The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

Mr.. E. P. Loughridge. dealer in fast trotting
horses. met with serious accident. yesterday. by
being thrown from his wagon by runaway horse,
breaking his right leg in two places. MIR. Lough-
ridge is u we'll built, handsome man. about forty
five years of age. About nine O'Clock yesterday
morning he bitched fve-year-old brown sale
horse to four wheeled buggy and drove
from Twenty-ffth street and Third avenue to
Lexington avenue Tho horse was skittish. and Mr..
Loughridge was breaking him in for road horse.
When ut Lexington avenue and Twenty eighth street
he crossed in the direction OF Fourth avenue.
About the middle Of the block junkman showing
handcart coming in an opposite direction. The
horse SHE'D at the jangling of the bells and Mr..
Loughridge called to the junkman to pull to the
other side of the road but his appeal UNDECIDED
While the frightened animal was prancing
and endeavoring to break away lager
beer wagon came along. and for moment
closed out the view OF the junkman's cart and the
horse became manageable. No sooner had the lager
beer wagon passed than the junkman headed his
causing him to plunge forward with a sudden
bound, bringing the forward wheel of the buggy in
violent collision with the curbstone. In a second
the wheel shvered into splinters and the ami
NAL dashed at furious pace into Fourth avenue.
Barely escaping q collision with u Fourth avenue
street car crowded with passengers, the animal
rushed down the avenue at q furious pace, with Mr..
Loughridge tugging at the reins. Between Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth streets men are employed
the horse deviated from the thorouahtare and
brought the side OF the wagon against lamppost
on the east side of the avenue. Perceiving his dan
ger Mr.. Loughridge abandoned the reins and
about jumping from the wagon when he dashed
violently against the lamppost. and thence fell
sidewalk in an insensibe condition. The wagon was
wreck. The horse sped down Fourth avenue. and
brought to halt at Twenty-second
street. Mr.. Loughridge carried into store
Fourth avenue, where the police
Guiding he was dead left him for nearly
two hours before medical aid was summoned.
At last he was conveyed to the Bulls Head Hotel,
Third avenue and Twenty-fourth street, where 1t
ascertained that his right leg broken imme-
diaely above the knee joint and at the thigh close
to the hip. The former break was adjusted; but
Inflammation having set in. the upper and more
serious break could not be tempered with until the
swelling had subsidized.
Mr.. Loughridge says his life has been frequently
endangered by the owners OF handcarts. who seem
to take delight in frightening skttish horses
Speaking of the delay in procuring him medical as
sstance he said: 81 couldhear the officers talk and
knew what they saying. but could not utter
word or make motion. They kept giving contra
dictory orders. One wanted to send for cab, an
other for stretcher. another for an ambulance but
none OF them seemed to do anything practical.
was afraid they would leave me there to die. My
friends outside and would have taken care Of
me, but the officers would not let them come In