Electric Cars Couldn't Run

The electric line service between Ann Arbor and Jackson was completely knocked out Saturday forenoon, the cause being two breaks in the high tension wire- one in Ann Arbor and another at the Lake Shore crossing between this city and Ypsilanti.

The railway people explain the trouble as due to the wet weather of the past two days. The wires become wet during such humid weather, making them extra heavy and the weight causes breakage of the glass insulators. The arms are then set on fire by the strong current and when they burn off the wire drops and breaks. The high tension service is used entirely between Ann Arbor and Jackson so that line was put out of business. Between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti the company are still able to use the old direct current and as the service was all right on the eastern division the care were able to keep up their regular schedule between here and Detroit.