The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-05
A CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES,
From the Reading {Pa.) Eagle, June 10.

CHAPTER OF CASUALTIES.
From the Reading (Pa.) Eagle, June 10.
4 Womelscorf correspondent writes:
On Saturday evening, Miss Kate Lem
niger, daughter of George Leininger,
a beautiful young lady Is years of age,
accompanied by a lady friend, Miss
Ada Hoffman, only daughter of Frank
I'm 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 Schaetferstown, 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 a
mile east of SchaetferstoWn. a light
appeared before the horse, which
scared the ladies badly as well as the
young boy. The place has been for
many years known rs ':the spook
place. 10 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 rapid rate.
and the young boy, who is about II
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 a bridge spanning the
Mill creek, about three.quarters of a
mile west OF Newmanstown, the horse
ran upon 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 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 tile 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 a
mile with her head down, going over
the rough and stony road, making a
drag into the street the same as if a
heavy log had been dragged. The
wheel had the appearance rs 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 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 coun-
ty, who had been on q visit to friends
in Newmanstown. After a careful ex-
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 |
hurt, and may not survive
her injuries.
The young boy escaped with few
slight bruises.