Salt Lake Times | 1892-05-13 | Page 1 | An Attempt to Blow up Street Cars

. . An Attempt to Blov up Street Cars. Bcda Pksth, May 13.4-A greit spsaiio" -1 i.,eBty the exjT.osion in Andrassy street, one of the fashionable thoroughfares. As one of the electric cars was moving along there was a sudden jar, followed bv a terrific roar. The shock was very great and the people in the ear were terribly frightened. An investigation showed that the explosion was caused by a dynamite cartridge concealed con-cealed alonir the rail in such a manner that the flange of one of the wheels would explode ex-plode it. A search showed th t seven other cartridges had been placed alongside the rails, but in some manner had become misplaced. mis-placed. This was fortunate, for, had the cartridges exploded simultaneously, no doubt the ear would hare be;i biown to pieces end many of tue occupants killed. The wheel that struck the cartridge was blown off the axel and the bottom ol the ear badly shattered. Nearly ail the passengers were more or less bruised, Nit none of their injuries are fatal.