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Show ' Drafted by m Car. Sam ('alder met with an accident on the city railway about il o'clock yesterday yester-day afternoon that came near resulting , in his death. Calder was standing on I ihe rear platform when the earshot forward from the corner at the Ihrttld ollice aud losing his feet fell back over the railing. He seized the trolley ropu and in somo inexplicable way it was wound tight around his body and the car thundering on its way to the depot dragged him nearly a block before be was discovered. By this time Calder was unconscious, the blood was llowing from his ear and ab-nosious ab-nosious about the face while his body was almost stripped of its clothing. The victim was removed to police headquarters head-quarters and subsequently to his homo 10 which Dr. Benedict was summoned. Calder was sullering intense pain when the surgeon arrived and in addition to severe bruises a rib was broken while the right ear has been nearly torn off. He will be confined to his bed for several sev-eral days. |