Salt Lake Tribune | 1903-05-20 | Page 8 | Trolley Car in Flames

TROLLEY CAR IN FLAMES Wild Scene Occurs on a New York Street Car and Several Persons Per-sons Arc Hurt New York May 191n t wild rush of frightened passengers to escape from a burning street car near Cypress Hills Long Island Michael Murphy of Jamaica Ja-maica was pushed through a window and so badly cut by the glass that his condition is critical The car was on its way to Jamaica when a flash of flames shot from the trucks and the mbtorman brought the car to a halt Before the passengers were aware of the danger fire worked through the floor and caught the trimming trim-ming on the seats The twentyfive passengers pas-sengers jumped to their feet and started start-ed toward the rear door Two women fell In a taint on the floor but the crowd was too Intent on saving themselves them-selves to pay any attention to them I was In the Jan at the door that Murphy was crushed against the window with such force that the glass broke and he I was shot out onto the ground As he fell fragments of glass cut his face and hands in 0 dozen places and a ragged edge caught his foot The weight of his falling body sent the sharp edge through his clothing and severed an artery in his ankle Two policemen helped the crowd out of the cars Murphy was sent to a hospital hos-pital