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Show pet m cine ill 1 -m By Tongues of Flame Leaping From a Car Circuit-BreaKer New York, Jnn. 3. Passengers in an elevated train wore thrown Into a panic Just liefore midnight when the car plunged in the darkness from what sounded like an explosion and Mrs F. L. Plcdcrman, one of their number, lenped to her feet screaming, scream-ing, tongues of flames shooting from licr hair and clothing: Scrambles for tho doors followed, and the woman wom-an was saved from serious lujury only b the promptness of a patrol j -; i - , man, who wrapped his coat about her and beat out the flames. Mrs. Plederman was sitting near the circuit-breaker box when thc car short circuited, tho lover sprang over .jvlth a loud report and a burst of flames reached her hair |