The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-25

brace Of ruuaways occurred this week which
certainly were remarkable in that each case rc'
suited without loss of life or serious injury, which
at the time the events occurred seemed well nigh
impossible.
The first occurred on Monday when Col d.
liupcmans team ran away, the occupants of the
carriage being Birdie and Willie iIapcman the
Coloncls children, aged about and years. The
driver believing the horses perfectly gentle,
left them for Il moment standing lnfastcncd
while be stepped into the Laundry on Columbus
street. The horses would doubtless have stood
well enough but for the fact that Willie develop
Ing one of those. tricks known only To Il boy full
of life and, consequently, mischief, struck them
with the whip and they started down the street.
Even then the little girl might have succeeded in
checking them, for the horses were not at all vi
cious hut, as is the usual result, every man on
the street felt Il his bounden duty to yell at them
instead Of laying hold of them. Thus excited,
the animals tore down Columbus St, to Mill ST.,
where the buggy was upset and righted, the chill
drcn remaining in, and overturned Il second time,
the children being thrown out On La Sale ST.,
the team was stopped In very heroic manner
by Mr.. Vim. II. Miller, a gentleman living with
Geo. T. Buttcrfcld, who accomplished the feat
almost at the risk of his life he thinking the un,
fortunate occupants were still within the car
rage The children were not seriously hurt,
though Birdie received number of scratches on
the head and arm The top of the carriage was
a total wreck.
Marsclles is Il small town and has Il liquor Ii.
ccnse So frightfully high that there are but two
or three dram shops in the town. In such a de-
plorahlc state of affairs il Is but little short of
lie 10 many man to live in the place, when lac
has 10 coufnc himself to beer and rot gut, whilst
his neighJors in adjoining cities reycl in the de-
lights Of unlimited sour .mash, cognac, gin, rum
and sugar. dc, DC, al lib. Viewing the ease in
this light, Tom sheldon, of that burg, made pix
grimagc 10 Ottawa with his little son, aged . or
lOy years, and in the course Of the afternoon the
father got delightfully."- "oh." And so it hap.
peued that on "Wednesday afternoon, coming out
% John Geduldig's place on Columbus street,
Tom piled himself and the boy into the buggy,
drawn by fiery horse, in such a manner that the
animal became alarmed and started toward Main
Il. at a furious rate. At the corner the horse
turning west, Tom was thrown out on the stone
crossing, and the conveyance containing the boy
kept on till 1t struck a load OF lumber when the
boy was thrown out. Neither was seriously in
jured-the boy was fortunate and Tom too drunk
10 be hurt. The buggy was pretty generally used
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OTHER ACCIDENTS.
On Friday afternoon last Robert Tingby and
Dan Refior, aged and 10 years we're quite sc.
yerely burned while :" experimenting with some
powder which they had got hold 81.
On Mosday afternoon Cliff Beriiaux, glass.
bower, returning from funeral, was thrown out
Of his buggy by n runaway horse, his head stri-
King stone producing conclusion Of the brain.
Under care Of DIR. Dyer, he is recovering.