Show MIRACULOUS Wonder Was That Dorenn of People Were Xot KiIIcit in Butte I Special to The Herald BUTTE Mont Feb 15A frightful BUTE I accident was miraculously averted on I the street car line at 6oclock this evening Two electric ore oars heavily i heav-ily loaded got beyond the control of the motorman at the top of the steep twomile grade and rushed down at I lightning velocity meeting a loaded I car coming passenger up The motorman of the latter saw the I runaway in time to reverse his car and chase for life followed The a lfe folowed ore cars overtook the passenger car but the I collision was light and then the three cars flew over the track down the I grade around the curves over the I bridges and high embankments crowds I of people watching every movement I expecting to see the cars leave the i track and a dozen people crushed to death but at the foot of the long grade the ore cars jumped the track throwing Motorman Joe Nelson forward for-ward into the passenger car and breaking break-ing his leg in three places He was the only person seriouslyinjured The passenger car was soon stopped and the people in it escaped with a bad scare and shaking up Superintendent Wathey who was on the ore car was slightly injured while climbing into the passenger car during the flight down the grade I |