The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-13
Il Pyachy UroDIalI-s Feat.
AFTER TWO BURLY COwARDs JUMPED SHE
STOPS a RUNAWAY TEAM.

On the stage route between Ellenville
and Summitville, y. Y. is a long, steep
hill known as Budd's Hin. As the stage
containing Mrs. Jane Holingsworth and
two small children. William Bran and
James Low, the driver, had Just begun the
descent of the hin the pole slipped through
the neck yoke and the stage ran heavily
against the horses heels. They at once
started at furious rate down .he hill.
The driver dropped the reins and jumped
from the stage to the roadside. Bran, who
occupied tie seat with Low, sprang out at
the same time. Mrs. Holiiilgswurth and
her two children occupied the rear seat in
the stage, and there was no possible way
for her to escape from il, if she had thought
it wise to do Seeing herself and chill
dren left to their fate 10y the men, she de-
termined 30 make desperate effort To save
their lives, II possible; although with the
team plunging madly down the steep Ge-
clivity, without restIa aiut or guidance Of a
driver, and the coach swaying from side to
side threatening momcntarily to be cap
sized down the high bank on the lawn side
the chances for escape from death seemed
slim indeed. Mrs. H"lIng sworth clam
bered over the three high backed seats be-
tween her and the drivers box, first quiet
ing her children, who were screaming in
terror, with the assurance that she would
save them. Reaching the drivers seat she
was cDfDftl!tu 10 GtlElb over the dash
board tn the tongue Of the coach. between
the two frantic hoIses to gain possession Of
the reins, which had apparently been flung
over the horses backs by the cowardly
and terror iTicken driver. MIR. ~. Tall
man. of Middletown, Tho was driving up
the HILL saw the stage team dashinG over
towards him, just Mrs. HollingSworth
had secured the lines aud was climbing
back to the driver 5 seat. Tallman saws size
pas la a Int 1l T,.I .
firmly the stage dashed by his wagon.
He says lac expected to see the coach hurled
over the bank at the turn In the road below,
but the courageous woman by most niracu-
lous strength succeeded in pulling the
horses close along the base IF the ban on
the upper side and rounded the curve in
safety. Tallman and others who had wit
messed the thrilling scene, hurried after
the flying stage. They came in sight OF it,
and saw the horses pulled SSilifuily against
the hill 10y Mrs. HoliinGsUOIth, until the
fury of their career was broken. and then
were adroiily turned off At level place in
the road and brought mp against a fence.
where, after several Intellectual plunges To
free themselves from the obstacle, they
came to a s.apdStiil. When the meu came
mp the brave woman was stIll holding the
lines, but was unconscious. Where the
lines had been wrapped about her hands
they haG almost buried themselves beneath
the flesh, and blood streanscd from the ugly
gasheS they made. The children were still
croucLing ia terror in one corner of the
coach. locked in each others arms. There
was not scratch ou The hoises. not a break
i'll the harness, noT the slightest injury done
to the coach. Mrs. Hollngsworth was at
once taken to the nearest house aud given
the best of care. She soon recovered. and
i'll an hour OF so hao the strength and nerN e
to proceed on her ] ,uIney in the san
coach and behind the same horses which
she had had 50 terrible an experience. She
says she never expected TO see her children
again when she left them to attempt the
control of tie team. Her bravery aud
proweSs made her heroine, aud the crowd
that had been drawn To the scene gave her
three hearty cheers, wheu the 5. age finally
drove on with her and her children. Mrs
Holiingsworlh is about thirty years old, and
of slight frame.
Low, the driver, and Bran, the passen-
ger, were both badly huIt 10y their con ard
ly jumps, but their injuries did not save
them from the scorn and indignation Of the
pOpulacc.