Fat Fee For "Umps"
 The commission also dismissed the proposal to alternate the games be- tween the contending cities. The se- lection of umpires was delayed until after the outcome of the National league race was definitely known. It is probable that the two American and two National league arbiters who will work in the series for a fee of Sl,O0O each. will be named tomorrow.
 Taylor Seorekeeper
 J. c. Taylor of St. Louis was named as the official scorer for the National commission and the Baseball Writers Association chapters of Boston and Brooklyn were given the right to nom inate one member in each city to act as second official scorer in his home city. The visiting scorer will not act in an official capacity while away from home.
 After naming the list of eligible players of the clubs and announcing that the commission would meet for further business at 3 D. m. in Boston on Friday. October 6. the conference adjourned to attend the game in which Brooklyn captured the Nation al league pennant after one of the closest and most exciting races in the history of tha Iaagua