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Show I! ACCIDENT OCCURS IN EXCITEMENT OF I EI ALARM j jj ijj Several near-accidents were report ed last night during the fire as pedes ' trians and automobiles were hurrying to the scene of the blaze. Eye witnesses report one incident that occurred at the Intersection of Twenty-fifth street and Lincoln avenue. ave-nue. A young man riding a bicycle I crashed into a group consisting of a i man, woman and small child, the lat I ter being drawn in a go-cart. The Hj, ti young follow '.vis riding west toward the depot, but on the wrong side of the street. The family waft crossing the street, looking In the direction of the blaze, and Just as they had passed over the center of tin crossing tlse bi- rwil cyclist struck them The rider fell to the street, leaving the frame of the wheel around the baby's body. No one was injured but the baby was fright ened and cried loudly until extricated. The mother of the child slapped the. young man as he arose from the pave-I pave-I rnent. and the bicyclist jumped on his wheel and rode swiftly away, still on Kg i hf wrong sidr of rhe -'n-oi 00 |