. The street railway review . able on sharp curves, soft wood ties underheavy traffic and on heavy grade, also in tunnels and yards andat platforms, under street crossings, and anywhere ties areliable to remain wet or become soft. PECULIAR ACCIDENT AT ST. LOUIS. About half past five on the morning of September 17 a car ofthe Lindell Railway Company, of St. Louis, left the track at the corner of Taylor and Cottage 6 If â -; f - avenues. The car was running at Fi ./^^^^T^li:-â^^^ ^^ speed and on leaving the |^^^^^&^^Rr\^ track crossed the street and side- * ^ walk and struck the front a drug
. The street railway review . able on sharp curves, soft wood ties underheavy traffic and on heavy grade, also in tunnels and yards andat platforms, under street crossings, and anywhere ties areliable to remain wet or become soft. PECULIAR ACCIDENT AT ST. LOUIS. About half past five on the morning of September 17 a car ofthe Lindell Railway Company, of St. Louis, left the track at the corner of Taylor and Cottage 6 If â -; f - avenues. The car was running at Fi ./^^^^T^li:-â^^^ ^^ speed and on leaving the |^^^^^&^^Rr\^ track crossed the street and side- * ^ walk and struck the front a drug store which was in its path; the momentum of the car forced it half way into the store, wrecking the front and some of the show cases. The drug store was not openedfor business at that hour and noone was inside. There were two passengers on the ear, both ofwhom escaped by jumping; the motorman was caught betweenthe dash and the body of the car but suffered only slight cuts andbruises and was able to extricate CHANGES IN LOS ANGELES. .V syndicate comprising C. T. Huntington, H. E. Huntingion. Ilellman, Antoine Borel and Christian de Guigne, all of SanFrancisco, has obtained full control ot the Los Angeles RailwayCompany, the Main & Fifth Streets Railway Company, and Street & Agricultural Park Railroad Company, and a consol-idation and reorganization will doubtless follow so3U. The Los Angeles Railway Company has never been on a paying,basis, though retaining its financial ability far enough to keepout of a receivers hands. The road was reorganized in IS!).)when it took its present name. There is a bond issue of .f3, and a floating debt of about .$400,000. The Main Street &Agricultural Park road has a funded debt of about .$,a00. It is stated that F. W. Wood, the general manager, will con-tinue to have the management of the new system, while H. will represent the new owners in the executive ca-pacity. 774 ^t)MS^gi4vv4H%l(^ FOR
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