Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-06


After the usual speechmaking, appointing
OF committees and adoption Of complimentary
resolutions the convention adjourned.
A CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES.
From the Reading (Pa) Eagle, June 1a.
A Womelscorf correspondent writes:
On Saturday evening, Miss Kate Lein-
niger, daughter of George Leininger.
a beautiful young lady 18 years of age,
accompanied by lady friend, Miss
Ada Hoffman, only daughter of Frank
lin Hoffman, and a young son of Mr..
Hoffman, all from Newmanstown, Leb-
anon county, started away from home
in a buggy in the best of health and
spirits to visit the ladies' fair now in
progress in Schaefferstown, Lebanon
county. The three arrived safely at
the fair and spent the evening very
joyfully, especially the ladies. At
nearly II O'Clock they started home,
the night being very dark and stormy,
making driving rather difficult. When
the party had come within about
mile east of Schaefferstown, q light
appeared before the horse, which
scared the ladies badly as well as tho
young boy. The place has been for
many years known rs ''the spook
place. no doubt the light being what
is known as Will-O' '.the.WiSp or Jack
of the Lantern. The horse took fright
and commenced to run at a rapid rate,
and the young boy, who is about IA
years of age, insists upon and says
that he was sure that something had
jumped on the horses back, which
still increased the speed of the animal
and the fright of the ladies. When
they reached bridge spanning the
Mill creek, about three-quarters of a
mile west of Newmanstown, the horse
ran upon a stone heap and fell, break
ing the shafts, which then made the
horse kick, when the young boy jump.
ed out of the buggy, taking the lines
along. Miss Hoffman, being a stout,
robust. and beautiful young lady, told
her companion, Miss Leininger, to
jump out also, when Miss Leininger
tried to persuade her not to jump, at
the same time taking hold of her
clothing. Miss Hoffman, however,
jumped and was caught in the wheels,
and was whirled around the wheels
several times, when she was extrica.
ted from her perilous position.
Miss Leihinger. who was still sitting
in the buggy, thenal SO jumped out and
was caught with one foot in the half
moon at the shafts and with the other
leg at the axle, when she was so firmly
wedged into the left front wheel was
entirely locked, and in that fearful
position she was dragged over half Il
mile with her head down, going over
the rough and stony road, making
drag into the street the same as if q
heavy log had been dragged. The
wheel had the appearance us though
it had been washed in blood. Franklin
Hoffman, father of Ada Hoffman, was
sitting up and waiting for his children
to come home. At half-past l o'clock
he heard a horse and buggy pass his
house, and when he went on to look he
saw the horse going past only on a
walk. Not knowing that it was his
horse. the night being very dark, he
went into his house again. In few
minutes his children came running,
and informed him of the sad news,
when Mr.. Hoffman ran after the horse
and stopped him. Mrs. Clara NOll, still
being up and waiting for her husband,
who had also been to SchaefferstOwn,
heard the horse and ran out, when she
saw that Miss Leininger was still
wedged into the wheel. She pulled
her out, which was all she could do.
Mr.. Hoffman holding the horse, which
seemed greatly excited. Very soon
a large crowd appeared on the spot, and
DR.. Seth Smith was summoned, who
called to his assistance DR.. Rauden-
bush, of AdamstOwn, Lancaster cOlln-
ty, who had been on visit to friends
in Newmanstown. After a careful ex-.
animation of Miss Leininger, they
found that life had been extinct before
the horse had been caught. She had
been hurt and mangled terribly, her
whole face and even her whole body
was one mass of blood and bruises.
; Miss Hoffman is lying in bed and is
delirious all the time, getting violent
spasms: calling and begging for her
dear, dear friend. She is considered
dangerously hurt, and may not survive
her injuries.
The young boy escaped with few
slight bruises.
Miss Leininger was an accomplished
young lady, and was very highly
spoken of in her neighborhood. Her
loss is felt deeply among her many
friends. She will be buried tomorrow
(Tuesday) morning at Newmanstown
church
The parents of both families have
the sympathies of the entire neighbor'
hood.
i Mrs. Leininger can harly survive the
terrible shock, as she is a very weak
woman. She has been lying in n.y.
sterics all the time since her daughter
has been brought home.