Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-02-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THRILLING ACCIDENT.

Horse Falls Into Trench and IsurieS q
Man Beneath Him.
Yesterday afternoon about half-last four
o'clock thrilling accident occurred on
North Duke street. Several men were
employed in digging a trench in which to
lay 4 branch sewer to connect Mr.. 5. n.
Grol's saloon with the main sewer \
narrow roadway was left in the middle of
the street for the passage of carriages,
and Oh the west side of this roadway the
trench had been sank to depth of seven
feet. 1t was also about six feet in length
and hardly wide enough for 4 man to
work in.
In this veritablc grave was Casper Hill
debrand, deepening the trench with shovel
and pick. A six-hOrse team belonging to
W. X. Bender, of Intercourse, was being
driven down Duke street, four of the
horses being hitched to the wagon and the
other two tied on the off side-the horses
the narrow roadway between the two sec
tions of the trench one of the led horses
stepped into it and in an instant was
lying sprawling ON his side, entirely clos
| ing up the trench and shutting out day
light from Hildebrand, who was at the
bottom of it. Fortunately the opening
was not wide enough to let the horse
body fall down upon the man, but in his
struggles to get out he kicked furiously
and became still more firmly wcdCed in
the mouth of the trench. AS soon rs it
was known there was q man in the hole,
the excitement among outsiders became
intense and the question was how to get
the horse out without inurinS the man.
1t was agreed among all hands that if the
horse in his struggles got his feet in the
| trench he would soon kick the man $
brains out, and the first object was to pre-
vent this. One man sat on the horses head
| to hold him down. Three OR
four others caught him by the tail to pre-
vent him sinking deeper. Others attempted
to hobble his legs with the driving lines,
but he rent them asunder as easily as
Samson did the willow withcs with which
Delilah had bound him, and several per-
Sons who vcntured too near his iron shOd
| heels made narrow escapes from being SER
iously injured. County Treasurer
| Croft and Recorder Good were espe-
cially active in trying to rescue Hildcbrand
| from his living tomb, and once or twice
the recorder, who had II leg knocked Off
during the war, came near having the
other knocked Off by the struggling horse.
Sammy Croft ran at full speed to Sense
niS's new building and came back, painting.
with long board. One end of this he
thrust under haun:lI of the horse, and
using it as 4 lever attempted to pry him
out, but the board was not strong enough
for the purpose. Others fastened off and
secured two or three stout pieces of scant-
ling, and getting them under one side of
the horse gradually raised him out while
others pulling Oh his head, tail and legs,
succeeded in rolling him over on his other
side and getting him away from the hole.
AS soon as he found himself on solid
| ground he sprang to his feet and almost
pitched into the hole again, but he was
finally held by 4 dozen willing hands.
And then Hillcbrand was looked after
Ele was found more dead than alive,
crOuchcd i'll one corner OF the pit. One or
two men jumped in to assist him and
others at tho mouth of the pit took him by
the hand and pulled him out. He was
bloodlcss as ghost, and for some little
time specchless. His hair, skin and
clothing were all of q color-a yellowish
mud color. Sammy Croft took Immediate
means to revive him. He led him across
the street to his saloon and gave him a
double dose of the famous g Chill Chilli -
bitters. That fetched him. His eyes
| orlShteLe'i, HIS JolntS became supple, ana
genial smile illumlned his features. But
Sammy wouldn't let him work any more
that day he sent him home, generously
saying that he would make good the time
lost, and he should be paid for a full day s
work. Sammy, who had on bran new
suit of clothes, was covered with mud
from head to foot, and presented 4 rather
uncomely appearance, but he felt good :;
he had the satisfaction of knowin. that
his efforts to save u mans life ha'! been
| successful, and SO like Michael Mnlhooly,
he "sct 'em up all 'rOund,' ard every
man of 'em said, "'ll take Chill Chilli in
mine.'