Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-27
LIVELY RUNAWAY.


.HeadIOng Into q Ditch.
The charming singer at the Empire.
Mam'selle Alma Grossi, having . desire
yesterday afternoon TO take an airing and
see something of the town more than had
hitherto come under her view, signified
her wish. and Gus. Hintze. ever responsive
to the call Of g~allantry, proceeded to get
ner q team-gamey, and in every way but
one fit for the occasion. A slight, but
handsome buggy. narrow between the
wheels, and having comfortable seating
capacity Tor just one. was driven up to the
,auys apartments. Trainers sorrel
Tommy" appeared alone in the harness.
ne did NOT show his blood at all, but
seemed sleepy. and to any but the %connois.
seur in horseflesh he might have been mis-
taken Tor q mustang or hslfbreed.
Instead of this. he is one of the most
spirited steppers in this section of coun.
try and OF fiery stock. Left to himself he
Is friendly with the road and as gen tie as a
mother COW. but if fretted and put out of
humor 1T is his particular pleasure to
create q storm of dust and fill the air
with Kissing pebbles. When his "dander
10 up" and he begins to burn the
ground 1t takes muscle. presence Of mind
and skilled driving to give him rein enough
TO satisfy his greed for mad going. Made
moiselle got into the elegant little vehicle
and sped quickly up and down Main street.
and through other highways of this lovely
village, and enjoyed the exhilarating ex-
ercise for an hour or more. The rather
tame gait which Tommy had observed
with due decorum and out OF fondness for
sweet leisure got to be monotonous, and
Mademoiselle, forgetting the words Of eau
ton whispered in her ear at the
OF starting, turned him down grade to-
wards the Consolidated works, and struck
him harshly on the flank with the leather
ribbons. Bounding forward, he sped
from the jump at q 2:40 gait, and realizing
by a repetition of the blow that it was
intended for him to travel. he struck out
at a still ~livelier gait. The driver became.
excited and pulled back with all her
strength to restrain him, but the high
strung animal tool the bit in bis mouth
BY the time the fish pond was reached he
had beaten all his previous time as a
trotter-he was on the dead run.
The wheels revolved like a buzz-saw. OPP
posite the alag pile IN the east the inside
wheel struck q piece of Stag that had fallen
IL oho UP Wcuts l6QcI1OlfciIe
was shot into the air az from 8 trampo-
line board, but unfortunately she did not
get the proper direction for a somerset.
She came down into a dry ditch by the
roadside head first. She was stunned for
q few minutes. but recovering her strength
she walked up to the reduction works,
where the boys very CALAMITY came to her
aid and saw her up to tow with all the
comfort they could provide. Her head
was cut and bruised and her ankles so
sprained that she could scarcely stand on
her feet. Upon her arrival home she was
waited upon by DR.. G.. II. Thoma, who
thought her injuries not serious, but that
she suffered less from them than from the
nervous shock occasioned by the fright
and fall. The buggy, as the driver was
thrown out, assumed its nsuEral running
position and Tommy went EDWARDS at a
mad gait. A man who came into town
after the runaway met him and gave him
the road. He said the thoroughly frenzied
beast was going as though he still had
many q long mile to go in the least posi-
BILE space Of time. 1t was a whizz by him
and the outfit disappeared in a cloud Of
dust and scattered dirt. Two men were
sent ont on horseback to overtske the run
way trotter and bring him back to the
stable. but at last accounts they had not
returned from the search.
The horse and buggy were brought in
later in the evening without q scratch.
Tommy, having satisfied himself with run
ming, Quoted down, and when found was
standing out in the sagebrush, evidently
waiting for somebody to come out and
drive him home.