The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-10-11
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FRARFUL RUNAwAY DfSAsTER.
Carriage WAfrisA in the AIR, with
five Ladiss-Fatal Resa:t-Deash oi
mrs. r. l.. Mifehen
From the Davenport Gazette.
o. last Saturday afternoon BRADY street
Vas the scene Of : most ffiehtfai essuaiy--
one which shocked the e0tire community,
and plunged whole families in Davenport
and Rock Island into mourning.
A little after three O'Clock the splendid
team Of T. L. Mitchell, Esq, of Rock Is-
land, was being driven down the stress With .
/ carriage in which we're seated Mrs. r. l..
| Mitchell and her thFee daughters, Miss Laurs,
Mrs. II. T. WAdsworth, and Mrs. n. G.
Wadsworth, 1.-THE two last Of this city.) and
Mrs W. b. Grenell, of Rock Island. Upon
! nearing the railroad track 1t the Fifth street
crossing, locomotive was heard approach.
ing. At therequest Of the ladies the driver
halted his team, and was pulling them round
to face them up the street when the engine
came in sight. The near horse commenced
plungiDg and tearing and detached istraces.
Then both animals gave sudden plunge 70
the left, the psls snapped, and down the hill
they went on mad rum They veered to the
west side Of Brady, and reached the middle
Of Fifth street, when the broken pole struck
stone. The carriage was thrown at least
six feet in the air, was whirled over with ter
rife velocity, and came down with tremen.
dous crash into the gutter, wheels uppermost,
with ell the ladies beneath it. Fortunately
the horses left the vehicle aud sped down the
street like frightened hounds.
The bystanders near Fifth street stood hor.
ror.stricken and dumb for q moment, and
then there was q rush for the carriage. II
- ftsnl 49, - - =.
there,
Mrs. Mitchell lay with her face 10 the
ground, her forehead pressing the sharp cor
ner of gutter stone. From wound which
extended from her right eye to the hair above
her forehead, the blood poured in streams.
She was apparently lifeless.
MRS. Grenell was lying with her breast
downwards, but with her head turned SO that
her face was upwards, senseless.
The two were Immediately taken up and |
conveyed to the residence Of DR.. Morley, |
near by, and placed upon beds.
The other ladies were raised TO their feet,
and walked, with little assistance, to DR..
Worley's.
Mrs. Mitchelrs skull was found to be frac-
tnred for the entire length Of the wound.
She recovered her senses soon after restora.
tives were ministesed-talked some and |
recognized her husband, who arrived in about
twenty minutes after the catastrophe. Soon
Afterwards she went into spasms, which con-
tinued at intervals till half.past one O'Clock
on Sunday morning, when she expired. Her
remains were taken to Rock Island at noon
Mrs. Grenell had bad wound at the back
Of her head, which blsd profusely. She laid
in spasms for about half IN hour, and then
became senseless, in which state she re-
four hours. She then recovered
enough to be able to say few words, but
passed into state Of stupefaction. At IL q.
N. she vas placed upon q stretcher and car
ried 10 her homo in Rock Island At a late
hour last evening she was still in stupid
condition.
The injuries Of the other ladies were CON-
ined to bruises, Miss Laura Mitchell being !
BADLY bruised about the body and shoulders.
She suffered good deal yesterday. Mes
lanes Wadsworth were also much indsposed
sland whore she has lived for more than ten
ears Her husband is the wel-known bank
II Of that city. She was the mother of Mrs.
/. and Mrs W. G. Wadsworth, and had
I tensive acquaintance in Davenport also. ,
iere, as well as in her own city, her death j
ill be sincerely mournsd. Her age was ff-
7 seven years.
THE HORSES
rent down Brady street with the speed of
he wind. When nearly in front Of Child 4 y
20. 8 store the near horse struck the end ofa :
ray shaft, which entered his side to the ,
epth Of six inches, and snapped in two -
hough it were . splinter. This checked the
lna~ays little, but the off horse pulled his
rate, which went At waddling gait, across
econd street and to the alley below, where
G fell and died in about twenty minutee.
he team was the most valuable span Of car |
age horses in this region, being worth at
ast $1,000. The carriage, superb one,