Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-29
March winds and smash Ops


An Aggregaflen or Runaway Excite
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 The high winds and clouds of dust yester- day seemed to have the effect of making horses restive. There were a number of runaways, and some of them were exciting and viewed by many, as they occurred in the business center. Rev. MT. Houghton, pastor of the Church of the Messiah, for one, had narrow escape from serious injury. At about 10, o'clock he was out jogging his fine stopper for exercise, and when on Elm street, about opposite the Methodist church, one of the loaded teams of the Easterbrook Oleomarga- fine company, which was running away dri- verless, collided with him. The heavy truck dismantled the buggy and Mir. Houghton was thrown out, and for moment was lost to view among the promiscuous collection of wheels. He emerged from the chaos stunned, but fortunately with no greater injury than bruised arm His horse was by this time many rods off. It had not gone far before it struck post and left part of the top be- hind and soon after struck 6 tree and left the buggy behind The horse ran on some blocks further and then was stopped. It's fore legs and hind legs were cut. ...--s The horse of Rev. MT. Houghton is the bay he purchased not long since of MT. Dwight Moore, is pacer and one of the fastest horses, if not the fastest, in the city, equal to 2:3O gait for mile most any time on good day and road. The animal was badly cut under the foreshoulder as if the wheel of the wagon had passed under it. .-s.-r. Another runaway occurred at about 3 o'clock in Church street-a horse with frag- mentary portions of a phaeton attached, in the shape of a pair of shafts and two wheels. When in front of North's insurance agency l it collided with two teams. It struck first l beach wagon and turned it completely around. A man in it looked wild for a moment. He had narrow escape from being thrown out | The runaway struck next another team which | started to run but was stopped at Center l street. The original runaway horse kept on as if he had been sent for, and up near the City Hall the gear behind him struck a load of sand. The sand stood the onslaught all right. This concussion stripped the horse from the remains of the phseton, and the an- imal kept on as if bound for Centerville or Hartford. ..-.s =. hL dDOuI 1O V CAOSA PCOPAo "CAo 5eoA AeAOA on Church street to see horse going by to- ward the City Hall at tearing gait, 8 New foundland dog following close at it's heels as if trying to add to the excitement. Just above the City Hall the horse fell It got up and started off again. but was captured near Elm street. ......-a
 A horse belonging to Henry Rogowski, of Hirsch $ Rogowski, came down Congress avenue yesterday afternoon full of energy. MT. Rogowski was thrown out on Church street, but escaped with few bruises. Up near the City Hall the team bumped against a wagon in which was son of MT. Elias Dickerman of Whitneyville. MT. Dlckerman was thrown out, but not seriously hurt. Their wagon was smashed considerably. Mir. Dickerman's horse started to run, but was caught in time. The runaway took the side walk, hut after going short distance further was stopped.
 People up State street near Pearl, at about 10 o'clock a. m- yesterday were startled to see blackboard wagon going by at rapid rate, the horse much frightened, and no one in the wagon The wagon struck Hn iron post in front of Jepson's file works, and the team soon disappeared up State street, going by the Elm City dye works at rapid rate. Ru- nor had it that two ladies were thrown out of the team, but not seriously hurt.
 A young man in buggy was serenely driving horse on Wooster street at about half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon. When near the Seaman's bethel rear. axle gave way and one of the wheels came of and went rolling across the street. The young man managed to stop the horse and went to see about getting the vehicle repaired