Streetcar Collision at Western Mill
A morning commute turns dangerous when an electric streetcar collides with a lumber wagon.
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While an electric car on the Consolidated line to Fremont was passing the Western mill about 8 o'clock yesterday morning, it crashed into a lumber wagon belonging to the Western Mill Company and driven by McKnight. The wagon was smashed to pieces. McKnight was thrown off his seat and suffered bad bruises and scratches, but the horses escaped injury. The front platform of the car was twisted, and the passengers who were riding on it only jumped into the car in time to escape injury.
“The wagon was smashed to pieces. McKnight was thrown off his seat and suffered bad bruises and scratches.”
This collision highlights the friction of early streetcar expansion, as fixed-track electric lines began to dominate city streets previously shared by slower-moving horse-drawn commerce.
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