Ogden Sun | 1905-12-12 | Page 1 | Wassaved by an Iron Post

automobile on tha edge of a steel viaduct new york dec II 11 A auto mobile containing mrs W A burke louis haggerty Hig gerty and his and justan obreen len son of judge morgan J obrien came near plunging oter th ideel viaduct yesterday at buat west of eighth avenue A por ion ol 01 the iron along the side ot ho viaduct was lorn away and the only thing that saved the machine rom going to the street seventy five beet below was one ot the potta 0 the railing the car had crossed the viaduct and wai veil oer west ot avenue when the sprocket chain broke at tills point la a steep decline and when the chain snapped the machina started backing down the viaduct tho emergency brake tailed to work and the car kept bachini with increasing speed and at last struck the iron fence earing a part ot it away the johw ept his headd throughout and caged 0 o the passengers that the iron post would save them the rear part ot the machine actually tacked over th viaduct but the pot caught it in such a way that etwas held from dropping to the street men who haff the accident rushed for the machine and got aha women out the latter became so hysterical that they hid to aft taften home in a cab