A TRAM CAR ON FIRE.
ANOTHER ALARMING EXPERIENCE IN AUCKLAND. [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, December 9. As an electric tramcar was ascending Wellesley street on Saturday evenino- ! flames suddenly burst from the interior! : The motorman had one arm badly scorched, 1 and was thrown off tho car. Half a dozen ! passengers jumped out. ' The car was running back on the down grade at a high speed when an ex-motorman jumped aboard, pulled the trolly-pole off the wire, i and stopped the car, _ The shock to the passengers was considerable, as the seats suddenly became alive, the car being lit up with flashing blue lights emitted from all the ironwork. The controller blew out and the fuse box
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Evening Star, Issue 12819, 9 December 1907, Page 4
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118A TRAM CAR ON FIRE. Evening Star, Issue 12819, 9 December 1907, Page 4
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