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Serious Accident

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
December
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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For a time coasting on Madison street was stopped because of the danger where the hill crosses the Ann Arbor R. R. tracks, but of late years it has been resumed again, as the slide is a good oue, and the coasters have the benefit of a sidewalk on which to return again to the top of the hill. Ön Monday evening there was a large crowd of young people upon the hill, and they vvere having a nierry time. Some enterprising huis had poilred water on the road way, which froze and gave the hill an unusually sniooth and glassy surface, and the coasters would attain a speed that would take them a long distance. The foyowing account of the ali'air is taken from the Daily Times: "At about 8:30 the Ann Arbor yard engine manned by Engiueer Ed Maf loney and Fireman E. T. Albers bucked down through the yards and across the street. Most of the coasters either savv or heard it coming and got out of the way. But one 16-foot sled car,rying Misses Kate and Mary Kearney and Irene Duffy, and four young men Courtney Burliiigame, Náte Duffy, Albert Bowmen and Ralph Boydell, was speeding down the hi'l and could not be stopped or turned from the icy grooves in the road. Tvvo of the young people on the sled - the two at the rear - saw the danger, and quicker than the rest tumbled quickIv off into the snow, thereby beyond doubt aaying their Uves. Tlie sled dashed upon the truck and was nearly across before the wheels of the engine vyere upon them, crushin'g the rear of the sled to atoms and tossing its liuman freight here and tliere with terrible foree. "Courtney Burlingauie, who lives with his inother on E. Jefferson Street, was thrown into the air a dtstatice oí twenty or thirty feet. The blow and the fall crushed in two of his ribs besidea injuring liim in several other ways. Miss Mary Kearney, wlio is the youugest sister of Attorney T. D. Kearney, was terribly bruised about the head and tihoulders. The others in in the party escapad with more or less painful bruises and scratehes. Mr. Martin'a ambulance was called and quickly bore Miss Kearney and Mr. Burlingame to the Uuiversity hospital where every attention needed was given them." Superintendent Clark, of the Uuiversity hospital, reports both Miss Kearney and Mr. Burlingame doing well, and thatthey will probably recover in a short time. Miss Irene Duffy, wlio had an ankle sprained and wlio was considerably bruised, is recoverine from the shock. The accident caused a considerable excitement about town, as the report gained circulatton that tvvo or three were killed, and of oourse parents who had cliildren out coasting that evening were all exceedingly anxious to learn who and how it was. It will probably be sonie time before another accident occurs on this hill, as it will probably be condemned for coasting purposes as dangerous.

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Courier